Daily Republican., 1880-01-06
news SUMMARY.
A Legal Tender t,ase Before the
Uniied states supreme Court
Crooked Cashier = other Incl.
dents, Accidents, Grimes. Casual.

dents, Accidents, Grimes. Casual
ties, &c.
In the Supreme Court Of the Unitet
States yesterday, Chief Justice Wait,
announced that the motion to advanc,
the Chittenden legal tender case upor
the calender was denied. He said tn,
Court "would refuse to grant all mo
tions 10 advance cases involving i'm
portant constitutional questions so Ions
as they could not be heard before ful
bench" r.
Stephen II. Richards, cashier of thu
Commercial National Bank Of Saratoga
| N. Y, which failed in December, 1878
was arrested yesterday on charges o.
embszzling the funds Of the bank and
swearing to false reports Of It's condi
ton. He gave bail for an examination
on the 18th inst.
D. T. Porter, President Of the "Tax-
ing District" Of Memphis, Tenn, has
resigned, owing to the passage, by the
Council Of that district, yesterday, oi
an amendment practically repealing the
ordinance requiring the establishment
Of earth closets by the lst ofApril next
Commissioner Hatch telegraphs from
Almosa, COL, to Secretary Schurz, I'M
der date Of the 4th inst, that Adams
arrived there the night before, and ad'
vised that all the Indians " bs taken
TO Washington immediately on their ar
rival"
The fifth floor Of one section of the
Greenway Brewing Company's large
building, at Syracuse, N. Y, gave way
yesterday morning, carrying with 1t all
the other floors, and prscipitating large
quantities Of grain and hops into Onon-
daga creek. The loss Is estimated a'
$40, 600.
A boiler in the rolling mill Of Coates
Brothers, at Locust Point, Baltimore,
exploded last night, injuring ten msu
and q boy, but none fatally. The
mill was damaged to the extent Of about
$4,000.
Just after the new Sheriff took charge
last evening, at Columbus, Ohio, the
prisoners In the county jail made dash
for the door, and nine Of them includ-
ing man indicted for murder, made
their escape.
The braid mill at South Carver, Mass.
was burned on Sunday. Loss $65, 900,
The planning mill Of Ira 3. Doyings, in.
East Seventy.sixth street, New York,
was burned last night. Loss $35, ,0O0.
Joseph Coburn was fatally shot by
William Woolsey in a quarrel Of Co.
burns provoking, at Fountain City,
Dakota, yesterday morning.
The Steamer Fisher, carrying the
mails between Pensacola and Freeport,
burst her boiler yesterday, killing Cap
tain Watson and another man, and IA
tally scalding the engineer.
Mayor Prince, Of Boston, was inau-
guarated yesterday. The Boston Com
mon Council unanimously elected Har-
vey N. Shepard, President.
The Republican caucus Of the New
York Assembly, yesterday, nominated
General George H. Sharpe, Of Ulster
county, for Speaker, by unanimous
vete.
II is reported that Jesse James, the
outlaw, has died in Kansas, from the
pistol wound inflicted by George Shep-
pard short time ago.
Several persons in Albany N. Y, have
been arrested for removing from their
premises poles erected by the American
Union Telegraph Company.
A telegram from Toronto reports that
heavy rains during the last few days
have caused an overlooking in the
Maitland river, and destroyed consider
able property.
An old man, named Michael, was
murdered by unknown persons near
McGaheysville, Va, on Sunday.
Dennis Kearney arrived Ia Washing
ton last night, and will attend the
Greenback- Labor Conference on Thurs
day.
George Z. Locke, better known as
"Yaukee" Locke, the comedian, died
at his home in Dracutt, Mass, aged 81
years.
VIC. Keller, a post-ofice employee,
in Harrisburg, has been arrested and
held in $500 bail to answer the charge
of robbing letters.
General Grant had a formal reception
IN the City Hall at Fernandina yester-
lay.
Will Mr.. ward Please Answer.
On Monday evening, Jan. 9Th, 1879,
'our persons called at the residence of
George Ward, the assessor of the North
,rn District of this city, to be assessed,
Ill of them boni fids residents of this
,ity. Mrs. Ward informed them that
Mr.. Ward requested her to inform all
,allers to be assessed, that he would
lot assess any persons who would call
Until the last day Of January, at which
line he would sit at the City Hail.
Now will Mr.. Ward please inform the
,ublic by what authority he can as as.
lessor refuse to assess any citizen of his
District who may call upon him for
hat purpose He will please take
lotice, that the names Of all persons
egally entitled to be assessed, no may
'all upon him and ask to be assessed,
will be faithfully kept, with proof Of
heir demand on the assessor for legal
assessment. On the evening referred
o, George H. Wingate and two other
persons beside myself were witnesses
0 the statement made by Mrs. Ward.
,-s WIN. W. SIMMONS.
Tho Thomas A Smyth Post.
The members Of the Thomas A. 1