Daily Republican., 1879-06-12
NEWS SUMMARY.


The Wrong man Convicted - A
southern Fire - DeaA Admfrals--
Rice Demies-Rh0tle Lsland Fire
other IacSdents, Accidents and
Grimes.
Judge Dickey, Of the suprume Court
Of Illinois, yesterday granted susper.
sedeas delaying the execution Of John
Lamb, set for the Goth instant, for the
murder Of Policeman Race, in Chicago.
A new trial will be asked for on the
allegation that evidence has been dis
covered which will convict burglar,
known as "Shsensy George of the
crime.
A fire at Jackson, Mich, yesterday
morning, destroyed Bennett, Knicker-
booker & Co.'S. flour mills, Allen Il
Benefits -four mills and lumber Office,
Joseph l.. Medin's cigar box factory,
Doig 4 Sons carpenter shop and five
cars OF wheat and flour on side track.
The losses aggregate about $l75, 900.
The Secretary Of the Navy has just
issued General Orders announcing the
deaths Of Rear Admiral Godon, in
France, on the 18th Of May, and Rear
Admiral Parrot, in New York, on the
10th of May, and directing the custo-
mary honors to be paid to their memo
ry.
General A. V. Rice, the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor OF
Ohio, who is now in Washington, de-
nies the report that his acceptance Of
the nomination was conditional upon
the tention of Colonel John g. Thomp-
pson ,as Chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee.
The cottage Of Thomas Munroe, at
East Providence, r. l.; the farm build.
ings of John Eckles, with three horses,
in Crawford, Orange county, N. Y, and
a barn Of David Lyman, with four
horses, near Stanton, Del, were de-
stroyed by lightning on Tuesday even
ing.
Nominations for members of the
Maryland Legislature from the Balti-
more districts were made yesterday by
the Democrats. About half the nom
inees are understood to favor the re-
election of William Pinkney Whyte as
United States Senator.
An explosion of tire-damp occurred
in the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company's mine at Coaldale yesterday
morning, burning number of men,
three severely. 1t is said that one Of
the injured men had died, and another
is not expected torecover.
In the Supreme Court, at Harrisburg
yesterday, the cases of John O'Neill
and Peter McManus, convicted in
Northumberland county, of the murder
of Frederick Hesser, were argued, a
new trial being applied for on the
ground of after-discovered evidence.
The President yesterday nominated
James B. Thompson, of Colorado, to be
Indian agent at the San Carlos Agency,
in Arizona, and Paymaster Samuel
Woods to be Deputy Paymaster Gsner.
al, with the rank of Lieutenant Colo
mel.
Captain Thomas S. Phelps, now COM
manding the receiving ship lndepen-
dence, at San Francisco, will be pro-
noted to the rank OF Commodore by the
death of Commodore Foxhall A. Parker,
at Annapolis.
Secretary McCrary, General Sherman
and General Pope arrived at West Point
yesterday. The closing exercises of the
Military School take place to day, Cen
eral Pope delivering the address to the
graduates.
Six convicts in the penitentiary, at
Huntsville, Texas, broke from their
guards while being taken from the brick
yard to dinner, yesterday. Two were
fatally shot, the others escaped.
The National Stove Manufacturers
Convention met in Boston yesterday.
General John +. Rathburn, of Albany,
the President, presided, and about sixty
delegates were present.
George Metzger, the oldest ex-mem-
Der OF the Pennsylvania Legislature,
/ died in Carlisle on Tuesday night, aged
80 years. He served in the Legislature
in 1913 and 1914.
The Prohibition Convention of Min
nesota, met in Minneapolis, on Tues.
day, and nominated State ticket. head
ed by Rev. w. W. Satterlee for Cover
nor.
John Heath, colored, convicted Of tie
murder of Louis Schmidt, white, was
sentenced in Baltimore, yesterday, to be
hanged.
Thirty seven farm houses were de-
molished and three persons killed by
the tornado in Butler county, Kansas
on Monday last.