, 1881-12-23
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY rELEGKArH TO DATE.

The president accepted the resignation
of assistant secretary of state for the 3lst
inst.
Chung Tsao Ju, the new Chinese minis
ter 10 Washington, arrived at San Fran
cisco on the llth.
In a drunken row at Lincoln, Neb., on
the 18th, J. b. Hill was stabbed in the
breast by J. Mckay. The wound is con-
sidered fatal
rested for the murder of Lon Paxton, in a
field eight miles north of st. Paul on
Thursday night, is at large.
During the week ending Dec. 10th, $685.
4S7 standard silver dollars were put into
circulation rgainst 4S5, ,496 for the cores
ponding week of last week.
Senator Jones opposed Secretary Fol-
gers silver views and advises Arthur to
listen to the senators and representatives
of different states in making appoiut-
ments.
Luke Kinned and Daniel Haley, noted
safe blowers, were taken into Indiana
from Omaha by Sheriff Cosgrove of Fort
Wayne, to answer the charge of burglary
at Sheldon.
Richard Jennings, hard case, without
provocation, shot and killed at Austin,
New, on the 18th, John Barrett in a bar
room. The murdered man was highly
respected.
William, Joseph and Johnny, sons of
John johnson, of Manitowac, Wis, aged
8, 10 and l2, broke through the ice and all
drowned. Search for the bodies proved
fruitless.
In the senate Edwards introduced bill
authorizing pay for necessary and reason-
able expenses incurred in behalf of the
late president, provided the aggregate
shall not exceed Sl00,00U.
The French delegation were on change
at St. Louis on the 18th, and had pleas
ant reception. They go hence to New
Orleans TO examine Ead's jetties and will
report to the French government
Oscar A. Rice, defaulting internal rev.
enue collector pleading guilty at New
Orleans of embezzlement, was sentenced
TO pay a fine of SIT, ,304. the amount of de-
falcation, and serve two years at hard
labor.
The city council passed an ordinance in
Chicago on the 18th, requiring the law de-
partment to prepare a proper ordinance
assessing an annual license of Sl5 each
on freight cars and S25 on passenger cars
of roads doing business in the city.
A Tnbune's Washington special says
the announcement is authoritatively
made with regard to the appointment of
women to ofbc ce that the president has
determined to make no such appoint
mentS in future. This rule will apply 10
such Offices as po5totfices, pension agen-
cies, etc. and will not Of course have any
bearing on positions in departments.
A republican senator on good terms
v it'll the administration says the presi-
dent has not decided upon and new cabi-
net officers beyond Frelinghuysen; that
the president intends to fill one cabinet
place with any man Gen. Grant may des-
lgnate and that at present Grant hesitates
between Chaffee and Beale, but indica-
tions are that Beale will be selected.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
mally announce reduction of rates on
provisions and grain to ~ cents per hun
dred. The Pennsylvania has announced
q reduction to l5 cents for provisions
which carries with it the usual differentiai
rate. This is the old basis of rates in
operation on the Goth of October last,
when the cutting of east bound freight
rates commenced.
Congressman Page will next Tuesday
Introduce in the house of representatives
bill on the subject of mining deoris in
the state of California. The bill sets forth
at much length the nature of the contest
between the miners and those engaged
n
damage sustained by reason of debris
from hydraulic mining TO agriculture and
navigation by filling up and shoaling
streams. 1t mentions in detail the acts of
the Legislature and courts in regard to
control of the matter and provides for
congressional legislation which will settle
the question for the interests of agricul-
ture and mining.
e.. Howard Edwards was executed at War
rem, Bradley county, Arkansas, on the 9th
for the murder ofhis cousin and sister.in-
law, Miss Sallie Watson. The crime was
one of The most inhuman in the annals of
the criminal history of the state. He not
only deliberately seduced the young,
beautiful and accomplished sister of his
wife, bnt in order to prevent detection
when her condition was known, killed
her with an AK. There is not one pa,liat-
ing circumstance connected with the hor-
rible affair. He requested hymn to be
sung on the scaffold. He stood the ordeal
without tremor and had good many
words to leave his children. He was
swung off and died with his neck broken.
The number of bills introduced in the
senate during its session on the 9th was
$50, which is nearly as many as were in
troduced in that body during the entire
third session of last congress. One sena.
tor alone introduced 33 bills on last Mon
day. large proportion of the measures
thus far are private relief bills that here
tofore failed to receive final action. A
bill introduced in the senate by Vest for
Improvement of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers. provided for an expenditure
of 81, 100000, under direction of the engin.
eer corps of the army, one halfthe amount
unon the Mississippi and the remainder
upon the Missouri, in accordance with
plans already recommended by the Mis-
aissippi river commission.