Daily Republican., 1881-10-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
TAE FRENCH DELEGATlON rO1
YORKTOWN CEaTESNiAL.
Democrats Of Massachusegts set mn
. Ticket Bold Robbery In bal.
tim0Pe-Olher Items.

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yesterday by the steamer Canada. The
, steamer was met in the lower bay by
the French and American war vessels
in waiting, the American vessels being
five in number, and the usual salutes
were exchanged. On landing the dis.
tinguished visitors were escorted up
Broadway, preceded by the Seventh
Regiment, to the Fifth avenue Hotel,
where they will be formally received by
4 Governor Cornell vo-day.
The Democratic State Convention of
MasIachu setts met yesterday IN Wor-
cester, and nominated a ticket headed
| by Cha4. p. Thompson, of Gloucester,
for Governor, and James Ill. Carleton,
OF Haverhi,l, for Lieutenant Governor.
Resolutions were adop5ed declaring for
a bold revision OF the tariff, deprecat.
ing prohibitory laws as futile, ;Avocat-
ing the Adjustment Of the poll tax, and
paying high tribute 70 President
Garfield.
The trial Of Marvin, TIE bigarnist and
forger, a Richmond, Virginia, ended
yesterday. Wheu arraigned for forgery
he pleaded guilty and q Jury was sworn
in to declare the punishment, which
was fixed at five years in the Peuiten
tiary. He also pleaded guilsy to the
charge Of bigamy, and was allotted u
similar punishment for this offense,
making full term Of imprisonment of
ten years.
In Baltimore, yesterday morning, two
rsbbers entered the building OF the
South Baltimore Permanent Saving AS
sociation, and, while one held pistol
to the head o. n. p. Orem, the clerk in
charge, the other knocked him down
with p billy. The robbers then took
from the safe $500 in money and $1,000
in checks. One Of them, giving the
name Of Walter II. CampbelI, was
caught and sl40 in money was recov-
cred
Senator Pendleton, chairman Of the
Democratic caucus, has invited the
Democratic Senators to meet in coufer.
euce at the Capitol to-merros after
noon. 1t is believed the regular Demo.
cratic caucus will be held on Saturday
mCruing, at the same hour as the He-
publican caucus, with view to effect
ing an agreement for the organ cation
of the Senate.
Captain Howgate was yesterday ar
raigned before U. ). Commissioner
Bundy, in Washington, on the charge
OF emltzzling from the government $94-
900. Bail was fixed at $40, 900 and How
gate WAS committed in default. Subse-
quentIy on petitlou Ct his luusel, ,llI &c
Cox granted n writ ot habo;ls corpus, IT.
| turu..;la on Friday npxt
| Oscar Dewey. shot at Jamestown, n.
| York, on Monday morning while oJm-
mitting a burglary has died OF tEe
wound. He refused 10 give the name,
OF his accompIiceS. IL is said III a tele-
gram from jamestown that his father
lives in Olive street, Philadel nlliA, and
y brother in Carlisle, Penna.
The Rhode island Legislature in
joiut convention yesterday morning,
declared Nelson ". Aldrich elected
United States Senator to succeed Gen.
Burnside. He received 90 votes. The
Legislature adjourned until the last
Tuesday Of January next
1t isexpected that the indictment of
Guiteau will be presented IN Court by
district Attorney Corkhi!i today.
George NJ. Stoyille, Guiteau's counsel,
was yesterday, on motion OF Mr. Cork
| hill, admitted to the bar OF the supreme
Court of the District.
Company A, of the Second United
States Artillery, arrived ut Fredeyicks-
burg, Va, yesterday, ON lis march TO
Yorktown, and camped on Mary $
Heights. In the evening the officers
were entertained by the Fredericksburg
Guards.
During the eight months ending Au.
gust ilst, 1881, the exports Q, petroleum
and petroleum produced from the Uni
ted States Amounted III value 10 $50, lSI,
25O, against 81 275,5S0 during Inc cor
responding period OF 1880.
Governor Hoyt has notified 1nsur-
auce Commissioner Foster that be will
not ISSUE any more letters patent 70 mu-
lual insurituce companies, their bus
ness, in his opinion, not heiag conduct.
ed legally.
Senators Slater, Of Oregon, and Far
ley, OF California, passed through Chey-
enc, yesterday, 90 thoir way " WASH
lDsLou.