Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1877 — CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A Washington dispatch of the 14th says the Syndicate had notified the public that subscrip ions for the 4 per cent, funded United States loan would be received until July 16, at par and interest in gold coin. The bonds run thirty years from July 1,1877, the into/est payable quarterly, and are exempt from taxation in any .form. The coupon t>orids are 950 and 9100, and the registered stock In denominations of 950, OHO, 9500, 91,000, 95,000 and 910,000. Two per cent, of ,tbp purchase money must accompany the , subscription. Forms of application can be obtained at the National Treasury, of Assiatant Treasurers throughout toe country, and Of National Banks and bankers generally. On the afternoon of the 14th, the bridge over the Connecticut River, between Northampton and Hadley, Mass., was blown over by a hurricane. A woman named Sullivan was instantly killed, and two man were seriously injured. Six teams were crossing the bridge at the time of the accident. The Greenback Stole Convention of Maine was held on tbs 15 b, and waa largely attended. Rev, H. E. Munson, of Show-

begtik, waa nominated for Governor. A platform was vnsnlmouslr adopted demanding the Immediate repeal of the Resumption act of Jan. 14,1875; that the Government assume Its sovereign function and furnish the people with a currency baaed upon the fslth and resources of the Nation, iu harmony with the genius of our Government and adapted to the wants of legitimate business; that as fast as practicable National Bunk notes be withdrawn and replaced by paper money Issued by the Government directly to the people, and be made full legal-tender for all debts, public and private, except when coin is In the contract; that this money shall be receivable for all dutius, dues and taxes, and be interchangeable with a low interest-bear-ing Government bond; that the Government remonetise silver; that tbo present bonded debt of the country be refunded ss rapidly as possible Into registered Interchangeable bonds bearing a low ra’c of Interest; that the public domain should be reserved for actual settlers, and that there shall be retrenchment and economy in. all branches of the public service. A Perth special of the 15th says the Porte, fearing that Servia would conclude a Convention permitting the passage of Russian troops, had decided to occupy the principal positions Itself. A Constantinople dispatch of the 15tli says pressing orders bad been sent to the army to pacify Montenegro, so that the troops might be sent to Thessaly and Epirus as soon as possible. A London telegram of the 17th reports the partial withdrawal of the Russian right wing In Asia and the closer investment of Kars and Batoum. A Ragusa dispatch of the 16tb says the Turks had finally succeeded in revictualing Nicsics. Oil the southern frontier of Montenegro, however, the Turks had been signally defeated by Gen. Petrovich. The Egyptian contingent reached Constantinople on the 17th. A sanguinary engagement was fought on the 16th at Rasnoglarika which resulted In the defeat of the Turks, who left 3,000 dead on the field. An Athens telegram of the 17th rei>orts an outbreak of 20,000 mounted Arabs in the district between Damascus and Aleppo.

A New York telegram of the 17th saya the old passenger rates between the West and East would be speedily restored, and the fast trains withdrawn. A Calcutta (India) telegram of the 18lh says proclamations were in circulation calling for help from all true believers for Turkey. The Turkish Chamber of Deputies voted an Internal loan of 5,000,000 Turkish pounds on the 18th, and was immediately thereafter dissolved. The Reform Club gave a dinner to exPresident Grunt, at London, on the evening of the 18th. President MacMahon has sent a communication to the French Senate, announcing his intention of dissolving the Assembly, provided the proposition received their indorsement. ~ A Constantinople telegram of the 18th says the late battle in the vicinity of Kars was a serious defeat for the Turks. Seven Russian spies had been found in the Turkish ranks under the guise of newspaper correspondents. They had been shot. According to a Washington dispatch of the 18th, a number of clerks discharged from a Western Postoffico had complained to the Postmaster-General that the Postmaster was not loyal to the Administration. The complaints were submitted to the4£residunt, who directed a reply to be made that tho Postoffice in question wsb well conducted; that the incumbent bad & right to oppose the policy of the Administration if he wished, and that such opposition was no ground for removal unless he should sink the Postmaster in the politician. “If he attends to bis duties and makes a good and accept! ble Postmaster he should not be removed, though he sees fit to oppose the Admistration.”

A Pera dispatch of the 19th says that, at the capture of Ardahsn, several Russian soldiers were guilty of atrocities upon the inhabitants. No sooner had reports of the lawlessness reached the Russian commander than he commanded an investigation to be made, the upshot of which was that the whole battalion to which the men belonged was ordered oat and shot Announcement was made, on the 19th, of the suspension of the National Bank of Missouri at Bt. Louis. A Cettinje dispatch of the 20th states that the Montenegrins hat defeated the Turks, on that day, in a sanguinary battle near SpazLate advices report terribl»outrages by the Russians upon the Circassian population of Armenia. They had burned the military hospital in Ardahan, and 800 of the inmates perished. “On the afternoon and night of the 20th the City of St. John, N. 8., was nearly destroyed by fire. About 200 acres of buiidiugs were burned, including the business portion of the city, and all of the public structures A dispatch received early ou the morning of the 21st states that fiTe men and two infants were known to have perished in the flames and many other pereqns were missing. The losses were estimated at from ten to fifteen millions, and the insurance at not exceeding #56,000,000. Thousands were rendered homeless. and were wandering the streets is despair. The destruction of provisions pointed to a famine, and speedy relief would have to be furnished, or many would die of starration. At last accounts the fire was raging fiercely, aud no hope was entertained of extinguishing the flames. On the 14th, the non-treaty Indians in Idaho commenced hostilities by murdering several settlers. Col. Perry with his command subsequently engaged them at White Bird. It is reported that the troops were re pulsed with the loss of thirty men and a number of horses, after a battle lasting three hours. Gen. Howard, located at Lapwai, has called for additional troops. The disaffected Indians numbered 1,500.

—Near Antelope, Wasco County, Ore., on the 21st of April, William Robertson, wife knd child, were riding in a wagon down a steep hill, when the little one saw a rabbit, and in its delight slipped from the mother’a hands and fell out of the wagon. Mrs. Robertson sprang out and pushed the child away from the wheels, saving its life, bat at the sacrifice of her own. Her. head was almost crushed before the team could he stopped, and she died shortly afterward. —Jefferson Davis is writing his memoirs at Mobile.