Daily Republican., 1882-08-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
A CHATTER OF INCIDENTS, Ace
ClDENTB AND OTHER
I1KMH.

| Oohdub UoVornur ray as representative
Of the State and Mayor franklin as re-
preventative of the city, after which he
was driven over to Fort Adams, where
he witnessed grand parade. A salute
was fired, and the troops passed in re-
view before the President, with Gener.
al Hancock on his left in full uniform
and ex Governor Morgan on his right.
He also witnessed battery drill on the
glacis Of the fort, and in the afternoon
attended reception at Ex-Governor
Morgan's.
The Independent Republican party of
Maine announ les as its platform thor
ough and systematic reform in all
branches of the civil service; faithful
execution of the laws in all parts of the
State, including the liquor law and the
law for the observance of the Sabbath,
having temperance without hypocrisy,
aid prohi bitionV without drunkenness;
strict economy in the expenditure of
public money and consequent reduc-
tion of taxes; opposition to machine
politics, "boss" rule, political assess
ments, bribery and tvaud In controlling
elections and conventions.
Isaac W. Toussig, Mayor of Jersey
City, N. j., had warrant issued for
the arrest of Edward A. Ransom, edi-
tor of the Hudson county Ledger, for
charging in his paper that the Mayor
and Aldermen had been bribed to pass
an ordinance permitting the National
Docks Railway Company to build all
elevated railroad from Communipaw to
connect with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at the Point of Rocks. The PEN
atty for the alleged offence Is five years
in the New Jersey State Prison.
Special dispatches from the Indian
Territory say that "the election of Over
ton for Governor Is a great triumph for
the stalwart Indian element as against
outside influence and the violation of
treaties. He has been Governor for 4
years, and the Indian nation made
giant strides during that period. Over
ton opposes the railroads."
A reunion of the survivors of the
Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry was
held at Reading, Pa, yesterday. A
letter was read from General Rosecranz
regretting his absence. Astreet parade
and picnic at Keller's Park and o
banquet were among the afternoons
festivities. There was q concert at
night, fireworks, etc.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in Ashford, N. Y, by the sup.
posed abduction of the thirteen Y ear
old daughter of Warren Fuller, who
has been missing since Monday night,
when an aged couple, strangers, who
had been there a short time, suddenly
disappeared from the neighborhood.
A telegram from Kingston, Ontario
says that Fishery Inspector Kiel has
stopped Americans, unless licensed,
fishing in Canadian waters, and threat.
ened to seize the steam yachts and boats
of tourists who declined to move off the
fishing grounds at Wolfe and the Sin.
ooe Islands.
The Grand Army of the Republic, Of
Western New York, went into camp
yesterday at the Driving Park, Buffalo,
N. Y, for five days encampment.
The camp has been named In honor of
General D. D. Bidwell, who was KILLED
in the battle Of Cedar Creek, Virginia.
The English champion swimmer,
Captain Matthew Webb, defeated Thos.
Riley, champion short distance swim
mer of America, in three mile swim,
at Hull, Mass, yesterday afternoon,
for $1,000 and the championship of the
world.
Reports having been received at the
Treasury Department at Washington of
certain Irregularities in the accounts OF
James Crawford, Superintendent of the
United States Mint at Carson City,
Nevada, an Investigation will BIZ made.
Advices were received yesterday at
Cincinnati that Aquila Jones, of In
dianapolis, had purchased for 81, 200, 900
the Bedford, Springville, Owensburg
and Bloomingfeld railroad.
Walter A. Shaw, tor the past years
Of the firm of Shaw & Co., insurance
agents, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, who
has been missing for some days. is re-
ported to be defaulter.
Judge Edward Spaulding, coalition
nominee for the Second Congressional
District of Virginia, has, on account Of
ill-health, withdrawn from the field.
The Democratic State Convention of
West Virginia, yesterday renominated
Judge G. P. Snyder, present incumbent
for the Suprem Court of Appeals.
Governor Kellogg has decided to ac-
cept the Republican nomination for
Congressman for the Third Louisiana
District.
Governor Cullom has written to the
authorities of Logan and Cass countless
Ill, to take strenuous measures to sup
press the lawlessness prevalent there.