Daily Republican., 1881-12-24
TAIRp EDITION.
NEWS SUM MARY.
Collision OF q U. . Flagship A
POST Office Decision Wreck OF .
Pleasure Pariy-MOre Rasealfty
In N.wsrk bounty Scrip for
John Paul Jones, DesceBde0ts.

The steamer Granger, from Sautee
for Charleston, South Carolina, with a
cargo OF cotton, rosin 3nd turpentlne,
was destroyed by fire, last evening, in
Charleston Harbor. The passengers
and crew saved themselves by jumping
on beard vessels with which the burn =
ing steamer came in collision; but two
col, red men are missing. The loss on
vessel and cargo is about $50, 900.
The U. S. flagship Tennessee, just
released from the dry dock at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, was run into by
a steamer while anchored at Ellis
Island, on Thursday afternoon, and
cut down amidships to the water $
edge. The Tennessee was replaced on
the dry dock yesterday morning, and
will be delayed for several weeks.
There was u fog when the collision oc.
Cured.
A country postmaster wrote to the
Postmaster General n few days ago as
follows: "a mans wife dropped letter
in this Office addressed TO another man,
The husband suspects some hing wrong.
Shall deliver the letter to him'" The
postmaster has been Instructed that the
husband cannot get the letter III that
way.
A pleasure parry Of five persons left
Elmira, New York, in a wagon on
Thursday night for Ridgeburg, Pepna.
The night was stormy, and at Wells
burg, six miles from Elmira, the wagon
tumbled down q bridge into the bed of
creek, sixteen feet below. All tn" occu-
pants were injured.
Another warrant-fJr upwtrlS of
Ss0OO-torged by City Auditor Palmer,
of Newark, was discovered yesterday.
Owing to the vacancy in the Auditors
and Control er's offices, tn policemen,
tiremen and other city employees OF
Newark, will not be- paid this month.
The Secretary Of the Interior yester-
day, issued t"enty.srven pieces of
bounty land scrip 20 the heirs OF Cap
tain John Paul Jones, the famous pri
vateer, sin appcec'ative aCknowIedg-
ment of brave aud meritoriouS services
in connection with the capture of Cor.
tain British vessels OF war.
The recount of the votes cast at tn"
local election in Boston was completed
last night. 1t confirms the election OF
DR.. Green, TIE Republican candidate
for Mayor, ard gives the Democrats an
additional Alderman, and the kepubIi
cans an additiOna! Councilman.
About 50 discharges from the "Lapse
rol' o the Treasury Department viii
be made on the b proXimo. Secretary
Folger intends that hereafter this roll |
shall he a preferred roll, from which
to fill vacancies on the permanent
list.
A quorum of the House Committee on
Elections will reuain in Washington |
during the holidays, to consider the
cases of Lynch VS.. Chalmers, Of Missi,
sippi Howe VS.. Of Alabama; Mackey |
VS.. Dibble aud SmaNls VS.. nlimsn of
South Carolina.
A strange disease has been discover
ed among the milch ccws at Williams |
burg, New York. The sick animals, L. |
in number, lave been quAraAtiuod, ami |
a veterinary surgeon is preparing re- |
port on the malady.
A fire in Red Bank, New Jersey,
last evening, destroyed the AgrcuItu |
raj and Furniture Conpany's building, !
Ke;cham' livery stables, Richard Ap
plegatc's residence, Freuch's t2utral
Hotel, and several other buildings.
Additional forQeries by assistant Secret AIRY
Newb Irghgr, of the Ono Board OF Pubic
Works, was discovered yesterday. swelling
the total 20 500 Further discoveries are
expected
At B,stN7, veste-dly. Mary ]. Parker was
awarded $4,000 dama4eS in a suit ERalnsi
the o>ton aHU Albany hIilr0ad. for Irlu
ries received by the sudden starting Oi a
train from which she Was &IlEhtIng, AZ New
ton.
Mayor Gar cton Of Port Huron. Michigan,
chaiTman Of tbs Port Huron Relief Commit
tee est lnataY hat 700 O more il necieI
FOR the uttertrS by tru forest fires last fall.
The ,vers and stree IS in llnGiS are greDt-
ly sN Ollen by the recerr heavy and contiou
Gus rains. Floods are also rcpOr.ed IN Wiz
ginia aud North Carroll u.
W. ii. Howard, a clerk II tre post office al
Atlanti, was arrested, yesterday, on The
charge Of rOobng toe mails, and held IN
$1,000 to appear.
pll the prisoners in the Jail at Nernandu.
Mississippi, escaped on lhursdag NIGHT.
Among them was Edward Neims, convicted
tf murder.
The trial Of win am Vance. charged with
irstigating the recent riot a. Marion, htssls
Sippi, Is now in progress AT \ crllIan.
The Delaware and Rtritan Caanl was
closed to nav jgatiO on Thursday ME Lt.
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