Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1877 — EPITOME OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

EPITOME OF THE WEEK.

CONOEMBED TELtMAPHIC HEWS. JACK McCall, the murderer of” Wild BUl*' at the Black Hill*, come month* ago, w*a recently hanged at Yankton, Dakota Territory. Tn public debt statement, published on the let, *hows: Total debt, *9,M8,«1378; cash In Tnnaury, *m,881,«45; debt, lew cash in Treasury, *9,088,781,142; decrease during February, *2,070,429. Tnn Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has lately rendered an Important decision sustaining the so-called Granger law of Illinois, fixing the maximum of warehouse charges. The case at issue was that of Munn A Scott «*. the People of the State of Illinois. The Court holds that the law it Constitutional. At the same time, decisions were rendered sustaining the Wisconsin, lowa and Minnesota laws. Tnn Joint Convention of the two houses of Congress concluded the counting of the Electoral votes at 4:l* on the morning of the 3d, and Acting Vice-President Ferry dededared Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler duly elected President and Vice-President of the United States,,and declared the Joint Convention dissolved. Hom. Mu. Norton, poetess and novelist, was lately married to Sir William Maxwell, Member of the British Parliament The bride is seventy and the groom fifty-nine yean old. J. T. Hart, the American sculptor, died at Florence, Italy, on the 2d. Weldon, the would-be assassin of GovPackard, at New Orleans, was, on the 2d, discharged, by the Packard authorities, on bail of *5,000. A Columbia (S.C.) telegram of the 2d says that in the Tilda Norris kotow corpus case, before the Supreme Court, Justice Wright (colored) had stated that he was intimidated into signingthe order discharging the prisoner. He subsequently revoked his signature and published the reasons therefor. The court was crowded on the afternoon of the 2d to hear the final decision of the case, which would be considered as deciding the validity of the Hampton Govern, ment Justice Wright was absent, and Justice Willard adjourned without rendering the decision.

Thb funeral of John O’Mahoney, which occurred at Dublin, Ireland, on the 4th, was participated in by about 6,000 persons. A labgb block of buildings devoted to the wholesale trade was burned in St Louis, on the 4th. Loss, estimated, 6600,000. President Hates was sworn into office on Saturday evening, the 3d, the oath being administered by Chief-Justice Waite. Thb members of the Louisiana Returning Board, who were imprisoned for contempt have been, by resolution of the House of Representatives, released. The House voted to drop all investigations. Accobdos to a New York special of a recent date, Tweed had settled his difficulties with the city, and his speedy release was expected. Thb Democratic caucus of the National House of Representatives, at its last meeting, adopted an address to the country, protesting against the declaration of the election of Hayes and Wheeler; criticising the action of the Electoral Commission; declaring that the rights of Congress have been invaded; that crime and fraud hare received judicial sanction, and that republican institutions have been imperiled. London dispatches of the 3d say that all accounts received from Constantinople represent the condition of the Turkish Empire as exceedingly desperate. In some portions the scarcity of provisions had assumed the proportions of a famine. Tkb Assistant Secretary of the Treasury has issued the forty-first call for the redemption of 5-20 bonds. The call is for 610,000,000, and payment is to be made on the 3d of June. Thb London Times of a recent date says United States bonds are almost the only legitimate objects of investment in the European markets. Marquis di Compbgibn, the distinguished African traveler, was lately killed in a duel at Cairo, Egypt.

Thb Bateman Hotel at Karns City, Pa., was burned on the morning of the Sth. The proprietor discovered the flames before they had made much progress, and ran for water. Returning, he found all escape from the stairway cut off. He succeeded in bringing off his son, but both were badly burned, the latter fatally. In searching the debris the bodies of Mrs. Bateman and four daughters were found, and also that of a guest from New York, named Brown. Six of the boarders were injured by jumping from the windows. The money loss was about 610,000. Hom. Abram 8. Hewitt has resigned his position as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Oh thb sth, the Democratic Senators elected Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, to be Chairman of the Senate Democratic caucus. Astrambb deliberately walked into the rapids above Niagara Falls, on the sth, and was swept over the cataract Thb colored members of the Republican Louisiana Legislature have Issued an address to the people of the United States, deejaring their belief that President Hayes was rightfully and lawfully given the Electoral vote of that State, and that thereby Gov. Packard’s title to the Governorship is proved beyond dispute. They protest against the recognition of the Nicholls State Government, Job Cobdbm, the New York pugilist, convicted of shooting two New York Qty pollcemen; has been sentenced to ten years in the State Prison. CHis»Jwricß Mobbs, of the South Carolina Supreme Court, died at Columbia on tMsfith. Aocobdibg to official statements, the Servians lost 8,0)0 killed and 90,660 wounded during the late war with Turkey. Thb Postmaster-General of Germany has proposed to the International Postal Union the introduction of a postal-card which shall serve for all the countries beMnging to the Union at a uniform rate of onwpenny each. Tnn Matamoras Military Court, before which Gen. Cortina was tried, have found him guilty of kidnapping, the penalty attached to. which to Mexico is death. Sbnatob Barnum, of Connecticut, has been appointed Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, efcr Hewitt, resigned.

A OoxsTAßTiworLß telegmm of the 7th says the Forte bad decided to make no concession which Would directly or indirectly Interfere with its integrity and independence, but would, of ita own accord, carry our larger reforms throughout the entire Turkish Empire than the Powers at the late Conference demanded for certain Provinces. The dispatch further adds that the Porte would go to war rather than submit to an Indefinite prolongation of the suspense, A circular had been forwarded to represents-, tlves of Turkey abroad, declaring that the insurrection in Bosnia had been instigated by Russia. Tnn President nominated hia Cabinet as follows: William M. Evarta, for Secretary of State; John Sherman, for Secretary of the Treasury; Carl Schurs, for Secretary of the Interior; Richard W. Thompson, for Secretary of the Navy; George W. McCrary, for Secretary bf War; Charles Devens, for Attorney-General; D. M. Key, for Postmas-ter-General. John Q. Hott, a heavy stock and railroad speculator, has failed, with liabilities aggregating fe,625,000, and assets about onequarter of that sum. The Waltham Building in New York City, was recently burned. The loss, including the goods in the various safes which had not been opened at last accounts, was estimated at about *2,000,000. A few days ago, at Owensboro, Ky., Ben Triplett, nine years old, committed suicide, by hanging, because his mother wouldn’t give him an apple. In the Second District Court, at Beaver, Utah, on the 7th, Judge Boreman sentenced John D. Lee, the Mountain Meadows murderer, to be executed on the 23d. Lee seemed unmoved, but was quite feeble and weak Matilda Hbbon, the celebrated actress, died in New York a few days ago. Shu was years olff” — Boards of Directors, favorable to the interest of Jay Gould and the Union Pacific Railroad Company, have been recently elected for the Chicago & Northwestern and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroads. At the Michigan State Republican Convention, held at Lansing, on the 7th, Judge Thomas M. Cooley was renominated by acclamation for Judge of the Supreme Court and Victor H. Collier and George L. Malta for University Regents. Resolutions were adopted approving the course Indicated by President Hayes. • Thb Rhode Island State Democratic Convention, held at Providence, on the 7th, nominated J. B. Barnaby for Governor; Dr. A. Ballou for Lieutenant-Governor; W. B. Hallett for Secretary of State; W. R. Pierce for Attorney-General, and Wm. P. Congdon for Treasurer.