Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1876 — General Nsws Summary. [ARTICLE]

General Nsws Summary.

«* A Wajwnuiox telegram of the 29th ult. announce* the <flsml*sab by order of the president, of H. T. Yaryan. Chlol Special Agent of the Internal Revenue Department. kr*mm* H. Wtmas, late Aaeiatant Treasnrer, hat been appointed and continued as Treasurer of the United State*, trier John C. New, resigned. Dcnnro the month of June $837,284 In legal-tender*, bring eighty per cent of the new National currency leaned during the tame period, were deetroyed, leaving the outatendlng legal-tender rirculaUon at $3«,T72J64. ; Th* monthly debt statementlaracd on the lat ahowi the public debt to be $9,218,909,071. Caah In Treasury—coin, $73,825,584; currency, $15,094,142; special depoilU held for redemption of certificate# of depoalta, $88,840,000; total, $119,489,728. Debt, leas cash In Treasury, $2,099,439,345. Decrease during June, $8,881,897. Decrease since June 80,1875, $29,249,881. As autograph letter of congratulation from Emperor William of Germany Upon the occasion of the Centennial anniversary was on the 4fh presented by the Gorman Minister at Washington to President Grant. The letter convoys a recognition of tic warm friendship subsisting between two countries, and closes the earnest hope that this friendship may continue to lnereasa I* was reported from Washington on the Sd that Senator Morrill would accept the Secretaryship of the Treasury. A rarran letter received in Washington on the sth, from Bock Bridge, Alum Springs, says Speaker Kerr was Improving decidedly, and was quite hopeful of *ecovery. - 1 i THE MAST. Augusta (Mfe.) dispatches of the 20th ult aay Mr. Blaine's family physician considered his nervous prostration greater than had been supposed. He prescribed absolute rest, entire abstinence from correspondence, and says Mr. Blaine will be unable to take any part In the Presidential political campaign. A tersivlu domestic tragedy ia reported from Trenton, N. J. Orson, A. Ilowse, a noted divorce lawyer, residing near Lawrence Station, quarreled with his rtsp-son on the evening of the Both ult Tire wife Interfered to aaje the boy, when House beat and kicked her, and threatened to shoot' the boy if he interfered. Mrs. House broke away, Ind getting a revolver shot her husband dead, as he was, as she supposed, about qo •hoot the boy. Thu National Democratic Committee has elected A. 8. Hewitt, of New York, Chairman, and F. O. Prince, of Massachusetts, Secretary. The Executive Committee fc composed of John G.Priest, of Missouri; MM. Ham, of Iowa; George L. Miller, of Nebraska; Wm. H. Barnuns, of Connecticut; Miles Rots, of New Jersey; M. W. Hanson, sf North Carolina; John G. Thompson, at Ohio; Wm. L. Scott, of Pennsylvania, ant Wm. B. Bates, of Tennessee. Tub Centennial celebration ia Phi 1 ad rlphis' on the Fourth was a grand a*d successful affair. The military parade, under the eommand of Gov. Hartranft, began about eight o’clock a. m., and after an hour’s march through some of the principal streets of the city, tiie troops were reviewed at the grant staihd at the Stale House by Gen Sherman. An Immense crowd of people hat assembled in the square around Independence Hall, anxious to be present at the formal exercises of the day. Among the notables present on the stand were Gen. Sherman, Gen. Sheridan, Vice-President Ferry, Gov. Hayes, Gov. Bagley, ex-Gov. Noyea, the Emperor Dom Pedro, ete. Gen. Hawley called the people to order in a few well-chosen remarks, and introduced Vice-President Ferry, who, in the absence of President Grant, presided over the assemblage. After a few eloquent remarks by the presiding officer and a prayer by RL Rev. William Bacon Stevens, Oliver Wendell Holmes’ hymn—- “ Welcome to all Nation*”—waa rendered by a chorus of 800 voices. The original copy of the Declaration of Independence was then produced by Mayor Stokely, to whom It had been entrusted by President Grant. It was received with tremendous applaose by ths vast assemblage, and Mr. Lee, grandson of Richard Henry Lee, was introduced and read the same. Bayard Taylor then recited the ode prepared by himself for the occasion,, after whi clothe oration of the day was delivered by Wm. M. Everts, of New York. The formal exercises were then closed by the singing of the doxology, the ** Old Hundred” psalm, in which the entire assemblage joined. At night the State House was brilliantly illuminated by the means of calcium lights. Thu number of visitors at the Centennial Exhibition on the 4th ires over 54,000. Gou» closed In New York on the Bth, at 112& The following were the closing quotations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring Wheat, t1.UA1.14; No. $ Milwaukee, sl.lO «U 8 Oats, Western Mixed, SS&Bc; Corn, Western Mixed, 57@«Qc; Pork, Mess, $19.70; Lard, lls£c; Flour, good to choice, f&OOeSjjO; White Wheat Extra, [email protected]. Cattle, BQlo3fc for good to extra. Sheep (shorn), 406 c. At East 'Liberty, Pa., on the sth, cattle brought: Best, tS.OOA>JS; medium, SASO@ $4.75; common, $5.004.95, Hogs sold— Yorkers, $8.40*0.50; PhHedelphjUm, SMO& 8-70. Sheep (shorn) brought $A50&5.25, according to quality. 7 • > ■■ r * , . - <J WEST AND MOTH. Thu Michigan Democratic State Convention for the nomination of candidates for State officers and tor Presidential electors Is to be held at Detroit on the 9th of August next. Thu returns from the election in Colorado, received at Denver on the 14, indicate that the proposed Btate Constitution bed been ratified by the people, and that Colorado would take it« place as one of the States of the Union. Br a recent decision of the Illinois Supreme Court the ** City Tax act” under Which taxes were levied and partially cuneeb ed in Chicago in 187$ and 1874 is declared unconstitutional. This renders the legal collection of delinquent taxes tor those years impossible, and the city Will be a loser to the amount of over $1,009,000 on back taxes.

In 4hw Buriy Ulri ease airs Inst Mr. Storey, 1 of the Chicago news, la which the Circuit Court of Cook County found the defendant ilty and assessed the at $15,00(k [ which W4ppcfled to the Illinois fmme Court; the latter trßunal has afllnftW verdtti of the lower csirt. ' bb LoViliiaqu Republican State Couven--1 closed a Anion of'several days’ duration on the sth. A full State ticket was nominated, headed by 8. B. Packard for Governor and C. C. Antoine tor LieutenantGovernor. Gov. Kellogg was put et the head of the Electoral ticket, and bis administration was indorsed. The little town of Rockdale, near Dubuque, lowa, was swept away by a sudden rise of water In Catfish Creek on the night of the 4th, s mill-dam having given way—and thirty-nine lives were lost. A very severe raia-atorm prevailed the first part of the night, and at midnight the terrible fiood burst upon the town, carrying before it the houses and their sleeping occupants. Severe tornadoes are reported from other sections of the Btatc. The storm at Dubuque was very aevcrc, touch property being destroyed. All the wagbn and railroad bridges In tfiat vicinity were carried away.

News was received, via Salt Lake City ou the sth, that Gen. Custer with five companies of hla command bad attacked an Indian village of between 8,090 and 4,000 warriors, about thirty miles below the Little Horn, on the 28th ult, and that the General himself, fifteen officer* and every man belongMg to.Jhe svq qoprpanies were, killed. Col. Reno, who yras to attack the village on the opposite sffifctrdto tli<! one assailed by Gen. Custer was with hts command, aarrounded by the Indiana and held one day iu the woods, without water, until Gibbon’s command came vftthln right, when the Indians broke camp in the night and left. Ix Chicago, on the sth, Bpring wheat, No. 2, closed at #l.o*[email protected]* cash. Cash corn dosed at 47Jfc for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2 sold at 89*80 August options were sold at 29J<c,Rye No. 2,66>£®57c. Barley, No. 2 58(®57c. Cash mess pork closed at $19.45 ($19.50. Lard, $11.0311 JO. Good to choice beeves brought $4.85*4.90; medium grades, [email protected]; butchers’ stock, $3.00@ A 75; stock cattle, etc., [email protected]. Hogs brought $4.90@6;40 for good to choiceSheep (shorn) sold at [email protected] for gohd to choice, ’ s-K 4, ' l ■ TOBBIGN INmUGENfX. : ! According to Belgrade dispatches of the 29th ult, Prince Milan, of Bervia, had left for the army amid the cheers of the populace sad salutes from the batteries. The Servian Metropolitan and all the bishops had also gone to the frontier to bless troops and banners. Bulgaria had issued a Declaration of Independence. Ax Athens (Greece) dispatch of the 29th alt , says 'several earthquake shocks had been experienced on that day at Corinth and adjoining villages. Many houses had been destroyed and the remainder threatened to collapse. The Inhabitants had been compelled to flee. A dispatch from Constantinople on the 80th ult. says the new Bu)tan was overwhelmed by the difficulties of his n#w position and already talked of Abdicating i& favor of his younger brother.. The Government had resolved to enlist 80,000 Baahi Basouks, with a view to prevent the spread of the insurrection by the constant menace of a general massacre of Christians. According to Belgrade dispatches of the 2d, Prince Milan had isaued a war manifesto on the preceding day, and proclaimed a state of siege throughout BerYia. The proclamation was received by the people with great enthusiasm. It was said that the English, German and Austrian embassadors had Informed the Porte that they did not intend to interfere.

The Dish National Rifle Association has appointed the following gentlemen to represent Ireland in the Centennial matches In America: Fenton, William Rigby, Johnson, Ward, Joynt, Cooper, Goff, Greenville, Millner, Pollock, Young and John Rigby. Foreign dispatches of the 3d and 4th state that the Servians had crossed the Turkish frontier at three points, and that simultaneously the Prince of Montanegro had led his army into the Herzegovina. The Servians attacked the Turkish forces, and. a general engagement ensued, in which the former were repulsed by Osman Pasha, a; the head of toe Turkish forces, who entered the Bervian territory and advanced victoriously as far as Sailschar, carrying all the neighboring Servian positions. The Servian lost waa 2,000 men; Turkish losses insignificant The Centennial Fourth was celebrated in London by a grand dinner under tbe auspices of toe American Legation. At Dublin about 30,000 persona assembled and adopted an address to the President The demonstration closed with fireworks and a torch-light procession. Ia Paris the jour-, nals contained leaders appropriate to the day, and there were numerous private celebrations by American residents. The Legation was decorated with flags aud bunting and the American,colqrs abounded in the' principal Streets. Similar demonstrations; and displays characterized the day at Berlin, Frankfort and Rome. Constantinople dispatches of the sth re-port-ednttnued Turkish victories. On the other hand, Sclavonic advices claim that the Turks had been defeated in every encounter up to that date. A Belgrade telegram of the •ame day says the insurgent leaders at Razors had proclaimed Prince Milan Hospodar of Bosnia. It was reported on toe morning of the 6th that toe Bulgarians of the Widden District had risen against the Turks. The steamer Lieutenant-General Kroesen was recently lost in the Straits of Sunda, < and 230 persons were drowned. v —— . .if •* teNCmBWMMAI. A number of pension bill*, were passed in the Senate, on the 29th. The House Silver Coin bill was the Committee on The joint resolution submitted by the President to extend the Appropriation bills for the current figau&.’sytej&.w* Sahara fir\, vSH d tosses certain land* granted to the tome of Kansas In aid of the construction of u radroad by the act of March 3.18*8. A report wa* mane from the Conference Committee on the Postpa** Appropriation mu that they bad hews unable to agree and a motion was made that a new conferenee he granted... In the Hanee.a ndw Conference Uommtitee was appointed on the Postofflce Appropriation bIH. The report of the Conference agreed ta-ttestates* hJ^c°made < that > the d.Vtoe original House Wl ' awl to* tiß as agreed upon in conference waa oaiy $515,000.

’ x vmmrmmtfi, on tot wannK, new Confers*o* Committee* ware appointed on the Postofflo* and the Legislative, Executive and Ju fflctal^A^ip^loi^b 1 were vaJlule tbr uMeipeiidsfl tmfsocwfc'nrorble tetm pomrilyfosU* nspenee* «f Ih> IlnTstnmi 111 tor* period of not to exceed ten day*. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill ws« considered, and several amendment* were agreed to. ..Bill* were passed 1n the Douse—to anew the public printing to be carried on for ten day* in the absence of the regular appropriation*; gtvtag to such.(tovernment employe* M can be spared fiotn doty s furlough of twenty days to enable them to attend the Centennial: to antborise the payment of three month*’ eXtrt pay ttfrificer* and soldier* of the Mexican war: to continue the unexpended balance* to provide temporerily tor the fexpenne* of the Government In the absence of the regalar appropriation*. An Invitation of the Centennial Commlaalon to attend thn Centennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence In Independence Philadelphia, on the Fourth, OoMMiTTrKB of Conference wdre ordmri and appointed In the Senate, on the lat, on the House Joint resolution for the lasne of rilver coin, sod on the Indian Appropriation Mil, the ground of disagreement in the latiqr bring the section transferring the Indian Bureau to the War Department. A number of amendments to the Bmldry Civil Appropriation bill Were screed to. and ttj* bill was paaesd. a* waa also the House bill to iauthorine the Ooinmiiteloner of Indian Affairs to ssanss"t. , s.“snaaaw , iis»x.; bill to declare forfeited certain lands granted to Kansas to aid of the conetruetionWrailroad* by tbe act of March 8.1858, were Mated upon, and a Conference Committee wsa appointed. A nicesi’t Mttf 1 t xysters r M Commlfgloner* on pieJFMt and ,WlaooDiln Hiver improvement. The resolution to pay MV. Pi richw«a passed, *«. w*» hllL nsthoriring the CommlMfoner Of Indian Affain? to purchase uaed- & a ßtt^asOTflSKl!Sffß propristion bill shall have named. A new Conferei.ee Committee wm appointed on the Legislative Appropriation bill, the dlansrsement being on the section providing for salaries of employes of the Government, the money<dMM rente between the two houses on the bill being 11,700,000. The Joint resolution providing that the two bonsex meet in Joint convention In Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on the 4th, in commemoration of the day, was passed, as was also the bill to regulate the assessment of taxes in the!) I strict of Columbia. The Geneva Award bill waa farther debated. In the Senate, on the Bii, tie Conference Committee on the Pbstotoce Appropriation bill tnadfi p,repqrt, which waa laid qver uutij, the sth. The resblntion to pay Mr. Pinchback was debated at considerable length. Adjourned to the 5th.... A resolution was adopted tn the House instructing tbe Committee ou Public Lends to inquire into the disposition made of 1,900,000 acres of land granted for the improvement of the Dee Moines Rapids. Announcement was made that the Conference Committee on the Fostofilce Appropriation bill had agreed. Some bills of a private nature were introduced and referred. During the morning hour several filibustering motions were made to prevent the introduction of a bill for the repeal of the Resumption act. Adjourned to the sth. Ik the Senate, on the sth, the bill to amend the act and statutes relating to the Postoffice Department in regard to “straw bids” was passed. A joint resolution was unanimously passed declaring that Congress should assume the direction and completion of the Washington Monument, and directing the committees of bath house* to institute tbe necessary provisions of low to that end. A bill was passed authorizing a company of Americans to lay a cable between this country and Asia. The Conference report on tbe Postofflce Appropriation LUX. was agreed to. Tse resolution to pay Mr. Pinchback the compensation and mileage of a Senator was passed after being amended so as to allow Mr. Sykes, late contestant for a seat from Alabama, pay and mileage to the close of the contesk-ani by further providing that in future claims Of a similar nature no greater allowance shall be made to a claimant than shall seem to the Senate to be just ...In the House, the Senate amendmantto the Postofflce bill, providing a penalty for the tnailtng of obscene matter Was concurred in. The Conference iqport on the PostqfliCe Appropriation bill, was agreed to. tbe explansuoti being made that tbe appropriation* ah agreed to by the Conference Committee, were nearly sß,Uki,o9o below, those of last year.