Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-02
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a

The Secretary of the Treasury has issued {
call for the redemption of bouds of the
per cent. funded loan of 1881.
The extensive works of the Howe SEWING
Machine Company in Bridgeport Conn
were nearly destroyed 10y fire which broke
out in the japan room.
On leaving the ship and descending The
gang plank to lighter lying alongside, Mis-
Cramp made misstep and falling into The
RIVER, was drowned. Her body had not beer
recovered up I, o'clock.
The Bank OF lradville (Col.), +. l.. Camp
bell, president; George r. Fisher, cashier
have m d. an assignment to George W
Tumble. 1t is thought that tho other Colo
RADIO banks will not be seriously affected.
1fo revolution in Ecuador WIS concluded
on the 9th inst 10y Alfaro and his forces do
feating Nientemilla at Guayaquil the forme
occupying that place. The latter has fled e
Lima.
A banquet To provincial mayors was GiyeI
at the Mansion House, London, last nigh
Mr.. Lowell, the United States minister, re-
spending To to st TO diplomats, dwclt upor
the growing number of American travellers
III England, and the mutual respect of th,
two nations, owing tn their increased init
macy, which he said was of the utmost i'm
portance to civilization.
The funeral of Hon. Thomas Swami NJ
Baltimore WAS the closing scene IN the long
and memorable life of man who had taken
part i'll many great and r-reachlug pub
lie events as mayor of Baltimore city, Gov
emor of Maryland and in the halls of Con
gress.
The Jury in the case of Treasurer Polk,
tried at Nashville, Tenn, for embczZlement
of State funds, have brought i'll II verdict OF
guilty, and fixed the penalty at twenty years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary and n fine
to the full amount of the embezzement,
which was about $400, 900.
In the PENNSYLVANIA Senate the Stewart
Congressional Apportionment bill, which
passed the IL Duse yesterday, was negatively
reported from, the committee. A motion to
place it on the calendar was defeated
Intelligence has been received of due
with pitchforks i'll a house at High Grove,
Nelson county. Ky, between two farm
laborers, in which both are believed to bt
mortally wounded. Their names are Daniel
Wilks. colored, and John McDougal, white
\ reception was given on board the new
ship Alameada, of the Oceanic Steamship
Company. of San Francisco, Just completed
mt Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia. Among
those who favored the company with selec-
tions on the piano was Miss Maggie Cramp,
aged Is years, daughter of Joseph Cramp. of
the well-known firm of shipbuiiders.
The bui.din OF the jettieS in tie Savan
a river at Augusta, Ga, has demonstrated
the practical utility of the system i'll tina
stream. Sandbars that before these jettics
were erected were barriers to the passage of
steamboats, at low water now lie deep beneath
tie surface, and are no longer anv unpedi-
Iuent to navigation.
LONDON July 25.--During the twelve hours
which ended at T. NJ. yesterday there were
three hundred and sixty-seven deaths from
cholera in Cairo. 1t is reported lat quar-
antine will be enforced Mt Dover and Leith
against vessels arriving from ports infected
The Zulu chief Cetewayo has been killed.
The British volunteers gave a banquet 10
the American rifle team in London last
night. The American and British rifle teams
were present in full uniform. There were
about one hundred persons at the tables, in
cluding Earl Waldegrave, Lieutenant Colo
mel Otter, the captain of the Canadian team.
and several other Canadians.
The American Rapid Telegraph Company
has yielded to the demands of the Brother
hood. and all their operators will be at their
instruments.
Wills d Wilkberger, booksellers and sta
TONERS, at Memphis, Tenn, made an assign
ment yesterday. Their liabilities and assets
amount to about $4,000.