Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1877 — EPITOME OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

EPITOME OF THE WEEK.

v OWNKNT PARAGRAPHS. The Turin have commenced the eroc--«tan«f across ta* Dtatah* *t EHfefitt. The Ruaataa fleet* in the Atlantic and Paoific teve tee ordered to ooncentnrte in the ;ia2 ; {? y '• Hon. John A. Kasson has been appointod United States Minister to Spain, to succeed &». O*M> Owfe**Tbe Turkish Senate has reversed the deerafaieof tbeCbaiaberof Depatire in respect A Are at Btamboul, one of the suburbs of Oonatantinopk, a few night* ago, destroyed botwosn MO and 800 dwellings. The hotel It Rosemont, Ont, was destroyed by fire on tb* night of the 11th, and two guests were burned to death. Lockhart & Dempster and Glenn, Walker A O*., extensive shipping and commission merchant* of Liverpool, have failed. The Greek Government has ordered the raising of an army of 60,000 men to be in readinoa* for active and immediate Service. Hugh Riddle has been elected to the Presidency of the Chicago, Bock Island 4 Par cifio Bailroad, vice John F. Tracy, resigned. - A cave-in occurred at Blue-Point Graham Mine, Smartteille, Tuba County, Cal., on the 12th, which caused the in«tm>t death of seven men and serious injury to six Abers. ... . w .>£ It is authoritatively stated in Washington that the President made no bargain with, or promusrii anything to, Gov. Chamberlain on condition of his retiring from the Governorship of South Carolina. _____

The Supreme Court of California has ianied a peremptory writ of mandamo* to th* Secretary of State to issue to Pacheoo, th* Republican candidate for Oongre** in the Fourth District, his certificate. • A Savannah (G*.) telegram, of the 14th, announce* the burning of the steamer Leo, from that port for Nanau. Thirteen of the crew eacaped on the life-boat, but eighteen with three paaeenger* were missing. The verdict cf the Coroner’s jury in the Jewett “bomb-shell’’tragedy, New York, i* to the effect that th* elder Jewett lost hi* life by the explosion of a hand-grenade thrown by Orville by shooting. ■_ A decision in favor of Mrs. Gaines, involving million* of dollars’ worth of property in New Orleans, has been rendered by Judge Billing* of that city. The litigation ha* extended over forty years, and it fe stated that this decision end* th* struggle in favor of the plucky little claimant. Maj. Reno, recently tried by court-mar-tial, at St. Paul, on the charge of insulting the wife of a brother officer, has been sentenced to be diamisaed from the service. He has forwarded to th* War Department * request for delayin the presentation of th* case to the President, claiming that he has evidence tending to mitigate his offense. AU fbe Constitutional amendments submitted to the voter* at the recent election in New Hamjahire were carried save the first, to strike ontthe word “Protestant” from the Bill of Right*, and the twelfth, prohibiting removal from office for political cause*. The seventh, abolishing the religious teat as a qualification for office, was adopted by thirteen votes over the necMßary two-tiunda A circular is extensively circulated hrougbout the West announcing the distribution of 14,000,000 worth of real estate and 11,000,000 in gold coin at “ Crosby’s Opera House, Chicago, June 12th, 18T7,” under the direction of the Laraaaie City and Topeka ktteriea—for which 600,000 ticket* are issued at 110 each. The Chicago Journal of the 17th pronounces the chemean unmitigated swindle. William M. Tweed, the old-time “ Boss” of the New York Tammany Ring, has made what purports to be a full confession, and given a complete history of that cabal and the means adopted to accomplish its snds. He ba* ao promised to furnish confirmatory docamentary evidence of the truth of hi* statements. The names of several men prominent in political and judicial circles are mentioned a* the recipients of the Ring’s bounty.