Daily Republican., 1879-10-11
SECOND EDITION.
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Blackville Shooting Case-ViF-
ginia ''Fanders')-Record Of Nor
ders, Accidents, Incidents, Crime
Casualties, &c.
The special agent detailed to investi-
gate the shooting of the postmaster at
S. c., has made report to
the post-ofice department, csnsuring
not only the postmaster's assailants but
the community at large. The attack is
attributed by the agent to the fact that
the postmaster, being colored Repub-
lican, was therefore obnoxious to the
Blackvillians. The matter will be re-
ferred to the Attorney General to ascer-
tain whether anything can legally be
done by the authorities in Washington
for the protection of the postmaster
from further molestation.
A large meeting of "Funders," held
in the Academy of Music at Petersburg,
Va, on Thursday night, was addressed
by U. S. Senator johnson and Gen.
Eppa Hunton in favor of the McCul-
loch bill. The galleries were filled
with colored people. Another meeting
was held at Prince George Court House
on Thursday, when Colonel Cameron
spoke in favor of re-adjustment, and
Ex-Governor Kemper in support of the
McC1lloch compromise. II,
John Meirhofer was murdered in his
house at West Orange, N. j., on Thurs-
day, by being shot in the back of the
head. His wife and tramp named
Frank Lammens, who had been work
ing for Meirhoffer for about six weeks,
were arrested on Thursday night. The
woman said she saw Lammens do the
deed.
Augustus and Charles Thomas, broth
ers, living near Augusta, Me-, quar-
relied on Thursday, and one of them
struck the other in the head with an
axe, making an ugly wound. The
wounded man seized the axe and cut
with it into the others back. They
were then separated by a neighbor, and
are now at their homes suffering Sc
verely.
The directors of the Consolidated
Bank of Montreal appeared in Court
yesterday, and their counsel moved to
quash the indictments against them
upon technical grounds. The Crown
prosecutor said he had not been mott.
fed of the motion, and postponsment
was granted until to-day.
The Legislature Of Washington Ter
ritory yesterday took a recess until
Thursday next for the purpose of &C
cepting an invitation to meet General
Grant at Portland. The Mayor and
Council of Seattle have invited the Gen.
eral to visit that place during his trip
in Washington Territory.
Sixteen new cases Of fyellow fever and
three deaths were reported in Memphis
yesterday. A physician and two nur-
ses, with medicines, blankets and pro-
visions, were sent from Memphis, yes
terday, tc Concordia. Two more cases
of yellow fever are reported at Oak
Grove, Miss.
Sir Leonard Tilley, the Canadian
Minister of Finance, is in Washington
for the purpose Of inspecting our sys-
TEN of banking and finance. He called
upon the Secretary of the State. Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury and
Comptroller of the Currency yesterday.
In the l.. S. District Court at Boston
yesterday six persons convicted OF ille-
gal voting at the election in March
last We're sentenced to pay fines. One
was sentenced to pay fine Of 800 and
costs, the others to pay $50 and costs
each. The fines being paid they were
discharged.
Tie Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Of New Jersey met in Morristown
yesterday, and will continue in session
until Sunday evening. Its days are
devoted to business and the evening
sessions to devotional exercises.
4 balloon was seen by compositOr
and telegraph operator at Dubuque,
early yesterday morning. 1t was very
high up, and the car could be seen, but
no person. 1t moved slowly south.
Powell Bond, prominent citizen of
Roslyn, L. l., died on Tuesday night
from pistol shot wound, received
through the careless handling of re-
volver by his brother the day before.
Robert W. Turner, druggists clerk
died in Toronto yesterday, from the
effects of blow on the head, inflicted
by Lawrence Smyth. Turner had been
too intimate with Mrs. Smyth.
The annual parade of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Societies of Boston and
its vicinity took place yesterday. The
procession was reviewed by Governor
Talbot as i. passed the State House.
Jacob Patch, a teamster, was killed
at Gold Mine Station in Sohuylkill
county, on Thursday, by the falling of
a tree to which he had pulley attach
ed.
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