Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1878 — General News Summary. [ARTICLE]

General News Summary.

Hon. JOHN Allison, RefiUter <a tbe United Matas Treasury, died Terr euddenly. In Washington, oaths morntuK of the Wd, of apoplexy. He waa slxty-alx yeera old, aria former fr a Member of Oougwea from PeouiylTanla, aud waa appointed Register of the Treasury la 18*9. by Pre-Meat Grant. Tan ruaf—nter flrnnral baa given nutruc tkma that any nutter la print which may be traneoftted through the mails within tndoeure may also he transmitted at the same rate if printed upon the wrapper or envelope. This includes business cards, directions for returning, and any printed matter on the outside of the snapper or envelope. Postmasters, however, are Instructed not to regard requests for the return of such matter unless stamps to repay return postage are deposited. Tax Secretary of the United States Treasury, on the 35th, announced aa Government Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad: C. P. Adams, Jr., of Massachusetts; Ralph P. Rockland, of Ohio; G. W. Sraythe, of Iowa; DanMChadwick, of Connecticut; C. C. Housel. of Nebraska. President Hates, on the 30th, appointed ex-Congrewman Schofield, of Pennsylvania, aa Register of thcTreaaury, rice Allison, deceased. he Senate Finance Committee had agreed to report favorably the nomination of R. M. Revnolds, of Slfbama, to be First Auditor of the Treaaury. ,

Till UR A Nsw Tow dispatch of the 25th Mates that bo more goods would be received at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for shipment to the Paris Exposition. Twelve hundred tons awaited transportation. TlTti-V, McHugh and Hester, the three Mollie Maguires convicted, some months ago, of the murder of Alexander Rae, were hanged at fUoomsburg, on the 35th. Ths Massachusetts Legislature has lately passed enact—and the Governor having signed the same it is now a law—giving to the Board of Commissioners of Barings Banks the right, whenever it judges “that the security and welfare of the depositors require it,” to limit the amount and time of payment to them. The law la to continue in force for three years. Ax extensive conflagration occurred in the City of Philadelphia, on the evening of the 25th, which resulted in the destruction of twenty-live business structures in the heart of the city, and caused a lose of about a million dollars. Several firemen were badly injured by falling walls. A riw broke out on Canal street. In New York City, on the morning of the 26th, w hich destroyed 1500,000 of property before it could be extinguished. Is the auit of the United States against Samuel J. Tilden for 1150,000 delinquent income taxes. Judge Blatchford, Judge of the United States District Court for New York, decided, ou the 26tb, that defendant must submit to a jury trial on eleven of the twelve counts of the indictment. Tu Pennsylvania Republican State Convention is to be held at Harrisburg ou the Xsth of May.

The Sixpenny Savings Bank of New York City suspended, on the 27th. Liabilities, about 11,700,000; assets, about *1,600,000. It is said counterfeits of the new silver dollar are already afloat at the East, and they are said to be almost a perfect sac smile of the genuine, only a little lighter in weight. The Chicago Tribune of the 27th says the first counterfeit of the new coin brought to the official notice of the Government is very poor, as far as the color of the metal is concerned, but In other respects it is a good Imitation of the geußiue. At St. Albans, Vt., on the 27th, G. T. Storm of Bath, Me., walked 106 miles in tweuty bourn, three minutes and fifty-two seconds. Tux remains of the late John E. Leonard, Member of Congress from Louisiana, who died recently in Havana, Cuba, arrived at New York on the 21th. Thomas P. Fishex, a “Mollie Maguire,” waa hanged in the Mauch Chunk (Pa.) Jail, on the 26th, for being concerned in the murder of Morgan Powell, a mine boss, at Summit Hill, Pa., on the evening of the 2d of March, 1878. A Philadelphia special to the New York Tmm of the 80th ult says J. B. Knight, Secretary of the Frankliiplnstltute, and a wellknown Scientific engineer, had just investigated the Keely motor, and in a long report denounced it as a f rand and humbug, giving specifications, among them that the so-called vapor was simply compressed air, and that probably no more pressure than 500 pounds to the square inch could be procured. Keely was said to be angry at these revelations, and the stock-holders, who had spent *1,000,000, were astonished. Gold closed in New York, on March 29tli, at 101 Jg. The following were the dosing quotations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring, Wheat, *L26J4*1.26; No. 3 Milwaukee, |L26%@1.27. Oats, Western and State, 38@08c. Own, Western Mixed, 47*55c. Pork, Mess, *10.25. Lard, *7.4734., Flour, Good to Choice, *5.05*5.85; Winter Wheat, *s.«o®BJio. Cattle, *[email protected] for Good to Extra. Sheep, *5.00*6.25. Hogs, *4.00 @4-25. AT East Liberty, Pa., on March 29th, Cattle brought: Beat, *[email protected]; Medium, *4.25* 4.50; Common, *3.50*4.00. Hogs sold— Yorkers, *890*4.10; Philadelphia* *3.60* 3.75. Sheep brought *B.oo*s.T^according to quality. At Baltimore. Md., on March 29th, Cattle brought: Best, 65.(0*5.50; Medium, *8 3734*4.00. Hogs sold at *5.26*6.00 for Good. Sheep were quoted at *4.00*6.25 for Good.

WBST AND BOOTH. A mas, named John Wallace, who committed a horrible triple murder at Littleton, W. ' *•> ou 19th, was taken possession of bv a mob of about twenty-five men. on the night of the23d, and, a rope being placed about his neck, was dragged out of town to the distance of about a mile and there hung to a tree. He had confessed to the crime. Two of his victims were a Mm. Geo. Wallace (his eister-in-Uw) and a school girl of fourteen, named Miss Church. jAt Cleveland, Ohio, on the evening of the 3Stb, Geo. Weineman, aged sixty-four, shot and killed his son and then blew out his own hndns, dying instantly. The parties had had business quarrels. . A Th* lowa Legislature adjourned tine die on the 98th. Among the bills paased was one restoring capital punishment in the State, which passed the Senate on the last day of the session. The Illinois State Convention of the new Nattonalparty met at Springfield on Ae 27th. Joseph Gillespie, of Madison, was chosen permanent President. Gen. E. JJ. Bates, of Chicago, was nominated for Btate Treasurer, and Prank B. Hall, of Kane County, for Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Toledo platform was endorsed, the resolutions adopted declaring it to be the exclusive function of the General Government to coin and create money and regulate its value; that the coinage of rfiver should be placed on the same footing as that of gold; that the public land* should be donated to actual set tiers in limited quantities; that the Govern- < mem should, by general enactment, encourage the development of opr agricultural, mineral,

mechanical, manufacturing and commercial reaourcea; In favor of reducing the number of hours of daily toil; demanding the immediate issue of a full legal-tender paper currency by the Government to the full limit at least of *400,000,000 legal-tender United States Treasury notes, etc., etc. At Kastrille, Va., on the 38th ult., Sidney Pitta and A. P. Thomas fought a duel with pistols, to settle a dispute. Two rounds were fired, the men standing only six feet apart. Pitta waa killed and Thomas received a ball in the bead from which he would probably die. A Cincinnati dispatch of the 29th ult, say# the friends of ex-Congreesmsn Vsuoe, who mysteriously disappeared, s few days before, had abandoned the ides of foal play, and intimated that his disappearance was voluntary, and caused by financial trouble*. In Chicago, on March 39th, Spring Wheat No. 2 dosed at *1.13*1.1834 cash. Cash corn dosed at 4234 c for No. 2. Cash oats No. 1 sold at 24J4c; and 2734 c seller May. Rye No. 2,58 e. Barley No. 2, 45J4*46c. Cash Mesa Pork dosed at *9.50. Lard, *7.25. Beeves—Extra, brought *5.00*6.50; Choice, *4.60*4.86; Good, *4.00*4.40; Medl urn Grades, *3.70*8.90; Butchers’ Stock, 3.75*8.75; Stock Cattle, etc., *3.25*3.75 Hogs—Good to Choice, *3.25*3.90. SheepPoor to Choice, *3.50*5.50.

FORBION IMTELLIUENCK. A heavy snow-storm prevailed throughout England, on the 34th. During the accompanying gale, the naval training-ahlp Eurydlce capsized off the Isle of Wight, and of the 306 persona on board 304 perished. The great international walking-match In London, closed on the evening of the 23d. O’Leary, a resident of Chicago, wan the win * ner, having walked 520 miles in six days and beaten his beat record by five hours. A Beixjrade dispatch of the 25th says Servia had definitively resolved to reoccupy the territory captured from the Turks in Old Servla. The Russian Government, on the 26th, called out 200,000 of the landwebr. On the 36th, the Grand Duke Nicholas, accompanied by twelve Russian General*,a ceremonious visit to the Sultan of Turkey. The latter received him with great cordiality. Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Russia have been renewed, and Qen. Nelidoff has been appointed Charge d' Affaire* at Constantinople. The Russian Government, on tbe 27th, formally replied to the inquiries of the British Government, declaring that it firmly adhered to its former opinion in respect to the submission, in Its entirety, of the treaty with Turkey to the Congress. The London Timet And Telegraph of the 27th declare that ail hope of the meeting of the Congress must be abandoned, and that war between Great Britain and Russia seemed inevitable. A Berlin telegram of the same date says Germany, in view of the difference between the two Powers, had decided to issue no invitations for a Congress. Osman Pasha, the hero of Plevna, has been appointed Commander-In-Chief of the Turkish Armies. Geobok Bannister, a grain merchant, at Retford, Eng., failed, on tbe 27th, with liabilities aggregating *1,500,000. On the 27th, an explosion occurred in the Opedall Colliery in North Staffordshire, Eng. There were thirty-five men in the pit, and it was believed that all had perished. Up to the morning of the 28th, five bodies had been recovered. The recent report of the death of the Em- ] peror of Morocco is denied. Cardinal di Pietro has been appointed Pontifical Camerlengo. On the afternoon of the 28th, immediately after the assembling of the British House of Lords, Lord Derby announced that hie resignation hud been accepted and that he held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs only until bis successor could be selected. He said the Cabinet had arrived at certain conclusions of a grave and important character in which he could not concur. Lord Beaconsfield, the Premier, said Her Majesty had been advised to call ont the reserves, numbering about 40,000 men, and that the proclamation would soon be submitted to Parliament. A Papal Consistory was held at the Vatican in Rome, on the 28th, and the Scottish Hierarchy definitively established. Right Rev. John Strain, D. D., was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of St. Andrew’s, at Edinburg; Charles Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow; MacDonald, Bishop of Aberdeen; MacLachlau, Bishop of Galloway; MacDonald, Bishop of Argyle, and Rigg, Bishop of Dunkeld. For the United States, Father Chatard was appointed Bishop of Vincennes, Ind., and Father Reeve, Bishop of Richmond, Va. A Constantinople dispatch of the 28th says Safvet Pasha had requested England to withdraw her fleet, as Turkey and Russia were friends and allies.

Tub Russians have Issued a proclamation Inviting the Mussulmans to return to their homes in Bulgaria, and warning the Bulgarians that they must preserve tranquillity. Edward P. Weston, now In England, has challenged O’Leary, the victor In the late International pedestrian contest, to walk with him six days for the 6um of $2,500. Ok the 29th ult., the British Minister at Constantinople notified the Turkish Government that the British fleet would not leave the Sea of Marmora so long as the Russians remained in the environs of Constantinople. Gen. Ignatleff, the Russian Envoy, also notified the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs that the Russians would not leave the environs of Constantinople so long as the British fleet re-muiru-d in the Bea of Marmora. A Rome (Italy) dispatch of the 29th ult. says the Pope was desirous of establishing diplomatic relations with Great Britain, and had taken steps to that end. A St. Petersburg telegram of the 29th ult. says that, Russian diplomacy having isolated England, Russia, in conjunction with the rest of Europe, would at once proceed to abjust pending differences without British aid. Russian papers of the 29th ult! state that many advantageousoffers for letters of marque, in ea6e of an Anglo-Russian war, had been received from the United States and elsewhere; but that, up to that time, fibne had been accepted. . v It was semi-officially announced by the London papers, on the morning of the 30th ult, that Lord Salisbury would Succeed Lord -Derby in the British Cabinet.

FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. An amendment was submitted in the Senate, on the 25th, to the House bill to repeal the Specie-Resumption act, providing that an and after July 1,1878, United States legal-tender .notes shall be receivable for all debts and does, both public and private, etc.... A bill was introduced and referred to protect the waters of all lakes, rivers and streams upon public lands from ■ale. and to dedicate the same to the common use ofthe inhabitants. . ..Mr.. Howe called up bis reemutoag farinfoanatibn wliiin whithhederonijoed the course ofthe Admih miration in its dealings with the South, and also the Cml-flerviee policy as carried out under See’v Schorr. A number of bills were introduced and referred, in tbe House, among them—to reorganise the army; to aid the education and advancement of the colored people ; to regulate the value of subsidiary silver coin; for a branch mint at Oomrilßlnfis; joint resolution dsclarmg it ujexpedient. at this tune to change or modify the tariff A motion, to suspend the rides aid pass the toll to authorise toe ooinage of sold and silver on the same terms, and to permit the deposit thereof for the name purposes was rejected^*)to 102, not twoGiiidsTmtjSeaffirmatire ... A motion to suspend the rules and pare the bill to soimmd the operation. SinkingFund act, for five yeais, was also rejected—l» to U»—not two-third* pi ti»e affirmative.

In the Senate, on the 26th, the bill to repoal the Bankropt law waa reported back from the Judiciary Committee, without recommendation .On motion.of Mr. Blaine, the correspondenoe between the American and British Government* in reward to the appointment of Delfoaee on the Halifax CommiMton waa taken from the table and referred to the Committee on Foreign Aflikin. In the House, the legislative. Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill waa reported from the Committee on Appropriation*, and the Tariff bill from the Committee on Way* and Mesas, and the latter waa, by a vote of 187 to 114, made the special order for April 4, after tbe morning hour. The Mamachnaett* contested election case of Dean r«. Field saa further discnmrd.. Conrnrront resolution* were adopted for prinliDß 9U0.0U0 oopie* of the report of the Onmmuaionerof Agriculture and 5.110 copie* of the report of the Fonwtry Commission. A nili. was introduced in the Senate, on the 37th, granting pensions to Indian* who were in the service of the United Hot tee in the War of 1812, a* *OOO6I, guide* or warrior*.... The House bill making appropriation* for the Consular and Diplomatic Service of the Government for the year ending June SO, 1H79, wu nmended and passed The l’acilic Railroad Sinking Fond bill waa further debated. A bill to prevent the introduction of oontagioua disease* into the United States vuu pained in the House, its provision* not diet orbing the (juarantine regulations of any State, but State officials are made agents of tbe National Quarantine System . In the Massachusetts contestedelection case of Deap vt. Field, the minority resolution, declaring Field entitled to the neat, was defeated—l3o to 126—Mr. Butler voting with the Democrats, in the negative, and the followingnamed Democrats with the Republicans, in the affirmative: Hartridse, Herbert, Jones (Ala.), Potter. Rea, Stenger. Walsh. WilFiams (Del.) and Cutler. No vote was reached on (he maJ-j ity resolution. A number of bills granting pensions were passed in the Senate, on the 28th.... A bill was also passed providing for the sale of a portion of the reservation of the Confederated Otoe and Missouri and Sac and Fox (of Missoori) Tribes of Indians in tbe States of Kansas and Nebraska.. The Pacific Railroad Sinking-Fund bill was further debated.... Adjourned to the Ist. In the House, the contested-election case in the Third Massachusetts District was disposed of by the adoption—l 24 to 123—0 f the majority resolution, declaring Dean (Dem.) entitled to the seat. Mr. Bntler voted in the affirmative with the Democrat*, and Messrs. Cutler, Hartridge, Herbert, Henry. Potter. Rea, Stenger, Walah and Williams (DeL>-Democrats—voted with the Republicans in the negative. Mr. Dean was then sworn in.... Bill* were introduced—to allow American registry to foreign-bnilt vessels; to establish a Board of Pacific Railroad Commissioners. The Senate was not in session on the 29th ult. A bill was reported and referred in the House, appropriating *90.000 for deficiencies in the miscellaneous fundfof the House. A bill was reported and passed appropriating *420,000 for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioners of Claims.. .. A bill was introduced and referred topromote the general nse of the metric system.... Bills on the private calendar were considered in Committee of the Wh01e.... Adjourned to the Ist.