, 1881-06-17
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
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The steamer Dispatch with President
Garfield, Secretary Hunt, Admiral Porter
and others arrived at Fortress Monroe,
on the 9th. They came ashore at a hotel
where they dined. There they were met
by General Getty and staff. A reception
was then held.
Great Indignation was aroused at Can
ton, Ohio, upon finding Il vault in the
cemetery broken open that had not been
opened for twenty-five years, and bones
OF corpses strewn all around. The sup
posed object of the desecration was to
get jewelry from dead bodies
fire at VicksLurg, June 9th, DESTROYED
Spiegler's large steam planning mill on
China street, with valuable machinery,
lumber and ornamental woodwork.
Several small houses i'll the neighborhood
were burned and several badly damaged
Spiegler's loss, $4,000; insured for S4O,-
600.
The will of the late Thos A. Scott, al
mitted to probate. contains minute provi-
slons for hls family and relatives, but no
public bequests. Col. Scott made gifts to
Institutions shortly before his death. The
will provides that no INVENTOR or account
of the estate shall be filed in any public
office.
1t is not true that ex senator Spencer
has been appointed first assistant Post
master General. Tyner's friends say that
his voluntary resignation has not yet
been accepted. IfTyner leaves, probably
some other Indianian will succeed him,
not ex-senator Conover Us has been sug
gested.
The comptroller of the currency re-
ports that of 467 banks which held S44,-
nlix Ill
extended at 81 per cent. with the eXcep-
ton of two banks holding S3O5 800. One
thousand three hundred and forty-eight
banks held Sl69, ,403, $50 of five per cents.
all of which it is estimated have made
applications for extension, with exception
of banks holding from three TO fye mil
lion.
A meeting OF the Boston produce ex-
change was held to consider Il project for
II worlds fair in that city. Speeches
were made by Il large number of members
favOring it, and a resolution was unani..
mously adopted that merchants heartily
favor holding worlds fair in Boston In
1885, and We are ready To extend sub
stantial aid to the enterprise. A commit
tee ofsix was appointed to act with others
already appointed.
Gov. Pitkin, of Colorado received a
telegram rom the sheriff OF Conejos
county saying that the county is powerless
against desperadoes. C. Allison, leader,
has threatened an attack on Antonita and
ConejOs. We lave good men but no
arms. On receipt of the above the GOV
ernor offered a reward of one thousand
dollars for the capture of Allison, and two
hundred each for the remainder of the
gang, and also ordered arms shipped to
Antonita.
Commissioner Fisk and President
Jewett, of the Erie road, pronounce the
story of Erie and Central cut rates as
untrue and President Jewett said that it
is not true that Erie elevators are full and
those ofthe Central omparatively empty.
L haye not received notification from
Vanderbilt that henceforth roads under
his control would compete for business
regardless of the pooling arrangements,
nor do | expect such notifiration. The
Erie has fully adhered to arrangements.
Three boys, Daniel Frazer, aged S; VIM.
l.. Pounds, same age, and Edward Kirroni,
aged 10. were buried under an embank-
ment at No. 90 East Broadway, New York
on the IN, and taken out dead. Work.
men were excayating for the foundation
OF house. These boys, with number
of others, went into the excavation to
play when the embankment fell on them.
Thos. Molloy, another boy, was caught
under the falling mass but escaped. The
coroner will make an Investigation as to
responsibility for the accident. The lot
was not properly protected, and it is said
that the embankment was undermined.
Representatives Of the attorney general
and postmaster general, now and hereto
fore in charge OF the star contracts inves-
49, ho IiSeFaHif the mn hi ~
rumors that Secretary Blaine Is being
implicated in the matters referred to, and
that In the interests of himself or impli-
Gated friends he endeavored to stop or
impede the investigation. The commit
tee of investigation and the superior
officers of the department unite In de-
nounciug all such reports as utterly
groundless, and say that on the contrary
Secretary Blaine from the very first en-
couraged the investigation most heartily,
and has constantly taken theground that
it should be prosecution 10 the utter
most.
A special from New York has story
that when Conkling and Platt were con-
templating resignation they sent aspecia!
messenger to Gov. Cornell with lnstrne-
tions to find whether they were sure o.
reelection. The intimation was given
that Conklng had sent messenger to
Albany on important business, and he
was taken into port by Conklings friends
in New York, spentSun1ay in conviviaiity
and card playing, and missed the train
for Albany that hight. Conkiing not
hearing anything from him next day
concluded that all was right, and went
ahead with his resignations IL was not
until the day the messenger returned
that he learned his terrible mistake.
special from Society Hill, South Car,
olina, says that John II. Hartwell, aged
III wears, son of the Rev. DR.. j. Il. Hart
we'll, southern baptist missionary TO the
Chinese in San Francisco, arrived here on
the I'd inst, and went TO his aunt, Mrs.
Ellen c. EdwarCs' residence. He says
that he was living with his father on
Washington ST., San Francisco, and that
on May 22d, while on his way TO the
Eddy Street Baptist church, he was kid
mapped by a man, stranger to him, taken
Is Oakland and thence on an emigrant
train to New York, arriving in that city
on the 30th ult., at 6 z. Nj. There he Was
put into an unoccupied house where he
was detained until the following day,
when some money was given TO HIM ana
he was told to go. He came south on a
through ticket to Greenviile, s. L. lie
seems to be an exceedingly bright boy
and tells many thing about his abductor
thatappear incredible. He says he prefers
to live in Society Hill.