Daily Republican., 1881-12-16
THIRD EDITION.
NEWS SUM NARY.

Marin o. Nu uMeriug-An outrage BY
Mex,eO ON an Amer1can-A New
ark Assig n m ent-The whitaker
Csse-A garfield n NatiOnal Ban X -
OH ltsms.
II elieved in military circles at
WASH, g,ou that the verdict of tine
court m rtial in the Whitaker case was
unfAvJranle 10 the prisoner and recon-
mended his dismissal from the
Acad ,,lv, bat that the review OF the
proc d;ngs by the Judge Advocate
and re ort tn reuu Of the Secretary OF
War will result iu the President setting
as de The findings Of The Court and or
Jerinr he reinstatement of Whitaker.
Nh ent * Co.. Of Ne Sark, have as
sigr ed Al their property TO the receiver
appon ted by The United ) ates Court
for the benefit of their creditors, The
assignment is made under the state
law and gives the Mechanics Bank its
share With other creditors in case lts
priority under the National law - de
MED The claims against Nueeut out
side the banks are only about $500.
1t is reported from Pensacola that
Captain Larsen, of the Norwegian ship
Alexander has res ued "A boat's crew of
nine % he French ship France, aban'
doned three weeks before in mid ocean.
The rescued men had suffered terribly,
each having only half spoiled biscuit
per Gay. They had caught dolphin
and eaten ii raw.
George f Buckley, an American con
tractor, was rested last Friday, by
the Mexican authorities at Pas Del
Norte, for threatening a German resi-
dent. Buckley was liberated on Wrd-
nesdav on payment of tiue of $40, but
$4OO which was taken from him when
he was arrested was not returned.
A passenger train on the Sou her0
Pacific railroad was boarded by robbers
near El Passo, Texas, at one O'Clock
Wednesday morning, The robbers
gagged the express messenger, took his
KEYS and robbed the safe OF about Sl2oo
They also took $500 from the passengers
and tleu left the train.
The Garfield National Bank of New
York city, capita, 500, 600; First Ma
tional Bank of Wa.llrgtord, ConneetS.
cut, capital 100000; and Lancaster
National Bank of Lancaster, New
Hampshire, capital $l2j,O00, have been
auth or:zeu by The Comptroller Of the
Currency.
The Department Of Agriculture, from
report, r. ceivei up to the lst, instant,
estimated the cotton crop Of the
United States for the present year at
1900, OO0 bales but "a somewhat high
er product appears to he possible. " The
crop is the lowest since 1850.
The President yesterday pardoned
James K Blmhag, OF pennay ayIvania,
convicted ot embezzlem.nt, and An
drea J. p .rke, OF New York, convicted
of conspi, ary to d, fraud the Govern
u1ent
Joseph S. Harris, General Manager
At Chicago OF the Metropolitan lnSur-
ance Company, died yesterday in Gin.
cinuati of consumption. He WAS on
his way home from Southern trip.
The old frigate Constitution was put
out of cunmissi7n at the Brooklyn
navy yard yesterday, and a>siAnc Il
place among the old hulks OF ths yard.
The French visitors at the Yorktown
Centennial arrived at New Orleans
yesterday mornlng, and were received
at the depot by a committee OF cibl zen:
and military.
The chief, Arrigati, and thirty of hi
tribe the principal remnant of NictOu,'
band, have been captured by Mexican
troops rear the uortuern Rio Grande.
Three skitts went over the dam al tn
Government Lock, At Charleston, Wt>
Virginia, yesterday mcrnlng, and lcu
men We're drowned.
Typhoid fever, in most violent form
is reported 10 have appeared in JcrSr,
City and caused SOY, RAJ deatGs within
few days.
The Land League OF Newark, Nev
jersey, gave a reception to FAthe
Sheehr last night, which was atteltde'
byHtOul 2OoU persons.
The President yesterday nominate,
j. X Bancroft Davis, OF New York, I,
he Assistant Secretary Oi State.