Daily Republican., 1879-06-14
NEWS SUMMARY.


Rsl,fmOre Insurance Case The
Crops - CaliGornia's commercial
treaty with France - COnstltn-
,,oDal ConvensIOn-Seizure Of H.
uctt Stt,ls-Other Accidents and
DOtngs.
The suit of the Merchants and Miners
transportation Company Of Baltimore
apainst the Firemen's Insurance Com
pauy, to recover not only for actual
iamape to one of their vessels by fire,
hut for the general average assessment
upon the ship, as an immediate and
rroximate result of the fire. was deci-
dei by Judge Dobbin, in the Superior
Ceurt, in that city, yesterday, in favor
of the insurance company. The latter
had offered the amount for actual dam
age, but denied the right to recover for
general average loss upon the cargo as
risk not within the terms of the poll
cy, and its action was sustained by the
Court. The case will be appealed.
The Cleveland "Leader" Of yester-
day publishes crop reports from all
,h. important points in Northern Ohio,
and several places in Western Penn
sylvania, which show that very little
iamage was done by last weeks frosts.
The corn crop promises to be failure,
owing to the long drouths preceding
the frosts. There is promise Of two
thirds of the usual yield of oats and
wheat. The hay crop will be very
light, the fruit crops light, and potatoes
fair.
A special meeting of the San Fran
cos Chamber of Commerce was held
yesterday, at which NJ. Leon Chateau
read an address in favor of CONNER
cial treaty with France. After some
debate on the address, the Chamber
unanimously adopted resolutions de-
claring itself "decidedly and emphati-
cally opposed to the proposed reciprocity
treaty with France"
/ In the Louisiana Constitutional Con.
vention yesterday, Mtssrs. Stone and
nFavrot advocated the majority report,
and Messrs. Breauk and KernOchan the
minority report of the Committee on
S,ate Debt. The debate will continue
to day. The Convention refused tt
adopt a substitute for the Public Edu
cation ordinance, authorizing State aic
to sectarian schools.
The class day exercises at Brow1
University took place yesterday. The
opcning address was delivered by Ar
thur ii. Harrington, the class presiden
Gorham Easterbrook, Of Boston, dcliv
cred Al Grafton on "Mahhood," ant
'harles S. Boyer, of Philadelphia, de
ivered the class poem on 1.-The sons O
Thor.'
A petition, with 10000 81 gnature
was presented at the Cabinet M etin
yesterday, asking Executive clemenc
Reynolds, the polygamist, whose sen
t-nc- to the Penitentiary was recently
confirmed by the Supreme Court 0
utah. No decision was reached.
Since Monday last, the day set for thu
commencement of the conversation o
the refunding certificates into Foul
Per Cent. Bonds, thirteen million {
such certificates have been received b
the Treasury for conversion. When tn
oppration Is completed the certificate
will ie destroyed.
Judge John A. Peters, of Bangor, de
cIined to be a candidate for the Reput
cau nomination for Governor OF Maine
Joseph l.. Smith, of Oldtown, Maine
has accepted theiGreenback nominato
tor Governor of that State.
The Working Men of San Francisco
have nominated W. c. Hoagland to b
member of the State Board of Equal
zation. He Is an architect. They hav
Nominated E. J. Beerstecher for Rail
road Commissioner for the San Francis
co district
The members Of the Chicago Com
m-rcial Club arrived in Boston yester
lay. They were escorted to their hott
by the Boston Commercial Club, an
afterwards visited tn. State House
where they were received by the Lieut.
Governor.
The Greenback State Committee {
N-w York met in Syracuse yesterday
barmonized the differences of the Ne
York city factions, and decided to hol
the State Convention in Utica on tn
18th of August.
The practice ships Constitution, Ma
lower and Standish left Annapolis yes
prday, with the cadet midshipme;
and engineers, for their summer cruise