Daily Republican., 1882-03-29
NEWS SUM MARY.
HIT A DAYS MAIL BRINGS
From ALL SECTIONS.
The Presidents Grst Reception =
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The floods in the Lower Mississippi
region continue to subside, though slow
ly, and the damage in Louisiana proves
to be less than AT first reported, though
the destitntion among the people in
some localities is great. The A izona
crevasse, above Donaldsonville, is now
reported to be 800 feet wide and ten
deep, and no attempting to close it will
be made.
The election cases TO be tried in
Charleston, South Carolina, at the term
OF the L. S. Court, beginning next
Monday, number 20 in all, with 56 de-
PENDANTS. -Four of the cases are from
Charleston county, the others from
RichIand, Sumter, Barn vile, Collptou
and Georgetown counties. Most of the
defendants are election officers.
President Arthur hell his first pub
lie reception in the White House last
night. He was assisted in receiving
by Genera. and Mrs. Grant, the wives
of several Cabinet officers, Mrs Sena-
tor Pend,etou, Mrs. Senator Cameron,
Miss McPherson and others. The re-
ception was crowded and unusually
brilliant.
A tornado passed over Monroe, Lou
isiana, on Sunday evening, demollshing
number OF Other buildings, aud kill
ing several persons. The loss on prop
erty is estimated at S25, 1000. FIVE per
sons were killed by "a storm which de-
molished number of houses in south.
eastern Alabama the same night.
The President has signed Judge
Blatchford \ commission az Associate
j us ice of the Supreme Court. Judge
Blatchtord, however, is not expected
to lake his seat on the Supreme
Bench until several cases pending
before him in New York are disposed
OF.
The compOsitOrs on the New York
World struck last night for l5 cents
per 1000 ems, the usual extra pay for
tabular work, and seven hours CON
position guaranteed, The publisher
refused their terms. They had been
receiving 10 cent, per thousand, with
no allowance for tables.
The Republican Stave Central Com
mittee OF California has telegraphed t.
President Arthur that, in the Commit
tees opinion, "his failure to approve
the Anti Chinese bill will result disas
trously to the interests and prosperity
of this coast and work great injury to
the people of every class"
According to Russo Sage, Jay Gould
was squeezed" recently to the tune of
five or six millions in western rail
road stock. But this comparatively
heavy loss does not prevent Gould ac.
cordlng to Sage, from being the richest
man in America next after Wander
bilt
The report of Judge Advocate Gea-
eral Swain on the CASE of Sergeant
Mason, declaring the proceedings of
the court martial invalid because If
certain irregularities, was considered
III yesterdays Cabinet meeting, but no
conclusion was reached.
Secretary Hunt admitted yesterday
that the President had notified him
that he would be removed from the
Navy Department. The President has
offered MIN "the choice of three good
positions, but he has not made selec.
tion yet"
The Chinese bill was cons sidered in
yesterday Cabinet meeting, but no
ermination was reached. IL is
stated that the President desires that
the bill "shall be fully and thoroughly
considered before it is acted upon"
Four new cases of smallpox, iu b u! es
already Qu tranttned, We're reported
yesterday in South Bethlehem There
have been three deaths since Monday,
making the total of deaths to date ~.
The number of Cases remaining is LIS
The town of Grumpy, county seat of
buchanan county, Virginia, was
almost destroyed by fire last Saturday
night, only few houses On the out
skirts being left standing.
The paper mill of Richards x Co., at
Gardner, Maine, was burned yesterday
morning. Loss $4,000. It's destruc-
tion will throw a number Of persons out
of work.
The large unoccupied dwelling Of A
+. johnson, in New Utrecht, Long Is
land, was destroyed early yesterday
morning by AL incendiary fire. Loss
S25,00O.
The ship carpenters of portlal d,
Maine, have struck for all advance Of
fifty cents per day. Several firms have
granted the advance and it is thought
all will eventually do so.
Mr.. Maginnis, Delegate in Congress
rrtrl Montana, Is in St. Paul, consult
ing with General Terry relative to the
establishment Of new forts in that Ter
ritOry.
4 three tliastad schooner, which aps
parently had been bound for New
York, is sunk about s miles oh Manas-
quan station, New Jersey. Half her
nasts are above water.
During the last twenty-four hours q
large number of we'll executed counter
felt silver dollars have been put in Cir
culation in Portsmouth, New Hamp.
shire, and surrounding towns.
The boiler of a saw mill near Kemp
ton, Indiana, burst yesterday, killing
one man and fatally injuring two
others.
By the busting of boiler Of prcfta-
BILE saw mill, near Corning, Ohio, yes
terday, one man was killed and four
were fatally injured.
Reports from the interior Of Caltorni
indicate that the grain crop will be
better than the average every where, ex.
cept in the San joaquin Valley.
General b. +. Butler has dec lined
having anything to do with tue pro-
for the defence in the Guiteau
case.
The loss by the wrecking of.the steam
er Thomas Cornell, on the Hudson river
IS stated at S22O, 900.
The Senate of Illinois yesterday adopt |
ed a resolution urging the President to
pardon Mason.
Forty new cases Of smallpox and |
i've deaths were reported yesterday in
Cincinnati.