The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-31
From Almost Everyschere.
THURSDAY.


The Senate has confirmed the NOM
ination of the Rev. n. Fl. Garnet as
Minister to Liberia.-Guiteau's
counsel has admitted the jurisdiction
of the Criminal Court of the District
of Columbia. The Mississippi riv
er continues to rise in the vicinity Of
Burlington and Keokuk, Iowa, and
much damage has already been done
by Aoods.--Professor King, the
aeronaut, has returned to Philadel-
phia. and tells thrilling story of his
adventures in the woods of Wisconsin.
The National Senate adopted
resolution for an investigation into
the disbursement of the contingent
fund of the Treasury Department.
-Guiteau's trial has been post
poned from November Z to November
14-Mr. Tyner has handed in his
resignation as First Assistant Post
master General. The body of the
man found at Gloucester, N. j., is
thought to be that of Swede of good
family who lived al Malmo.-
Blanche Douglass has been arraigned
at New Haven, Conn.,, on the charge
Of numbering Jennie Cramer by in
ducing her to take poison.--R. K.
Scott, Ex-Governor of South Carolina,
is on trial for murder 10 the second de-
gree at Napoleon, Ohio The EN-.
percr Of Brazil will visit Eur ope
shortly.--President Arthur is ex-
pected to make some pointed recon-
mendations ia his annual message
With respect to the abolition Of polyg-
amy.
FRIDAY.
The proceedings Of the Senate was
unimpCrtant. in the executive
session the Democrats filibustered
against the confirmation of Statham,
9 Mahone man, as Postmaster Of
Lynchhurg, Va.--The Interna-
tioral Exposition at Atlanta has fair
~ opened. The display Of textile ia
brics, mineral and agricultural pro-
ducts and mechanical inventions is
declared to bs wonderful
Governors Of States were present at
the Atlanta Exposition yesterday.
The steamship British Queen has ar
rived after q stormy passage in which
the boatswain was washed overheard
and several seamen were Injured
The demand for Confederate bonds
at Richmond, Va, still continues.
The President yesterday nomina.
ted Judge Charles j. Folger, Of New
York, to be Secretary OF the Treas
ursy, and Thomas L. James to be
Postmaster General.----F. Hatton.
Of Iowa, was nominated to be First
Assistant Postmaster General
A trusted clerk in Wanamaksr 4
Browns, Phila., has been arrested on
the charge Of forgery and three others
have also been taken into custody.
William Henry Ostrander SEN
fenced at Utica to be hanged Decem-
Der 18th, for killing his brother.-
Ninth Massachusetts, regiment is
charged with outrageous conduct
while iu Richmond, Va, en- route to
the Yorktown Centennial.
SATURDAY.
Judge Folger says he will not en-
ter upon the duties of the Secretary
of the Treasury at once.-Owing
to the carelessness and the drunken
condition Of the crew the steamer
Jennie Gilchrist was lost near Rock
Island, H., and seventeen of those on
board persisted. THE United States
Senate held a protracted executive
session for the consideration of the
appointment to the postmastership at
Lynchburg, Va.-The Niagara ex-
press train on the North Pennsylva-
MIA railroad was thrown from the track
near Sellersville, Pa; the engineer
was killed. The Ladies' Land
Leagues in Ireland are to be suppress
ed.-The P. r. R. company on Mon
day will begin run ding express trains
from New York to Chicago in less
than twenty-three hours, the move
ment being made in opposition to Mr..
Vanderbilt.