Daily Republican., 1879-06-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

cctdsnr-Pisaoi Rixht-A fire-
Thiet Arrestsd7 Other Ascidents,
Issidents, 20.
The Fall River spinners will hold
mother meeting tonight, instead OF
waiting until Wednesday, az at first in
snded. No meeting Of the manufac-
nrers has been hold yet. Their agents
Elsewhere report that considerable
humber of spinners can be obtained,
and it is possible that an effort may be
made to run the mills regardless OF the
strike.
The body Of Marshall Davis, a prom
inent insurance agent, was found In
the river at Toledo, Ohio, yesterday. 1t
is supposed he was accidentally drown.
cd. Davis entered the service at the
outbreak of the late war as Major OF
the Fourteenth Ohio Volunteers, and
subsequently, served on the stat OF
Major General Steedman.
William Savage and Lewis W. Sny-
der, machinists, and James Harkins,
DoiIermaksr, were descending the deep
slope OF the Williamstown Colliery, at
Williamstown, Pa, yesterday, when
the chain broke, and they were preo'p-
itated to the bottom, a distance OF 800
feet. The machinists were killed and
Hsrkins seriously injured.
John English, a well known planters
died in Columbia, s. c., yesterday
morning, from injuries received in a
tight with policeman named Rose, the
night before. Joseph English, BROTH,
er of deceased, meeting Rose yesterday,
they red several shots at each other
but ntither was injured.
The dwelling of ]. F. Reynolds, near
Jonpsboro', Ca, was destroyed by ire
on Sunday night, and his daughter and
sist-r-iu law, aged respectively l3 and
Is years, perished in the flames. Rey'
nolds was dangerously, if not fatally
burned, in saving his wife.
Charles Markins, a notorious thiet.
forger and swindlsr, was arrested in
Muscatine, Iowa, yesterday, for rob
berries and forgeries committed In Chi
cago and elsewhere. 1t is said the
Post office detectives have been look
Ing for him for the past eight months.
The Supreme Court, at Harrisburg,
Yesterday, sustained the decision OF the
lower Court in the case OF Peter Nc
Manus and John O'neill. Mollie Ma
guires, sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of Coroner Fesser, in 1874.
Briefs in the Smith-Bennett case
hay been filed in the Court of Appeals
at Trenton N. J. Briefs have also been
filed in the case of Ben amin Noyes.
who asks that hi, conviction be set a
side.
The Bohemian Sharpshooters arres
ted in Chicago, on Sunday, for firing
on crowd, was taken into court yes
terday, but remanded without bal
to await the result of the injuries o
Donahue.
Mrs. Martin Mulken, while walking
from Delham to West Boxbury, Mass.
on Saturday night, fell through rail
road bridge and was killed. She ha'
had got off train at the request OF I
conductor, because she did not pay he
fare.
The body of a colored woman, VIII
disappeared last Friday, was found il
the river at Louisa Court House, Va.
on Sunday morning. Stones were tie'
to the head and feet with grape vim
to sink the body.
The New Jersey editors and thei
families arrived at Cape May last even
ing. They will be joined by the Penn
sylvania and New York editors to-day
Edward Lee, farmer of Bargall
Duchess county, N. Y, was toun'
dead in pond yesterday, with mark
of violence on his face.
Lewis Foster attacked John Watt
with knife and was shot dead b.
Watts, in Wilson county, Tenn, OF
Saturday night.
The House Committee on Election
agreed yesterday to postpone the In
diana case of McCabe rs. Orth until De
cember next.
The President yesterday signed tn
Army Appropriation bill and vetoed
the judicial Expense bill.