Daily Republican., 1884-05-09
News Summary.

The Supreme Court or Appeals OF
Virginia yesterday rendered decision
declaring unconstitutional the law
passed by the last Legislature providin
for the election Of Registrars aud Judges
OF f eclion by Boards of three mem
bars, chosen by that body for each city,
town and county in the State, because
1t is required of the members OF said
boards TO be freehOlders. This decision,
consequently, takes the whole election
machinery of the State out OF the
hands of the Democrats and replaces
it where il was before the passage of
the lawn the hands of the Coalition
lists.
The steamer City of Portland, from
Portland, Maine, for st.. John, New
Brunswick struck on Grindstone Ledge,
OWLS Head, before daylight yesterday
morning, and is total wreck. All the
passen gers, Is in number, and the crew,
were saved. The vessel was twelve
| wears old and valued at $l26, 600. Both
hull and cargo are total loss.
The designs for the Garfield monu'
ment have been received by the Asso-
citation in Cleveland Ohio, and the hrst
examination will be made by the
Trustees on the 14tb inst There are
43 designs, of which II are models ana
80 drawings, and they are from artists
lin France, Italy, Germany and Eng
land as we'll as the United States.
The Department of State has received
information from the Consul at AuGk-
land, with the request of the Colonial
authorities Of New Zealand that it may
be published, that it is unlawful for
any but British subjects to catch seals
| in the waters of New Zealand and
neighboring Islands.
| The trial of the conspiracy suit
brought in New York by John +. Betz,
the brewer, against his partners, Wm
lC. Bauer and Henry Daily, Jr., George
| W. Moore and John M. Lttell, resulted
| in verdict for the plaintiff for $49.-
592
The body of DR.. Samuel D. Gross was
Yesterday cremated at Washington,
Penn, In two hours the mortal remains
Of the distinguished surgeon we're re-
duced to about five pounds OF ashes,
and will be returned to Philadelphia
to-day.
| In the Reformed General Synod, at
Baltimore yesterday, Revs. Drs. Esch.
hack. of Fredrc, Maryland, and
Kriess, of Buffalo, were elec ed Vice
President. Elder w. u. Gross, of Phlla-
delphia, was reelected Treasurer.
The barbed wire manufacturers held
a meeting In st. Louis yesterday, >. 3.
|O,iver, at Pittsburg, presiding, and oe,
Lei led lowing to the increased cost OF
Iraw material" to advance the price OF
wire a of a cent.
Counsel for Charles II. RuEg, convict
ed of the murder of the Maybees, on
Long Island, will appeal to the Gene.
raj Term for new trial, Thls VIII
Idoubtltss operate to stay his execution,
which was set for the 9th of June
The New York Catholic Review an
lnounCes that the Pope has named hisi-
|op Salpolnte, of Arizona, to be co"uJu'
ltor of Archbishop Lamy, OF santa re,
New Mexico, with the right OF future
succession.
! The President yesterday nominated
William a. Price, of Rhode island, 10
be an Indian Inspector, and Joseph H.
lSpted to be the L. 5. Marshal for MIG
Idle and Southern Alabama.
The hod CARRIERS Of Troy, New YORK,
who struck for an advance OF twenty
five cents per day have withdrawn the'l
demand.
Joseph }. Asch's fur factory, at Nor
walk, Connecticut, was burned on Weu
. Ines,lay night. Loss, $4,000,
, The Thetis. one of the vessels OF th'
Greely Relief Expedition, passed Cap
race yesterday afternoon.