Daily Republican., 1879-06-30
NEWS SUMMARY
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a,aus Killed Jewelry store
aobbed-A Record Of Grimes, Ac-
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ao,,bed-A Record Of Grimes, Ac-
,ctSepts. Inciaents. &c.
Late on Friday night, the mutilated
,oeay Of a woman, manned Mccormack,
w as found in house in Grittintown, a
suburb of Montreal. The head and
riyht hand were completely severed
from the body, and were placed in
bucket close by. The house was re-
sort Of dissipated characters, and the
murder is supposed to have been COM
mitted in a drunken brawl. A woman
named Myers has been arrested for the
crime.
The iewelry store of CIR. Links, in
Providence, r. L., was entered by bur
glars about eleven O'Clock, on Friday
night, while many people were on the
street, and robbed of $l2, 900 to $l5, 900
worth of fine watches and other valua-
bles. Two safes containing the pro
perty were opened by screws. The rob
bers gained entrance from vacant
store adjoining.
The boiler of the pleasure steamer
Nav Queen, on Lake Minnetonka, near
Minneapolis, Mimi, exploded on Satur-
day afternoon, injuring six persons, two
of them, Captain lockwood and the
engineer, Haines, fatally. The explo-
sion resulted from the settling of the
boiler, the machinery being imperfectly
braced.
Fifteen women held meeting in
Cambridge, Mass, on Friday, under a
public school, "to consider their duties
AZ voters for School Commissioners at
The coming election" After addresses
by several, a resolution was adopted,
declaring it mot only matter of prin-
cple, but of duty to endeavor to for
ward this work" "
Three seamen of the fishing schooner
Laconic, at Yaphank, L. l., were made
violently ill by eating canned corn and
peas on Thursday. Two others were
similarly sickened on Saturday, and a
( physician thinks they we're poisoned
BY the canned vegetables. Two of the
sick men are in a critical condition.
Lieutenant Won Schroeder, while
( scouting in the Tolto district OF Ari-
2ona, on the 18th inst, encountered a
party of renegade Indians consisting of
seven men and one woman. The men
we're all killed and the woman captured.
1t is said these Indians have been dep
redating.
General Howard has returned to
Portland, Oregon, from the Indian
country, ana says that only one chief
Garry, of the spokanes--refuses to
90 on the new reservation. All the
others are willing to go, and many of
the Indians will occupy land under the
Homestead law.
The President on Saturday nomina-
4 ted for members of the Mississippi Le-
wee Commission, under the act of Con-
gress, Just approved, Benjamin Harris
son, of Indiana, James B. Eads, civil
engineer, of Missouri, and B. Morgan
Harrod, civil engineer, Of Louisiana.
The New Constitution Party Conven-
ton of California reassembled on Fri
day evening and appointed State
Central Committee. D. c. Reed, of
San Diego, was nominated tor Lieuten-
ant Governor ia place of J. p. West, de-
clined, and the Convention then ad'
iourned " sine die. "
During a thunderstorm at Morris
4 ania, New York, yesterday afternoon,
two little daughters of Mr.. Wisweli,
4 aged respectively and A years, were
4 killed by lightning while sitting in an
arbor between two trees in front of
& their fathers house.
The engine and three forward cars OF
4 a mail train on the Atlantic, Mississip-
4 pi and Ohio Railroad broke through a
n bridge near Wytheville, Va, on Satur-
4 day morning, and fell a distance Of 50
feet. The express messenger was killed
and several others were injured, two
seriously.
Tive sons of Charles Rhinehardt,
4 aged respectively and years, were
A drowned in the canal at Syracuse, N.
4 Y, on Saturday morning. The younger
4 fell in while reaching after dog in the
4 water and his brother perished in try
ing TO save him.
Alexander Darrah, aged 63, and An
i gus Burke, aged SO, were killed by an
7 Engine while standing on the railroad
track at Waterloo crossing, near Lon
don, Ont, on Saturday night. They
were railroad employees.
Two boys, the eldest only II years OF
age, We're drowned at Bryson, Quebec,
on Saturday. They drove a horse at
tached to buggy to water in river,
and got beyond their depth.
NThe boiler of the Government tug
boat Clytie, exploded on the Missouri
river, near Nebraska City, on Friday
afternoon, killing two men and injuring
four others, two fatally.
Daniel Margetts, aged % years, while
bathing in the Niagara river, near Fer
ry Road, Ont, yesterday, was swept
out by the current and drowned.
Chancellor Runyon, on Saturday, al
lowed the writ of lerror in the Smith
Bchnet case, making 1t returnable to
the Supreme Court on July lst.
John W. Doud was killed and two
others were injured by lightning, Fear
Vohoes, N. Y, on Saturday.
Wm. Parker, COL, was convicted in
Memphis, on Saturday of the murder OF
Mrs. Foster, in January last.
The President Will send veto of the
MarShal's Appropriation bill to the
louise to-day.
Storm In Hal alIimOre.
Late on Saturday afternoon two storms
met over the lower part of Baltimore
and sHapt the water front from.