Daily Republican., 1879-07-30
FIRST EDITION.
NhWs b. MMARY.

NEWS ~ MMARf.
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. rc~Amet,v Killed Burst In
rMey-Labor ssrikers' Tsoublel
-stsrch Factory Burned-Othes
Ipeias,,ss, Ace idonts, an d
crimes.
T. L. Earnest, conductor Of the sleep
,ng car Chatauqaa, on route for Allan.
n was Killed at Rocktsld Station, near
Richmond, Va, yesterday. He was
sanding on the lower step Of the rear
nlstform of the car, and leaning out to
examine something about the truck,
vben he was struck by q fence and
Knocked of. His skull was crushed
IN, and he lived only half an hour. He
x.s only % years old.
A Conservative mob in Quebec at.
tempted to bnrn Lst-llier In efigy on
Monday night. A Liberal mob drove
them III, and then marched to the Par.
lament House, singing the Marseillaise,
rave cheers for Letellier, Jolly and the
Provincial Government, and groans for
the opposition, after which they dis
persed.
A coroner's jury empanelled In the
..ss of Andrew Distil, shot at College
Point, L. l., on Sunday-though hs is
still living-found yesterday that "he
came to his wounds at the hauds of
sOnp nnknown party" William urots,
arrested in con nsction with the case, 10
held on charge Of assault with intent
to kill.
The starch factory Of James A. Gun
n'ugham, at Vincsnnes, Ind, was de-.
s.royrd tg fire, yesterday morning,
With thr-saoadsd and two empty freight
cars. Loss Sl5O,eOO One hundred
men arr thrown out Of employment BY
the d-strucsisn Of the factory. The FIRE
was started by sparks ffom q passing
engine.
Mayor Lindsley, of Fall River, had
an interview with Governor Talbot, yes
terday, In regard to the labor troubles
in that city. 1t is understood that the
Governor assured the Mayor that" pro
per measnreswould b. tak.n in case of
i,icus trouble both for the protection
life and property"
James Shspler alias John Brown
was arrested in Danvilie, Ill.,, on the
A'h inst, for psrsonating a revenue
officer and collecting large sums of
money as such in several Western
States. He was tried, convicted, and
lined $500. sentenced to two years i'm
,risOun mt.
John Rranz,of East Pennington, Wis
'rovs into Lake Michigan on Monday,
nth six children In his wagon, to water
lis horses. The horses bscominp
right-ned, plunged into deep wat.r
md Kranz and i've OF the children were
rowned.
Twelve highway robbers have been
apsared in Northern Texas BY the ef.
orts Of Post Office agents. and held Tor
rial. Two Of the Fort Worth mail
obbers have been csnv cted and sen-l
snoed to long terms In the peniten tiary. (
he third is dead.
Judge Robert Ould and DR.. J. Sp.ers
gorge, arrested IN Richmond, Va,
n the supposition that they intended
night duel, wers discharged y4ster- Z
ay, it being shown at the hearing
hat their difficulties had been salts =
'ctorily settled. 1t
Tho Executive COMMITTEES of the I
outh-rn Historical Society will hold
9eclal meeting at Gresnbrier, White
aphur Springs, on the 18th Of Au- =
UT, to listen to an address by General
K. Chalmers, OF Mississippi, on u
Forrest and his Campaigns" a
Hon. Bland Ballard, u. s. District + :
lace for Kentucky, died su derly OF 81
p0plexy at his home in Louisville, -
tsterday afternoon. He was about 10 o
-ars OF age. He was appointed Judge
me District Court by Presl lent Lin
In in 1862.
The baggage car of a North bound u,
ain on the Virginia Midland Railroad !
rs tArown from the track, near Orange "
'urt House, on Monday night, by the tn
eaklng OF q truck Two persons b,
re injured, one of them-P. H. Stan be
fd, of Mobile,-having leg broken. br
Major Courtney had skirmish with to
'ans, at salt Lake, rs miles est Of re
" Davis, Texas, On Saturday. Two ar
us soldiers were badly wounded, cr
q q he captured ten horses from the
dams. - n
HE splnners of Lawrence, Mass, are
vnlatng a subscription pal ter in aid ha
me Fall River strikers, and will soon hu
ID picnic for their bel eft. ers
aavices from Thunder Bay to the 23d MI
W. say the men working on Tho oo'
lada Pacific Railway have struck ior h'l
ADVANCE of Is cents per day. LIE
us understood that, Assistant Post !. .
''tr.deneral Tyner will bs cand- M L;,
'or the Republican nomination for n =,
'eilor of Indiana. IT,
lie hody of Thomas O'Donnall, aged He
Years, was found in the Housatonic obi
r. near Ansonia, Conn Oh Monia,
plng. He disappeared on Satur-
Assault and Battery. J, !,
n!S morning Henry Price, colored .,d =