Daily Republican., 1879-11-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
Or Reesra Of the strangs Essnss
Of . Day.

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sfa Day.
Memorial services in honor oil
the late General Hooker were held
In the Music Hall at Boston yesterday
in the presence Of large assembly
There were present upon the platform,
which was drapsd with Hsgs and
mourning arches, Governor Talbot, Lieu
tenant Governor Long, sx Governors
Rice and CASTOR, Mayor Prince, Gsner-
al A. p. Martin, and other prominent
persons. The floor was entirely occu-
pied by members Of Grand Army posts
and veterans Of the late war, including
squads from Massachusetts and New
Hampshire regiments composing the
First Brigade, of which General Hooker
was commander. The exercises con-
sisted Of singing, prayer, and an ora
ton by Rev. Warren II. Cudworth,
lately chaplain Of the First Massaohu-
sets Infantry.
The directors of the Kent County
Fire Insurance company which has i.s
Office in Dover, have resolved to pay ID
their policy holders, q dividend Of ftwen.
" per cent on the first day Of January
next, II no serious losses to the com.
pany shall occur before that time. The
workings Of this company have been
very successful this year, and although
1t has more than five millions Of dollars
ofinsursnce, and more than twenty five
hundred policy holders, yet the losses
this year up to this time amount only
to about fourteen hundred dollars.
The Regulators" Of Northeastern
Kentucky have issued proclamation, in
Declaration Of Independence style, re-
citing the assassinations, robberies and
other outrages perpetrated in that re-
gion during the past fonr years, and le-
claring themselves banded together "to
protect the lives and property of hon.
eat and honorable people, They as
sure good citizens that they have moth
ing to fear, but warn all barn burners
and murderers to leave the county,
threatening them with lynch law
whore the State fails to do its duty.
Two new cases Of yellow fever are
known to have appeared in Memphis
within the last ten days. One of them
"was contracted by the patient visiting
an old case, and the other from house
not disinfected." A telegram from
Frankfort, Ky, asserts that the fever
fingers in Memphis, and that ten refu-
gees who returned TO the city since the
frost have died Of the disease, but the
facts are suppressed by the authorities
and the newspapers.
Peculiar services were held in Floral
Lodge, No. 2sl, l. o. 0. F., at Roches-
ter, N. Y, yesterday afternoon. The
Lodge "became godfather to and christ
ensd the orphan son Of Edwin and May
Patterson, who died last spring." and
the boy will hence forth bear the name
Of Edwin Floral Patterson. Funds have
been, placed in bank to defray the ex-
pense Of his education.
Mrs. Emily Smalley, a soldiers wi
dow, was accidentally shot dead oy her
ten-year-old son, in Lowell, Ohio, on
Saturday. She had bought a revolver
for protection after drawing her pen
sion, and laid 1t on the table when she
got home. Her son picked 1t up, and
while handling it one chamber was dis
charged, the bullet piercing his moth
er's heart.
Bartholomew Bercke, residing in
West Fifty-frst street, New York city,
quarreled with his wife while drunk
yesterday morning. Charles Rsiger,
bis brother-in-law, interfsred, when
Bercke seized pair Of shears and at
tempted to stab him. Rsiger got pos
session of the shears, and stabbed
Brecke three times, killing him on the
spot. RsiRer was arrested.
Some young men were together in q
room in Bristol, N. H., yesterday after
noon, when Orville Haines, aged 10
years, pointed q cooked revolver al the
others. He was told to "stop," the re-
volver being loaded. He then laugh
ingly pointed it at his own head, when
II was discharged, killing him instantly.
". P. Greenlaw, a prominent citizen
Of Sherman, Texas, committed suicide
On Friday night, by taking morphine,
as alleged, his wife was too
intimate with Rev. Conrad Haney, Zone
If the most noted and eloquent minis
.ers in Texas" Threats Of violence
against Mr.. Haney have been made.
1t was reported in st. Louis on Satur-
lay night that Jay Gould had pur-
,hased controlling interest in the St.
louis and San Francisco Railroad.
Judge Baker, Vice President of the
'osd, has sold his stock, amounting to
1000 shares, and says "the Gould party
lave bought it,"
John Croft, a farmer of Lancaster,
)hio, was robbed of $50 while going
lone on Saturday night, and SO badly ,
,saten that he died before daylight ,
morning. Before dying he ,
consciousness sufficiently to ,
lame John Rauch as one of his assail-
Ints and Rauch was arrested. y
Smith Herriott, charged with at t
to murder his father, at Del d
ware, Ohio, on the 23d of October, s
vas held in $1,000 bail on q prelimi- o
lary hearing on Saturday. The ia. o
her, although blind from the effect
( a bullet wound inflicted by his son, Fl
estifed in favor of the latter. q
A telegram from North Eastman, n
lass, says the shore end Of the new u
rench cable was landed at six O'Clock "
.st evening, and Signals were ex- 81
hanged with the steamer Faraday. b
he Faraday will leave this morning "
nd make the final connection seven fc
zen miles out. m