Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1879 — General News Summary. [ARTICLE]

General News Summary.

From WuMhlnKton. Atowociranator wm made, on the nth, that iLeTnj<>ury J>p.rUaeut In Washington will bn prepared to taeoa, April 1, tn addition to the ten-dollar eerufleatea race. Table from bearer and cimrerttolo Into 4-paroenL bonds. Ilk* to be rojlutcrod in the name of tbe owner and receivable only by order or LTMDarcr j*ropcny aiicau - Th* Secretary of the United States Treasury, on the thh, issued another call for 520 bonds to the aggregate amount of (10,000,-000-tT,&»,000 coupon and 88,000,000 regt, tered. The principal and intereat will be paid on and after June 12. .... I* tbe Postal Appropriation bill, which passed the Forty-afth Congress, authority was given the Poetmaster-Uenernl to introduce and furnish for public use double lettersheet envelopes and postal cards, on a bleb postal etampa of the denominaU tni at present used are to be placed, ao constructed as to allow an answer to a letter, or card to be returned in the ume envelope or on the same card—the former to bear two three-cent stamps, and the latter two one-cent stamps. Ax amended circular was issued by the Treasury Department at Washington, on the ISih, inviting all Collectors of Customs, Surveyor* of Customs acting also as Collectors, Receiver* of Public Moneys, Postmasters of money-order offices, and all other public officer* of whatever character, to become agents for the sale of the ten-dollar certificates authorised to be issued by tbe act of February last, commission* to be allowed and bond required. • Du. Jons M. Woodworth, Supervising Burgeon-General of the Marine Hospital Service, died, at his res'dence tn Washington, on the 14th, of prostration caused by overwork. Dr. Woodworth was once a Chicago practitioner. Z. ' ZZi-Z-1 . - ZZ__Z—The East. The floor of Mechanics’ Hall, in North Berwick, Me., where a town meeting was being held, on tbe forenoon of tbe 10th, suddenly gave way, and fifty persons were precipitated to the floor below. No one was killed, but many were fearfully and probably fatally hurt At a meeting of the Brooklyn Presbytery, on the 10th, it was decided to try Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage on the following charges presented by the committee appointed at a previous session: Deceit and falsehood in state meets regarding his withdrawal from the

editorship of the Christian at Work; in stating that sittings in the Tabernacle Were free; in accusing J. W. Hathaway of dishonest practices, and then denying it; of falsehood in collect ng subscriptions for tbe payment of the church debt; cl deceit in the difficulty concerning the organist of the Tabernacle, and of stating that be was to be arraigned for heterodoxy, when he knew such was not the case. Warm weather and heavy rains caused severe floods in the vicinity of Buffalo, N. Y., on the lO.h. Bridges over the Caseuovia Creek were carried away. A family of four persons, living on the flats at South Buffalo, had their house away, and were forced to take refuge in trees until relieved by boats. At the recent election in Bangor. Me., the Republicans elected their candidate for Mayor by 146 majority. At Biddeford, the nominee of the Greenbackers and Democrats was elected Mayor by seven majority. Ox tbe evening of the 10th, Cyrus W. Field gave a brilliant inception at his residence in New York City, in honor of tbe twenty-fifth anniversary of the reception of tbe enterprise by which Europe and America were united by the Atlantic cable. Over 1,000 guests were present. The Fall River (Mass.) Gas Manufacturers’ Company have failed, in consequence of irregular paper issued by Charles 8. Stickney, late Treasurer, amounting to about (160,000. A Boston dis; atch of the 11th says that, of the fifty vessels belonging to the Gloucester fishirg fleet, exposed to the tempest which swept the Atlantic Coast on the 30th of February, fourteen foundered, and 146 persons lost their lives. These left forty-one widows and over 100 orphans. The vessels lost were valued at over fl<s,<Do. The Manhattan Savings Bank of New York, which was robbed, some months ago, of nearly 83,000.000 of its securities, resumed business on the morning of the 12th. Ox tbe 12th, during the progress of the great pedestrian contest in New York, which began on the night of the 9th. between O’Leary (the champion), Rowell of England, Harriman of Boston, and Ennis of Chicago, O’Leary utterly collapsed and broke down, and was ordered from the track by his physicians, and was immediately removed. So completely was he used up that it was thought very doubtful whether he would ever walk again in a pedestrian match. Tbe score stood a* follows a short time before O'Leary’s withdrawal: Rowell, 246 miles; Harriman, 234; Ennis, 221; O’Leary, 214. Rumors that O’Leary had been drinking, that he had been poisoned, etc., were denied by his physicians, who say that his failure to keep the track was simply because he was used "tip; Some accounts ssy his Withdrawal was evidently the result of drinking and a general disregard of training rules. On the night of tbe 12th, a portion of the gallery in the building in which tbe contest was going on gave way, and suddenly sank with a mass of struggling persons who had crowded into it. A panic ensued, and the scene that followed was a frightful one. Many persons were injured, some seriously. The pedestrians continued their walking as soon as the debris was cleared from the track. The Board of Inquiry (consisting of Gens. Bchofiell, Terry and Getty) in tbe Fitz-John Porter case held their final session in New York on tbe 12th. Their report would be made up and sent to the President in a few days, and the result of tbe investigation, so far as the board is concerned, will be known from Washington. Sever men were banged in this country on the 14th: John Q. Pinkham, at Concord, N. H., for tbe murder of Mrs. Berry, in January, 1877; Wm. H. Devlin, at Lowell, Mass., for tbe murder of his wife and infant child, in Jan nary, 1877; Henry Gravelin, at Windsor, Vt., for murder of Herbert O. White, in 1876; a Chinaman at Marysville, Cal, for a murder committed last November, a" Mexican at Pueblo, Col., for murder also committed last fall, and two men named Eugene Avery and Arehie Brown, at Portland, Ore., tor the murder of Louis Johns last August. A terbible explodon occurred in the Mahoning Powder Work* near Danville, Pa., on the 18th, by which the building was completely destroyed, and Willis Lloyd, one of proprietors, J. J. Evans and J. C. Mowrer, Were instantly killed, their mangled remain* being scattered in every direction.... _ Charles H. Bell has been appointed by ths Governor Senator from New Hampshire sos the extra session to fill the vacancy recafloned by tbe expiration of the term of Benstor Wadlelgh. Mr. Bell has accepted. Impressive ceremonies over the remain* of the late Bayard Taylor took place in New York, on tbe afternoon of tbe 18th, in the presence of a targe number of spectators. The body, on its arrival, was taken on board a revenue euttar at Hoboken and conveyed to ISjiW Street, from Web the£i> cession started. Many distinguished pertonage* were present.

The great pedestrian match for the championship of the world, In Gilmore’s Garden, Naw Yqrk, was concluded, on the evening of th* Uth, and resulted in the v.etory of Rowel), tbe Englishman. He covered 600 mile*; Ennis, 475 miles, and Harriman, 450 miles. The total n ectpt* of the match are stated to have been 851,000. ‘ Tn* remains of the late Bayard Taylor were burled in Lopgwood Cemetery, Kennett Square, Pa, on tbe 15th. The funeral was attended by a lafge concourse of Iriends and ueirhbovs, and by Gov. Hoyt, and a joint committee of both bouses of the Pennsylvania Legislature. Smith, Nichols & Rooms, of Providence, R. 1., failed, ou the 15tb, with aggregate liabilities of from 8500,000 to 8700,009. Maj.-Gen. Thomas W. Sherman died at Newport, It 1., on the afternoon of tbe 16th. four day* after the death of his wife. He was a native of Rhode Island, served during the Mexican and late Civil Wars, and was put on the retired list some time ago, after having been appointed Brevet Major-General tor brave aud gallant service. The following were the closing quotations for produce in New York, on March 15th: No. i Chicago Spring Wheat, 81.U6J51.10; No. 2 Milwaukee, 81.06Q1.10. Oats, Western Mixed, Coni, Western Mixed, 44Q449Cc. Pork, Mess, 89.25Q10.37X- Lard, (6.00. Flour, Good to Choice, 88.95Q4.50; White Wheat Extra, 84.55Q5.2A Cattie, 87 75Q 10.25 for Good to Extra. Sheep, (4.75® 5.75. Hogs, 88.a0Q4.00. At East Liberty, Pa., on March 15tb, Cattle brought: Best, 85.00Q5.25; Medium, 84.50 Q 4.75; Common, (3.50Q4.25. Hogs sold— Yorkers, 83.60Q3.70; Philadelphia*, 84.20 Q 4.40. Sheep brought 83.50Q5.25— according to quality. AT Baltimore, Md.. on March 15th, Cattle brought: Best, 84.75Q5.62X; Medium, t3.12X04.00. Hog* sold st f15.50Q6.00 for Good. Sheep were quoted at f14.50Q6.00 tor Good.

West and South. 4 marriage ceremony was performed by telegraph at Xenia, Ohio, a few days ago, between John A. Smith, at Wichita, Kan., and Miss V. B. Longfellow, at Xenia. As Paul Boyton, the man who has underdertaken to float from Pittsburgh, Pa., to New Orleans, in his life-saving suit, was approaching Gallipolis, Ohio, the other day, a man took him for a rare water animal and leveled hfs musket at him; Boyton’s cries saved his life. The Indiana Legislature adjourned sine die, on the 10th, in accordance with the Constitutional provision. The Governor immediately issued his proclamation convening a special session to meet on the 11th. A fire in East St. Louis, early on the morning of the 9h, caused the burning of ten buddings. The charred bodies of four persons were found in the ruins. The fire was incendiary in its origin, and a mortgage-hold-er and his watchman have been arrested for the crime. Ox the 10th, at a meeting of the Baptist ministers in San Francisco, a resolution was adopted striking the name of Rev. H. W. Reed from the roll of the Baptist Ministers’ Meeting of San Francisco and vicinity for misrepresenting, before the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of New York, the facts and the sentiments of the Baptist and Christian people of the Pacific Coast touching the Chinese question. '• Recent letters from Leadville, the Colorado Eldorado, strongly advise Intending emigrants to stay at home. -Business is largely overdone and thousands are without employment and suffering from the lack of food. The new Constitution of California, which is to be submitted to the judgment of the people, in May next, contains articles empowering the Legislature to enact laws protecting the State from the evils and burdens arising from the presence of alien vagrants detrimental to the peace and well-being of the State; forbidding the employment of Chinese laborers by corporations or on any public work, and directing by suitable penalties the. enforcement of laws to be forbidding the Introduction of Chinese after the adoption of the Constitution, and providing for the removal of these already in the State. , L In Sacraipento City, Cal., on the 11th, the Republicans elected their ticket for municipal officers. A large Republican mass meeting was held in San Francisco, on the eveting of the same day, at which the sentiment was indorsed that, while crediting the President with honesty in vetoing the Chinese bill, his action did not represent the views of the Republican party in California, and the party declined all responsibility therefor. A tornado passed over the southern portion of Macoupin County, Hi., on the lltb, causing the destruction of a great deal of property and the loss of several lives. During an affray In the State Treasurer’s office, at Atlanta, Ga., on the 11th, between CoL R. A. Alston, member of the Legislature, a prominent politician, and E. D. Cox, one of the largest planters in the State, both parties used pistols with deadly effect, and both were fatally shut. A bill has been introduced into the lower House of the I.linols Legislature to abolish the practice of “ treating.” A man named Peter Klein, charged with the perpetration of a horrible outrage near Newport, Ky., a few days ago, was arrested in Cincinnati, on the night of the 15th, and taken across the river Into Newport. On the evening of the 16th, a large crowd of indignant citizens took possession of the prisoner by force and hung him to a tree until he was dead, The trustees appointed to ascertain the indebtedness of Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, report that he owes an aggregate of $3,877,871.57. A great ruin'.ber of negroes from Vicksbnrg/uid other portions of Mississippi have recently come to St. Louis, Mo , being persuaded thereto by the promise of receiving subsistence there and transportation to Kansas, » here they were to receive* Government lands, etc. The promises were not fulfilled, and there was great destitution and suffering in consequence. , In Chicago, on March 15th, Spring Wheat No. 2 closed at cash; 89X© 89%c for April. Cash Corn closed at 33%c for No. 2; for April; 86c for May. Cash Oats Na 2 sold at 23>£c; 21%c seller April; 25Xc for May. Rje. No. 2, Barley Na 2,75378 c for cash; 75377 c for .March. Cash Mess Pork closed at $9.753980. Lard, $6.45. Beeves —Extra brought [email protected]; Choice, $4.50 @4 80; Good, [email protected]; Medium Grades, [email protected]; Butchers’ Stock, Stock Cattle, etc., $2 ft)@3.65. ' Hogs—Good to Choice, $3.0004.25. Sheep—Poor to Choice, $3.50(35.25

Foreign Intelligence. f Ok the Bth,'tie cages In the Victoria (England) Coal-Pit collided. One person was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and eight others were killed. London dispatches of the ]Oth say Lord Northcote had authorized the announcement that negotiations were in progress with Yakoob Khan, the new Ameer of Afghanistan. A urmn from a high Indian official was published in the London Pall Mall Gazette, on. the 11th, in which It was stated that the people of Caabmere were dying off like flies from famine, and that, at the present death rate, the country would be nearly depopulated by the end of the year. ’ '“A kebolction favoring joeal option-ilk license matters was voted dogu iii the Bridsh Bouse of Commons, on the 11th—164 to 253.

Two FATAL cases of Siberian plague are reported at BL Petersburg. Bvlina, at one of the mouths of the Danube, has been proclaim*d a free port. The anticipated breaking of the bank* of the R|ver Thies*, at the City of Scegedln, in Hungary, occurred on tbe morning of the 12th. The water* awept In broad volume through the center of the city, causing devaatatlon, terror, suffering and death in their wakth larger building* were undermined and their Inmates borne away to destruction. The smaller structun s were lilted Bodily and crushed to atom* Qver 80,001 people are reported to be homeless, and It la believed that thousand* of Lve» have been, or will be, lost. Up Id midnight of the 12tb, two-third* of the city wa* under water, and 100 square mile* in the immediate vicinity were also flooded. On the 18th, tbe Duke of Connaught, eon of Queen Victoria, was married to Prince s' Louisa Margaret, daughter of Prince Frederick Ch srlfes, of Prussia. A I’aHib dispatch of tbe 18th says the French Chamber of Deputies bad, after an animated debate, rejected that clause In tbe committee’s report recommending the Impeachment of the Ministry of the 16th of May, by a vote oi 317 to 159. Dan Redden, one of the lately pardoned Fenian prisoners, died at Kingstown, Ireland, on the 13tb, from paralysis, induced by the hardships heendured while in prison. Telegrams were received in London from Sofia, on tbe 14tb, announcing the outbreak of another insurrection in Macedonia, headed by the Bishops of Sofia an 1 Ochrida. The French cotton mills in the Department of the Noid have stopped running on account of trade deptesslon. p-. Gen. Kaufman, the Commander of (he Russian forces in Central Asia, has resigned In consequence of the failure Of his Afghan policy. According to Szqgedin dispatches of the 14th, the River Naros was rising rapidly, and New Szegedin was tnreatened. On the night of that day tbe dykes protecting Csongrad gave way, and the town, containing 16,000 inhabitants, was partially inundated. Szentes, a town of about 26,000 inhabitants, was engaged In a similar struggle with the waters. Over 400 corpses had been recovered in Szegediu on the preceding day. Dennehy &, Co., disiillers, of Dublin, failed on tbe 14th, for (750,000. According to. Vienna dispatches of the 16tb, of the 9,700 houses in Szegedin, all except 201 had been destroyed. It was believed that from 2 500 to 6,000 persons had been drowned. The bodies of 4'K) had already been recovered. Over 16,000 horses and cattle and 90,000 sheep had perished. A Cape Town dispatch, published on the 16th, says that Portuguese African explorer, Pinto, had reached Pretorio, South Africa, with eight followers, all that remained of the 400 with which he set out on the expedition.