Daily Republican., 1883-01-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
A PROSPEROUS NEWSPAPER
THE CHALMERS CON EsTED
ELECTION CASE.

declared "a dividend Of 25 per cent
From the registry of its stock it ap-
pear,d that WhiCelaw Reid held 70
shares in his own name and A. more III
the name Of his wife, while his brother
in-law owned 20 shares more. the fami-
ly thus owing altogether 143 out OF the
200 shares. The remainder are held in
small lots, and In nearl y half tie cases
by estates. The report stated that,
"with the exception of "a loan of $780,
900, the new building had been entirely
paid for out Of the profits ON the cur
rent business"
At Jackson, Mississippi, yesterday
the mandamus case of Chalmers vs.,
Myers, Secretary of State, in relation
to the rejected county returns, came
before Judge Wharton, in the Circuit
Ceurt. The plaintiff filed supple
mentary amendment to his petition
from the case all charges
of fraud, and relying upon the legal
questions involved. The defah dant de-
INJURED. Among other grounds want
of jurisdiction OF the Court is urged.
The day was consumed in argument.
A public meeting was held yesterday
at Valley Forge, Penna., TO take steps
for the erection OF monument on the
Revolutionary camping grounds. A
committee was appointed 70 collect
subscriptions, and Mr.. A. j. Drexel
was chosen treasurer. A vote o. thanks
WAS passed to Senators Sewell and
Hawley, Congressman Kelley, Ward,
Godscbalk, Everbart, Ermenfrout and
Evans, and Ex-Governor Hartranft,
d" for assistance and encouragement"
At Williamstown, Massa ;husetts, a
respectable farmer, named Donahue,
has personly applied to The authorities
for his committal to lunatiC asylum
"on account of and irresistible desire
to kill some one." Some years ago
Donahue received blow on the head,
from the effects of which he has never
recovered.
The schooner Anna E. Bishop, at
New York yesterday from Para, re-
ported that on January lst she fell in
W ith the schooner William A. Lever.
ing, of Philadelphia, from New York.
iyr Feruaud,na, laden with stone, in
a sinking condition. TOOK oft the cap
tain and six Inen and set fire to the
vessel.
In Washington vest 3rday, Judge
Smell rendered his decision in the case
of Dickson, foreman Of the S'ar Route
jury He held Dickson in 81, 800 bail
TO answer before the Grand Jury for
ZEN mbracery, " the Judge holding that
the accused was guilty of corrupt
action within the meaning of the sta
tute.
1t is rumored that a corner in corn
has been started in Chicago, several
New York capitalists being concerned
in the scheme 1t is supposed to be the
plan Of the clique to buy all the Janu-
ary and February corn offered. A rise
OF cents in January options last week
gives color TO the report.
The anniversary of the battle Of New
Orleans was celebrated yesterday and
last evening by Democratic and mill.
tary organizations in New York, Bos
ton, Chicago, Cleve land and other Cit
les. In Boston there was a banquet at
the Revere House. Governor Butler
occupying the head Of the table.
Daniel Saylor and Aaron Rhoads,
country butchers, were arrested yes
terday in Reading charged with :" sell
ing the meat of three hogs which were
bitten By mad dogs and died of ra-
bies.' 1t is said tnat number OF
persons were made sick by eating the
pork.
The river coal operators of the Pitts
burg district have decided to reduce
wages of boa. caulkers from S3 50 to
s. per day, and Of the other wOrkmen
about the mines in the same propor-
tion. None of the pits in which the
reduction was offered were at work yes
terday.
Ex-Collector Calvin A. Gilbert, aged
81 years, of Syracuse, New York, was
stricken with paralysis on Sunday at
tern0on, while sitting near the stove at
his home. His wife found him with
his head and arm resting on the stove,
badly burned and dead. y
The annual meeting OF the Western
Flint and Lime Glass Protective Asso-
citation was held yesterday inPittsburg.
The condition Of trade was reported
"favorable az to the volume OF transac-
tions, brt prices are very low NO
change was made in the rates.
Yesterday the revenue cutter Wood
bury took two schOoners from danger
ous positions in the ice off Fox Island,
Maine, towing them to place OF SAFE
ty. She also broke channel for an
other schooner, enabling her TO reach
open water.
A cold is unlike most visitors-if
YOU want to get rid of it you must give
il warm reception with Dr. Bull 8
Cough Syrup, the standard cough
remedy of our age For sale by al!
druggists at tw Anty-tive cents bottle
Charles II. Schad, postmaster of
Wolcotlsvilie, New York, and busi-
ness man, made an assignment yester-
day murning. Liabilities, S75, 1000; as
sets, 1000.
At Cheney, Washington Territory,
on Sunday night, q Chinaman, accus-
ell OF murder and robbery, was taken
from Jail ard lyrched by mob OF ~
men.
Andrew Jackson, colOred, charged
with atteInuting to felcniously assault
youug woman, was taken from jail at
HDuarrsou, Texas, on Sunday night,
an! hanged.
Mnt,hew Franklin Whittier, only
brother of John G. Whittier, the poet,
died on Sunday in East Boston, at thh
age OF ~ years. He WAS the author ot
the Et an Spike" letters.
Henry Brigham, President of the
Merchants National BAnk OF Savan.
nah, died yesterday al the age OF III
years.
James Rowland, a wealthy and
prominent citizen of San Francisco,
was drowned ir the bay on Saturday
night.
f. j. Dixon, wholesale and retail
grocer. OF Milwaukee, made an assign J
ment yesterday, Liabilities, S75,ooo-
assets, Sij 900.
/ George ". Click was installed Gov
ernor Of Kansas yesterday at Topeka.
| Short addresses were made by him and
al,