Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1878 — General News Summary. [ARTICLE]

General News Summary.

bll leTwit^oarili sssr *23? liMutmuto tfca War Department, and rhnnaAT tfi v r He thought Ik, proaeut law gowning luffian thin 111 —* J *~~ amended, and aaM the Indians •AmM In loealteefl od properly educated. Ifr tfn 4 | IBt ~* t W - I~,l.n« aahl they ware unanimously opposed to the Or the 19th, the Joint Commission on the ftupuead Traaafer of Urn Indian Bureau to O*JFv Dmiirtmeat doaed Ita hearing of TU Mil for tbe payment of invalid and oHAr pfcmline tor the next Becal year, a* It pamedUie^HoeMM, on the 13th, appropriates Hon Aw the present fuel year. Dcim eleven months of the present year, earitaf on tbeSOthak-, the anmber of immigrant* arriving at the port of New York was 2MIZ, gainst 58,00* for the same period last freer, and far the name period the year ATOCRG lady named Botham, daughter of a vralfrkaowa resident of Htllaide, Pa., was left at home, on the evening of the 7th, vKh twp younger slaters, aged nine and twelve, reapeetlvnly. About half-poet eight o’clock, her brother Jaecph reSOmed home from a spelling - bee, and undertook to frighten his staters by peering himself off for e tramp, and succeeded ao well that hh eldeat alsUr shot him dead aa ho stood on the porch In front of the door. The only words he uttered, after receiving the Mil Shot, were, “My dear sister.” T« stsetton for Mayor In Boston, Mass., on the Nth, resulted as follows: Prince (Dem), IAM; ffdasan (Rep.), 18,001; King (Workingmen's candidate), 48L The election in Lynn, on the aame day, resulted lu the choice of Sanderson (Workingmen Veandidete) faya ptorality of A 000; the entire WorMnettien’ii' ticket was elected. At Worcester die Cftteens’ candidate (Pratt) received ASH 1 Votes to 1,047 for Dickinson, nominated by the Butter Chib. New England and Middle States, oa the 10th. Mott of the streams overflowed their banks and a great many villages were flooded. At Breton rvilie, Vt, the Portland train ran Into e washout and was badly wrecked. Two persons were killed and several badly injured. The Montreal express also ran Into a washant Ut SewalTs Palls, N. H , the engine and tendir going down an embankment 150 feet high, and telescoping one of the passenger ham. Seven passengers and the engineer and Etonian were badly bait. No liven were lost. Mill River Veltey, in Massachusetts, was also overflowed, and telegraphic communication -TlNt Belgian steamer Herman Ludwig, formerly the Clyde steamer Andes, left New York on the Nth of October, for Antwerp, with forty peiWM on bnar<l. Since that time no things have Been received from her, sod she is believed to have foundered in mid-ocean. The date of her departure coincides with a series of very destructive gales on the Atlantic BmffSri shr is believed to have perished In ode •< them. The Ludwig was worth BIBO,* 000, and her cargo was valued at SIIO,OOO. Ok the 11th, additional details of the great storm of the preceding day throughout New England and the Middle (States were received. - The river which skirts the Town of Westfield, Maes., overflowed its banks and poured through the center of the village, destroying a huge number of dwellings and several large factories, and involving m loss of from #BOO,000 to 0500,000. On the Troy A Greenfield RaOroad a freight train plunged into 7 fiftyfoot wnahout, and a similar acpident occurred riser Wentworth, N. H. The dam of the Sot. Son Mansfaeturing Company, at WOkinsonVUIe, Maas., was carried away, causing a loss of 980)000. In Maine, the Grand Trunk, the Aadtoseuagin and the Maine Central Railroads were very seriously damaged, and the running of trains suspended. In Leominster, Mass., several dams wen swept awsv and many factories destroyed. Great damage was also caused at South Fitchburg. Mill River Valley, from Goshen to Northampton, suffered . store of between 0100,000 to #300,000 In The destruction of roads and bridges. The Ashfleld (Maas.) reservoir gave way and destroyed the Village of Conway, a few miles below. Many other places in Western Massachusetts suffered to a greater or less extent, the damage to that section being estimated at from #750,000 to $1,000,800. In New Hampshire and Vermont also great damage wa« dore. All through Pennsylvania the stonu was exceptionally severe and a great amount of property destroyed and several Uvea lost. In the vicinity of Port Jervis, N. Y., several fine bridges were carried away and great desolation wrought. The damage at Kingston, 'Wilbur, Eddyvtlle and Roundout, N. T., is fohghly estimated at $500,000. Several lives Were lost in tbst vicinity. „ Ni*» wal received at Auburn, X. Y., on the feth, of the death, hi Glasgow, Scotland, of Henry Write, of the Miner city, founder ol Jfre great express fins of Wells, Fargo A Co. In First National and the Commercial Banka, of Saratoga. N. Y., suspended, on the 18th, owing to a run growing out of the defalcation of County-Treasurer Wright. Uou> doaed in New York, on Dec. 18th, at MO%. The following were the closing quotations fur produce: No. $ Chicago Spring Wheat, Ko9oc; No. 8 Milwaukee, 98099 c. -Data, Western Mixed, 29%(3 Me. Com. Western Mixed, 15946 c. York, Maas, $7.20(37.80. Laid, #5.8005 91%. Flour, Good to Choice, #4.1504.50; White Wheat Extra, 54J6&5.25. Cattle, $7.50(310.50 for Good to Extra. Sheep, $4.0006.13%. flogs, $8.12%@3.18%. Ax East Liberty, Be., on;Dec. 13th, Cattle Best, $4.7505.00; Medium, 14.350 4.50; Common. #8.7504.00. Hogs aold— Yorkers, #17002.75; Philadelphia*, $2.85(3 AM. Sheep brought $3.5004.75-aecording to quality. -‘-* r ‘_i_ Ax Baltimore, Md., on Dec. 13th, CatDo brought; Bolt. $4.5005.00; Medium, 9MSOm Hogs aoid at $8.7504.13% for GaoA Sheep were quoted at $3.50(35.00 for Good. _ van ai» aouTB. - > Gov. Mampvok was, on the 10th, elected United States Senator by the South Carolina thglalstare. The vote in the Senate wav nsnHaona, ana the House, with two excepDona, also voted for Mm— the exceptions bofng Mfflar and Simmons, the colored msmtian from Beaufort, who voted for Mackey, flow. Hampton was dill severely suffering from the injuries received several *bsfcs before by being thrown from a mule ' while ogt banting. One of htelegs had been amputated below the knee. His Immediate said W» condition was not dangerous. . { T« lowa and Ohio Jriate Granges met In , hpnnal Convention, on the 10th -the former mil ngwkftfjifoamre ta ak. i-Aa _* ' ■* •fwpsw* *ttwr) it toiaiDDUP. Forty-right members were present In tbe lowa MfeMWrifcMb. Reports wore read' hr the Ohio the organization in the. fhrietobfr(n| r heplthy ooqdltipo. The 8«s-

*** 4< ‘ r; - - - • fr .. 1 rotary raftturted 117 eubaadinate Granges In vrorkinc order, with about 48,000 members. A morion ito amend the oonatitntiou of the NHomri Orange sons to redone the monthly duet from ton to ffv* cents, was defeated. of aaxmriff entitled to seats, nt toe*session of the Itova Mate Orange* oethe nth. Rcso lutions ware adopted denouncing the repeal of the Maximum Railroad tew, demanding Ita restoration, mad declaring that “we will vote for no mao, no matter what party may nomlante him, who is not deffnltely and reliably pledged so use hte beet endmvors to secure such restoration ” Hte monthly dues were rodueed fnvm ton to live oenta. In accordance wRh the aoiUon of the National Grange, and the dues of Jodioe were abolished. OO'I lonue were elected by the Ohio Stater Grange on the Uth, as follows: Muter, 8. M. Kitts, of Warren; Overseer, T. F. Joy; Lmbnrec, J. W. Ogden, of Champlain; Treasurer; Rmbert Stevenson, of Oreeue; Secretary, W. PC Miller, of Erie; Steward, Davtd Whcppy; Chaplain, 8. Y. Baldwin; Gate; keeper, L. F. Smith* Ceres, Mrs. 8. fl. Elite; Bomona, Mnv T. P. Shields; Flora, Mra. W. W, Miller; K'xeeuUve Committee, J. H. Brigham, A. Paxtif and David Brouse; Business Agents, W. H. Mill, of Cincinnati, and V. E. T. Ensign, of C We land. Hox. J. J. Wt too***. In his opening addrum before th * Michigan State Grange, which met at L. Vising, on the 9tb, took ground in favor of • reduction of interest. He said that the hig b rate of interest during the war cannot be m tintaiued in the present condition of the conn try, and the demand for lower interest was Imp vretfve. Tax Ohio State Gran;re, on the 12th, elected J. H. Brigham, of Wans eon, Master, In place of 8. H. Ellis, declined. Mr. Eitls was elected Chairman of Die Executive Committee. Bt an explosion of nitro-glyceiime and gunpowder, in a coal mine at Earlingto n, Ky., on the 18th, a train of mining care, the mules and driven (colored) were blown to atoms. The shock was frit for miles. Ax the meeting of the State Grange of Mtehlgaa, on the 12th, officers were elected for ftes ensuing year aa follows: Master,.!. J. Woodman; Treasurer, 8. F. Brown; Secretary, J. T. Cobb; Ceres, Mrs. T. !L. Whitney; Pomona, Kn.Q. W. Ewing; Flora, Mrs. J. J. Woodman. - La Chicago, <m Dec. IStli, Spring Wheat No. 2 closed at 83%c cash; s3%c for January; 84%c tm February. Cash Corn dosed at 81%efor No. 8; 31%c for January; 35%c fox May. Cash Oats No. 2 sold at So%c, and 39%c seller January. Rye No. 3, 44%c- Barley No. 2, 95@37c for cash, 06097 c for January. Cash Mess Pork rioted at $6.75. Lard, $5.60. Peeves —Extra brought $4.4004.75; Choice, 84.10 04.25; Good, #34008.85; Medium Grades, $8.0008.85; Butchers’ Stock, (3.1002.60; Stock Cattle, etc., $3.26(32.65. Hogs—Good to Choice, #2.2502.90. Bheep—Poor to Choice, FT SOQtei 50