Daily Republican., 1879-11-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
Swimming OF General and L0eal
Notes 0fInterest From tho DaiIy
Exchanges.

Swimming OF General and L0eal
Notes OF Interest From tho DafIx
Exchanges.
Articles OF association were filed with
the Secretary of State, in Trenton, N.
y yesterday, by the West jersey and
Atlantic Railroad. The capital stock is
to be $500, 900. The road, is 3J miles
long, Is to run from point on the
West Jersey Railroad to Absecom
Beach, and be operated by the West
Jersey Railroad Company.
A young man named Lester Bartlett
recently sold out his business iu Ran
dolph, N. T., and then reported that he
had been robbed. His creditors had
him arrested and searched on Tuesday
evening, when the money was found in
his possession. He then committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head.
In the Creek Council, Ill the Indian
Territory, few days ago, the Senate
voted for Goodman for Chief and the
Honse for Seckote. The Council finally
adjourned without eiIecting an
election.
Advices from Fort Scott, Kansas, dis
credit the report of the killing of Jesse
James. Marshal Liggett, who has just
returned from an Intellectual pursuit
otthe robber gang, heard nothing OF it.
Joseph E. Bowman shot and slightly
wounded Mrs. J. H. Hays, and her
niece, Ann Car, and then blew out his
brains, in San Francisco, yesterday.
Miss Carr had refused to marry him.
The trial of John McAulifs for the
the murder of his wife on the I'd OF
February last, was begun yesterday at
Bridgeport, Conn. One of the principal
witnesses for the State is McAulitfe's
nine-yesr old son, Johnny.
The Arkansas river is entirely dry
at the "Big Bend" in the Indian Ter
ritory-a thing never known before.
The corn crop in portions of the Terri
tory is very short, and much suffering
is anticipated,
The St. Louis "Post- Despatch" says
that since 1870 city and county officers
in st. Louis have defaultpd to the
amount Of $463,000, of which only
Sl97, 900 has been recovered or collected
from surities.
John L. Gass, white, was killed by
rolored man named Simmons, in an
Election quarrel, in Anne Arundel
county, Md, on Tuesday. Simmons es-
oaped.
The Dominion Department of Agri-
culture announced yesterday that it
rad not yet received official notification
of the embargo laid on the importation
of Canadian cattle to the United States.
Twelve hundred immigrants arrived
in Toronto during October, or 692 more
than arrived in October of last year.
Most Of them settled in Ontario or went
Oh 10 Manitoba
| Rear Admiral William Reynolds, U.
S. N, died at his residence in Wash
ington yesterday morning. His remains
will be removed to Lancaster, Pa, for
interment.
The hearing in the Riddle poisoning
case, at Norw .ch, Conn.,, was finished
yesterday, and Riddle was remanded,
10 Jail 10 await the action of the Supe-
rjOr tO.rt.
DR.. Erastus A. Munger, who was hs
FIRST President OF the New York st. to
homeopathic Society, died in Watsr-
vile, N. Y, on Tuesday, aged 66 years.
An engine was wrecked and four
freight ear were smashed into splinters
by collision at Toledo, Ohio, yester-
day. No person was injured.
Judge Rodgers, of the Fifth District
Court at New Orleans, yesterday ap-
pointed Waiter B. Wilcox receiver of
the Louisiana Department of the Lifts
Association of America.
The telegraph cable between Glen
fu .gos and Santiago is broken. Until
it is repaired messages will bs carried
by steamer between those points.
The Cincinnati, Wabash and Michi-
gan Railroad was sold under foreclose-
ure at Wabash, Ind, yesterday. J.H.
Wade, OF Cleveland, was the buyer.
1t is said the Dominion authorities
will psrmit the Montreal volunteers to
visit Brooklyn, n. Y, next year with
out arms.
Louis Ether was killed by railroad
train while driving across railroad
track at Montreal, yesterday.
The Governor of New Hampshire has
designated November 9th as Thanks
giving Day in that State.
| Walter Paine, the Fall River embez-
zler, has applied for the quashing of the
capias on which he is detained in jail
at Quebec.
The schooner wrecked at Cape Elizs-
beth was the Leesbury," Of Brook lyn,
Ne. All on board persisted.
| A ROugh YOUngs(er.