Daily Republican., 1882-12-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
A UNIFORM TICKET CONTEST n
MAUSACHUsETTS-OTHER
NEWS

The Secretary OF the State Of Misscur
yesterday Issued certificate 10 JameI
. Broadhead as Congressman from tn
Ninth District. He refused to give
certificate to DR.. s. H. Mclean, elected
to Ill The unexpired term of Thomas
Allen in the old Second District, and
says he will not do so uuiess compelled
by the Supreme Court. Ile holds thai
the district Is legislated out of exist
ence. Mclean will prObab y apply for
= mandamus.
| William G Butler, OF New Haven,
who was an anti. Monopoly candidate
for Congressman in that District at the
last election, purposes to contest the
election of Charles L. Mitchell, who
was chosen by the voters Of the Dis
tTiet. Butler received only 40 votes,
but he alleges that "the ballots cast for
both Mitchell and Msrwin were defect.
i've, as they were not printed on plain
white paper, as the law pEescribes.
4 national convention of merchants
and commercial travellers began yes.
terday in Baltimore. WI. NJ. Gordon,
OF Cincinnati. presided, and said the
object of the gathering was to urge the
passage Of law by Congress abroHat-
ing State laws which impose q tax on
commercial travellers, and looking to
free trade between all the States"
The Postmaster General and Third
Assistant Postmaster General returned
to Washington yesterday from tour of
inspection North. 1t Is reported that
while they were in New York, "in an
ticipation Of letter postage being reduc-
cd to two cents, the initial steps for the
manufacture of two-cent stamps were
taken"
The house of Singleton James, near
StockbridGe, Georgia, was burned on
Monday night and Thomas knight and
two children were burned TO death.
Knight was drunk at the time. Joseph
Carey, a boy, perished by the burning
of Herrin's mill, in Georgetown, Ken
lucky, on Sunday morning.
The list of subscriptions In New York
to the pedestal to support the statue Of
Liberty EnlighteDing the World"
amounts thus tar to S36, 5OO Most of
the subscriptions are for sums ranging
from $l00 to $1,000. Drexel, Morgan &
Co., head the list with $4,000 The total
amount 20 be raised is $3.50, ,000.
A telegram from San Antonio, Texas,
reports that the new iron and steel
bridge on the extension of the Mexican
Pacific Railroad Jumbled down
while one hundred men were at work
upon it; and that seveh men were killed
and many injured
Thomas Bigelow, alias Ward, and
his wife, Louisa Bigelow, alias Jordan,
alias Aaron, alias "English Louise"
notorious pickpockets from New York,
we're arrested In Baltimore yesterday
afternoon, on the cuarge Cfhaving pick
cd the pockets of three persons.
The case of State Auditor Allen, of
Virginia, indicted in connection with
the alleged illegal appointment of J ohm
d. Smelling ss Delinquent Taz COllec-
or for Richmond, was called yesterday
in the Hustings Court of thatcity, but
postponed until the January term.
The annual convention of tho Amert.
can Agricultural Association began
yesterday In Chicago, and will continue
in session two more days. Mayor Hal-
rison made an address Of welcome TO
the delegates.
Edgar Van Hoosen, Of Usage, Iowa,
has been arrested :or couuterfeiting.
1t is thought this will break up gang
of Counterfeiters of whom he is the
head, severa! of whom are already in
the penitentiary.
D. j. Hull is on trial at Omaha, on
the charge of presenting to the Govern.
ment false claims or vouchers to the |
amount Of over $4,000 while cHstodian
of the Government building there dur
ing It's construction.
The Grand Jury ofthe Court of Com
mon Pleas in Providence yesterday |
found two indictmeu to against the N OW |
York and New England Railroad Com
pany for using cars without power
brakes.
The dead house Of the parish church
at St. AIMS Looks, Quebec, was rob-
bed, on Monday night, Of the bodies of
an old man, an old woman and young
girl.
The business section of Kingston,
Jamaica, was destroyed by fire on
Monday. The loss is estimated al $30,-
100000, and hundreds of people are
homeless and destitute.
Silas r. Kenyon, a lawyer, Of New
ark, New Jersey, 76 years of age, COM
mitted snicide at street crossing in
Elizabeth last evening by throwing
under arsilroad train.
The remains OF Sir Hugh Allen, who
died few days ago in England, are
expected to reach Montreal about
Christmas. A public funeral Is pro-
posed.
Twenty persons are under treatment
for smallpox in the pest-hOuss At
IL is not known that
there are any cases outside.
A fire at Texarkana, Arkansas yes
jerday, destroyed nine buildings, in
,Iuding hotel and several stores, caas-
ng loss of about $35, 700.
The bicy Gle and wheelbarrow factory
If Dearduff, Bean & Leffel, at Spring
ield, Ohio, was burned yesterday, Loss,
i35, 900.
The Duke of Newcastle, accompanied
" Secretary Frelinghuycen, called
he President yesterday morning, just
,efore the Cabinet meeting.
The steamship Salier remained 3
ground on the Southwest Spit, ysster-
lay, but her passengers were taken to !
Jew York. q
Rev. Alfred Stubbs, 8. T. D, died
esterday, in Princeton, N. j., aged 68
ears. 7
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Turned Up.
Ex-senator Spencer, who is wanted