Daily Republican., 1879-12-10
NEWS sum MARY.
senator Blaine's Position oM Fin.
ances-Aid for the suHerers-NO
AcliOu Advised On the Finances
Other Incidents. Accidents,
G,rlsnes and CaNunltleN.


Other Incidents. Accidents,
Grimes and Casualties.
Senator Blaine is reported TO have
said on Monday that he would vote
against Secretary Sherman's recon-
mendation that the greenbacks be
divested Of their legal tender quality.
Mr.. Blaine thought it would be the best
to have each bank in the country re-
deem in coin as soon as there shall be
su fiicient accumulation Of 1t, and he
would let the legal tender notes alone
for the present rather than provoke an
angry financial excitement when the
country is awakening from i.s business
lethArgy.
At the meeting Of delegates Of Irish
Societies in Montreal, on Monday even
ing, the chairman said the st Patrick q
Society wotld only entertain the char
table question and leave politics alone.
They would try to secure the co-opera-
tion of all, without the distinction OF
creed, party or nationality. The meet
ing then adjourned until Friday night.
The Advisory Committee Of the Re-
publican Senatorial caucus will recon-
mend that no action be taken by the
party in regard to financial legislation
this winter. Mr.. Merritt, the sole dis
senting member, will recommend as a
minority, that greenbacks bs divest-
ted Of their legal tender and retired.
The farm house Of Richard and Will.
liam Needham, brothers, in London
township, ent., was entered on Sun.
day morning by masked burglars, who
took 5000 and clubbed the Needhams
so savagsly that their recovery is
doubtful.
Vim. Works, conductor of a freight
train on the Reading Railroad was
found dead on the track at Palo Alto
last evening, with. both legs and an
arm cut of. 1t is supposed he Was
killed while trying to jump on pass
ing coal train.
General Grant arrived in lndianape-
lis, yesterday, and had the usual well
come from the officials and citizens. He
will leave indianapolis this morning for
Louisville. He will be unable to visit
New York or Brooklyn this winter.
John Jordan, eight years of age, fell
while playing with broken umbrella
handle in Providence, R. l., yesterday,
and the stick pierced his eye, causing
death in few hours.
A freight train ran into a passenger
train at Eddy stone, near Chester, Pa ,
yesterday morning. and both engines
and passenger car were wrecked. Nc
persons were injured.
Peter Singer, Matthew Singer, Mrs
Maggie Singer and Peter Musse were
killed by a collision Of construction
train with their wagon, at Harrison,
Ohio, last evening.
At yesterdays Cabinet meeting ssc-
retary Schurz was authorized to notify
General Hatch to receive the Ute pris-
oners, with the assurance that they
shall be tried outside of Colorado and
New Mexico.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of Secretary McCrary to be
U. S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Cir
cult. There was Dither debate or de-
cision on the confirmation.
John Irving, a colored expressman in
Chicago, heard noise in his barn
about II o'clock on Monday night, and,
going to the place. was shot dead by
an unknown man. The murderer es,
capped.
Forty emigrants from Meriweather
county, Ga, passed through Atlanta,
yesterday, on the way to Texas and
Arkansas, where they intend to buy
land.
Three men were. burned by an explo-
sion of lire-damp in the Pittston Coal
Compauy's twin shaft at Pittston, yes
terday, and one OF them, named John
Hindle, is not expected to recover.
Enuy sinnal