The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-14

WILLIAM CAMERok'sto tobacco factory,
at Petersburg, Va, nesef. the, largest in the
State, burned on the21th.!, Los about $780,
600; insurance between 600, Od9. and s125,OOo
DIR. BucKsshsriG OF GRiberne Coun-
ty, Miss, yithyEyrrai deputies. went to the
house Of HARRISON Paige, noted negro des-
perado, before daylight on the morning of the
9th, for the purpose of arresting him for
murder committed two years ago. Paige, as
sisted by some of his friends who were with
him in his house, resisted the officers, and
killed one of the deputies, mortally wounded
the Sheriff and knocked another deputy into
an old cistern, from which he afterward es-
capped without serious injury. The citizens of
Port Gibson Immediately sent out another
posse to arrest the desperate, but when near
Paige's house they were fired upon and one of
their number seriously wounded. Paige es-
capped, though some of his accomplices were
killed.
Gov. Houston was elected to the
United States Senate by the Alabama Legis
lature on the 9th.
On account of lack of funds the COM
missioners interested in the erection of Lee
monument have indefinitely postponed the
matter.
A MASS meeting of citizens of Mem
phis, who were absent during the recent
plague, was held in that city on the 2Sth, and
resolutions were adopted expressing their
gratitude to the people and societies of this
and other countries for the generosity, con-
sideration and aid extended to the afflicted of
the fever district.
THE vote for Governor in Kansas at
the late election stands; St. John, Rep, a.
02O; Goodin Dem, 37,2OS; Mitchell, CIR, 81,
057.
Mrs. ANNA d. H. THOMPSON has
been commissioned postmistress at Memphis,
Tenn. Her husband, who held the position,
died during the prevalence of the epidemic.
THE Breckenridge Monumental As
ISOLATION at Lexington, Ky, have received
$4,000 appropriated by the State Legislature
for a monument to the memory of John c.
Breckenridge.
DURING a sham-battle on che fair
grounds at Mt. Gilead, o., on the 2Sth, Bush
Fry was shot in the face and dangerously
wounded and Benjamin MCGOWAN received a
severe wound on the head from a bayonet
thrust.
Gov. NICHOLS returned from Ten
sas and Concordia Parishes on the Both ult.,
but refused to make any statements regarding
the late troubles there, although he made a
careful investigation.
The National Grange Patrons of
Husbandry passed a resolution before ad-
journing characteriZing the internal revenue
tax upon tobacco as unequal and unjust, and
providing for memorial to Congress praying
its repeal.
SEVEN hundred and forty-fve thou
sand rations were issued to $4,000 persons by
the Citizens Relief Committee of Memphis
during the prevalence of the yellow fever in
that city.
The largest number of hogs ever re-
ceived during one month at Chicago-9O4, 317
was in the month just passed.
On the morning of the LIST collision
occurred between the steamers Charles Nor
gan and Cotton Valley, opposite Donaldson
vile on the Mississippi River and the latter
sunk. Five passengers and fifteen deck hands
were drowned.
A TREMENDOUS snow-storm prevailed
along the line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
west of Otterville and extended into Kansas
on the night of the Both ult.