Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-07-10
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From the National Capital.

d the Secretary of the Treasury of the
,e Of 81 ,6l5, 525 Of national bank currency
re May 81, upon which so per cent. oil
Il tender notes will be retired as provided
'liaw. The whole amount of additional
l K circulation since the passage of the
of January IA last is S7,7s5, $50. Out
ding legal tenders during July will be
I,772,5S0.
western Items.
adam Inspector Daniels arrived al
eyenne, w. T., few days ago, from Red
nd Agency, bringing with him proper
,ers signed by the Indians, relinquishing
ir rights in Nebraska. He feels certain
il the Northern Indians agree there will
no trouble in treating for the Black
Is. He reports that he met large numbers
miners between Cheyenne and White
ger, en- route to Clusters Gulch.
our prisoners named w. j. McDaniels,
of the Muncie railroad robbers, and a
ed desperate of Missouri, at one time
nected with the notorious James gang
l. Dunn, alias A. K. Montgomery, horse
4 and Kentucky outlaw; and Robert
alls and Elijah Ledford, railroad thieves,
powered the Jail guards at Lawrence,
Isas, recently, and escaped They stole
IS and pistols from the jailer's office,
( the sheriff's horse, and stole another
a citizen, and McDaniels afterward sur.
iered. He had been wounded by shot
by citizen.
Crimes.
, Eilliam Thomas was shot at Shoemaker's
.iery, Mahony City, Pa, by party of
CHS. Some stock was killed at the same
gner and Rufer, the Cincinnati man.
tiers, have been granted new trial by
Supreme Court of Ohio.
Disasters by Fire.
n incendiary fire at Mystic, Conn, de-
Eyed the Norwood Woelen Mills. Loss,
1000; insurance, SS0,000......A recent fire
ackson, Tenn, broke cut in Hammond's
. cery store, and extended east to Church
ct. and north to Lafayette street, destroy
half the entire block, including the
holic Church, VonronkePs grocery,
. gels confectionery, cotton compress,
other buildings. The Odd Fellows and
llin's HALL were also on fire, but saved
great exertion. The loss will probably
h 200, with little insurance. The
nsive wooden mills of House, Lingure 4
at Hawthorne, near. Patterson, n. j.,
.ntly burned down, entailing a loss of
4 900; insurance, $4,000.
ne lumber and grist mills of l.. n.
lger, and store of ). F. Cooley, at North
, 'ley, Mass, were recently burned, with a
of $4,000, insured for $500, and
ley's loss of $1,000, with an insurance of
00......A special from Peoria, ILL.,, says
y broke out in Princeville, ILL.,, and de-
yed six wooden buildings, causing loss
, bout $4,000, with little insurance. 1t
, imposed the fire was caused by incen-
les.
block of business houses at Kinney,
"a, was recently destroyed by fire. Loss,
900.
he Memphis Appeals Helena ark
,ial says: An incendiary fire destroyed
World newspaper and job office, hide
lent, Official, and Burnett's Job office, to-
Ter with the entire block. Loss on the
rid office, $1,000 insured for $1,000.
nett's loss is fully covered by insurance.
Il loss not given.
Items I'm General.
arties from California have purchased the
cock Silver Smelling works in Chicago,
| will, as soon as possible, commence re-
ng ore brought from Shasta Mines, in
fornia. When fully equipped it is ex-
ted to turn out ten tons of ore and twenty
iuxing a day. This ore has heretofore
N sent to Swansea, Wales.
libel suit has been instituted in Pitts
tg, Penn, by Major A. NJ. Brown, on the
t of VIM. S. Evans, against William S.
untz and Mail publishing company, to
over damages for an alleged libelous edi-
ial article published in the allegheny Nail,
tue Esd inst. The article was headed, as
Iual Justice ?" and spoke of Mr.. Evans
others as living in luxurious style on
ey stolen from the Indians and Govern
Il. The plaintiff says the accusations are
,e and malicious, and were published
IA intent to defame and injure him. He,
fefore, brings suit claiming damages in
! sum of $4,000 Gen. George A. For
ne has, upon the recommendation of
utenant- General Sheridan, been ordered
europe on business connected with the
'tary service.
he Iowa Republican State Convention has
Minated Samuel j. Kirkwood for Cover
!, and j. j. Newbold for Lieutenant Gov
or. The platform regards gold and silver
he only reliable legal tender, and cur
!, " convertible with coin should therefore
gradually attained; opposes third term !;
orses the present public school system /;
opposed to concession of public lands to
ways; fayors a revenue adjusted to
ourage home industry; and approves
national and State AdmjRist;, ions.......
California Democratic Convention, in a
mt session nominated William Irwin for
ernor. The platform opposes profit
system of public improvements by the
leral Government; opposes the diversion
he school fund to other than legal pur-
les: opposes prohibitosy laws, the iniqui-
of the protective system, and the curse
nconvertible paper money; favors the
.dy completion OF trans-continentai
-oad on the thirty-second parallel, sub.
Il TO such limitation by the Federal and
e governments as shall protect the rights
he people; and condemns the doctrine
: -eby the power of the State to
snt importation of degraded per
; for immoral purposes is denied.
n Notes from Abroad.
reat floods reported in France, at Tou
.e. The loss of life there is appalling.
he st. Cyprien quarter two hundred ant
Zen corpses have already been found
~ violence of the torrent frustrated effort,
seseue the unfortunate inmates of houses
several men were drowned in the at
ftpt. Twenty thousand persons are de
red of means of subsistence in Toulous,
nc. Disasters elsewhere are almost o.
al magnitude. The lower part of the
y of Morssac, on the Tarn, is under water
: Trem0ullet, in the Department of AR
e, five houses only remain standing ou
ur hundred. In the district of Folk, same
l-tment, two villages are completely sub
tsed, and many dead bodies have beer
i'd. Crops of all kinds throughout the
ldated districts have been destroyed. &c.
: Dublin, the Grand Lodge of Masons, o.
and, gave a banquet to the visiting
ksmen belonging to the Masonic Order
e assemblage was large and brilliant
l,ng the guests were gentlemen represent
| Nova Scotia, Portugal, Canada, New
TX, Virginia, and Illinois. Compliment
toasts were drank with great enthusiasm
tsrs. Bodine and Fulton responded for