Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-31
NEWS SUMMARY

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thousand children participated in
singing, parades, etc.
A Canada dispatch speaks of snow
storm on re 23d inst.
George A.. Boxer, minister to Rus
sia has resigned.
Several days ago a letter was re-
ceived by the president purpOrting to
be from ]. R. Lewis, chief justice of
Washington Territory, resigning that
position, and concluding with the re-
mark that on retiring to private life
he was In full accord with the recon-
ciliation policy of the President. Not
suspecting the genuiness of the letter
the president appointed Associate JUS
tice Green of the same territory to fill
the vacancy supposed to be OCCASION
ed by the alleged resignation. In
formation has since been received
from Judge Lewis and others by tele-
graph pronouncing the letter for
gerry, and Senator Mitchell represent
ed these facts to the president, who,
thereupon reversed his action, thus
continuing Judge Lewis in office.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has
signed the bill appropriating S575, 900
for the erection of a new State lunatic
hospital to relieve the other institu-
tions for the insane, which are gener-
ally overcrowded.
Salt is now imported in large guam
titles from Europe at low rates. Ship
owners prefer it to ballast for western
passage.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
received an anonymous letter post
marked Washington d. c.. contain
ing the sum of $500 as contribution
to the conscience fund.
The National Lodge of Good Tenn
plars convened at Portland, Me-, on
the 23d. Mrs. Van Pelt, G.. w. C. n. !
of Nebraska, Is In attendance.
The business of the Republican
Life Insurance Co., Chicago has been
put into the hands of a receiver.
A dispatch of the 25th says: Ao-
cording to previous arrangement, a |
g GEnrei 4<,s aetiae5- rvns kSlA- in FVasRins-t
ton last night, for the purpose of or
ganizing O national party. About
fifty persons from different states were
present. Those from the North ex-
pressed themselves strongly again nst
the course of the President and his
cabinet, alleging that they retained
In office men who are opposed to the
principles of the Republican party to
the exclusion of Its tried and true ad-
herents. The Republicans from the
South declared that the President had
discarded the States which had elect
ed him, and given office to the ene-
mics of the party. Resolutions were
adopted organizing the meeting into
a national joint body. Permanent
officers were elected, with power to
institute branches throughout the
country, with headquarters at Wash l
Ington.
The Sons of Temperance, of the ,
State of Massachusetts, have ninety {
six divisions, and q membership of
;, ISL males and 2,679 females.
Gen. Beauregard, who lives In New s
Orleans, has become very poor.
1t Is said that man in Boston who :
was converted under the preaching of i
Mr.. Moody, has made restitution of
'l3, 900 which he stole several years
lgo.
The wife of poor Irishman In st. 8
Louis recently delivered four babies .
or him-three boys and one girl.
)ne of the males died soon after its :
firth. The others appeared to be well a
ormed healthy babes of about seven y
'ounds each.
Simins. the fugitive slave who was n
aptured by Attorney General Devens, e
Vhen the latter was United States o
narshal at Boston during Fillmore's
administration, and under the fugitive a
lave law turned over to the authori- . .
les at Savannah, Ga. has been ap- 81
ointed messenger in Gen. Deven's s
apartment.
Gen. E. B. Tyler has been appoint ,
d postmaster at Baltimore. ri
NJ. ]. Hatch of North Troy, VT, ed b
or of the Palladium was recently as o. .,
aulted on the street by Miss Had n,
'ck, who threw red pepper in his O.
yes and then cowhided him. An OF
rticle refleoting on herself and fami- e.
: led to the affair. Both parties are ~ ~
ell connected, and the community k
much excited. OF
If the Pope lives until the Sd of 3. =,
une he will have been Pope just fifty ..
ears. =
Col. w. P. Carter of New Orleans i
'cently stabbed by White, agambler,
dead.
Jack Wilson. colored, of Dover
enn., was hanged on the 18th for the
urder of Wiley McClist.
Two brothers named Mcdonald of
idland, Mich, got on drunk few
'ys ago during which they quarrel
!, and fought, and one stabbed the
her fatally. II