Daily Republican., 1881-02-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
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It began to rain again in the central
and northern portions Of California yes
terday. The rain fall at Shasta this
season has reached nearly VI ! inches.
The damage by the rains OF Saturday
and Sunday is estimated at upwards OF
81 100000 The storm was the sever
est experienced in Calilorna since It's
settlement by the whites.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Cen
trail and South American Telegraph
Company we're filed yesterday in
Albany. Tho capital is IS ,OOO. 900.
The lines are to run from New York to
Texas; thence through Mexico to South
America. Jonathan Edwards, James
A. Scrymser aud Alfred Psil, OF Ne"
York, are tho stockholders.
The Senate Committee on Finance
agreed yesterday TO amend the House
Funding bill SO as to make the bonds
redeema ria in FIVE years and payable
in twenty dvs years from date OF issue,
and to fix the rate OF interest on both
bouds and certificates at 3 per cent.
Without further consideration OF the
bill, the Committee adjourned until
Thursday.
By the fall OF an elevator in FIRST
h Bradley's Agricultural Implement
factory in Chicago, yesterday, Joseph
Stelien was killed aad two other men
we're severely injured. William Black
was fatally injured yesterday by the
fall of an unloaded elevator Ia Browns
collar factory, in the same city.
The British steamship Roraima, Cap
tain Trattles, from Barbados, went
ashore, on OCEAN Beach, New Jersey,
yesterday morning, in bliHd.ng snow
storm. At last accounts her crew, IL
in number, and two passengers, re-
manned on the steamer, the Captain re
fusing to receive any assistance.
The cargo of the propeller St. Aibans,
abandoned on Lake Michigan in sink
Ing condition, is valued at S5O.O00.
There is a possibility that she may
still be afoat, and q propeller VIII
search for her as soon as the weather
moderates.
There we're coined at the Mints dur
ing January, 6,S36, ,053 pieces, valued
at 80, 592 $40, OF which 81 ,l06, O53 were
in gold eaglss and half eagles. Th Q
number of silver dollars struck IVES ~ =
800, 900, and Of cents, 1850. COZ.
Three children OF . colored minister
in Sumpter County, South Carolina,
were burned to death last Sunday even
ling, By the explosion Of a coal oil lamp
during the absence Of their parents irou!
home.
A resolntion was introduced in the
Council OF Concord, New Hampshire,
yesterday, directing the Mayor to close
all the liquor saloons in that city. 1t
lies over for action until the close oil
this month.
General and Mrs. Grant arrived in
Washington last evening, and are
staying at the Riggs House. The OBJ
Iject of the Generals visit is TO attend
the meeting of the Trustees Of the Pea
body fund, to-day.
The fourteenth innfoetual ballot for
| U. s. Senator in the Legislature at
Harrisburg yesterday, was as follows ::
Wallace, 7S; Oliver, rs; Grow, 80;
Hewitt, 5; MoVeagh, 8; Phillips, Q;
scattering, s.
The aggregate amount appropriated
by the River and HarbOr bill now re-
Iceiyinz the finishing touches from the
House Committee on Commetos, iS said
to be- $l0, 100000.
The new iron steamer Willamette,
built at Roach's shipyatd for the
Oregon Steamship Company, was
launched yesterday. 6hs is 1880 tons
burthen.
Thomas Buford, the murderer Of
Judge Elliot, who was acquitted at Owen
town, Kentucky on the ground Of in
sanity, has been placed in a lunatic
ssy lum.
The public debt statement for Janu-
ary shows q decrease Of 1882, 1871.
Since June 80, 1880, tho debt has de-
creased $50, 372, ,727.
DR.. George Ferrel, member Of the
West Virginia Assembly, dropped dead
at his bosrding houss in Wheeling,
yesterday morning, OF spinal apoplexy.
| "a. DsSne, Of Nesbitt, Mississippi,
committed suici1e at Hsarne. Texas, on
Monday, Sin temorse for having killed
o particular friend Of his at home"
Eighty miners we're discharged from
the Bonanza mines at Virginia City,
| Nevada, on Monday. A few still re
main at work in the slopee.
Tho Legislature ofKsnsas has passed
a Joint resolution for the placing OF a
statue of John Brown in the National
Art Gallery at Washington.
John w Dwinell, prominent law.
yer Of San Francisco, was GROW nnsd n
Saturday by falling from ferry SHY
lear that city.
Two small Illicit distilleries in Chi
csgo were seized on Monday evening
and five men operating them were ar
rested.
The bill for the establishment Of an
assay Office atist Louis was signed by
the President yesterday.
W. A. willis, Judge Of the Hlizsbetb
City County Court, died i'll Hampton,
Virginia, yesterday.
| Nra1e OF the Fheras omater
At the REPUBLICAN, office, on Wednesday
morning; Feb. 2: