Daily Republican., 1881-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
What tho Exchanges Bring from
All Quarters.

1t appears that the couple had beer
conducting all insane asylum on new
principle, which proved u failure ;
hence RhynerS' deed, John Ledger, {
haCkman, was stabbed to death by q
drunkenman named Proctor, at Mem
phis, yesterday morning, Proctor was
, arrested.
An opinion is said to be growing in
Albany that the New York Senate will
refuse TO go into an election for U. S.
Senators. Some of the Senators say
the question whether the rcsigning Sena.
tors should he returned and their con
duct approved is one the people should
have an opportunity to pass upon, and
the choice ought, therefore, to be left to
the next Legislature
The Republican General Committee
at Albany last night elected Andrew S.
Draper i5s President, and unanimously
adopted resolutions approving the action
of McsSrs. ConkIing and = att. The 1880
Republican Committee, in Albany,
adopted resolutions last night, approv-
ing President Gartield'S course. The
Lincoln Club, ofCincinnati, has adopted
similar resolutions.
| A telegram to the New York Evening
Post reports that public meetings have
been called in several counties Of New
York State to sustain President Garfield
At Hudson, yesterday, a salute of 100
guns was fired hy the friends of the Ad.
lniniStration, and petitions were circula-
ted for signatures, opposing the re elcc-
ton of Conkling and Platt
Hon. Stanley Matthews yesterday
took the oath of office rs an Associate
Justice Of the supreme Court of the
United States. The Chief Justice is
sued an order relieving Justice Bradley
from duty in the Sixth Circuit and as
signing Justice Matthews to that Cir
cult instead
The rivers in New England have been
swollen by the heavy rains, and in some
districts damaging floods are anticipa-
ted. The kenncbec river in Maine is
50 high that many of the wharves at
Gardener are submerged, and mer-
chants are removing goods from stores
along the river.
Th" annual Convention of the Cotton
Planters Association will be held in
Memphis on the 25th inst. There will
be display of improved machinery, in
connection with this Convention, which
is expected to be the finest yet made in
the South.
Three amendments to General Grants !
railroad contract were introduced IN
the Mexican Chamber Of Deputies on
Monday night. One was rejected the
others, said to be acceptable to General
Grant, were adopted,
The Commission to suggest amend !.
mentS to the Constitution Of New .Jrr- |
Sry met yesterday, in Trenton, aud or
Ganized by choosing II. Newton Con-
gar, of Essex, as President. Its next |
meeting will be held on the 2jthfnst.
The strike in the car shops of the
Grand Trunk Railway at Montreal
ended yesterday, by the men returning |
to work without conditions. The in
|tigators Of the strike have been dis
,hargrd.
William Cunningham, prominent
'otton merchant of New Orleans, and at
'ne time President Of the Cotton En-
;hange of that city, died yesterday at
lis country residence near Summit,
Mississippi.
The body Of man, which had been
II the water for long time, was found
yesterday in the Hudson river at TivOli.
some believe it to be the body of the
nam thrown from the steamer Escort
asst Fall.
Commodore Voorhees, famous steam
atamaran L0ngfellow arrived at Puugh- ,
~ n NnnlD,r ~ H.,
'ay to Troy. progress up the Hud- |
on was watched with much interest.
The ship laborcrS at ST. John, New +
struck yesterday for forty
rnts an hour, and their demand was I
ranted. They had been paid $50 per ,
aY. :
"a solid mountain Of fine red, brown I
nd white sandstone is said to have
cen discovered near ltegan, on the ;
'eXa| and Pacific railroad.
The briCklaycrS in Wilkcsharre have u
Dined in the IOl carriers strike, and
'ork on all building, is suspended in c
The men in the Dcunisvile Zinc h
Works, near HarriSviilc, New Jersey,
truck yesterday for in advance Of % !
rnts per day, -,
AtToronto, yeSterday,Judge MacK@n-
lie ordered the eXtradition of Jones and +
anderpool, the Ohio forgers. \
Mrs. Garfield was much better last
light, the fever and deiriuu having v
bated during the day.
1t is officially denied in Ottawa that 70
le Governor General of Canada intends s,
} resign.
The Governor Cf Illinois has issued a Q
exclamation designating May 3Oth as
decoration day in that State.
The telegraph cable between Kew A
est and Havana has been repaired. A