Daily Republican., 1879-12-15
NEWS SUMMARY.

New York Plan for EiscsinR
Presidential Electors - Fatal
| Accident From VttsiOi - 1 n.
dian Murders - indiana Col.
| Ored Imiaranas - The Maine
Election Fraud-Other InciGents
Accidents, Grimes and Casual.
asies.
Some Of the Republican leaders In
New York propose that the Legislature
Of that State, which meets in January,
shall pass law changing the mode Of
choosing Presidential electors. Theil
plan Is to let the voters in each Con.
gressionsl district choose an Elector
and have the two Electors. at-large
chosen by the Legislature or by the
body of District Electors. This would
ensure majority Of the Electors to the
Republicans.
On Saturday Frederick Roach sent
his sixteen-ye year old sol to Taylorsville,
near Scranton, for some oil Of vitriol,
The bottom OF the vessel containing the
oil broke, and the fluid burned the
boys flesh SO terribly that he fell froul
the horse, which galloped home. When
found the poor fellow had torn off his
clothing, ard he died soon after in
agony.
Major Walsh, of the Dominion Mount,
ed Police, denies that the murder Of
Inspector Lambert and family at Fort
Peck, in the United States, was com
ni.ted by sioux. He says the murder
has been traced to Crows, three of whom
have bsen arrested. Two more were
demanded by General Miles.
The colered emigrants from North
Carolina arriving in Indiana are repor-
ted to bs very thinly clad and almost en-
tirely destitute Of baggage and money
The entire baggage o. 220 men who ar
rived in Shebyville on Friday, "would
not I'LL small hand cart"
Another petition asking an investi'
CATION of the charge that Maine cleo
ton returns have been tampered with,
was sent from Portland to the Governor
and Council in Augusta on Saturday
It is signed by Lot NJ. Morrill,, Sidney
perham, Israel Washburne, Jr., and
other prominent citizens.
An express train on the Chicago ant'
Alton Railroad ran into the rear ofa
freight train near Glasgog, Mo-, on
Saturday morning, before daylight,
wrecliing the engine and caboose and
inluring two men. The conductor OF
the express train disappeared after the
collision.
The bodies of John Brown and his
daughter Addie, for whose murder
Clark Brown, son Of John, was hanged
at Winchester, Ont., q short time
siuce, have been exhumed and it IL said
that Mrs. Brown, the mother, will be
arrested.
The schooner Artie Garwooa, from
Pkilapelphia for Boston, with coal went
ashore at Long Branch yesterday, and
will be q total loss. Her captain and
crew we're rescued by the Life Saving
crews Nos. 4 and Sand were vel! cared
for at the East End Hotel.
In Cincinnati on Saturday evening,
Charles Byockmsn was severely beaten
by william Burke and others. He es-
capped, and arming himself, returned,
and was again attacked. lie then shot
Rp,te. Who ia belisYad TO be fatally
wounded.
Rev. W. II. Pledge, recently appoint
ell by the Methodist Confereuco at At
lauta, Ca, to take charge Of a church
in tina. city, committed suicide oil Sat
urday night, by cutting his throat
with pocket knife. No cause Is as
signed for the deed.
Rev. George White, Rector of Cal
vary Episcopal Church, in Memphis,
was stricken with paralysis while ad-
dressing a Sunday school class yesler-
day morning, and is IN . critical con-
ditiou. lie is 81 years OF age.
The ship jacob Tromby, from Ham
burg f,r New York, with a cargo of iron
and empty barrels, is ashore IA miles
south Of Portsmouth, N. G., and Leak
ing fast. Her crew. II in number, were
saved.
May Williston, daughter of J.. Willis
ton, and Jane Watt, daughte: Of G. G.
Watt, ship builder, were d'owned
while shating at Newcastle, N. b., on
Saturday. Their bodies have been re-
covered.
The suit Of the widow Oliver against,
TX. Senator Cameron, in Washington,
has been continued until the January
terp, plaintiff being allowed to proceed
in the case without printing the record.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas,
on Saturday, approved the action OF
Waxahatchie Lodge III expellin8 Rev.
W. G. Veal for attempting TO bsiray the
wife Of another Mason.
Charles W. Merritt, lately . lieuten-
ant of the Ninth Cavalry, eut dismissed
three weeks ago by q ageneral court mar
tial, committed suicide by shooting, in
a hotel at Santa FL, New Mexico, on
Friday night.
Eleven men are row in the Tomb5
prison, New York, charged With mur-
der. Two Of them are convicted, the
others have been indicted by the Grand
Jury or committed by the Coroner.
Three men vera killed by the wreck
ing of railroad train, at Lauabse's
Point, VT, on Saturday night.
TIE Great Grant Eco III ia Whining
ton.
Knowing s.at va4tcoacourss Of pso-