Daily Republican., 1879-08-21
FIRST EDITION.
NEWs SUMMARY.

.n.c oufet-An old Teleg raph
s.n Desd-DestFuctive ffFes-A
Meetfns OF Mexican war Veterans
-0ther Incidents, Accidents and
crimes. ....... ..,..... b..
Quebec remained quiet yesterday. A
eating Of delegates OF the rival labor
osisties and citizens was held last eve.
s;no and 1t was resolved that each
'ooiety should continue to work accord
M to its own rules, and that each
,bSould guarantee the other against in
,sr,erencs. The delegates Of both sooi.
.,i.s signed the minutes Of the meeting.
rhs troops remained under arms all
pight
Henry J. Rodgers, the agent in the
erection Of the first telegraph line in
he vorld-that between Baltimore and
Wmhingt gton--died yesterday in Balti.
mors, aged SO years. He was couse-
busntly Superintendent Of the North
american Telegraph Company, and
"a, the author Of the code Of marine
jguals now used in all ports Of ths
rnited States.
A fire at csfrollton, opposite East
Saginaw, Mich, yesterday morning,
ss.royed the saw mill and salt block
Ssnborn Il Bloss, with 1000 barrels
salt, 5000, 900 slaves, 1000 cords Of
rood, $500, 900 feet of mbsr,a cooper
|hop. a boarding honss and four dwell.
sss. Loss, about $125 900; insurance
5000.
The State Association Of Mexican War
eterans of Ohio met in Columbus
yesterday and appointed q committee
arrange with the National Committee
br the holding Of q National Conven-
lon Of the Mexican soldiers. 1t Is In.
ended to frame a petition to Congress
skiing that the pensions Of ex Mexican
pdiers be "equalized with those Of ex-
Union soldiers"
The thirty. four head Of cattle brought
Halifax from the wrecked steamer
tsts of Virginia, on Sable Island, have
ssu sent to St. Johns, N. f., their
purchaser being prevented from land
BIZ them by the Dominion orders
gainst American cattle. ...,. -.,-
A train of % loaded oil tanks on the
unbury, Hazleton and Wilkssbarrs
lsilroad was wrecksd and burned at
ipps' Station, seven miles from Sun
Jury, on Tuesday night. The trestle
ridge over the run at Kipps' was also
urned.
The President yesterday appointed
lhilip s. Wales, Of Maryland, naval
lsdical inspector, to be Surgeon Cen
bal Of the Navy and Chief Of the Bu-
ssu of Medicine. in place Of J. Win
prop Taylor, retired.
Il. P. Williams, the Working Mems
hndidate for Representative in Con.
ress in the Second California District,
as declined. and 4. J. Clunie, the
FBlks" candidate, has been nOmina-
ID by the Working Mems Committee
his place.
Secretary Schurz addressed an
udience of 1000 persons in Cincinnati
st evening. Secretary Sherman ad-
ressed about 1000 persons at Steubsn-
ille on the financial and other is
ues of the day. tHb.th
The driver boys and car runners Of
be Exeter colliery, operated by the
|ehigh Valley Company, at Pittston,
10 on strike for higher wages. The
fine and nearly 500 men and boys are
fs. 7
The Wright Congressional Commit
\ have finished their investigation Of
be labor question in San Francisco,
|pd some of them left that city for
fipto the Yosmite yesterday.
The Soldiers' Reunion at Madison,
fd', yesterday, was attended by about
p thousand people. General Morton
Hunter and Judge Cravens wers
|noog the speakers.
(ae men employed at the Richardson
Plllery, Glen Carbon, who struck two
(eeks ago, resumed work yesterday at
ef old wages. .'-a4Tz.rs'ls 5000 ,a.sss-s ...s'
The Treasury, Department yesterday