Daily Republican., 1880-12-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
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COlOntxers-POlitlcs, DC.
The Yorktown Centennial Association
will to-day submit programme tn the
Congressiopa, Committee on the York
town Celebration which, it is expec. ed
will be adopted. The celebration will
begin on the 9th Of October, 1881, and
last twenty-five days. The UDited
States Government will be allotted the
opening day, the day of laying The
coner. stone and the closing day. The
other days will be allotted to the States
which have been admitted to the Union
since the Revolutionary War.
General Grant arrived in Washing.
ton yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Jesse Grant and
Senior Romero. General Grant was es
9orted TO the residence of General Reale,
whose guest he is, by committee OF
the Boys in Blue, including General
Logan, Burnside and Rawley, and also
by procession Of several hundreds o.
the Boys. The General will be given 6
public reception in the Masonic Temple
t!his evening. He will return to New
York on Friday.
Payns's coloaizsrs, who raided in the
Indian Territory and were expelled by
the troops, remained camped yesterday
at the Hunnewell, north of the Terri
tcrial line. Payne has been depssed from
command. The troops confronting the
raiders have been reinforced, and a
cavalry company is scouting in the
0klshoma district TO keep out small
parties from Texas or Arkansas.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Reun
has authorized Collectors WoOdcock, al
Nashville, and Clark, at Atlanta, tC
increase their revenue parties, and
equip them with breech-loading arms,
in view ofthe resistance offered by illio
it distillers.
Secretary Thompson, yesterday, re
quested the President to appoint hii
successor as Secretary of the Navy, ii
time to permit his retirement from tha
GO on Monday next. The Presiden
accepted the resignation, and has des
ignated Secretary Ramsey to perform
the duties of Secretary of the Navy, 81
well IS those Of Secretary OF War, frOu
the Goth inst.
The President yesterday, nominated
Edgar Stanton, of Illinois, to be Consu
General at St. Petersburg Wolfgant
Schoenie, of Ohio, Consul at Barmer
Prussia; John Hall, U. s. Marshal fol-
Western Pennsylvania; and First Lieu
tenant Samuel +. Tillmsn, of the Ma
riues, to be Professor of Chemistry
Mineralogy and Geology, at West Point
Tae Supreme Court of Louisiana hal
affirmed the decision OF Judge Houston
sustaining the legality of the recent mu
nicipal election in New Orleans, ant
declaring the candidates elected enti
tied to their Offices.
A switching engine in the Boston ant
Providence Railroad yard at Boston
ran into an incoming local psssenge
train yesterday morning. the engin
o! the passenger train was thrown fron
the track and buried itself among th'
iron columns supporting the Berkley
street bridge, damaging the structure
50 badly that it will have to be close'
for some time. The engine was wreck
ed.
John Riley and James Troy were ar
rested in Montreal, on Saturday, 1ol
drunkenness. 1t was ascertaiDed tina
they had lett the Kingston Peniten
tiary only the day before, but, not
withstanding this, they had in thei
pockets a number Of skeleton keys an
burglars files.
Railroad Commissioner Beerstecke
was shot in San Francisco, on Sunda
night, by Antoine Fischer President oft
German Working Mems Club. of whic
Beerstecker was a member. TIL
wound is not considered fatal. uf
before the shooting, Fischer had bee
importuning Bserstecker to get hi
some office.
The date for the official closing {
the Delaware and Rsritan Canal is th
18Th inst. The canal is frozen up, an
number Of boats are ice bound, hr
an effort will be made to get them OF
before the water is let Oft.
The weather throughout Cansd
moderated yesterday, and rain or slt'
fell in most Of tho Ontario districts.
: ]. sulliyan Hale, aged "a years, fs
ther of Eugene Hale, had his sku
fractured by stroke of lever, las
Saturday, in Turner, Maine. He
not expected to recover.
Lieutenant Commander, Henry {
t Nielis, U 6. N, died at his residenc
in West Chester, Peuna., yesterds
morning of pleuro pneumonia. he wa
> IS years OF age.
A bill in equity for the removal
Xachariak Chaftee from the trusteeshi
t of the Sprague estate was filed in tn
q. S. Circuit Court st Boston, yestel
day. A hearing will take place II
morrow.
In the suit of Bernard Maurice sgsins
Rear Admiral Worden, in the Commo
Pleas Court at Baltimore, ior $4,000
dana ges, for alleged libel, the jury yet
terday, under instruction from tn
Conrt, gave verdict for defendant.
Assistant Surgeon Glszier died ,
yellow fever in Key West on Sunday
MP. T. Barnum is convalescing.