The colored patriot., 1882-06-08

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THE Wyoming Valley House, Wilkes
Oarre' Pa'' one OF the largest hotels in that
part OF the State, was almost DESTROYED bv
fire. Loss 100000.
1HE scale OF wages recently adopted in
the mills OF the Mahontng Valley was pre-
sented to the hands but they all refused ia
sign. Ten thousand men are idle.
The London papers print a story that
both Gladstone and Harcourt have been
warned that at recent Irish meeting in
London, the hope was expressed thiHs Glad
stone would be assassinated next, and this
expression was received with loud and sip.
nifcant applause.
IHE Attorney General having decided
that further Legislation was necessary before
the elght-hour law can be enforced in the
District of Columbia, . number of petitions
have been received from labor organiza
uons asking Congressman to pass the neces-
sary legislation. Several Congressman have
determined to call on the President to urge
him to send a special message to Congress
on the subject.
AT Ruckersville, Va, the boilers of
saw mill exploded, killing Davis, the en-,
gineer, and a workman. John CARMEL. a
one-armed man, had his remaining arm
broken, and will probably lose it by ampu-
/ tatiOn.
IT is thought that the four non-union
men wounded in the attack of a mob OF
| strikers upon Chicago & Alton train will
recover. Judge Pillsbury is also reported
to be out of danger.
THE Union Depot at Atchison, Kans.. was
partially burned on the night of the Sd.
Loss about $15, 200; fully insured.
THEY have "struck Ol'' at Baxter Springs,
Kans., and $4,000 has been offered for the
fifteen acre tract upon which the vein is
located. 1t is said 10 flow freely, and ex-
perts pronounce it the genuine petroleum.
SPECIAL from Washington says: The
State Department will not take any action
in regard to Egyptian affairs until the
friendly aid of our Government is sought
for in the matter. The Consul General to
Egypt. Simon Wolf, is here, and has not
been at his post of duty but one or two
weeks in the past year. The entire records
of his office were left in charge of dragon
man, who is unable TO speak English. Wolf
does not intend to return, and says he has
rendered his resignation.
II V,
Ark. Lazarus Brooks and James X. Nc
Ghee, farmers, quarreled over land suit.
McGhee, learning that Brooks would win it.
became furious with passion, and, finding
him in the woods hunting, shot him.
CHARLES III. SMITH, of New York, has
been rearrested on the charge of stealing
bond plates,
THE Egyptian Minister Of Finance is re-
ported to have gone insane through fear of
violence.
A MASKED mob took George Ellis out of
the jail at Catlettsburg. Ky, on the morn
Ing of the 3D., and hanged him to q tree.
Ellis had been convicted of manslaughter on
an indictment for Outraging and numbering
the Gibbons girls at Ashland last summer.
Caleb Campbell (colored) who attempted
criminal assault on Mrs. Rains, was also
taken from the Winnsborough Is. CO. Jail
by party Of disguised men and hanged,
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHEA
THE army appropriation bin passed the
Senate.
BLAINE declines to be nominated as Con-
gresham at large from Maine.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTER and Judges Jales
and Hayner, constituting the court in banc,
have rendered decision upon the last mo-
tion filed by Reed in Guiteau's behalf. The
Chief Justice rendered his decision as fol-
lows: "In the case Of Guiteau, the Judges
who listened to the argument in that case
have come to the conclusion that they have
exhausted their powers upon it; that they
have heard it patiently, fully and fairly, and
that re- argument would bring no other
&l,ok. 1.-D sNra1 nd
they declined to reopen the case for argu-
ment."
In the House June 9th 100 bills and joint
resolutions were introduced under the call
of the States.
REPRESENTATIVE HASELTOS OF WiscOn-
sin has introduced a bill into the House to
establish commission Of three before which
all private land claims against the Govern
ment are to be adjudcated and sent TO the
General Land Commissioner for final action.
The Surveyor General is now vested by law
with that power, in addition to his other
duties, but he has not time to attend TO the
matter.
TIE House declined to take the Inter-
State Commerce Bill out OF the hands OF the
Committee where 1t has lain six months,
Dut Tue Nole Oh % 10 1Io - CoHsAuCAeu sIS-
nificant that the monopolists cannot defeat
it when ii comes before the House.
SCHUFELDT of Chicago, President Of the
National Distillers' and Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION. was examined By the Window
Committee, and testified that he had raised
$4,000 from Kentucky distilers for the
purpose Of securing the passage II the bill
TO reduce the tax 10 fifty cents per gallon,
TO accomplish this they intend TO employ
counsel and send delegation to Washing
ton 10 present the matter 10 Congress.
THE recent increase In ocean telegraph
rates has resulted in the formation OF an
English company, which intends TO lay two
new cables between England and the United
States with as little delay as possible. There
has been subscribed in London A,00O, 900
toward the capital stock OF the new compa-
nv A provisional board has been formed,
and two Of the directors OF the Bank Of Eng
land, a. we'll s. some OF the first merchants
az London, are members " it, An arrange
ment has been made with Mr.. Garrett, Of
Boston. to operate the new cables in con-
nection with the Baltimore 4 Ohio Tele-
graph Company.
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