Daily Republican., 1882-05-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE COMpOSITiON OF THE TAR.
RFF COMMISSION-O
ITEMS OF INTEREST,".

Hayes. of Massachusetts; Henry w
! Oliver, of PENNSYLVANIA; A. M. Gar
land, of Illinois; Robert Z. Porter, o.
the District of Columbia; Alexander
Mitchell, of Wisconsin; John $. Phelps
of Missouri, and James Chestnut, Jr.
of South Carolina. The list will prob
ably be completed by the selection Of
j. A. Amber, Of Ohio, and William A
Wheeler, of New York, and the nomi
nations be sent to the Senate early mex
week. Mr., Wheeler, if nominated
will be chairman CT the Commission.
Mrs. Garfield has written to Commits
sioner Loring, thanking the Massachu
sets Republican Association of Wash
ington, through him, for their tribu te
to the memory of General GARFIELD, and
saying: "The manner in which tht
name of the Rev. Mark Hopkins, Gen
eral Garfeld's college Presiden. and
most loved and veuerated friend, i,
linked with this memorial, adds much
to its interest and value"
Four thousand of the Harmony mills
operatives, in Cohoes, held a meeting
last night and renewed their resolve tt
continue the strike against the proposed
reduction of their wages. Thus fal
they have lost over Sl00, 900 in wages
A promise of aid was received at the
meeting from the Amalgamated Trades
Union.
The strike of the lumber men a,
Muskegon, Michigan, isatan end. Al
a meeting yesterday the strikers voted
by 45 majority that all who wished
might resume work. They will re
sumo at 81 per day Of II hours-a iess
price than was offered by the Boom
company month ago.
Russell Errett, Congressman from
the Twenty second District of Pa,
was thrown from Herdic coach
while alighting at the Capitol, in
Washington, yesterday morning, aud
| several injured, Iie was badly cut
across the cheeks and the bridge of his
nose was broken.
The entire Malone ticket was elected
in Petersburg, Virginia, on Thursday
the majority for jarrett, Readj djuster
for Mayor, being 1859. In two of the
wards colored Justices of the Peace and
Councilmen were chosen. The Demo
Gratis carried three of the wards.
In Norfolk William Lamb was re
elected Mayor by about 300 majority
The other Read juster- Republican can
ddates were elected, except their col
ored Street Inspector, who was de
feated by II votes. In Farmviile the
whole Democratic ticket was elected
An internal machine, containing
powder and a fuse, was found yester
day on the porch of the office of the
the Weekly News, at Warrensburg
New York. An inscription on the ma
chine warned the editor to leave the
place.
Thomas G. Cox, Water Registrar o.
the District of Columbia, died, yester.
day, in Washington. He was for many
years disbursing clerk of the State" De
partment, and was afterwards Secre
tary of the British American Commits
sion.
Leonard Hanneman, au old and we'll
known citizen of Wardsburgh, Ions
Island, committed suicide on Thursday
evening by shooting himself in thu
heart. No cause Tor the deed i!
known.
The Collector OF Monmouth County
New Jersey, in his statement, show!
that the County has no floating or 9th
er Indebtedness, except bonded deb
OF S57 900. The Collectors receipts
last year were $780, 1856.
The U. s. Court at Trenton, New Jer
sey, was engaged yesterday in hearing
the ejectment case involving the righ
of the railroad companies to occupy th'
water fronts in Hoboken.
President Arthur and Attorney Gen
eral Brewster left Washington yester
day afternoon for New York. The!
will be joined on Monday by Secreta
ries Folger and Lincoln.
Colonel William H. Tucker, dry
goods merchant of Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, died suddenly, of apoplexy, OF
Thursday night. He was about 81
years of age.
Mrs. Peter Marks, an aged woman o
Lewistown Junction, Pa, committed
suicide yesterday. No cause is as
signed.
| LII Is uuu6ESUUOtl oONOlhol WI
nell intends to veto the Railroad Com
mission bill just passed by the Legisla
ture of New York.
The Secretary of the Treasury will
to-day or Monday issue call for fiji
| teen millions OF continued six per cent
to mature in August.
The stablemen of New York city will
strike on Monday for$1.75 per day al
increase Of 10 cents.
The Chicago Board of Trade will ad
journ on Monday and Tuesday to oh
serve Decoration Day.
The steamer Strasburg arrived a
Baltimore yesterday from German.
with 1874 immigrants.
The President has signed the bill au
thorizing the receipt of U. S. gold coli
in pxch an pa for cod bars at the mint