Daily Republican., 1879-08-27
|FIRsT EDITION..
NEWS SUMMARY.

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NEWS SUMMARY.
,.,v Ticket vender Arrssted-
w.. ".I Ter Csntsunpt OF Court
-..vuv centennial - General
..t for President or . shiT
M, Counpany-Other Incidents
.,deuts and Happenings.
S.rlss smith, an itinsrapt seller o.
s'v ur tickets, from Penn, was ar'
u in baltimore yesterday, and held
~ ".it the action Of the Grand Jury
amber of Kentucky Lottery ticket,
found in his possession, and sew
,srsons who had bought tickets
him we're discovered. The penalty
S;s offence in Maryland is $1,000 fine
me- ma wears imprisonment, or both, a
discretion Of the Court.
Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, E. X
[,in. q prominent lawyer, was fined
Indee Ind Patterson ten dollars for con,
nt Of Court. Martin called District
,,u,y Eshleman q liar, but a. Esh-
an had made an unfounded charge
nprofessional conduct, in an often
manner, fine was made nominal,
tbs District Attorney was csnsured
y the Court. 49,
he centennial of the battle Of Now
N N. Y, will be celebrated on thu
fonr miles from Elmira, on Friday
The celebration will begin thu
niug before by an address from Hon
stus Brooks. Hon. Horatio Sey
N will deliver the Grafton on Fri
The Governors Of New York
usylvauia, New Jersey and New
ppshirs are expected to attend.
ear Admiral Ammsn, who represen'
the interests Of the United States
he Inter. oceanic Canal Congress
Paris, writes to the N. Y. "World'
General Grant, in o telegram da
The 7th inst, signified his willing
to accept the Presidency of al
srican company for the construction
Nicaraguan Ship Canal.
,tornsy General Devehs read ar
hjoD in Cabinet meeting yesterday
he effect that arrears Of pension'
TO inmates of soldiers homes un-
the late law 70 to the soldiers in
iually and not to the homes, as
med by the managers of those
tes.
fire in Richmond, Va, early yes
sy morning, destroyed Whitlock''
lcco box factory, and the tobacc'
Dry of Turpin & Brother, adjoining
latter building was the famous
lstle Thunder" used as prisol
ing the war. The total loss is 500,
5. Rickly's bank In Columbus
b. was robbed at noon yesterday, o
DO in currency and Sl5, 900 in regis
d bonds. The thief en'ered through
ar window, while his confederate
trtained the proprietor, the onl.
ION then in the bank, by q negotia
for the purchase Of some bonds.
he walls of new stone building oc
lied by kaufman g. Black, dry good
ers, in Little Rock, Arkansas, hav.
been undermined by the digging o
bdjoining cellar, tuInbled in upol
stock of goods on Monday. No per
was injured.
irst Lieutenant Richard H. Platt,..o
Tenth Cavalry, has been directed
Aks charge Of school of four young
lans, to be opened at Carlisle, Pa
school will be similar to that a
Upton, Va.
hnps Reilly, senior member Of thu
vision frm of James Reilly & Co., 0
Louis, disappeared last Thursday
has not been heard of since. HI
been sick for some time, and hi
dWas supposed to be affected.
here was a severe northeast storlI
pg the New Jersey coast yesterday
LOns Branch the lower landing stag
imbers at the ocean pier was car
away, but no damage was done tt
iron structure.
he Grand Jury at Harrisburg yes
ay found a true bill against Chas
1entner, Representative from Phila
Phia, for assaulting John Murphy
arrisburg, during the Bribery inves
|'lon last spring.
ka'e Mclaughlin accompanied
rch excursion from Chester to Cap
on Sunday, and has not beel
I'd of since. 1t is feared she wa
Thed while landing at the Whari II
s,er.
he 'ncampment Of the Grand Arm.
he Republic of the Department O
Jersey at Skillman Station, opened
Ferday, with a large attendance.
Ontracts for the completion of 81.
uers to carry mails to all the Mis-
|ppi river towns, between St. Loui
New Orleans, were signed yesterday
steamers will be ready for servic
he first of December next
sudden Death.
eV. Edwin Town, who kept a drul
at the corner Of Maryland avenu
Linden street, Tenth ward, die
suddenly about ~ o'clock las