Daily Republican., 1882-03-22
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TEE RIBLE SPREAD OF SMALL.
POX.
A Republican Csucus-The Strik.
Ing w eavers - Whls,aker's
Court Martial Disappr0v.
ed I'm W r Il Of tho
Games-0 u h OF Items.

About forty Of tho striking weaver
at Lawrence, Massac husetts, returned
10 work yesterday morning Subse
quently, meeting of the strikers was
held on the common, at which it was
decided, by avote Of $40 to 20, to con.
tinue the strike. The meeting then ad
Journed to the City Hall basement,
where union was organized. The
| Pacific M Ills were closed in the after
noon, ,'hro wing out of employment 53O(
persons.
Yes terday afternoon both Houses
OF the New Jersey Legislature met in
the Assembly Chamber at Trenton to
witness the presentation to the State of
the silver vase awarded to the New
Jersey Battalion, a. Yorktown. Colo
mel Il. Bird Grubb made the presenta
ton speech, and Speaker Dunn accept.
the gift on behalf of the State. The
Governor also made an appropriat.
speech.
At yesterdays Cabinet meeting the
court martial case OF Cadet Whitaker
was disposed of by disappearing the
sentence OF dismissal from the service
imposed by the Court, on the ground
that the technical evidence taken at the
trial was improperly introduced. The
decision of the Cabinet sustains the
opinion Of the Attorney General.
1t is reported from Bismark, Dakota,
that two trains have been wrecked on
the Northern Railroad, on Sweet Briar,
forty miles west Of that place A
work train and passenger train broke
through bridge, and thirty persons
are said to have been killed. No par
ticulars are given.
-Four men were killed by a snow
slide in Lake Canyon, California, on
last Wednesday night. There have
been more than forty slides In Lake
and Mill Creek Canyons since Satur-
day, burying 80 persons, none of them
however being killed. One named Ho:
blitzel is believed to be fatally hurt.
A caucus of Republican Senators and
Representatives was held last evening
III the Hall of Representatives. to select
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee Among the members of the
committee are George NJ Robeson, of
New Jersey and Ii. q. Fisher, of Penn.
sylvania.
The first train which attempted to
cross the new bridge across the Middle
river, at Lothrop, Iowa, on Monday,
broke through. A whole span gave
way, throwing an engine and three
Cars into the river Six persons were
injured, the fireman seriously.
AT meeting of the Railroad coal
exchange of Plttsbnrg, held yesterday
a resolution was unanimously adop ed
for reduction of half a cent per bushel
i'll mining scales. This action will af.
feet 5000 miners who are now getting
cents per bushel.
II. T. Crosby, Chief Clerk of the war
department, has requested leave of ab-
sence until July 1st, and has offered his
resignation, to take effect at that date.
His request is granted, and his resigna-
tion accepted.
The captain of the schooner Pioneer
which arrived at Halifax yesterday,
reports that on Saturday, in a tremen-
dous gale Oh Geurgus Bfnks ne saw
two fishing vessels 60 down with all
hands.
Four new cases of the disease have
been reported III South Bethlehem since
Sunday. Thus far there have been l52
cases aud 80 deaths from the smallpox
in that place.
General and Mrs Grant arrived in
Washington and were driven to the
White House, where they will remain
for several days as the guests of Presi-
dent Arthur.
The warerooms and finishing depart.
ment of the New England Furniture
Company, at Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Were burned on Monday night. Loss,
$3.50
The President has signed the joint
resolution making further appropria-
tion OF $50, 900 for the relief of the sui
ferers by the Missi ssippi floods.
The Senate Committee on Military
fairs decided yesterday to report ad-
verseIy on he bill for the retirement of
General Alfred Pleasanton.
An order making ten hours days
work went into effect at the navy yard
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, yes
terjay.
Rev. DR.. Orville Dewey, a well
known Unitarian minister, died in
Sheffield, Mass, aged SS years.
Fifteen cases of smallpox an nine
deaths were reported in st. Louis last
week.