Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-01-06

The DAILY MONITOR will be served to sub
AGTibers at TEN CENTS AwEEK.
Mr. GEORGE E. VAN BLARcUM has rout
in the upper part of the city. Orders may
ha left at this Office. Mr.. WILLIAM G. JoNE
will supply those at the port.
Copies may be obtained at the Post Office.
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Nef's majority for mayor of Will
mington, N. c., was 943.
James NJ. Brewer, ex-city chamber
lain of Troy, died yesterday.
Bluff Brewery, at Quincy, ILL.,, was
destroyed by fire on Monday. Loss
$4,000 No insurance.
The Ohio Legislature met yesterday.
A quorum was present in both Houses.
David Crandell, and old citizen of
Grafton, N. Y, died on the cars, be-
tween Schenectady and Troy, yester-
day.
The restitution in Red River Terri
TORY is increasing. Only two pounds
of food is granted to each person per
week.
The Evening Ira weller reports that
r. Lander, Postmaster of Salem, who
has not been at his Office for week, is
defauIter to the amount of $4,000 or
$4,000
Elisha L. Russell, master of the
whaling schooner d. W. Richards Of
New Bedford, was convicted in the
United States Court at Boston, yester-
day, of assaulting one of his crew.
An italian, named Antonio Padisto,
after quarreling with his negro mistress
at Memphis, yesterday, and attempting
to kill her, shot himself through the
head, from which be died.
Two large wooden buildings in
Charlestown, Mass, known as Sewell's
morocco factory, owned by Mr.. Hard
ing, were destroyed by fire on Monday
night. Loss $40, 900, and but partially
insured.
The Legislature of Nevada met at
Carson on Monday, and organized by
the election of T. D. Edwards Of Orms-
by county, President of the Senate, and
ID. o. Atkinson of Story county. Speak
or of the House.
The steamship Florida. from Havana
for New Orleans, picked up disabled
and taken to Key West by the steamer
George Cromwell, has, with her cargo,
been appraised at 800, 900, and salvage
was fixed at 1900.
Several of the Michigan legislators
have arrived at Lansing. Mr.. Chand-
ler's chances for reelection to the Uni
ted States Senate are good. His rivals
are Congressman Blair and Ferris, and
the Hon. Chas S. May.
Mrs. Twitchell made formal appli-
cation to the Court, yesterday, to fix
the day for her trial, protesting her in
Mocence of the accusation. The appli-
cation was considered, and the trial set
down for Monday week.
The minority report has been adopt
ed in the Council Of the Montana Leg
islature to remove the Territorial capt.
ial from Virginia City to Deer Lodge
City. A resolute struggle in favor OF
Helena will be made in the House.
The Helena Post says that in one Of
ahc famous mines in that district there
are 1000 tons of excellent ore ready to
be crushed, and 10000 tons of equally
good quartz in sight, and that the ledge
contains quartz worth IS, 600, 900.
At the railroad depot at Fon-du-lac,
yesterday afternoon young man named
Chapman was accosted by stranger,
struck upon the head with aslung shot,
and stabbed in the throat. The motive
for the crime was money. The victim
was left unconscious while the murder
Ell escaped ON train going north.
The Nation, noticing the hard fight
ahe lobbyists, and contractors, and
contractors, and agents are making
against the wholesale movement for
she transfer of the Indian Bureau to
the War Department favors the es-
adjustment, in addition, of Bureau
Df Civilization to teach the Indians the
arts of peace. BY all means !; let us do