The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-06-14
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Three children In q boat were swept over
the rapids and drowned in the river Sault au
Recollet, Canada. 49,. The cholera is raging
fearfully in Mandalay among great numbers
of people, who are erecting earthworks for
the king OF Burmah. .Aristides won the
two-and one-hslf-mile race at the Lexington
meeting, in 4273-being the fastest time by
one second ever recorded. -. Ellen jackson,
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, threw her husband aged
fifty years down flight Of stairs, breaking his
neck and killing him instantly ... The
Williamsport (Pa.) incsndisry was captured in
the act Of firing a lumber yard. His resistance
was 80 great as to neoessitate shooting him
three times. He appeared to be insane.....
colored churoh's delegates were denied ad-
mission to the South Carolina Episcopal rom
vention. 80. The European steamship Rhen
struck fishing smack lying at anchor in the
fog OF the banks Of Newfoundland, cutting
her completely in two. AL the crew were
saved.
lightning struck q schoolhouse in Bond eau,
Canada, prostrsting dozen scholars, one Of
whom was killed, six severely injured and
three slightly wounded. =. "A quarrel between
the whites and blacks of Laurel Hill, La,
Terminated in regular engagement, resulting
in the killing of four whites. Eight negroes
were also killed and four hanged. Further
trouble is apprehended, and the sheriff of the
county has called for military. "A pro-
visionh government has been established in
Hayti, with Gen. Boisrond Canal at its head.
..... Owing to the low price Of calicoes, the
Manchester On. b. J print mills have closed
for an indefinite season, throwing five hun
dred hands out Of employment IA military
excursion train was thrown from the track by
broken rail near Richmond, Va, and a num-
ber OF passengers were killed or wounded ....
Two colored men, Paul Campbell and Prince
Robertson, wero hanged at Springfield, Ga, in
the presence OF three thousand persons, for
the murder of Q mother and daughter. The
United States House passed the bill to allow
the khedive Of Egypt's gift Of diamonds to
Gen. sherman's daughter to pa ss duty free.
Hon. VIM. II. Barnum has been elected
United States Senator by the Connecticut
Legislature to fill the unexpired term made
vacant by the death of Senator Ferry.
An explosion in giant powder" mill near
DrakeVilie, n. j., blew twos men to atoms and
destroyed considerable property ..... The
score of the first game in the Philadelphia
billiard tournament stood: slosson, 500; Ru-
dolphe, 266. The score of the second game
was: DAILY, 800; Foster, $50. The Nevada
Democrats, while they sent their delegates to
The national convention unpledged, strongly
indorse Mr. Tilden. 49,. "A sudden squall upset
passenger steamboat near Hong Kong, and
two hundred Chinese were drowned. The
revenue authorities have seized twenty-fiye
distilleries. with forty thousand gallons of
mash and liquor, at different points in North
Carolina and Virginia. -. Eight children en-
barked In 9 leaky skin on the Ohio river near
Vevay, Ind, for Q row, but when in the center
OF the stream the boat filed and sunk. A
man went to their rescue, but before he could
reach them Ave of the children-all of one
faniily-had drowned.
After the burning Of Daniel Ming's house,
near Dresden, N. Y, the bodies of his three
children were found wrapped in each Others
arms. "a Philadelphia hotel clerk has been
fined $500 for refusing room to Q colored
clergyman ...... Four deaths from trichins
have occurred at Savonia, N. Y The Ohio
Democracy instructed their delegates to the
national convention to work for VIM. Allen.
Their platform demands the immediate repeal
on the resumption law, the substitution Of
legal tenders for bank notes, and the issue OF
that silver shall be legal nder in payment of
AL debts, and In all sums opposes the con-
traction of the currency. :. =. The New Jerrey
republicans did not instruct their delegates ;
but most OF them are in favor Of Blaine. The
platform of the convention favors q speedy
return to specie payments, free, non-sectarian
public schools, and an economical administra-
hon OF government looking to the protection
or American industries. -. The Tennessee
delegates to the Republican convention wore
uninstructed, but 1t is understood the majority
are Tor Morton. 80. The Alabama delegates
FAVOR Bristow. The Iowa Democrats send
their delegation uninstructed, and thew ara
divided between Tilden and Hendricks. Their
platform demands an early return Go n gold
basis, as it will place the business interests of
the country on sure and steady footing {;
st the same time 1t demands the repeal of the
sherman resumption law as injurious to tho
prosperity Of the nation. Six of the salonics
assassips have been publicly executed In the
presence OF the French and German represen-
tstives.
The Kentucky Republican delegates are solid
Tor Bristow. .Deleware's Republican dele
gates have been instructed to vote for Blaine
......The endeayor of one man to ride 8vb
miles In fifteen hours on thirty California mus
tangs, ON the fleetwood course, New York,
was pnsuecessful. The driver gave MP blind
and exhausted after 226 miles, having been
In the saddle eleven hours and 26 minutes.
At that time he was but ten minutes behind
time, despite the falling rain and heavy track.
..... Henry O. Bowen has been expelled from
Plymouth church. The Mississippi steamer,
Pat Cleburne, exploded her boiler near Shaw