Daily Republican., 1882-05-11
NEWS SUMMARY;
BAVAGES OF THE PLANES -
ARMY SOCIETY MEETING-A
wKSTERN CYCLONE, &C.

| The Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee met yesterday in st. Louis, and
was called to order by General Sher-
man. Letters were read from Presidents
Arthur, President Of the Senate Davis
General Grant, General Mcclellan, SEQ
retary Lincoln, Senators Logan and
Vest, John G. Whittier and Samuel +.
1llden. In the evening the Society WAS
received at the Merchants and Cotton
Exchanges.
The eighth annual convention of the
Catholic Young Men g National Union
began yesterday in Boston. Pontifcal
High Mass was celebrated at the Cathe-
dral and Archbishop Williams deliv-
cred an address of welcome. After
Mass the delegates met in the II all of the
Catholic Union, and were called to
order by Bishop Keane, of Richmond,
after which the reports were read.
The war Department is negotiating
with the Mexican Government with
view to allowing the troops of either
Government to cross the border line to
a limited extent when in close pursuit
of hostile Indians. 1t is said thai u
'tacit understanding" on the subject
has been reached.
1T IS reported that great abuses exist
in the transportation of cattle to Boston
6y the railroads, that large numbers of
dead animals are taken from the over
loaded cars, and that the quality of the
meat is also greatly deteriorated by
overcrowding aud abuse of stock.
A cyclone passed over McAllister, in
the Indian Territory, last Monday
night, demolishing tifty.eight houses
and damaging thirty others. Seven
persons were killed and fifty-four in
jured, four fatally.
The annual town election in Long
Branch was held on Tuesday. Both
tickets were called "Citizens'," and
the successful faction was that which
favored the division of the town into
wards
Henry Baily and Charles Bruner
were terribly burned by an explosion of
molten iron which they were pouring
into mould, at the Burden Iron
Works, in Troy, New York, on Tues
day.
hO ulhCLClCpS DCbWCcu Lu5 NJlSV0s
land Rolling Mill Company, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Its employees resulted
yesterday in lockout All the works
are shut down, and about $500 men are
idle.
In the U. S. Court at Chicago yester-
day, Judge Dyer overruled motion
for new trial for the fGrger Doyle, but
gave him until the 20th inst, to pro-
cure evidence of former good character.
Mrs. Sinchcomb and five children
were poisoned yesterday at Otterville,
Ontario, by eating mushr ooms. One
of the children is dead, and another in
dying condition.
A fire in kidgetown, Ontario, yester-
day morning, destroyed Nelson's Bank,
Elliott & Bakers Bank, the Post office,
and sixteen other business places. caus-
ing loss estimated at 100000.
Indian Agent Hutton tslegraphs
from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, that
no trouble is anticipated from Sho.
shone, Bannock and other Indians at
that agency.
Secretary Chandler does not favor
He thinks it would bs better to await
the results of the expeditions now
fitting out in England and Germany.
The Legislative Appropriation bill
will probably be made ready for pre-
sentation to the House to-day. 1t will
appropriate less than $40, 100000.
The North Atlantic Squadron sailed,
yesterday from Hampton Roads for a
three weeks practice cruise under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Cooper.
Mound City, Missouri, was visited
by tornado which levelled trees and
fences, damaged crops, blew down .
steeple, and wrecked several houses.
Twenty-one buildings, including sew
eral stores, in Lincoln Centre, Maine,
were burned on Tuesday afternoon.
The loss is not stated.
The Vincent block and several other
buildings in Cairo, Illinois, were burned
yesterday. Loss 5000
The saw mill of the Pittsburg Chased
Company, in Brainerd, Minnesota, was
burned yesterday. Loss $50, 900.
Ex-Secretary Kirkwood announces
that he will not be candidate for Con-
gress in Iowa.
Ex-Governor G. G. Washburn is report
Ell in a dying condition at Eureka
Springs, Arkansas.
The steamer Gallia sailed from New
York, for Europe yesterday, with ST.
$50, 900 in gold.
Rear Admiral Thomas Fl. Patterson
was yesterday placed upon the retired
list.