Daily Republican., 1879-10-21
NEWS SUMMARY.

noat Race - Other Incidents,
Accidents, Grimes and CasuaIi.
ties.
George johnson, brother Of woman
who had been insulted by canal boat
man in Sullivan county, N. Y, last
saturday, went with his sisters hus-
hand to obtain "satisfaction" for the
o,Isncs. The result was that Johnson
had his skull fractured by Zsphta Van
Inweien-the father of the offending
man-and died the same night. Van
lnwejen was arrested.
After Buford was convicted of the
murder of Judge Elliott at Frankfort,
Ky, he appealed to the Court of APP
nsals. This court declined to hear the
case, on the ground that the judges
were interested parties, but special
court was ordered for the rehearing and
the Judges, three in number, were
appointed by Governor Blackburn yes
terday.
The last order for the completion of
the rolling stock ard outht of the Wa
bash. st. Louis and Pacific Railway,
was given out yesterday at st. Louis.
The new equipment will consist of 30
locomotives, IL passenger coaches and
300 freight cars, the whole to cost
$1,000. 900.
A package of papers was found on
the beach at Lake, Indiana, yesterday
morning, which had printed on them
these words-"Dropped from Professor
Wise's Transcontinental balloon, the
Pathfinder" Similar papers were
dropped from the same balloon in other
places.
The boat race between Ross and Riley,
ON the Thames river at Norwich, Conn.,,
took place yesterday. The weather
was good and the course fairly smooth.
Riley won by two lengths, in mile
and half aud return, the time being
% minutes, 2Gt seconds.
At Montreal, yesterday, the Jury IN
the case of Sir Francis Hincks, charged
with signing false returns to the Gov
ernment az one Of the Directors OF the
Consolidated Bank, returned verdict
of guilty. The Judge charged strongly
against the accused.
A fire in Malone, N. y, yesterday
morning, destroyed Webster Brothers
tannery, Lincoln Miller's tannery, and
eight stores. causing loss OF Sl9o, ooo.
Two hundred men are thrown out OF
employment by the burning OF the tan
neries.
Two negroes, named Mackey and
Minis. ouarrelled at church near Agus-
ia, Ca, Oh Sunday, because botA loved
the same woman. The result was that
Mackey killed Minis, using both re-
volver and razor for the purpose, and
then fled.
A colored policeman named Jackson
shot and killed colored man named
Smith, who resisted arrest for chicken
stealing, and used a knife, at Memphis,
Yesterday morning. A coroner's jury
justified Jackson.
Nathan o. Greenfield, convicted OF
the murder of his wife, was sentenced
at Syracuse. n. y, yesterday, TO be
hanged on December 18th. A bill OF
exceptions in his case will be argued
soon.
w. II. Vanu was convicted at Wilton
N. G., yesterday of the murder OF James
II. Gatling, and sentenced to be hanged
on December 18th. His counsel has
appealed to the Supreme Court.
CAPTAIN James NJ. Stewart, postmaster
of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives, was stricken with paralysis
in Alexandria, Virginia, yesterday
His condition was considered critical.
Daniel Van Orden, indicted in sus-
sex County, N. j., for the murder OF
his wire, Yesterday pleaded murder IN
the second degree and was sentenced 10
thirteen years imprisonment.
The trial of Jesse Billings, for the
murder of his wife, set for the Lth
inst. at Saratogs, n. Y, has been
further postponed until January next
Billings is bailed in the sum OF S3o'ooo'
Rev. Joseph Terras, pastor OF the
Fourth Colored Baptist Church III iilch-
mo q, Va, died suddenly, OF heart dis
ease. while officiating at funeral on
Sunday.
The iron steamship Louisiana was
launched at Roach's shipyard, IN ohes-
ter, Pa, yesterday. She is a 3ooo ton
vessel, built for the Cromwell line oi
New York.
Miss Lulu George, who shot herself
in Cincinnati two weeks ago, because
her loyer died, is convaleScen', ana
started yesterday for her home Ill Iowa.
J. b. Elliott, prominent citizen ot
College Point, N. y, died Yesterday
from injuries received by falling IRON
scabold few days ago.
1t is officially report that the receipts
of the Cincinnati Industrial Exhloi-
ton aggregated SlO2 goo and the expen-
ses S9l COO.
The Jury in the case of Blair, chars-
ed with the murder of Armstrong IN
Newark, N. j., remained out last
night.
William Mcclellan, well-known
lawyer, OF Chambersbnrg, "a. dieu
last evening, of paralysis.
The Ohio river is lower than 1t mas
been fof many years.
There was severe frost at TexarK-
ana, Arkansas, on Sunday night.
Mr.. Springer on Ohfo.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l9.-Representa-
tive Springer, of Illinois, in an inter,
view published in the "Evening Star,