Daily Republican., 1879-11-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
Or Carefully Prepared Chapter Of
Accidents and Incidents Occur
ring All over the Csuntry. Con.
densed from Dispatches.

densed from Dispatches.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
sent a gold lifc-saying medal to Captain
Thomas f. sandsbury, who, in the
storm of March 81 and April lst, 1879,
organized an expedition in the waters
around Nantucket, which was the
means Of saving many lives. Silver
medals have been sent TO John B Dun
ham, Edwin R. Smith, George Il. Coffin,
Henry 4. Coffin, Andrew Brooks, Mar
Gus w. Dunham, and James G. Sands
bury, who accompanied Captain Sands
bury ia tle expedition. A gold medal
has also been sent to Captain Isaac +.
Mayo, who headed volunteer crew
for the rescue by boat of several persons
irom the wreck OF vessel on Cape Cod
on the 4th Of April last.
The Coorsd Peoples Industrial Ex-
hibitior, at Raleigh, n. e., closed yes
terday. 1t was the first exhibition OF
lis kind in this country entirely under
the management Of colored people, and
is said to have been success. Il. Is.
Elliott, of South Carolina, delivered an
address on Wednesday, in which he be-
sought his colored friends "to cultivate
the amicable relations the two races are
now enjoying"
The Advisory Committee" OF the
Republican leaders in Augusta, Me-,
have gone home, the matter OF the eiec-
ton returns having been transferred 10
the Supreme court of the State. II is
understood that the application OF the
Republican Senators will be tried before
the full Court, instead OF the Chief JUS
tics alone.
The Interior Department will soon
issue circular, saying that by the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court,
declaring the Trade Mark law uncon-
stitutionsl, the Patent Office registration
is made Intellectual as means OF pro-
lection but the Department will con-
tiuue to register trade marks for persons
desiring to do SO.
Boats were somewhat delayed yester-
day on portions Of the Erls Canal by
Ice, which had frozan so thick that
breakers had to be used to keep a pas-
sage open. The weather moderated
last night, and it was believed all the
boats in the canal would get to tide
water before the closing OF navigation
Edward C. Palmer, ex-preaiieHt OF
the Louisiana Savings Bank, was
indicted in New Orleans yesterday,
for making false entries in the books
OF the bank with intent to deceive the
stockholders and depositors as to its
condition He was admitted to bail
in 10000.
The committee appointed in Cincin-
natl to arrange for General Grants re
cep,ion decided last night to hold a
grand reception in Music Hall on the
day of his arrival, and have banquet
in the evening, The General will ar
rive in Cincinnati on Decsmbsr lltb
and leave next day for the East.
Psttis county, Missouri, and Sedalia,
Der county seat, have sold their stock
in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, the respective amounts being
$40 900 aud $4,000 Jay Gould is
understood to be the purchaser. Other
counties in Central Missouri are selling
their stock in this road.
u PIX. Barger, for seventeen years
chief clerk OF John Jermyer, a coal op-
orator of Scranton, Pa, has been ar.
rested for embezzling his employers 5
money, and committed III default Of
$5OOO bail. 1t is said he has stolen
$50, 900, his theft having begun sever
al years ago.
Edward Holmes. colored youth OF
l6 years was hanged at Union Court
House, $. c., yesterday, for ielonious
assault upon two year old girl. Geo.
Gary, colored, was hangrd at Beaufort,
s. c., for the murder Of another colored
man, in dispute about fifty cents.
Our Consul at Znrich, Switzerland,
reports continued decline in the
watch and silk trade with the United
States, owing both to the rivalry OF
ADerican goods aud the unusual zeal
of the custom house IN exacLing full
duties on imp0rtatlonS.
The treasurer of Society OF the Army
of the Cumberland yesterday made Il
fual payment OF 81, 6l2 on the Thomas
Istatus. The total cost of tue statue
and its pedes al was s59 524, OF which
the SOUL ptor received S35 900.
The revenue cutters Albert Gallatin,
Alexander Hamilton, j. Dallas, Sam
uel Dexter, Levi Woodbury., U. s.
Grant, Thomas Ewing, Hugh McCul-
loch ana Schuyler Coltax, have been
designated tor special winter cruising.
The recent rains we're insufficient to
remove thu effects of the long drought
in the Upper Delaware and NaVersink
rivers. which are lower than they ever
were before.
The Committee on Rules Of the u. 5.
House of Representatives met i'll wash
. ineton Yesterday, and nearly finished
thu revision of tie rules which was
begun at Long Branch.
Three more men, who were on :he
ting Seymour's wrecked fleet on Lake
Ontario, have come Ashore on one OF
the scows, near Fair Haven. This re-
duces the number otthe missing to six.
The public schools of Springfield, H.,
will be closed until January lst, there
being 500 cases of scarlet fover in the
town.
The telegraph cable between Jamaiea
and Colon has been repaired. That
between Antigua and Guadalupe is in
terrupted.
Frank Downing, Jr., aged II years,
is suffering from hydhrophia in Ches-
ter, Pa. lie was bitten by a dog six
/ weeks sgo.