Daily Republican., 1879-10-31
NEWS SUN MARY,

| NEWS SUMMARY;
Or, . Tsl.sraph.c Cosd sssstio- q
the Hsppeninss Sr . sDsy.
In the U. b. District Court, at Nash
vile, yesterday, novel case was d.
oidsd by Judge Trigg. Miller Hurst, al
ex-Union soldier, was convicted in III
Circuit Court Of Morgan county, Tsnn.
ton months ago, Of the murder Of Tnos
Staples, In 1865, and sentenced to iii
teen years" imprisonment. He wa
taken b'fore the U. 8. Court yesterda.
on writ Of habess corpus procured b,
Col. John P. Murray, al ex Conf.derst,
soldier. Murray proved that when tn,
alleged murder was committed Hurs
was . member OF Captain Bestry's CON
pany which was recognized As belong
ing to the United States army, and i
was not known that he or any OF tin
forty men comprising the company
killed Staples. Hurst was discharged
from custody.
In the American Missionary Asso
c'atlon at Chicago yesterday, the Com
mi!tee on Church Work In the South
reported an increase of membership
from ''sIuiost nothing" in 1864 to 460t
IN the present year. A. A. Bross
OF Michigan, submitted report from
the committee to whom papers on Chi
ua had been referred. The repor,
speaks highly Of the Chinese nation,
and dsprecates the Anti-Chinese spirit
now prevailing. Both reports were
adopted. After re-eleO.ing last years
officers, the Association adjourned sine
die.
Clark Brown, "the Winchester mul-
derer," who ID to Ds hanged at Corn-
wall, Ont, is said " have made con-
isssion, and placed it IN she LANDS OF
kev. Dr. McNish. II appears that NO
lever tnan n Of the male residents oi
Ottaw have applied Tor the joo VI nsng.
Ing Brown. Oue OF them. a man wno
hauKed one Of the assassius Of Darcy
McGss, sis reportud ~ have ssnt in a
from the Ottawa jail Ofiolals
that hs performed his wolk III . syst.-
aiKtlc mannor.
Waller $. Lynch, Southern Express
WHO last year Reported mat
10 had lost rs ,UUU from his car ~nl.
going from Yemassee, $. e., TO Aug ustA,
IA, was tried upon OWL suit la the
Alter city, Ana ILe jury yesterday re-
urned . verdict against Llln iOr tho
oil amount OF the money, tv be 70
urued ny him in twenty days, during
which no Is w remain III jail. Lynch
las bsen Imprisoned on the civil suit
ince ths lvss VI the money.
In tho Evangelical Alliance, at 81.
,ouis, Mr.. AinS spoke strongly on We'd
.sd4y night IN favor vi reading the
'lbiS IN tue public schools, ''nut Tor
hs purpose VI lnpArting the doctrine Of
ny particular seot, but Lecause il
aught great moral truths" lu the
fIor uoon session Rev. Staurt Robin
on, Uf Louisville, rsxd.S paper ON the
Union vi Churoh and State" In tho
vsning there WAS . farewell Reunion
nd love teast.'
DR.. Daniel r. Kimbxll and Caroliue
. Goodrich, convicted of being pin
pais III The malpractice CASE winch
~ yns life OF Jsnnle 2. Clark, were
'utenced yesterday IN Boeton ; tn
rmer to six years imprisonment in
~ PsnitenLiary, the latter to two
ssrs' confinement in the huuse OF cor
ctlon. 1t was Miss Goodrich who
He'd the unfortunate girl kImbali
as accessory alter us tact.
The body Of an unknown man, with
10 skull crushed in, was found OH /
ednesday on tho road few ulles
Dm llou Mountain, Mo. Letters we're
und upon him addressed " Robert
,rguson,' and dated Plalnfsld, Ill. a
. was last seen at . toll gate in com- I
my with q msn named Charles Har- I
q AMI two wOm1n, tue party having I
10 Teams. Hardin has been arrested,
It the women have disappeared. C
Two more cases Of yellow fever were :,
ported IN Memphis yesterday, the pa
,nts being men who "wolksd active :.
" during tho epidemic. The weather
mains cool, the Temperature yester- i,
y ranging from 49 to 6S degrees A
,xt month tue National Board OF :.
'alth will begin a sanitary survey OF Q
,mphis, in compliance with a request 4
u taxing government Of the district. ~ -
At wedding at Spring Lake, near u
Oh Wednesday evening, all tt
, guests, more than one hundred, a.
re poisoned by soma ingredient in "
, refreshments given them, and sew al
il we're made seriously i'll for few "
nrs. ltis believed that arsenic got
o the baking powder or the havoriug
the cake.
Colonel Bee, the Chinese Consul q: ~ l..
u Francisco, says the only foundation a. u"
the r. port that a Chinese steamship "a
y is to be esta ablished between San VA VA
lncisco and Honolulu and Chinese y, n.
rs, sis the possible sending of '.o =,
.re steamer from Canton to Honolulu co c
h number Of Cinnamon awaiting -,
Importation M mi
frederick Lane was arrested at A. in
MS, Ohio, yesterday, on the charge GA
,aving misplaced the switch which co,
sed the disaster to pa senger train in,
n that place on the nig-t Of the 10Th ou
t. He was discharged from the ser d.,
8 of the road year ago.
lortimer C. Tunison, proprietor Of
l-known hotel on toe old Coney Is uh
road, committed suicide in New la,
k yesterday morning. 1t is sup M.
I'd he killed himself because Of the mo
tn of a favorite daue hter last spring. in