, 1881-01-07
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY,
NY TELEGRAPH TO DATE

New Years day.
A bronze statue of Gen. Phil Kearney
was unveiled at Newark on Dec, 2Sth.
The vote on unseating Kellogg as sem
ator from Louisiana is TO be taken very
soon,
II seems more than likely that the
democrats will elect the senator from
Tennessee.
At Washington Indiana on the eth
John Woodsmall aged y murdered Mar
ius Bratton aged,2l.
A fire at Wlber, Neb., Sunday, de.
stroyed $4,000 worth Of property; insur-
anee. $4,000. .n...... .r
anthony Driters one Of the soldiers I'M
der the first Napolion died at Wheeling
West Va, on the 2Sth.
The election for congress in the third
Connecticut district last Monday resulted
in the choice of Ray, republican.
Secretary Schurz has settled with the
chief of the Ponca Indians for the removal
of their tribe to Indian Territory.
The Sioux Indians Of Dakota want to
be paid 81 100000 for allowing the rail,
road to run through their reservation.
The mob which hanged Joseph Snyder
at Allenstown, Pa, for the murder of
Jacob Gogel and wife, has been arrested.
1t is reported that the grain commits
sion firm of w. ?. Mcharen Il Go. at Mil
waukie failed fer 100000 no particulars.
A white man named Dunn killed two
colored men and fatally stabbed another
at Smithville, Va, on Friday of last week.
W.. Prescott oneoft commissioners
making the treaty with China has arrived
in San Francisco, but does not tell what
has been done. ,..a.
1t is reported that Gen. Grant and Sem
ator Blaine are personally at enmity and
that Grant gave the senator an offensive
snubbing at New York few days ago.
A railroad collision occurred near
Charlotte n. c., Dec. q by which p. s.
Whisnant, Charles Selling and Ed.
Stroud were killed and two trains badly
wrecked. .l# r...
A boiler of Z. P. Dodge's shoe factory
at Washington exploded on the 9th kill
ing the engineer, JAS. Huntington, stock
filter, Daniel Bridges, and heeler, John
4. Bailey, and Chas. f. Heeling.
Mark Twain is reported to be verging
on insanity. Sometimes he imagines
himself an editor, sometimes a church
deacon and sometimes an Egyptian obe-
lisk. Sosays New York dispatch.
The trial of the land leaguers began at
Dublin Dec. 2Sth before Justice Fitzgerald
and Barry, MIR. Justice May declining to
sit in the trial of the cases. A jury was
drawn consisting of eight catholics, three
protestants and one quaker
Further reports received at Chicago
from points west and north show that
the weather is generally colder there
than in Chicago. In many places the
thermometer marked fourteen to twenty
degrees below zero during the day and
evening. r .-f
The council of Chicago has passed an
ordinance requiring the manufacturers of
anti-Huf cheese, butterial, oleomargarine
and other articles Of the kind to stamp
their products plainly with the name.
Thepenalty is $50 fine for each violation
and confiscation Of the goods.
Friends of General Garfield deny that
there is any truth in published statements
that Garfield has requested President
Hayes to make certain anti ,Conklipg ap-
pointmeifts IN New York state so as to
relieve Garfield of embarrassment when
he assumes the presidency next March.
Stories of coolness between Gen, Sher.
man and the White House are not alto
gether groundless. 1t arose from the
known preferences of Sherman In the
Ord Mcdowell matter, he demanding the
retirement of McDowellif Ord must re-
tire. The generals views on the subject
have supporters, especially When it is
learned that McDowell's trip east to vote
for Garfield cost the government $1,000
mileage and expenses, while 0rd's un-
lucky dispatch eongratulating Hancock
was prepaid by himself. ~, ,.. .a
A Chicago dispatch of Dec. I2Sth saws
The Thermometer III this city liasreached
point IL degrees below zero and will
probably register 20 to 25 below at stibur-
ban places to-nightc The cold wave is
far reaching and the weather is more in
tenselY cold than for some years. Inter.
Ocean and Tribune specials give informa,
ton that the thermometer in northern
Illinois, Iowa, .Nebaaska, Michigan and
Wisconsin has been from zero to 30below
all day. At Oshkosh, Wiz, at 7tliis morn
ing the mercury stood 80 degrees below
and was below 90 during the entire day,
with prospects OF bitter cold night. No
casualties, by rail, are reported and no fatal
cases Of freezing.
A washington .6ispaeh says:1Therehas
been a narked falling or lately in orders
Tor STANDARD silver dollars. The treasury
department has directed the transfer Of
is5,9ga9o0 gopt bullion lrsmt tire assly.of.
nee IN New York tothe Philadelphia mint,
tor colnage into eagles aid half eagles.
After TINS transfer there viii still remain
IN the New York assay office about S63,
oOO,OgO bullion, more than enough to keep
the Phlladeiiphia mint employed six
months coming gold exclusively. 1t is
estimated at the treasury that the public
DEBT statement for the month of DecenI
per per WI VIII show a reduction of nearly S..
SoO,OOO. This month about S4,OOO,OJO has
been paid on account Of pensions.