Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1877 — EPITOME OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

EPITOME OF THE WEEK.

XtsMsfr Condensed Telegraphic News. onunt PARAGRApm. The toUl number of Russians In Rou■uU is estimatedat 417.000. The election* in Prance hare been postponed UU the 14th of October. The lowa Democratic State Convention I* to be held on the 18th of August. George Fister, of Mahanoy City, Pa., died of hydrophobia a few days ago. A conspiracy to blow op the banks of the Sues Canal had been unearthed at Alexandria. _ . Austria has 88,000 men on the frontier In Dalmatia, Croatia, Sclavonla, Bamit and Transylvania. The rumors of the conclusion of peace with Abyssinia were denied in an Alexandria (Egypt) dispatch of the 37th. Robert Dale Owen, tbe Spiritualist, and aa eminent author, died a few days ago at Lake George, N. Y. He was seventysix years old. The Supreme Court of Indiana has recently died a decision sustaining the decision of tbe Dearborn Circuit Court declaring that Utah divorces arc illegal. Lees than one-third of the amount of property destroyed by the tire in St. John, N. 8., is oevered by insurance, the amount of the latter being about 00,000,000. Gen. Grant and wife were received by the Queen of Great Britain, at Windsor Castle, on the 98th. In the evening a grand din-ner-party was given in his honor. Orders have been given by the Ordnance Bureau for the issue of 1,000 stand of arms te the State of Oregon, 500 to the Territory of Idaho and 800 to Washington Terrimy. . - Eleven of the Mollie Maguire conspirators of the Pennsylvania coal region, convicted of murder, were hanged on the 21st—six at Pottoville, four at Mauch Chunk and one at Wtlkesbarre. On the 25th, an insane man called at the Executive Mansion in Washington to obtain an order for the payment to him of the Geneva award. He had a large bundle of papers supporting his claim. A special election was held in Charleston County, 8. C., a few days ago, for seventeen members of the Legislature. Tbe Republicans decided to make no nomination, and the Democratic candidates—fourteen whites and three colored—were elected without opposition.

Nearly a year ago a young lady named Mary Ella Harrington waa abdneted from East Boston, Maas., and her body was recently found in the Merrimack River, six males from Lowell. The body waa bound with ropes and compressed into tbe smallest possible compass, sewed in sacks and weighted down. A large number of Jewish firms in Gin clnnxti have eigned a pledge not to have nereatter anything to do with the firm of A.T. Stewart .& Co., of which Judge Hilton, of Mew York, is the acknowledged head. This action is taken in view of the discrimination made, by order of Mr. Hilton, against Israelites at the Grand Union Hotel of Saratoga. On the 21st, the Secretary of State of New York, in defending the action in Tweed's case, said that, while the matter was under oonsideration by the Attorney-Gener-al, information reached him that Tweed bad to his credit in Europe, and that he Seabed hia discharge only to enable him to embark with confederates in a large street railway enterprise in Madrid. Aceordktg to the Washington Daily Nation of the 21st, dispatches had been received there gravely hinting that the Rothschilds might withdraw from the Syndicate and oppose American credit in Europe, in consequence of the action of Mr. Hilton toward Mr. Belton an. The course of Judge Hilton had bedh denounced by the Secretary of the Treasury as unwarranted. An old man named Patrick Golden, aged eighty-three years, was brutally murdered at his own house in Nicholson, Wyoming County, a few days ago. He was sitting with his wife in the parlor, when a masked man entered and shot him twice, inflicting wounds of which he died in a few minutes. The murderer then escaped. This occurred the day after the Molly Maguire execution in the Btate. A resolution indorsing the Southern policy of the National Administration, and the recent circular relative to office-holders and partisanship in politics, was introduced by a Democratic member into the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a few days ago. A lively discussion ensued, after which the resolution was referred to the Committee on National Affairs, by a strict party vote.

A large section of country in Northern Missouri, lowa, Northern and Central Illinois and Southern Wisconsin was visited by heavy wind and rain storms on the 23th. Considerable damage was done in some localities. A passenger trai n from Cb icago for Cincinnati was blown from the track near Kankakee, 111., one of the seren cars being lifted on to an embankment six feet high. Fortunately no one was fatally injured by the accident, though six of the ISO people on board the train were somewhat seriously hurt Bx-President Grant, writing to G. W. Childs, of Philadelphia, under date London, June 6th, says: “ I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally. I love to see our country honored and respected abroad, and I ant proud to believe that it is by most all Nations, and by some even loved. It has always been my desire to see all jealousy between England and the United States abated, and every sore healed. Together they are more powerful for the spread Of commerce and civilization than all the others combined,

and can do more to remove the causes of war* by creating mutual Interests that would be so much endangered by war.” On the SBd, the President addressed a circular to all promiuent Federal officers, calling attention to a paragraph in a previous letter to the Secretary of the Treasury on the conduct of Government officers |n respect to elections, as follows: “No officer should be required or permitted to take part in tbe management of political organisations, caucuses, conventions or election campaigns. Their right to rote and to express their views on public questions, either orally or through the press, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the discharge of their official, duties. No aaaossment for political purposes of officers or subordinates should be allowed.” Tbe President adds: “This rule la applicable to every department of the Civil Service. It should be understood by every officer of the General Government that he is expected to conform his conduct to its requirements.”

THE TCRCO-RUSMIAN WAR. The passage of the Danube has strengthened the war party In Greece. Austria has formally refused to intervene In behalf of Montenegro, unless the latter acknowledges herself hopelessly pros tratc, and makes a direct application for assistance. An official dispatch of the 24th from Constantinople announces the evacuation of Cettinje by the Montenegrins. Constantinople telegrams of the 24th say the Turkish Chamber of Deputies had voted for the continuance of the war to the death, even if all Europe combines against Turkey. On the 22d, the Russian Army effected the passage of the Danube at Galatz, by means of pontoon bridges located at a point beyond the reach of Turkish batteries, and secured and at last accounts were fortifylug a Me dr pant on the Turkish shore. A London telegram of the 22d says an arrangement had been effected by which England, with the consent of the Khedive and Bultan, would occupy Egypt—England to determine when the occupation should begin. Dispatches from correspondents of London papers, published on the 22d, say the Turks had secured all the strategic positions In Montenegro, and that the war with the Montenegrins was substantially closed. On the 26th, an artillery duel was in progress between the Russians at Glurgevo and the Turks at Rustchuk. The former town was partially destroyed and in the latter over 1,500 shells had been dropped, rendering the place untenable except by Turkish soldiers. The Turks had evacuated and the Russians occupied Hlrsova. Up to the 26th, 28,000 Russians had crossed the Danube at Ibrail. A Constantinople dispatch of the 26th says advices from Erzeroum state that Mukhtar Pasha had won a great victory near that place and taken 1,000 Russian prisoners. Tchern&voda and Medjidi, in the Dobrudsc.ha, were evacuated by the Turks on the 27th. The Russian cavalry was spreading all over the Interior and the Infantry slowly following. Vigorous cannonading continued all along the Danube. The bombardment of Rustchuk continued. One hundred and twenty Russians had been killed at Glurgevo, amoug them a General of Division. One Turkish battery had been silenced at Widdin and another at Rahova. The whole bank of the Danube from Hirsova to Tultscha was occupied by Russians. Latest advices from Erzeroum report that both the Turkish and Russian Armies, operating in Asia Minor, had been greatly reinforced and placed in condition for offensive operations. A Russian official dispatch, published in London, on the morning of the 28tb, says the Turks bad attacked the right wing of the Russians, and been repulsed with great loss, after a battle lasting eight and a half hours. The Russian loss was 150 killed and wounded. The'late battle at Delibaba is acknowledged to have been indecisive. The Russians fell back with heavy loss, aud the Turks had about 400 killed aud 2,000 wounded. A Constantinople telegram of the 27th reports that Mehemet All bad advanced to the River Moratscha, in Montenegro, and burned 1,540 houses, sparing the churches and monasteries. Over 5,000 Montenegrins were encountered and defeated, with a loss of 1,500 men, after a six hours’ fight. The Turkish loss was 175. The Roumanian batteries opened fire on the Turkish position at Widdin on the evening of the 27th, and the task of its reduction has been assigned to the Roumanian Army.- ■ The Russian cruisers have been operating in the Black Sea at points so near the Bosphorus as to argue contempt for the Turkish fleet. Three merchant vessels which were loading in the harbor of Heraclta were lately destroyed.

CBSBKAI. 1 Citizens of Deadwood, D. T., telegraphed the Secretary of War, on the 21st, that the Indiana were raiding the Valleys of Bear Buttes, False Bottom and WUitewood, killing the ranchmen and driving the settlers to Deadwood for safety. Military protection was demanded to protect the agricultural interests of the Black Hills. It was stated, in Washington, on the same day, that Gao- Sherman would leave, on the 2sth, for the Black Hills and Yellowstone regions. On the 21st, subscriptions were started in the principal cities of the country for the relief of the suffering inhabitants of St. John, X. B. The entire business and a large part of the residence portion of the citv were burned over, and thirty dead bodies had been recovered from the ruins up to the morning of the 22d. As many more were still missing. From 15,000 to 20,000 were homeless and destitute, and there was great need of immediate assistance. On the 22d, the French Senate, by a vote of 150 to 130, decided in favor of the Government's proposition for the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies. On the 22d, according to San Francisco dispatches, the Indian situation in Northern Idaho was exceedingly grave, and the settlement of the difficulties would tax the best resources of Government and people. The citizens there and in Oregon were oiganisiug. volunteer companies and asking for Government arms. In the raid on Balmon Creek, the Indians killed the men, but spared the women and children, and seat them, under the escort of friendly squaws, to State Creek, where the whites had constructed a stockade. A Mauch Chunk (Pa.) dispatch of the 24th ■ays the MolUe Mag aim had murdered Wm.

O'Connor near White Haven and John Grady, a Lehigh miner. James McDermott aud Michael O’Brien, who were the witnesses •gainst the executed Mollies, had also mysteriously disappeared aud (ears were entertained that they bad been • foully dealt with. A, destructive wind-storm visited Bt, Jo|eph. Mo., on the night of the 23d. Several buildings in tlie center of the dty were unroof< d und several persons were more or less injured. On the 28d, near the Village of Gore, Ohio, John Weld jn, Mrs. MeClurg, his sister, aud her daughter were foully murdered. The object of the murder was plunder. Joseph King and Wm. Terrell were arrested for the deed and the latter confessed, throwing the burden of the crime on King. The latter denied all knowledge of the atfulr. It was believed that Terrell did most of the horrible, work. Four men boarded a train on the Lake Shore A Michigan Southern Railroad, near Llgonier, Ind., on the night of thc22d, and attempted to rob the express car; but the messenger, having been warned that such an event would occur, had inen secreted In the car, who came to his assistance, and the would-be robbers were captured, after a desperate fight. Their names arc Lallo, Hillman, Hathaway and Christy, ail of Ligouicr. A London telegram of the 25th says the English Cabinet had, after due deliberatien, disapproved of GortsehakofTs declaration as to the policy of Russia In the Eastern war; and the British Government had resolved not to allow even the temporary occupation of Constantinople by the Russians. The thriving manufacturing Town of Marblehead, Mass., suffered the loss of its entire business district by fire, at an early hour on the morning of the 25th. Over seventy buildings were destroyed. Two hundred Mormons from Europe, bound for Salt Lake City, arrived at New York a few days ago. Vienna dispatches of the 26th say the Deputies from Tyrol had resigned their seats in the Reichsrath, because that body had refused to grant wider autonomy to South Tyrol. The President and members of his Cabinet arrived in Boston on the 26th. Along the route from Washington the distinguished party was everywhere well received. On their arrival at Boston, the city was profusely decorated. They were met at the depot by Gov. Rice and other distinguished citizens and escorted to a hotel. Tn the afternoon the President held a reception at Faneuil Hall, and in the evening a private banquet was given to the President by Gov. Rice, after which a concert was given in his honor by the Apollo Club. A Belgrade dispatch of the 27th says the general feeling seemed to be that Servia should come to the assistance of Montenegro. The condition of the latter was believed to be desperate. The reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic was begun at Providence, R. 1., on the 26th. Mayor Doyle delivered the address of welcome aud Gov. Hartranft eloquently responded. A cable dispatch was sent to Gen. Grant thanking England for tne attention shown theex-President. A resolution was adopted declaring the intent of Memorial Day to be the preservation of the memories of those who fought in defense of National Unity. The lowa State Convention, in session at DesMoiues on the 27th, nominated: For Governor, John H. Gear, of Burlington; Lieutenant-Gov'ernor, Frank L. Campbell; Supreme Judge, Chief-Justice Day, renominated; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Prof. Von Coellen. The resolutions adopted declare, among other things—that the United States are a Nation and not a League; that the w ork of the Republican party will not be complete until the truths declared in the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal, etc., are universally recognized and-cheerfully obeyed; that the permanent pacification of the Southern section of the Union, and complete protection to all citizens in the free enjoyment of all their rights, is a duty to which the Republican party stands sacredly pledged; in favor of the gradual resumption of specie payment, and the repeal of the law suspending the coinage of the silver dollar, and the making of silver a legal-tender, the same as gold, for the payment of all debts, both public aud private; a wisely-adjusted tariff for revenue; tl e enforcement of the Prohibitory Liquor law of the State. Considerable excitement was created by the introduction of a resolution indorsing the President’s Southern policy, but a motion to lay on the table was carried by about a three-fourths vote.