, 1881-12-16
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGKAPH TO DATE

ROAD,
Senator Cameron and other Stalwarts
are working to make Kiefer speaker of
the house.
J.B. Week shot Bill Mair of the New
York berwery at Los Angeles, through
the left arm during dispute
1t is announced that the present grand
jury at Washington would indlct neither
Dorsey nor Brady-star route thieves.
Senator Beck was -enominated for the
United States senate in Kentucky on the
I'd, by the democrats without opposition.
Montpelier, near Orange court house,
Va, formerly the home of President
Madison and his buriel place, was sold on
the I'd for $4,000.
1t is reported Ashley intends TO resign
the Eecretaryship of the board of trade
because he is dissatisfied with the govern
ment's Irish policy.
Williams school master at Santa
Monica. Cal, shot Mr.. Donald, water mas
ter at that point, through the lungs. The
wounded man Is in critical condition.
Forty thousand farmer took part in
grand land demonstration at Aberdeen,
Scotland, on the I'd. They demand re-
dlctien of rents and compensation for
improvements.
Martin was mortally shot by a man
named Williams. He returned the fire
and instantly killed Williams. Martin
died.
Margaret Yessey. aged l9, was shot by
her loYer Henry Nero. aged 81 who then
shot himself. Both are believed to be
fatally wounded. The girls mother op-
posed Henry.
Louis Hardy and Sheriff l. K. Martin
were waylaid and murdered six miles be-
low Rio Grande City, Texas, on the Sd
The sheriff WAS robbed of large amount
ofmoney collected for taxes.
A riot occurred at OnnIston, mining
tewn in Alabama, on the Sd, in which
many colored men took part, using stones
and pistols. A policeman was shot and
killed. and two negroes arrested and ex-
onerated.
Further correspondence in regard to
Afghanistan is published. The principal
document is the solemn promise OF the
ameer In January, never to undertake
anything without consent of the British
government.
A cablegram from Congressman Deu-
eter, received at Milwaukee on the I'd,
states that he cannot leave Hamburg be-
fore the Sd, and does not expect to arrive
This gives the republicans a working ma.
jority in the house
The French government has authorized
Eoustan, minister resident at Tunis, to
return to France to carry on personally.
:he prosecution instituted in his behalf
by Barthelomy Saint Hilaire against the
manager and editor of the Intransigente
for SANDER.
The Republican Trinidad special says:
A fight between three Mexicans ard two
cowboys on ranch near here. resulted
IN Dutchy Brown receivinga fatal wound,
w. B. Cartright two slight wounds, and
one Mexican two shots in the breast. The
Mexicans escaped.
1t is rumored that the president will
next week seek to unite the names of ex-
Senator Frelinghuysen tor secretary of
state and Chauncy l. Filley for postmas.
ter-general. Also that other members of
the cabinet will remain in their respec-
tive positions until after the Christmas
holidays.
The debt statement to-day shows de-
crease OF the public debt during Novem-
Der OF 81 ,249, l26;cash in the treasury, S245,-
042. $50; gold certificates, Sc, ,666, $50; re-
funding certificates. S579, ,250; legal tenders
outstanding, S346, ,68l, ,056; fractional cur
rency outstanding, S7,093, l2S; decrease of
debt since June 80; 1881, S62, ,373, All.
Collector Robinson, of New York, noti-
fed the captain of the steamer st. Ger.
main, thar BENZ. Kendel, confirmed
criminal, shipped by his vessel to America
by the authorities of Rothcinger, Switzer-
land, would be refused permission to land.
and if he landed, clearance would be re.
fused the vessel. Robertson acted under
the statue foIbidding the landing of crim-
inals.
A Dallas, Texas, special, says: Adyices
from the west are that the tracks of til e
Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific rail-
roads " Ill be connected tonight or to-
morrow at Mount Blanc, eight miles east
of FL Paso and 6l0 miles west of Dassas.
A meeting of officers of the Southern Pa
cific and representatives of the. Gould
system, headed by Il. NJ. Hoxie, general
superintendent, will be held at FL Psso
tomorrow, il all parties arrive there by
that time, to arrange for running through
trains. The roads will be open for busi-
ness about December 10th.
In reichstae, Bismarck, replying TO a
question of Prof. Virschow, progressist,
said, in providing for a Prussian represen.
tatiye at the vatican, he was to be guided
by the interest of state business, should
the general interests assume prominence.
AS the appointment ofa German repre>
sentative there was contemplated the
time was not opportune to make a state
ment in regard to negotiations. Prof
Nischow said the prOgressis,s, WI en- they
joined Kulturkampf had hoped Bismarck
would be consistent and would definitely