Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1876 — General News Summary. [ARTICLE]

General News Summary.

ntM WAIHINGTOIt. Tn FTOsMenthas refused to algn the hill amendatory of the Poetofßcc law*. The reason* assigned tor this veto are (riven In a statement of Postmaster-Gen. Tyner, who regrets exceedingly that a mistake should have been made In the title, and enacting clause of the b!U, which renders Inoperative. Its provisions In relation to straw bid. ding. Tnn President, on the 33d, nominated George F. Talbot, of Maine, to fee Solicitor of the Treasury, vice Blaford Wilson, end Thomas J. Brady, of Indiana, to succeed J. N. Tyner as Becond Assistant Postmaster- > General. *■ Pnnwin Ouirt, on the SMth, signed the Silver-Cola and Army Appropriation bills. Uhitbd States Senator Allan T. Cafrrton, of West Virginia, died In Washington on the 98th, of angina pectoris, brought on by hot weather. He was sixty-six years of age. Bis term in the Senate would have expired In 1881. Tax position of Commissioner of Internal Revenue having been formally declined by Congressman Mac Doug *ll. of New York, was, on the 96th, offered to Gen. Green B. Raum, of Illinois, and accepted by him. The majority report of the House Committee on Naval affairs is a very lengthy document, and concludes with a statemant that, upon a full review of the facts ascertained by the committee in the administration of the naval service during the last seven years, the law has been disregarded . and violated in the letting of contracts; in the purchase of supplies; in the destruction and sale of property belonging to the naval service; in the failure to cover into the treasury the proceeds of the sales of property; in the expenditure and disbursement of the appropriations made for the support of the navy; in the application of the sums appropriated for that branch of the public service; In exceeding the appropriations made by Congress for given fiscal years, etc., etc. The majority submit a resolution to the House that the legal questions and proof be referred to the Judiciary Committee, who shall examine aud report whether the violations of law referred to in the report be Impeachable offenses, under the Constitu ion, and, If so, then they shall report articles of impeachment against George M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy. The minority report alleges that the majority report Is unfair In its statements, fallacious in its conclusion, and is evidently promoted by a partisan spirit, ignoring entirely testimony favorable to the Navy Department, and presenting other portions in such ways as to indict gross injustice upon the Secretary and other officers Orders were issued from Washington on the 96th- for two battalions of artillery, of four companies each, from the First and Second Regiments, to be sent from the Division of the Atlantic to the Dopartment.of the Missouri, to report to Gen. Pope. TUB BAST. A colored man, giving his name as George, and Baying that his home was in Utica, N. .Y., was in Philadelphia on the 21st, and sought an interview with the police authorities- He said he had seen Charley Ross, alive and well, within live weeks, and also that he was the servant of the gang of the asaoclates of Mosher and Douglass, who had charge of the stolen boy. He claimed to be able to restore the child, and said be was after the reward, but did not dare come forward before. Little confidence was placed - in his story. Ms. Blaine; left his home on the 91st for Rye Beach, to recuperate. His health was not much improved, but he was physically.a little stronger. The call for * National Liberal Republican Convention to be held at Philadelphia, July 96, has been annulled by Ethan Allen, Chairman of .the National Committee. The yacht Mohawk waa struck by a squall, off Staten Inland,-on the afternoon of the ■9oth. Of those on board seven were drowned. It is supposed they were all in the cabin, as.it .was raining hard at the time. Among tbs lost .were Com. Garner and his wife, Mias Adele Hunter, of Hunter’s Point; Frost Thorne, brother of Mrs. Gamer; two cooks and a seaman. The sailors of the jacht.charge the blame for the accident to the sailing-master, Capt. Rawlings, and he was put .under arrest. Ex-Gov. Haile, oT Ncw Hampshire, died at Keene on the morning of the 23d, aged sixtyxiae years. Several vessels were in quarantine on the 934 in the lower New York Bay, because of the alleged prevalence of yellow- fever, on DIE'S Island. Several deaths are said to h|ve occurred from that disease in that locality. In the case of the yacht Mohawk calamity at New York, the Coroner’s jury have rendered a verdict that Capt Rawlings was not guilty «f any .criminal Diligence aud he was at once discharged. A raw days ago, Ada Applegate, a twelve year old girl, of Eaionto*n, N. J., in the absence of her mother, endeavored to kindle a fire by using kerosene ail, when the can from which she was pouring the fluid burst, and she was shockingly burned. A Mrs. Caityle, living in the same house, was severely burned about the neck and arms while attempting to smother the flames. Tuxa was a slight frost a few miles north of Port Jervis, N. Y., on the nightof the 3Sd. A Philadelphia telegram of the 25th says the average daily expenses of the Centennial Exhibition, since the opening, had been about 89,000, and the average daily receipt* $12,285.05. , The banking firm of Jay Cooke A Co., having gone through the bankruptcy court, "have been discharged, their creditors mat Png no objection. Jambs Nolan’s shoddy mill, in Philadelpi via, was homed on the morning of the 90th. Three women in he upper part of the mill at the time of the fire were frightfully burned, and two of them jumping to thegitmnd from the third story were Instantly* killed. The third got hold of a rop , by which she sUd to the ground, but she was so b adly burned that the ski* came off fr*m ahm»st her entire body, aud her recovery was doubtful. The mill, stock and machinery were entirely destroyed, Involving a Gold dosed in New York on the 26th. at UIJ*. The following were the closing quotations for prodrtee: No. 9 Chicago Spring

Wheat, 90(&Ufe; No. 9 Milwaukee, 93 «Mc; Oats, Western Mixed, 2fl@«c; Com, Western Mixed, 50®58c; Pork, Mesa, $90.00; Lard, llifc; Flour, good to choice, $A55@4 75; White Wheat Extra, $4.80(37.95. Cattle, 8K«10*c for good to extra. Sheep (thorn), 4){<3sHc. At East Liberty, Pa, on tbc 36th, catt'e brought: Best, [email protected]; medium, $4,754$ $5.00; common, [email protected]. Hogs sold— Yorkers, $5.80®6.90; Philadelphia*, $7.00« 7.10. Bheep (shorn) brought [email protected], according to quality. 1

WKST AND SOOTH. Alderman iullreton, of Chicago, has been sentenced to tlx mouths' Imprisonment In the County Jail and to pay a fine of SI,OOO for his connection with crooked whisky operations. The courier who left Gen. Crook’s command on the Goose Creek on the evening of the tilth did not reach Fort Fettorman until the night of the 23d, he having bad to hide In the timber at Powder River for twentyfour hours to escape a body of 200 Indians, one of whom followed his trail for nine miles. He was out of provisions for two days. He expressed bis fears that the couriers sent from Fettcrman on the 16th with dispatches for Gen. Crook had been Inter-, cepted by Indians, as he saw tbelr trail this side of Powder River, but not beyond. . A serious and probably fatal kerosene accident occurred In St. Louis a few days ago, a servant girl named Pauline Alvina being the victim of her own foolish attempt to kindle a fire by the use of coal oil—tbc customary explosion and consequent burning following in regular order. Tub Colorado Republican Btatc Convention baa been called to meet at Pueblo on the 28d of August. According to a recent frontier estimate, Sitting Bull had 10,000 fighting braves under his control, who were well armed and had an abundance of provisions and ammunition. The troops operating against them number between 8,000 and 4,000. The reported death of Sitting Bull is denied. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the 34th telegraphed instructions to the Indian Agents at Red Cloud and Spotted Tall Agencies to turn over their charges to the military officer at Camp Robeson and Camp Sheridan respectively. On the night of the 23d, two ebildren of M. Pritchard, living In Noble, Ind,, were fatally burned by of a can of kerosene, which they were using to hurry up the kitchen fire. They lingeitd about five hours. At Rossville, Ind., on the 21st, the wife of James Golden met with a like a cident. She lived In terrlblelagony until tne morning .the 23d. About nine o'clock Ton the night of the 23d, a cloud burst upon Diamond Range Mountains, thirteen miles east of Eureka, Cal., and without a moment’s warning a column of water two feet through rushed upon a gang of wood-choppers, drowning thirteen Chinamen and a number of Italians. . , By an explosion In the Black Diamond coal mine at Mount Diablo, Cal., on the 24th, six miners were killed and five others badly injured. The explosion was. caused by a blast igniting the accumulated coal dust. It was reported in Washington on the 26th that two companies of the regular gar. rtson left Columbia, S. C., for Aiken, opposite Humburg, itae scene of the recent disturbances between the whites and negroes, on the 22d, and would remain there all summer. This was done in obedience to the orders of the War Department. Two com panics had also been ordered to Hamburg. The Louisiana Democratic State Convention, in session at New Orleans, on the 26tb, nominated Frank T. Nicholls for Governor and Wiltz for Lieutenant-Governor. Gen. Merritt, under date of the2sth, telegraphed to military headquarters at Chicago that he had arrived at Fort Fetterman, and would leave the next day, expecting to join Gen. Crook by the Ist or 2d of August In Chicago, on the 26th, Spring wheat, No. 2, closed at 90){@91c. cash. Cash corn closed at 4534 c for No. 2. Cash cats No. 2 sold at August options were sold at 29j£c. Rye No. 2, 54@')5c. Cash mess pork closed at $18.60 @18.65. Lard, [email protected]. Good to choice beeves brought [email protected]; medium gradip, [email protected]; butchers’ 6tock, 68.00@ 8.75; stock cattle, etc., [email protected]. Hogs brought $6.40@6?0 for good to choice. Bheep (shorn) sold at $3.00@4 75 for good tto choice.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. A Constantinople dispatch of the 21st says the Sultan’s condition, physical and mental, had became exceedingly critical, and that his abdication might be expected at any moment. A (Vienna telegram of the 21st says ;the .insurrection in Bulgaria had revived. All roads had become insecure on account of insurgent raids. The defeat of the Turks at Beljlne, after two days’ hard fighting, "Was offlclaltyannounced at Belgrade, on the 21st A .portion of the town of Gavray, near Cherbourg, France, was burned on the 21st. One hundred houses were destroyed and 400 families rendered homeless. The Emperor and Empress of Brazil arrived at Liverpool on the 22d, and landed without a demonstration. They drove to a railway station and proceeded to London. A Constantinople telegram of the 22d states that the fight in the vicinity of BeL jine resulted in a Servian defeat instead of victory, .as had been claimed by the Servians. The London Neves correspondent at Belgrade telegraphed on the 24th that the Servians wore not losing ground, and that their delay wae no sign of weakness. A Vienna special of the 24th says Austria had demanded of Turkey aatiafaction for its violation of its neutrality at Kiek. The English- Consul at Saloniea has reported to the British Minister, fully aud warmly exonerating the Vice-Con-sul from any participation in the seizure of the girl which caused the outbrekk. According to Constantinople dispatches of the 25th, the official organ had that day declared that Austria would occupy Servia if the war were not ended wfihin a for night. Official reports of the same date say that a Turkish detachment had crossed the frontier, burned three villages and killed 3,u00 Servians. The London Baity Telegraph at the 25th that letters had been received from Stanley, the explorer, dated April 34. He waa tins® within fifteen days’ march of UkihL OUNfiHKiMIANAL In the Senate, on the 90th, a resolution* i wax adopted roqueting tie Praaideut to comma- < nicate, if not Incompatible with the public inter- I

ext. any Information in hi* voasotrioa la regard to tha recent alanKhler of American citizens la Sonth C>n>Ua*. The House bill to continue until JnlVi SI the act to provide temporarily for the expenditure of the Government we* concurred In. The Impeachment trial wax renamed, end Mr. Blair opened the argument for the defen-e. end Manager Lynde followed for thu prorecotlou, the former claiming and the latter denying that the lntpexcumeut xbonld be tlixmlaxed because more than one-third of the Senate had voted against Jurisdiction in the caxe. ...In the lloure. bill* were pa**«l-for the protection of the Texax frontier; extending to July 81 the bill making temporary pro virion for the expeneee of the Government; Senate bill to ponixh the counterfeiting of trade-mark- A Conference report on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill wae made end adopted. A Conference report on the bill for the xale of the reeorv-tlon of the confederated Otoe end Aliaaouri Indian* in Kansas and Nebraska wae not agreed to. Trb Impeachment trial was resumed In the Senate on the-Slat, bat Mr. Carpenter and Manager Lapham being sick, the conrt adjourned to tne 84th. The Hirer and liaroor Appropriation bill waa taken up and a political debate enxued. ... .After disposing of a number of private bill* the House adjourned to the 84th. In the Nehate, on the 22d, the bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for the completion of the WaHblngton Monument was amended *o ax to provide for the examination of the foundation, etc., and to limit the cost to 6800,000. and the bill us amended wax pa*«ed. The llonxe bill to regulate the laeue of artificial limbs to doubled soldier*. seamen and others—was amended and passed. Tne Hirer and Harbor Appropriation bill wax further considered, and several xmendmentx were offered and rejected, alter wb'ch. the que» tlon being on agreeing to the amendments ma 'e In Committee of the Whale, the fact wax developed that no quorum wax present... .The House wax not in xeaxion. A resolution was adopted in the Senate. on the 24th, requesting Information from the head* of the Executive Department as to the aggregate number of civil employes In their service duripg the years 1859, ’6l, '63, '65, '67, '6O, '7l, "78and ’75. The Impeachment trial wa* resumed, and Manager Jenkx xpoke on the qaextion of fact. He waa followed by Mr. Black, who stated the point* In the caae for the defense....ln the IIou«e, a motion to anxpend the rule* and pans the bill for the coinage of a xtandard silver dollar, and to make it a legal-tender for all debt* waa lost for want of two-third* In it* Ihvor 116 to 68. Resolution* were adopted—calling for Information ax to the amount or gold coin and bullion in the Treasury; directing a xuxpenxlon until the Ist of February next of all further action iu reference to land* sold for direct taxes under the act of Aug. 5, 1881. Bill* were passed—in relation to postal affair*. being tba amended bill recently vetoed by the President because of informality In the title; Senate bill extending to Feb. 1 the time within which land* held by the United State* nnder the several acta levying direct taxes may be redeemed. In the Senate, on the 25th, bills were Introduced and referred—to establish a competent and uon-pirtisan revenne corps; to amend the revised statute* In regard to con*ptr cv. The Hou-e bill amending the Poxtoflice bill of June 23, 1*74, «nd tta* section of the revised marine* in regard to straw bids, was pa-red. The Impea* hment trial wax resumed, and Mr. Carp-n erb - gun his argument for the defense .... In the House, it was ordered by unan mints consent, tha the ri ports of the Committ e on Naval Affairs should be presented on the »6;h. Resolutions of the Chicago Board of Trade were presented and referred, reciting that Congress, by reason of inadequate appropriations, had crippled the Poe to (Bee Department, and urgently requesting Congress toat once so legislate as to provide for a continuance of the fast mall*. A resolution was adopted directing the Secretary of War not to issue to the Northwestern Indians special patent cartridges, whiv.h are required by the arms used by them. The Impeachment tiialwas resumed in the Senate, on the 26th, and Mr. Carpenter concluded his argument for the defense, and waa fol lowed by Manager Lord, who Riade the closing argument on behalf of the prosecution....ln the House, the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to deposit certain Indian trust funds in the United States Treaanry. in lieu of investment, was passed. The Virginia contested election case of Platt vt. Goode was discussed.