The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-05-29
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eastern and Middle States

chlluren was struck by a raft on the Alleqhetl
river, near Pittsburg, and two of the wome
drowned.
Deaths on the rail Thomas Goran. A brake
man ON a Waikiki Valley railroad train, Will
making jump from a caboose to a fat ca
near Shawangunk, N. Y, fell with his le
on the track and the train passed over il in tw
places he was brought to Rondout, and die,
about five O'Clock. Charles Tuttle, a residen
OF katonah, N. T., was instantly killed by tn
Chatham express, at point half way between
katonah and Bedford he was walking on th,
track directly towards the coming train, bu
being very deaf and having the setting sun il
MS eyes, did not perceive his danger.
The State convention of the National party
OF Pennsylvania met in Philadelphia for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for governor
and other offices. Frank Hughes, of Schuvl.
Kill, was the chairman. A motion to nominate
no one who has not severed all connection with
other parties was adopted after long debate.
The officers nominated were For governor,
\. II. Mason, of Mercer for heutenant-poy-
ernor Christopher Shearer, of Berks for
secretary of internal affairs William H.
! Wright, of Philadelphia for Judge of the
! supreme court, Ben. s. Bently, Of Lycom-
! ing. In the platform Of the convention
the principles adopted by the national conven-
ton at Toledo in February last are re-enumer-
ated. 1t declares that the government should
furnish aid to families desirous of settling upon
the public lands favors rigid economy in the
administration of public affairs; demands the
elght-hour system of labor; the abolition of
the prison contract system Of labor; graduated
system Of income tax by which the wealth of
the nation, rather than the industry Of the
people should pay the expenses of the govern
ment wholesome and permanent tariff laws
Tor the protection Of American industry; asserts
that education should be free, secular and
industrial, and no property except what belongs
10 the government should be exempt from
taxation; recommends that women have eoual
civil and political rights; demands that national
paper money or greenbacks, based not alone
on the two metals, silver and gold but upon
the entire wealth and integrity of the nation.
should be issued in sufficient quantities to re-
Vive our PROSTATE industries by enabling the
people to associate freely with each other in |
the exchange of services, commodities and
Ideas, and thereby end the suffering and ruin |
OF our people; this money to be legal tender
Tor all debts, public and private, and as money |
represents accumulated labor, its annual in |
crease or interest to be limited to the general |
average yearly increase in all branches of |
American industry, which does not now exceed
. per cent. per annum, this principle hereafter
to be applied to all debts and every violation
OF II TO be punished as a misdemeanor.
Charles Morgan, one of New York's merchant
princes, is dead at the age of eighty-three. He
leaves fortune of S19, 600, 000
Frederick Butzell was instantly killed and
George schutt badly wounded by a mass of
1etached rock while descending mine near
I ttottsv'lle, Pa, and at Glen Carbon, Pa, John
Anwhyle was killed and Thomas Morgan seri-
ously injured by an explosion of gas in a mine.
The Union National Bank. of Lewisburp
Pa, has suspended, and the Home Mutnal In
'urance Company, Of Boston, Mass has been
'nJoined from doing further business. the liza
'llltles amounting to nearly double the assets.
The National party Of Pennsylvania has re-
considered its platform adopted at the Phila-
lelphla convention, and has adopted another,
Which is more explicit than the one repudiated.
western and Southern States.
At an election riot in Weldon, N. o.. John
'urnell, colored man, was killed and Cantain
|. 3; Emery was badly hurt. The latter and
Inother man were held in 81, 900 bail. ~
dangerous counterfeit note of the denomi-
iauon or $lO0 on the Merchants National
3ank OF New Bedford, Mass, has been put in
lrculatien in the Western States.
Miss Susan A. Stuart, a pubic school teacher
I lions Church, Norfolk county. Va, was
ound dead in her room over the school honse
Ter pocketbook, riied of its contents. was
ylng near the body, and there were other evil
ences of foul play.
municipal elections have been held in vari
us cities and towns of indiana, with varying
esults, In some cases the Republicans electinS !
majority OF the ticket in others the Demo.
rots. AT Terra Haute three tickets were i'm tha Z
cid, and the new National party elected their :
indldate for mayor by twenty-one plurality.
1t is asserted that frauds upon the govern. r
ent by whisky ring in Cincinnati have been L
scoVeled, amounting to about 81 250, ,OOo b
reasury agents were sent from Washington a
cretly to Cincinnati to investigate the matter. g
ne frauds nave been committed by reflling s
'ckaSes, the reuse of stamps fraudulent O
laglng, and the use of peculiarly shaped a
rrel which would permit the distiller to placa N
the barrel three or four gallons more than il o
'peared to hold. The evidence in the posses l.
1n @ OF lhe government officers in regard to o
ese frauds is said to be conclusive.
Memphis, Tenn, has been visited bv a terri H
whirlwind which unroofed or flooded many A
the houses and caused a large amount of
mage.
A loss of $4,000 was incurred by the de-
uctlon by ire Of Henshaw d Sons chair fac fc
y IN CINCINNATI. Insurance, $35, 900. ~
United States Senator J. d. Cameron. Of a
nnsylvama, was married in Cleveland, Ohio. =:
Miss Elizabeth b. Sherman. The went had IL
81 long talked OF IN Washington, and many 81
1mlnent persons from the national capital pt
re present. cc
he schooner Geno capsized in a souall on v,
ke Pontchartrain, La, and the captain with Il
on board excepting small boy were lost. ~
From Washington. re- re
The House committee on education and labor Tt
'eed upon substitute for the several pend -
bills to restrict the immigration of Chinese. q
makes 1t misdemeanor for the master o II
vessel to take on board at any foreign port th
ateYer any number exceeding fifteen Chinese th
'sehgers, whether male or female, with the ~,
ent 10 bring such passengers TO the United r
tes, and provides that thu act shall take 10
ect from and after January 1. IN
! b. Packard, Of Louisiana, has been nom 50
TED by the President to be United States DC
1el. 1suI AZ Liverpool, and Lucius Fairchild, tn
vermont to be consul-general at Paris oo
ten. Mcdowell has been instructed To insti e
Q yllgant watchfulness along the southern e..
der OF Arizona and Southern California 10 III
vent violation Of the neutrality laws by the la
30 reyolutonists, and to arrest any and all RI
ties who are suspected Of congregating ON FI
border for that purpose. Gen. Ord has I'm
med the war department that he has made A.,
b disposition of the force under his COM In
az as Will, In his Judgment, with the coop es
hon Of other Federal officers and fbe Ststo
,ials, prevent any serious violation ~ tbe