The union Democrat., 1871-01-07
SATURDAY MORNING, ban. =. as.
TELEoRAPHIC NEWS.


Chairman of the Indiana Radical State Gen.
trail Com mittee. has accepted tho position OF
Governor Of idaho Territory.
General NJ. N. Leggett has accepted the
appointment Of Commissioner of Patents, and
his nomination will be sent to the Senate next
week.
New YoRK, Jan. 1.-General Pleasaaton
declines farewell banquet, rendered him by
his associates of the revenue service in this
= city. and says in his letter of response to the
Invitation that the Government should abolish
the m0ety system, and to double the salaries of
officers, thus reducing the expenses to the Gov
eminent AID increasing popular confidence in
the service, in relieving officials from the en-
barrassing suspicion under which they are
often compelled TO labor. General Peasan-
ton assumed the commissionership of Inter
nal Revenue yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The funeral fMrs
Belknap took place this afternoon, from St.
Johns Episcopal Church. Among the prom
inent persons present were President Grant.
VicePresident Colfnx. all the Cabinet, ex.
eept Alderman, the Foreign Ministers and
the Judges of the Supreme Court. The re-
mains were inferred at the Oak Hill Gene
terv.
BALTIMORE. Jan. lst.-- Joseph B. Esca.
vile President Of the Second Branch of the
City Cornell. and manv years Secretary OF
the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows, died yes
terdav.
MFFLIN. Pa Ian 1.--Seventv buildings
in the centre of this town, including stores
dwellings and stables, were burned lrsr night.
The lass is estimated n $50 600 to 5000. 600
New ORLEANS, Jan. -Earv this morn
ing the steamers Magenta Grand Era. .Juiia
A. Rudolph, s. Thompson, Dean and Joh,,
Howdrd. with their cargoes, were burnei Mt
the Levee. All were n total loss except the
Hocards hull, which will be saved. The to-
tai loss will be $4,000. Insurance, about
$40, 900.
WAsuINGroN, Jan. 3.-The Sub-Commit-
tee on Appropriations has summoned numer-
Gus witnesses preliminary to an examin alton
of alleged frauds in the purchase of Indian
goods. Tho examination. however, will not
begin until the return Of the Commissioner
Parker from the country. 1t is but consider
ed just he should have full knowledge Of all
the proceedings.
Representative Sargent, of the Comr1ttee
Of Appropriation, will, on the assembling of
Congress, report the Indian Appropriation
bill. The amount will be one million dollars
lesssthan the bill of last year.
The public debt statement shows reduc-
tion during the month of December of 50 $40.
700 05 The coin balance is Sl07 500. $50,
including, in coin certificates. 500, las, 900
The currency balance is $50, 2S4, 29l.
New YORK, Jan. "a full bench of the
Supreme Court Judges, Ingraham, Barnard
and CORDOBA. to-day decided that United
States bonds could not be included in the as
sets of property for local and State taxation.
Lewis Tappan, the venerable anti-slavery
reformer, was struck with paralysis while or
New Years visit to his daughter yesterday
Ills recovery is very doubtful, this being the
SECOND attack.
HARRIsBuRG PEN Jan. 4.-Both branch
es of the Legislature organized to-day. The
House elected Republican and the Senate
Democratic officers.
MEMruIs, Jan. 3-Two cars Of passen-
ger train on the Mississippi and Tennessee
Railroad were thrown from the High Bridge,
ten miles below here, by the breaking of an
axle. Five negroes were killed, and one
white it is feared fatally wounded.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-The Illinois Legislature
met at noon. to-day. The House organized
with the election of VIM. NJ. Smith, Of Taze-
we'll county, as Speaker, and Daniel Shop
herd, OF Cook county, as Clerk.
ST.. Louis, Jan. 4-0n Monday last seven
business houses at Sedalia, Missouri. were
burned The total loss was SIS 200. In
surance sos 900.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4.-McDonali has with
drawn from the contest in the Arkansas Leg
islature for the United States Senatorship,
and publishes card criticising Governor
Clayton's course very severely. His with
drawal nsures Clayton's election as Senator.
BosroN, Jan. 4.-The Massachusetts, Leg
isature met to-day aud promptly organized
by reeectng the officers of last year. After
organization. both branches proceeded to the
Old South Church to hear the annual sermon.
HARRIsBuRG, Pa, Jan. 4.--Governor
Geary's message was read in the Legislature
to-day. lie reports that the State debt was
reduced to SSl, III. 600 by the payment of
Sl,64S, Isl during the year.