Daily Republican., 1879-10-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
rvnsertoua Murder--CrOOked

Whiskey NJ Ati"nt'e hJ
..c,dent nj the Coat Mines
ru,tDy-Other Crimes, Casualties
&c.
On the 9th of January last, Daniel
Moore, OF Reading, was found dead az
tbs bottom of coal shute, with both
laos cut off below the knee. A young
Oil who was picking coal near Never
s;nk station, says she saw three men
throw Moore into the shute, aud upon
Sar information, Samuel Khabb, an in
mat. of the county almshouse at Read
inc WAS arrested yesterday. He denies
ali knowledge OF the crime, ana says
ha was in the almshouse when 1t was
committed.
Revenue agents at Atlantic City re-
mort the capture there, on MONDAY
night, of an illicit distillery IN iall
oneration in the Alhambra House. me
sl,iynrs included two barrels OF whisky,
quantity OF meal and molasses, ana aaa
min. fermenting tubs, containing 2zo
Gallons of beer. Il. b. Leeds, owner OF
the property and operator OF the dis
,illery, was arrested.
While two men, named O'Brien and
Richards, were examining an old breast
in tb. Stanton Colliery at Gilberton,
Pa, yesteaday, a fall of top coal forced
down sulphur gas, which expiodea on
reaching the lamp. O'Brien was blown
through two. inch partition and Killed
Richards was only slightly injured.
The colored seamen OF the British
bark Nova Scotia, charged with IN utiny
had a hearing before the United States
Commissioner in Baltimore yesterday
After the hearing, the ringleader ,ueorgt
Williams was shot by the Captain, was
taken to the hospital. The Others nav
ing agreed to work, were returned u
the vessel.
Th. U. S. revenue cutter, Richarc
Rnsh. arrived at San Francisco on Mon
day evening, from Omalasda. Her com
mander, Captain Geo. W. Bailey, wa
lost overheard during heavy gale, Oh
Cape Flattery, on the 10th inst. I'M
cutter reports that "winter Is last 1el
Ting down in the Arctic regions, ah'
nromises to be o severe one.'
Ten new cases of yellow fever an'
nine deaths were reported in Memphi
Yesterday. The weather was asall
warm. Three new cases Of the 1eVe
were reported in Forest City, Ark an'
three at Buntyn Station, near Memphis
The disease has been very malignant II
Forest City, thirteen out sixteen nav
ing died.
The new mail steamship Wandere
arrived at New Orleans yesterday iron
B.lize, Hondurans, and the Bay Islands
having made the round trip III te'
days, the fastest time on record IN INA
trade.
The exports OF domestic provision
and tallow from the curtoms districts o
the United States during Septem6e
we're valued at 6,J42, ,569, an increas
Of ss49O, compared with the exports c
September, 1878.
A, the Cabinet meeting yesterday Tn
Ute troubles were discussed, but II wa
agreed that nothing further should D
done in regard to them until tie re
port of Special Agent Adams was reeeiV
ed.
The "Chicago Grain and Provision
Exchange" in Chicago, managed D.
Charles r. Dipy, suspended Yesterday
owing to the'rapid rise in grain. IN
liabilities are not very large.
Neither the Turkish Minister il
Washington nor our State Department
has any information of the reporte'
abolition of the Turkish mission to tn
United States. The report is probabl
unfounded.
OF fifteen trials for counterfeitin2
keeping illicit distilleries, opening lei
ters, etc in the L. S. Circuit Court a
Trenton, N. j., all but one have ende'
in conviction.
+. l.. Brantly, Marshal OF Whites
burg, La, deliberately and withou
proyocation shot two negro girls dea'
last Saturday night. The rutian ha
escaped arrest.
The second trial of "Madame" Good
rich and Dr.. Kimball, for causing tn
death OF Jennie Clark by malpractice
began yesterday in Boston.
The synod of the Presbyterian churcl
of New Jersey met yesterday in Iren
tor, with four hundred delegates in at
tendance.
The Blair Jury at Newark remained
out yesterday. They have now bee'
out since Saturday.
The county Jail at Breckinridge
Minnesota, was burned on Monda-
night, and a negro prisoner perished II
the flames.
General Grant and party arrived D
San Francisco yesterday from Portland
Oregon.
The elections for Mayor and Cit.
Councils of Baltimore takes place to
day.
Annual Congress II. Il. Shurch.
The sixth annual Congress OF tn
Protestant Episcopal Church OF tn
United States met yesterday, In 81
Peters Church, at Albany N. Y. al
ter hearing sermon by Bishop Wll
liams, of Connecticut, aud partakin
of the communion, the members OF tn
Congress proceeded to Tweddle Han
Here Bishop Doane presided, and de
livered an address. DR.. Wildes, tn
Secretary, announced that the attend
ance would be greatly increased afte
yesterday, aad made appropriate refer
ence to the deaths of members OF tn
Congress, among them Thomas j. Lac