Daily Republican., 1881-05-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
GATHERED NEWS FROM NORTH
SOUTH, EAST AND WEST.
Calling I'm the Five Per Cents.-Pa.
per Mill Destroyed by Fire-A
Policeman Clubbed, &c.

The Secretary Of the Treasury vester-
day issued circular making the 103G
call for the redemption Of bonds. The
bonds called are the outstanding Five
Per Cents, but the holders are given the
option of continuing them at 81 per
cent. interest. Applications for contin-
uanCe must be received at the Treasury
Department on or before the 1st Of July.
| All the coupon bonds are included in
this provision, and $3.50, 100000 of the
registered bonds, the remainder being
reserved for payment from the surpl ns
revenue.
The Niagara Falls Paper Mill, on
Goat Island, Niagara, was destroyed ey
fire on Wednesday night. Loss 500, 900.
Sixty persons are thrown out OF work
by its destruction. The American Gut
lery Company's building, in Chicago,
was burned yesterday morning. Loss,
$4,000. The Mllburn Tubular Axle
Works, ut South Bend, Indiana was
damaged by fire to the extent of 81, 900
on Wednesday night,
In Jersey City, early yesterday morn
ing, Policeman George Logan attempt
ing to arrest Margaret Higgins, was at
tackled by her husband, Joseph Higgins
who TODD the policeman club and beat
him until he was insGnsiblr. Detective
Bowe, going to Logan's assistance, was
severely dubbed before he could arrest
Higgins. LOgan'S recovery is doubtful.
While Parker Duel and T. Jamison
were fishing on the lake ut Alburgh
Springs, Vermont, on Wednesday even
ing, the boat capsiZed, and .jamisun
was drowned Duel escaped by clinging
to the boat. As the men had Quarreled |
before the boat upset, foul play is SuS.
peCted.
The suits by Burke and others against |
the Bonanza firms, in San Francisco, |
involving an aggregate Of S3jOOO, 600, |
have been dismissed through cumpro- !
misc between Burke and Flood. II is |
stated that some Of the stockholders |
associated with Burke in the suits are
dissatisfied with the result.
Rev. DR.. John McCarty, retired
chaplain in the army, died in Washing,
ton last Tuesday, aged IS years. He
was on Gen. Scott S Statfin the Mexican
war, particularly distinguished himself
at the battle of ChurUbusco, and was
known as the Fighting Parson." "
The residence of Rev. Father Dono-
hue, Of st. Nincent's Church, ut Ply |
mouth, Penna., was entered early yes
terday morning by burglars, who
ChIorofOrmcd the priest and robbed him
of money and valuables to the amount
of $500.
The temperature reached 81 degrees |
in the shade at South Amboy, New
jersey, yesterday afternoon. There
were two cases Of sun stroke, one fatal.
An Italian railroad laborcr died Of sun
stroke at Cornwall, on the Hudson, on !
Wednesday.
Gen Grant on Wednesday signed the |
new contract with the Mexican Gov
ernment for the extension of the MeNi- |
can Southern Railway. 1t was to have
been submitted to the Congress yester-
day.
The Police Commissioners Of Troy, |
New York, took two more Intellectual |
ballots for Police Superintendent on
Wednesday night, making 152 ballots
in all, and then adjourned until Monday
evening.
General SchOfeld arrived in Wash
ington on Wednesday evening, and paid
his respects to the President Nestcrday.
He will make II trip to Europe about
he first Of June.
Three children in the family Of john
at Matamoras, near Port
Jcrvis, New York, have been made very
sick by drinking water from an unused
we'll, and one Of them is likely to die
rom its effects.
The extradition papers Of Nanarsda
en-, charged with forgery, were sent to
quebec yesterday fer the Governor Cen
,ral's signature, and it is expected that
he prisoner will be started for Philadei-
Dhia tomorrow.
Up to the close of business yesterday
here had been eceived and counted in
he Treasury department Slii, ,0Sl $50 OF
,ix per cent. bonds for continuance of 3l2
Ter cent.
Andrew j. Mills, prominent local
Democratic politician, died yesterday
morning at Mount Hope, near Middle
own, New York, in the Glst. year Of his
age.
The steamer Polynesian went ashore f
opposite Bestncour, in the st. Lawrence
iver, during a storm on Wednesday,
light, and remained aground yestcr- :
ay. Il
A six year old boy. was killed at Chi
,opee, Massachusetts,, yesterday, by a J
AXE of ice falling upon him from an {
cc wagon.
Robert Ogden, colored boy, has been Il
rrested at Wading River, New York, il
Or firing three barns, and confessd the $
rime. i
The Sirius, another iron steamer for o
he Iron Steamboat Company of New e
'ork, was launched at sChester, yester-