Daily Republican., 1881-11-17
EWs RUMnARY.
Refundlng North Csrelins's Dsbr
Moro Cabinet Speeulations.

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The Treasurer of North Carolina re
ports that over SS,0OO,OOO of tn,
old North Carolina bonds have beer
funded into new four per cents undel
the Compromise act Of 1879. The time
within which the act operates is nov
drawing TO u clos, and all operations
will cease January lst. There Is about
u ,OOO, 900, of the old debt still .unrep
resented, the holders not having avail
ed themselves of the act.
The report of Lieut.. Berry, accom-
panied by maps of Wrangell Island,
reached theNavy DepartD ent yesterday y
morning. What was formerly known
as Wrangell Land is shown to be an
island, about 60 miles long by 20 wide,
Its shape being almost that of a
parallelogran with the corners round.
ed off.
The creditors Of the South Bo ston
MASS. Iron Company yesterday
authorized IA sale of its property 20 the
Old Co oney Railroad, provided that
, the stockholders ratity their action.
The investigating committees state
ment Of the company's finances shows
surplus of assets over liabilities OF
about $3.50, 900.
A broken switCAbar at the Dedham
branch of the New York and New En-.
gland Railroad, at Elm wood, Mass.
threw the engine and four cars of a
passenger traia off the track. The last
two cars We're filled with workmen, who
were all injured none of them serious
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The police OF Englewood, H., are
searching Tor the murderer or murder
ers OF Miss Ellen kesner, 20 years,
a student at the normal school, whose
headless trunk was found on Tuesday
Dight at the Wabash Railroad crossings.
Her body was shockingly cut apparent
ly with knife.
James l.. Ridgely, since 1919 Grand
Corresponding and Recording Secretary
of the Grand Lodge Of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of the United
States, ard for IL years Register OF
Wills of Baltimore county, died yeste1
day in Baltimore, in his 18th year
President Arthur, in reply to some
Office SEEKERS, is reported rs saying that,
he would change Officers tor roper cause
but not because they were not Grant
R:pubicans His aim would be to
keep constantly in view the good of the
service aud of the Republican party a.
awhoie.
John w. Lsnahan, clerk In the Bal
tim.re Post office, was sent to Jail yes
ierday for .mbczzlins valuable pack
ages from the mails. He was detected
by decoy letter containing money,
part of which he spent at q restaurant.
w. W. Scranton, late Manager of the
Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company,
Obtained in Wilkesbarre, Pa, yesterday,
damages of S535S fIOm Aaron A. Chase,
editor Of the Scranton Tunes, who was
convicted of libeiling him.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church,
al Warner II. l., the pastoral residence
and an adjoining building, were destroy
ed by an incendiary rire yesterday
morning The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
John Hawks was riddled with a vol.
ley of rifle shots, says a dispatch from
Oregon, while camping with u cOmpan
ion, named Adams, in the Willows Val
ley, ner Idaho. There is no clue TO the
murderers.
one laborer was killed and Fl We seve-
II injured Oh Tuesday, by the fiat cars
of construction train falling on them,
on the California Southarn Railroad,
near the summit of the SoIedad grade.
The National Labor Congress in ses-
sion in Pitlsburg, Pa, yesterday elected
John Jarrett, of that place its perma-
nent President.
The Clark House, the principal hotel
at Duluth, Minnesota, was burned yes
terday, The !oss is 800 900.
state Of che Thermomet or
q! the REPUBLICAN office, in the shade.
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