The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-14
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
l,ems of In,ere.. fr.m Homo and Abroad.


Items Of Interest from Homo and Abroad.
The Republican Convention Of California
nominated T. G. Phelps for Governor, J. NJ.
Cavis for rLieutenant-G Governor, and o. II. Hal
let for Secretary Of State. The platform states
that they have undiminished confidence in
the wisdom, patriotism and integrity" Of the
President, and declares that his letter to
the chairman of the Pennsylvania convention
"is full refutation of the ISLANDERS Of those
whe charged him with intriguing for re-elec
ton declares the party. antagonistic to the
Central Pacific railroad ~ at present managed,
and advises that the people should in advance
"exact from candidates for the legislature an
unequivocal pledge" to vote for reduction Of
fares and freight. :. Charles G. Fuller, presi-
dent, and J. T. Mowry, treasurer, Of the Chap
lin Paper Company, Of Norwich, Conn.,, have
absconded, leaving outstanding obligations to
the estimated amount of go, ,OGO, the greater
part Of which is believed to be forged notes.
No bank and only one individual there is seri-
ously affected by the frauds .. {. An order has
been issued from the Imperial Chsncellery
at Berlin prohibiting the circulation Of copies
Of The Catholic Gazette Of Baltimore, for two
years, within the boundaries of tho empire.
80. M. Olivier, who was ut the head OF the
French cabinet on the breaking out of the
Franco-Prussian war, has written book in
defense Of that ministry, in which he claims
that Prussia, by her insults, really declared
war. News has been received by the way
of st. Thomas Of a terrible earthquake in New
Grenada. The destruction was greatest in the
x,o11n AfT .,
1t is reported that sixteen thousand lives were
destroyed by the calamity go. An intoxicated
woman named McGovern, of Union Hill, N. J.,
attempted to drown her five-year-old daughter
by throwing her into . cistern containing FIVE
feet Of water. The girl was rescued, and with
great difficulty resuscitated.
Advices from the island Of Jamaica state
that the country is suffering severely from the
effects OF hurricane last November Ground
provisions are scarce and prices e1horbitant
The peasantry are selling their next seasons
coffee crop for the necessaries Of life. ....
special dispatches from Greece deny that there
are any thoughts Of the king abdicating. The
country is tranquil. 49,. Nineteen prisoners
escaped from the county Jail at Cleveland, O.,
by the aid Of a young girl working out fine in
the jailer's family. She stole the keys, and,
Watching her opportunity, unlocked the doors.
Five Of the prisoners were recsptured. :. BY
the burning Of the Brilliant Oil Works at Pitts
burgh, Pa, property to the amount Of S1S5, 900
or 100000 was destroyed, which bore an in
surance Of but 5000. -. The Communists
and workingmen held meeting in Chicago to
consider the labor question: when speeches of
INF char racfar IaJ;x
cred, advising the arming Of laborers and for
oibly resisting the encroachments Of employers
on their rights also extending sympathy to
the striking miners. 80. "A dispatch from st.
Johns, N. F., states than an American fishing
boat picked up nine Of the crew and three of
the passengers Of the Vicksburg, and had
landed them at that port. .Advices from
Iceland state that the country has been terribly
devastated by volcanic action. About Christ
mas the inhabitants we're terrified by subter-
ranean rumblings, which continued into Janu-
ary, when violent shocks Of earthquake were
felt, and an extinct volcano near yetrayskud
opened and for four weeks poured forth liquid
fire, lava and ashes, destroying the village and
all farms within radius Of twenty miles, A
oon as this volcano ceased, another extinct
one near Myvatu commenced, and continuing
for weeks devastated the country round about
for fifty miles. In March great mounds rose
from the surface in the center of the island,
and cracking open, vomited forth their burning
contents upon the earth. The world-renowned
geysers have dried up and now throw out smoke
and ashes instead Of water. Ten thousand
people have lost their all, and hundreds are re-
ported killed. The Danish government is
sending all relief possible.
State Auditor Charles Clinton, os Louisiana.
has been indicted by the grand Jury ON four in
dictments-two for misdemeanor in Office, one
Tor extortion in Office, and one for embezzling
100000 Of State funds. He was arrested and
subsequently released on S2S, 500 bail. =. The
American rife team were rendered dinner on
their arrival in Cork, during which compliment
tary speeches were made by both parties .....
Tom Mcclellan, desperate Of Cincinnati, who
will be remembered as the prisoner Hon.
Clement O. Vallandigham was defending at the
time OF the accident ending his life, was assas-
sinated In his barroom By some person un-
known. IA mob visited the Jail at Annapolis,
Md, and breaking in . door, took the keys
from the keeper by force, and secured the
negro simrus, whom they took out and hanged.
Simms was under arrest for brutal assault
upon n white lady named Jackson. He con-
fessed his crime previous to the hanging. %.
The Cincinnati Commercials Memphis cor
respondent says that the young crops Of corn
and cotton in the valleys Of Arkansas, White
Yazoo, St. Francis, and along the main rivers
south to the gulf were never moro promising
than now, and present appearances Indicate
the most prolific yield for many seasons.
The Maine Republican State Convention