The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-02-06
ARY OF NEWS.
nntern and Middle states.

hs inauguration Of Governor George b.
AcOleilAn at Trenton, n. j., was attended with
unusually imposing ceremonies. The hotels
we're crowded TO overhowing, and delegates
were present from New York, Philadelphia and
other places. At 1880 A. NJ. the legislative
committee on Inauguration proceeded in body
TO the residence OF Governor Mcclellan, who
received them formally. Accompanied by ex-
Governor Bede the party took their places in
the procession, which wended its way to the
capitol. There, after prayer, the oath OF office
was administered by Chief Justice Peasley. and
Ex-Governor Bedlo presented the great seal OF
the State to Governor Mcclellan, who then
delivered his inaugural address. He opened
with reference to the necessity for economy
In public expenditures referred to the country 4
finances AZ to other national and state topics,
and said further that " he who fails to exert
himself to secure the selection of good and
honest men for office, who abstains from
voting, who does not keep himself informed on
the action of the authorities and use his inhu-
ence to guide them Alright, not only neglects a
paramount duty, but under such institutions
as otfs - guilty of a grave fault"
BY an explosion in mine near Ashland, Pa,
four men were killed and three wounded. The
tfxposion was csused by quantity of sulphur
gas catching fire.
AS an excursion train was returning from
Moody aud Sankey meeting in Hartford
Conn.,, it fell through a trestle bridge into the
Pennington river, and a number of persons
were tuledsor injured. Twelve physicians
from Hartford were sent to the scene Of disas-
ter in relief train.
About thirteen persons are known to have
been killed and fifty wounded by the plunging
of the railway train through a bridge across
the Pennington river Conn. The train was
special, with two engines and eleven cars, and
left hartford at nine p. NJ with nearly six
hundred persons, who had been attending re-
vival meeting Of Moody and sankey. Just
0uuarNr H. IL
engines sank through the structure and were
followed by the smoking and passenger cars,
which fell upon one another. Although the
river was shallow the undermost passengers
we're drowned in the jam, while others were
thrown into the water where the ice had been
broken by the weight of the cars and we're
taken out nearly frozen. The residents of the
vicinity improvsed sledges OF saplinQs and
boughs, with cushions from the wrecked cars
and on these dragged the victims of the disas-
oer up the slope Of the bank, whence they were
taken to Hartford or to the neighboring houses
Samuel Bowles editor of the Springfield
(mass) Republican, died in that city Of paraly-
Sis OF the brain, aged fifty-two years Mr.
Bowles was widely known throughout the conn
try and was one of the most successful of New
England editors.
The New Hampshire Democratic State con-
vention was held in Concord and resulted in the
nomination of Frank Mexican for gov
ernor. The platform adopted reafirms the
national Democratic platform of 1876 con-
graduates " all good citizens upon the happv
results which have ensued through the adop-
ton OF Democratic principles by the national
administration in the Southern States - de-
ciares opposition to all measures by which the
public credit may be impaired opposes subsi-
dies and land grants to private corporations ::
fayors State rights and free trade calls for
strlcter supervision OF insurance companies and
savings banks, and demands more severe pun
lahmpnf 11Nar
man passing under the name OF James w
Johnson, but whose real name is jacques. for
merly broker of Chicago, killed woman in
New York named Mrs. Surnam, who had de-
serted her husband and was living with her
murderer. After knocking the woman down
with stove litter Jacques stabbed her SO en-
teen times, and then cut his own throat with a
razor. Both parties had grown up children.
While men were demolishing the old State
printing Office in Harrisburg Pa a wall sud-
denly gave way and severely injured three
men.
Western and Southern States.
The Iowa Legislature met in Des Moines and
organized. Governor Newbold, in his message e.
says the State finances are in bad conditisp
republican caucus renominated United States
Senator Allison by acclamation.
General Williams was nominated for the
United States Senate from Kentucky by the
Democratic caucus.
Messrs. Chestnut Il Debois prominent bank
ers OF Carlinville, ILL.,, have failed for large
amount.
In Brunswick county, n. c., seventeen miles
from Wilmington, shanty fell in and after
ward took hre, fatally crushing and burning
UT IouI men named ID. H. Thorpe, George Divane,
Dallas Williams and Adam BodhaIn. the two
last named colored.
The Illicit whiskey distillers of Wayue county
n.y., recently repelled government force Of
thlrty men, seriously wounding one officer and
compelling the rest to retreat s.-I
The Danville Qll.) Banking and Trust Com
pany las failed, and it is believed the deposit
tors VIII loose about $300,00
small boat containing nine boys-was swept
over q y Ill dam at Huntington, w. Va, and
four OF thom were drowned.
II was found necessary TO call ont the mill
tary IN San Francisco to guard against threat
fned attack Of an organized mob upon the
Chinese. "t0' '''o
Political: John II. Gear was inaugurated
governor of Iowa at Des Moines; General
9ohn B. Williams wss elected United Ststes
2enator from Kentucky, and the Maryland
tntsnlocfatic joint caucus nominated James b
rfoome for the same position.
From Washington.
Secretary Sherman appeared before the
house ways and means committee and argued
~ favor of the bill forming a postal savings
bank for depositors and for refunding the ma
ronal debt. The bill proposes tha. any holder
~ United States notes may deposit them at
ny postal mobey-order Office in the United
bsates. and shall be entitled TO receive there
fqr. free of charge. a postal order on the
feasurer Of the Uoited States. Such postal
rners, when presented to the treasure- at
Hashington in sums Of ten dollars. or multi
pies OF that sum, shall be convertible into GER
dcates Of deposit of the United States OF the
'pd and description provided for in the bill.
+cn certificates may also be issued in exchange
Egr United States notes at the United States
feasury, at the Office of any assistant treasurer
a 81 any designated depository Of the United
States. The cegti6eates N denosit sbaII 10
issued by the treasurer Of the United states
pf such form and description as he NAV pre-
soribe and of the denominations of $40, 900.
700 and 800, and shall bear interest at the