New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
The MOllies Sentenced to Death.

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The Mollies Sentenced to Death.
Porrsv1LLE, Pa, August 2s.-Tbe Molly
Mapuire prisoners. namely McGhehen,
Carroll Roarity and Boyle. recently con-
victed of the murder Of Policeman lost, at
Tomauua, were sentenced to death this
morning.
Two Men Killed by Powder Explosion.
RAYMOND, Montgomery county. Ks, Au-
gust ga key of powder exploded at the
Republican meeting on Satul day night, kill
aug wv '' Coal Burned.
ELIZABETH, N. j.. August 2S-Last night
pier No. 6, OF the Central railroad docks,
in this city, was destroyed by fire. Seventy
five 10 AIDED cars on the dock were all de.
stroyed, and $50 tons of coal were burned
or thrown into the water. Two canal boats
were also burned. Loss between $l0,0OO
and $4,000.
Death of a savannah Merchant.
SAVANNAH, August 2S.-Jacob Triese,
well known merchant, was found dead this
morning. Cause, 0verd ose OF laudanum
Tho President at Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, August 25.-The Presi-
dent has invited Hayes to visit him at bis
cottage at Long Branch. Hayes has ac-
cepted.
around the world, with Mrs. Grant, on the
conclusion of his term OF office.
lncendiary Fires.
MILFORD, Pa, August 23.-Extensive in
cendiary fires prevail in the mountains on
the Pennsylvania side OF the Delaware
river.
The Woods in Flames.
PORT JERv1s, N. Y, August 23.-Forest
fires In the northeastern portion of this town
ship destroyed several dwellings. large
nun her of men are fighting the fire without
avail.
Wire Pulling in Court.
COLUMBUS, o., August % Judge Bling.
ham, in the district court, declined to grant
the iDjunctions asked by the Western Union
Telegraph Company restraining the Balti'
more and Ohio Railroad Company from
transferring it's telegraph wire between
Columbus and Wheeling from the Western
Union COmpany's poles to the Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph poles, and from receiving
commercial messages at stations whel5
none but railway telegraph operators are
employed, by which means the profits OF
and Pacific Telegraph Company instead of
by the Western Union Telegraph Company,
az heretofore.
A Lynchipg Affair in Augusta.
AUGUSTA, August 2S.-Tbe negro VIII
iams, who assaulted Mrs. Anna Bridges,
near this city, Thursday, inhicting inju-
ries probably fatal, was taken from jail
Saturday night and shot. At the inquest
over the body this morning, the jury re-
turned the following verdict: Deceased
came to his death from gunshot wounds in
fiicted by parties unknown" The body
was badly mutilated. The gates leading
to the Jail were broken down with axes.
The mob was composed of men from the
county. Williams was about twenty years
old. Mrs. Bridges, whom he assaulted and
attempted to rape, ia married woman,
nineteen years old.
Several parties who were engaged in
lynching Williams have been lodged ia
j all, charged with murder.
Killed by a Constable.
CINCINNATI, August 2S.-TwO brothers
named Denham resisted arrest by con-
stable at Derwen, Cook county, and we're
shot dead.
Forest Fires in The Highlands.
NEwBURG, N. Y, August 2S.-Last night
and to-day forest fires have been burning in
the Highlands of the Hudson, opposite this
city, and alto near West Point.
The Priut Works Starting on.
PROVIDENCE, August 2S-In view Of the
improved demand for prints, the Sprague
mills in this State, Maine and Connecticut,
and the print works which have been idle
several weeks, will start up at once.
The Sioux Peace Commission.
OMAHA. August 2S.-Tfe members OF the
Sioux reace commission have arrived here,
except Bishop Whipple and the Rev. Mr.
Hineman. They expect to leave here to-
morrow for Fort Laramie via Cheyenne.
Raid of tho Grasshoppers.
The grasshoppers are still very thick in
this vicinity, and doing good deal OF
damage to vegetables and corn planted late.
Exploits of a Train Wrecker.
BUFFALO, August 2S.-George Adams,
the young man who 80 successfully played
the role Of hero in the late averted railroad
disaster at FairpOrt, was last night arrested
in this city, the evidence Of his being the
author of the outrsges having been worked
mp by the detectives. After his arrest he
made a full confession, which is in sub
stance rs fOllowe:
He alone misplaced the switch which
threw the train from the track OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad on
the eleventh instant whereby the engineer
and fireman were badly scalded and the
engine completely wrecked. On the morn
ing of the sixteenth instant he drew the
spikes from the ties and the bolts from the
fish points, thereby throwing the train down
an embankment, wrecking the engine three
passenger coaches, and the baggage and
postal cars. The only person Injured was
w, E. Clemens, who afterward died OF
his wounds.
HIS last exploit was the attempt at Fair
mort on the twentieth instant. Adams has
already served term in the Erie county
workhouse for petty larceny. He pleads
in extenuation his intention to notify the
train in tune to avert an accident, hoping
thereby to place the company under an
obligation to furnish him with situation
Canadian Horses for the Centennial.
Fourteen car loads of draft and agricui
tural horses-fifty.fye head-from Canada,
en- route to the Centennial for exhibition
passed through here to-day.
Centennial Items.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2S.-The centen