Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
The NEWS IN BRIEF

The Militia of Illinois is under marching
! orders.
Nrnia votes on the wafer works pr"p">i-
tinm to-day.
!. \. Bennett n Co.. stock brokers OF
New York. have assigned.
Owing to the strike. all the New York
street ears are practically at >tand-StiIl.
Railway travel is somewhat interrupted
| by the floods in the vicinity of Memphis.
The French cable is broken two hundred
and twenty miles from the American side.
/ \ fatal boiler explosion occurred at Ir-
t"ma. Ky, yesterday. Tw" men were
killed.
The Domestic sewing machine works.
l"catrd at Newark, y. j.. suspended YES
terlay.
The Mayor Of dublin has expressed graft
tude Ia Gladstone for his labors in behalf
of Ireland.
Engagements are made fol the shipment
to-day ut >l.OlO,OOO in gold Ia Europe from
New York
john Carpenter. under sentence Of death.
committed suicide in the Tomh>. New
York. by cutting open the juguIar vein.
Abe Jackson. charged with dynamitmG
the residence of Rev. sam Jones. Carriers
vile. Ga. has hcen arrested at Waco, Tex.
At Albany. Ia. lady says that during the
war she paid so for one spool Ot thread.
500 for pound of tea. and 800 for sim
pie gingham dress.
The street ear employees i'll T"r"nt" have
demanded that ten hours constitute a day :
work. and that $40 per week hr paid them
The superintendent ~ the company threat
ems To discharge all of the employees.
\ Joint resolution will he introduced in
the Ohio senate to divide the state into dis
tricts for the election of members of the
general assembly. Thus Hamilton county
will have four senatorial districts, three
comprising the city of Cincinnati, each dis
trlct electing its senator separately.
BOndhulderS are reported Ia be sending
agents through the country Ia work up a
sentiment among Ohio farmers against the
bill providing for rpvaluatiun of real e.
tate. by leading them into the erroneous he
lief that revaluatIOn will increase their
taxes by increasing the value of real estate.
Somehody who has figured on the subject
gives the ages of our most distinguished
public men as follows: Simon Cameron
leads in point Of years. He is 81. Morrill,
i -. EdmundS -. Pig Iron Kelly -
Randall -. Mckinley -. John Sherman
rs. Lamar 81. Tom Reed A.. Blaine 10,
Cleveland ~ Carlisle ii. Beck ~. Ingalls,
81. Holman ~. Schurtz -. Voorhees, -.
Morrison IL. Logan 80. Bayard &c, Hawley
10. Garland -. and Sunset Cox ~.
Ba~e Bail.
At Washington Nationals Is. Newark q.
At Charleston Charleston ,. Atlanta :.
At Augusta Augusta :. Nashville /.
At Savannah ), ChattanOo-
ga2.
At Macnn-Macun u. MeInphiS l.
At Hartford-Detroit .. Hartford l.
At Richmond Boston a. Rochester ,.
Congress.
SENATE.-April l9.-BiI passed Pro
yidng for the erection of a fire-prOOf hall
of records in Washington. ID. c.
HOU U>E.-Re>uution offered Directing
the committee on commerce 10 report sub
Stitute for EadS' ship railroad bill; regard
ing the relations between Union Pacific
railroad and the United States. Bills in
troduced Apprupriating S3O.OOO for sur
vey Of Alaska: to establish a Sub-tTeaSurN
at Galveston: for distribution of sales of
public lands; providing for transportation
of foreign mails. Bills passed Providing
for the sale of Cherokee reservation: to ex-
tend the immediate delivery system.
Ohio legislature.
SENATE-April l9.-BiIIs introduced !:
Making county auditors terms begin the
hrst Monday IN September. authorizing
ClPrmont county Ia build turnpike.
Hot 81 Bills introduced Giving mem
berS of legislature $500 salary: to prevent
boycotting. Senate bill passed. authOriZ
ing Larue, Marion county. Ia transfer
funds; House bills pa >>ed. authorizing New
ark Ia transfer funds. Lawrence county to
levy additional taxes for poor. Franklin
c6umry to construct bridge over SciUtO on
CliCkinger road.