Daily Republican., 1882-06-23
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The Italian lab0rers on piece of
railroad between New Baltimore and
Coxsackie, New York, struck yester-
day for an increase of wages to Sl.50
per day. Led by Frank Covan, a
boarding house keeper, they became ri
otous, locked up the non strikers, and
placed guards over them, aud attempt ed
to throw an engine and twenty Hat cars
down an embankment. The Sheriff
being unable to quell the disturbance,
the Governor has ordered cut the Cat
skill militia.
Miss Chevallier, OF Boston; DR.. George
M. Beard, of New York; DIR. w. w.
Godding, Superintendent OF tine Govern
ment Hospital for the insane, and Rev,
W. Hicks, spiritual adviser Of G uiteau,
called upon the President yesterday
and presented petition signed by a
number of experts, urging a reprieve
for the assassin and the appointment of
a commission to determine the question
OF his sanity. The President promised
to consider the petition and will refer
the paper to the Attorney General.
The Democratic State Convention of
| Tennessee, in session at Nashville,
nominated General VIM. B. Tate for
Governor, on Wednesday night. About
70 of the delegates, being dissatisfied
with partial repudiation plank in the
platform of the Convention, met yester-
day and decided to hold another Con-
! vention on the llth Of July.
Gov. Cornell, of New York, yester-
day vetoed the Elevated Rail way Tax
bill, on the ground that "it relieved the
Company from the payment of Just
taxes already due, and that it was un-
fair in its provisions for future taxation
in that it discriminated too much in the
Company's favor"
'The Supreme Secular Ber evolent
Association, " of Port Jervis, was in
corrorated yesterday In Albany. Its
object is " the doing away with the OBJ
servance of Sunday and nationaldays of
Thanksgiving as religious days, and the
adjustment of the use of the Bible in
public schools
The Italian and colored laborers on
the Jersey Shore and Pine Creek Rail-
road, near Jersey Shore, Penna., strnck
yesterday for S15J per day. an increase
OF IL cents. The colored men got the
increase, but nothing was done in re-
gard to the Italians.
The steamer Asdrubal, from st. John,
New brunswick, was sunk yesterday
morning by collision with an iceberg
Oft Point Lance, Newfoundland. Her
crew, 25 in number, were picked up BY
a fishing schooner and landed at st.
Mary's.
Bids were opened in Washington
yesterday for iron work, furIing and
latning for the new Government build
ing in Philadelphia. There were IL bids
ranging from S34, 900 to S12l, 900, that
of j. W. Hoyt, of Springfield, Mass,
being the lowest.
Col. Daniel Hilton, of the Fiftr In
fantry, was yesterday placed on ~ re-
tired list. His retirement pro-! ties
Lieutenant Col. s. d. wilkins, ut ne
Eighth Infantry, to be C)lonol ;he
the Fifth
Seventy men employed at the Penn
sylvania grain elevator in Jersey City
struck yesterday afternoon. 1t was re-
ported that 200 freight handlers on the
New Jersey Central Railroad would
strike last night.
General Sherman is said to contom~
plate the trial by court martial of three
or four army officers, "who have been
applying for military details through
mem bers of Congress, instead of through
their common superiors.
The schooner Brenton, of Nova Scotia,
has arrived at st. Johns, Newfound-
land, with the captain and crew of the
bark Lizzie Cameron, of Prince
Edwards Island, sunk on the 10th inst,
by collision with an iceberg.
William Whipple, Abraham Whipple
and William Forrest, said to belong to
an organized gang of robbers, where
arrested near 5unbury, Penna., on Wed,
nesday night, after desperate resistance
Judge Hughes, of the U. S. District
Court at Richmond, decided yesterday
that the law of Virginia levying tax
IN agents selling by sample is consti-
Michael Davitt remained in New
York yesterday. He will speak in Jersey
Jity to night and in Philadelphia on
Monday neXt.
"The National Association of Under
aheiS heJ Sesterudy III hoCuosIer
md organized. Each State is to have
hree delegates in the convention.
M. Roustan, the. new French Minister,
yesterday presented his credentials to
he President. The usual compliments
we're exchanged.
The ship calkers of Boston, POO in
lumber, have struck for 81 per day, an
ucrease oil 50csnts.