Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1876 — General News Summanry. [ARTICLE]

General News Summanry.

•*■**'* HM WARHIWfaTOR. tori Urad”Steft ’forSaril TO restate tetofrapmtaifatot the Smith, A. fallow.: O'* Mly B*»n4 UUhtMb Mantry,4t HuHtMWH Ai«- ‘ It wa» reported fromWatainirtou on the Mth-that recruit* htf Veen obtained on the frontier for i the jyito cavalry reerult* *u- . ttorirefl fry OongtatarWta recrtilUnr officer* detailed in Nntaraaka, Ka&eaa, and Wyoming had Veen real io their regiment*. A WasnntG&M special of the ftth «Ute» that Marine Hoapital surgeons of large experience in (yellow feyer had bqen detailed by the Superintendent of the. Marine Hospital Service to ptvcfced to Savannah and furnish all possible assistance to the health authorities in preventing the further spread of the contagion among the Atlantic coast ettles- It was confidently believed that the infection would not proceed north of the porta whwa It was then pretailing. ■Ur to ike 9Mh, |1U,053,252 in silver coin had Men pall out by the United States * Treaaufy Department for the redemption of fTMltana! ennenoyt and in payment of obligation*, finae the.Wth of April last, leaving a baiihec of t!,606,000 of such coin on hand.

JA ....MSB BAST. A disastrous flood occurred in Forest and TldguCanntied,FA, on the2lst, caused by <heavy rains suddenly raising the mountain -streams. Two cabins near Ralston were carried away and their occupants, sixteen •n number, Were all drowned. One of the families, named Parks, consisted of father, mother and five children, and the other was made up of a Mr. Cooper, his wife, six chlh dren, and a Mrs. Adams, the mother of Mrs. Cooper. Other live* are reported lost In other sections of the flooded region. Tun long-talked of blowing up of Hell Gate, in the East River, off New fork, occurred on the 24 th, under the supervision of Geh. John Newton, and was, so far as results areboneerned, a complete success, al-, though the “ show” was nothing extraordlaery. Thousands of people had gathered (n ull tse available localities for witnessing the grand I climax. The explosion took place at a little before three o’clock, p. in., and the effects are thus descriped:“ In a straight and seemingly narrow line running north and south for about 300 yards the . water . whitened, and arose evenly three or four feet Ugh. >A dull thud was heard, thp rocks trembled beneath the feet of the multitude as If from two quick, short pulsations of earthquake. The water, which appeared to remain stationary for an instant, broke and Spurted up in irregular, dark, yellowish - masses, about tarttxe feet high, mixed with dark mpoke.from ths. dynamite., Then it feu back, and in a moment the river, rbuumed its peaceful aspect. Then a mighty sheer aroeq from all the northeast side of the cityapd from |he steamers and boats, ‘ and steam whistles weye and belte were rang out ! joyously, and all -was over. Thp report, was scarcely noticeable, and not so much as a ripple whs caused upon the water, save just i ■over the spdtwhere tee explosion took place. There was no concussionin the air, and not 1 a pane of glass was broken In the city or on r W*ard’S'lnland.” A New fork dlspdtch Of ' the teth says the general feeling was that the work bean effectually; done, and the obstructions In. the channel .successfully dels the UhiVed States Circuit Court at Proyidence, R.L, on the 25th, in the case of the firWE on defenfladfs Income fa 1808, a decision was rendered that the Government might recover notwithstanding defendant’s plea that be fiad paid the assessment made by the United States Assistant Assessor, with. the .added penalty of fifty per cent Til New Fork Greenback State Convention was held at Albany on the 26th, and 'resolution* were adopted, cordially indorsing tee principles,laid down by the National Convention at Indianapolis, and theaomlna'Mons of Cooper and Ciry. klehard Montgomery Griflin, editor of the Alnany Xtasiny Post, was nominated for Governor; Thomas Armstrong, for Lieutenant-Governor; An thonyj. Cnddeback, Canal Commissioner; : Mabeus M. Dixon, Judge. at -. Appeals; and i John W. Crump,Stale Prison Inspector. A ixrob Aumber of awards of medals and diplomas by the Centennial Exposition at ThUadelphia were announced by tbaiPnasidexrt of the Commission nn the, evening of the 23th. Golb dosed la New Tork bn the 27th at 110. The IMl<rij|oii’ > irartl' ttfr closing quotetloa* for produce; Mm fliCMeago Spring State, ueste.* Gore, WWteru Mixed, MA6e; Pteh, Meas, UW;Lard, 10&; Flour good to choice, While Wheat Extra, [email protected]. Cattle, 8(gllc for good to extra. Sheep, Ar East on tee 27th, cattle medium, 64.50 @4.75; common, 64j00@*.25. Hogs sold— Todrers, Wi.7s@6<»: Phßadelphias, 66.80® «AO. JJhtep brought 64W5JX), according —h

wamr an* moth. Os the uMHMgoI 04 SM, Stout twelve mi)e% south of Ohio, the four s. vs forty milM anitotr. either jujnped>ti& track while rounding a curve, or were thfow. off by a broken reil x and mUftd down an embankment about thirty feethigh. The, cars were badlybroken and fourmrti Aftkwo children, yrvre lulfad..*H, forty ofthe* Cairo, BL, ini the ottitT.a three year-old girl, namedUute Bancroft, of Philadelphia. &!• of the menimicd wvt William Bench given. Of ttelhfnred WreCSraxclton, <rf iuwa,hM since died. • f. A Ran Cixhid Agency telegram of the 23d inndunees that the Indian CommlMioMro had succeeded in effecting a treaty with the principal Sioux Chiefs In regard to the Black I Mills, by the terms of which they agree to j "

, r - T ■ ■■■ • yield W>U claim* jtoihcjNluntry and move epnaidontiun of iiiily •Opliefl pjMfcted for in t>e treaty. Bov. 'tifiEvn* baa beefr elected United Bates Snfator from dfaeffifa to succeed Bcn-n£fF-KeKy wtarie'tcrm mflfarcs on tee fid »f March next _A _C* Hwsn. G- X Busrongha, O. £. Dickenson, Jonathan Abel and Simon Fowdl, who were serving out their sentences for being concerned in tee whisky frauds In s^nriss d .sCM . o ver6l l W6ea«h. Ex-Alderman Hildreth,*bo had returned from Uawda with tee qpderstanding teat on the payment of a flue of 68,000 aMbodte ax far hit looked tranaaettons as gauger, his case woutf be

A rinit in 'Baltimore on loss in buildings and contents of nearly 6800,000. A St.Faui. (Minn.) telegram of the 25th says the Chief dr Police of St Louts and other partiee faom ,thsi city had examined tee dead body of . the Northfield .robber, killed gt Madelia, .and, without hesitation, pronounced ft to be that'of Charley Pitta, and from the photographs are satisfied that those killed st NorUifleld were Bill Chadwell and Clel Miller. The prisoners they identify aa Cote Tounger, Bob Younger ahd Al Carter, a notorious Texas -desperado. Gun. Cboox was Hi Fart Laramie on tlx 28th organising a new campaign against the hosllle Indians. Tresh troop's, consisting of the Fourth CavSlty, under Gen. Mackcszio, and infantry under Capt. Pollack, wiH be put in the field.at once. A depot of supply will be established at old Fort Rdno. The troops of the recent expedition were at Cuyter City, under command of Gen. Merritt, and would wait new supplies of clothing and equipments there. Tiibkf. were twenty-eight yellcfw-fever interments at Savannah, Ga.. on . thee 28th, ■ A Macon dispatch of that date statqy that the Mayor of Brunswick, Ga , and J. M. Dexter, Chairman of the Board of Health, bad appealed for help for their stricken cty. Half the population were down with yellow fever. Business wak suspended and supplies exhausted. Unless rid was speedily sent many would dje of staj-vatiqft. The Buffering and want could not be described. A few cases M yellow fever had been reported at New Orleans- q . ■ ■

Tux White-Stocking Base-Ball Club, of Chicago, h* B w °n tbe championship for 1870, having, in a game played with the Hartford*' on tjie 38th, secured their thirtyseventh victory.in the series of fifty games. News was received at Neb., on the 96th, that a treaty had Iteen effected by the Peace, CSfimTssfon With ffie Spotted Tail chief*, similar to the one previously consummated with Red Cloud and bi* followers. Gen. Braxton Brags dropped dead of heart disease on the streets of Galveston, ,Texas, on the 93th. He was sixty-one years ■of nge- - n . I '* ;■ i' ? ’ At LouisviHe, Ky„ on the27th,in the thor-ough-bred race, Ten Brocck ran four miles in the unprecedented time of 7:15J£ —three .second* faster than Jtellorecrrit’s and fofir seconds faster than, Lexlngtwi’a best time. In Chicago, on the 27th, Spring wheat, No. B, closed at [email protected] eash. Cash corn closed atfaXc for No. 9, Cash oate No- 2 r sold at October options were sold atSS&e. Rye No. 2, 6T@Cl>. CUsh meta pork dosed at : 6l6-B> 416.40. Lard, [email protected] Good to choice beeves brought 64.2frg5.00; medium grades, *[email protected]; butchers’ stoek, $2.2-5 @3.75; > ttook eaVJe, etc., [email protected].. Hogs brought 85.65(g)6.05 for good to choice. Sheep sold at |[email protected] for good to choice. _ frORKIGN UdUXUGKNCE. A Rbbi.in dispatch of the 32d announces a duel between a distinguished Russian diplomatist and Ptlnoe IXolgorouki, the Gover-, nor of Mo»cow. j AocoEtoiNG to Constiintinople dispatches of the 95th the Porte had agreed to prolong the sttepfenslonof hostilities Weight days, in th* hope that tbeßowere would be able to formulate their, proposed conditions of peace. Public opinion Ih Servlk was greatly exercised over the expected propositions, and It yeas believed the promised conditions would not be accepted by that Government -unless her complete autonomy was secured. LONDON dispatches of the 25th report the foundering of the British ehjp Lammermoyer* 4 roin pMcutfa to Damarara, with all on board. The crew and QpO coolies aresupposed to have perished. The Goversor-Geaeral of tbe Province of Algeria ha* informecLthe French .Government that a general insurrection is imminent ■in that Province. ;7 t'o ’. - .v... •

Vigo dispatches of the 96th announce the arrival at that port of the United State ß steamer Franklin. ,Qp being .informed her; mission Tweed expressed jEjyat diesatiaf&tlon, as be had hoped, on his arrival at Havana, to avoid, through his influence with officials there, being surrendered to the United States authorities. The commander Of tbfe Prtmklin had been advised that Tweed would attempt suidte, and bad been soLave him no chance to jump ovexhoard. According to Constantinople telegrams of the Mttt the FttHfo had teiekrapkett to its reprraenfeMves abroad that R had sent 18,000 Turkish pound* to the destitute Bul--garians ahd takefi measure to’tebuild the burned villages, lb wah reported tfiat Ghristians,bad fatply been massacred by tfie Turks at Erzeroum. ’J ‘ ’I (J J ' ’* i ' ■* ’ '’il V'* , A Belguadk telegram of the 27th says the Russian Cmsul it that city had 'been fnstrocted to declare to Servia that Russia wohld in no e vent support fae tgm <> f Milan as King. A council of ministers had been held on the dMy preceding, at which it was decided > fe the .conditions of peace recently presented by, the Powers mid the Porte. The council resolveii' that Sen la should nottftfofflllnffifeitese of ,foreign Occupation, Slid' thht she Wotild fight until the indepiendenee of Servia uhd Bosnia

had been achieved., —' ‘ %■* *' » The Russian Government has tlndcrfekeawho difficult job of mirifying the printed todfaadialect of little Russia, as ia*«R2at?ys£Jsrs the 144)00,000 of Little Russians, or Ruthenians, who like their own language, though they live under the Czar. .’-.df ■».' * All the maritime nations of lEwrepe are gradually substituting American duck for Russian and SfWli fabrics in their merchant service. "