Daily Republican., 1879-12-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

4ellias bonanza Mises - Suil
Against Life Insursuce Conspa
ny-slauGhtered sheep-The vir'
Einia Re.Adjusfers--Othrr Ioci
dests, Accidents. .Csimes, Casual
ties, &c.
A telegram from Fan Francisco sayi
that Mr.. Flood, acting for the Bonanzi
firm, on Monday disposed of the contro
of the Yellow. Jacket mine 10 Robert N
Graves, and Of the Hale and Norcross
mine to Alvinza Haywood. The termi
are not yet publicly known. Yesterday
all but two Of the Hale and Norcro:i
directors resigned and were replaced.
The suit Of .he State Of Missouri
against the Charter Oak Life Insurance
Company to recover 100000 penalties
for violation Of the State law in issuing
graded policies in lieu Of policies pre-
viously outstanding, was decided in the
u. s. Circuit Court at ST. Louis yester-
day, in favor of the Company. Judge
Boyle held that the statute did not ap'
ply to foreign companies.
The Treasury Department is informed
that the British Government has re
voksd its previous instructions in regard
TO sheep exported from the United
States to Great Britain. Hereafter sheer
from the United States will not be re-
quired to ba slaughtered at the place o.
landing. The order took effect on the
23d ult.
The Readjustsrs Of the Virginia Leg.
islature held a caucus last night, and
nominated officers for both Houses
About two-thirds Of the Republican
members were In the caucus. The Re-
adjusters claim % majority on joint
ballot. The Debt Payers also held eau,
Gus, but made no nominations.
In the Circuit Court Of Hartford coan,
ty, Md, the suit Of John G.. stockham
and wife against the Philadelphia, Will
miugton and Baltimore Railroad for
damages received by Mrs. stockham
while leaving a train at Perrymansvills.
resulted, on Monday, in "a verdict for
plaintiffs for s3l0O.
A disturbance, arising from the re-,
fusal Of . young woman to dance with
fellow named Wood, at a party near
Waco, Texas, on Monday night, result
ed in the wound:ng Of three men and
the killing Of another named Chock, BY
Wood. The latter escaped.
John Eisman, a painter, was killed
by falling from a scaffold on fifth
story Of q building in Buffalo, N. T.,
yesterday. The accident was caused
by his taking hold Of the wrong rope.
The weavers in McK4an & Raphaers
cotton mills, at South Easton, Pa,
abaut three hundred in number, struck
yesterday for an increase of ten per
cent, in wages, or reduction In the
hours O. lal or. Their demands were
rejected and they were discharged.
Five carpenters at work on an ice
house at saco, Maine, were thrown a
distance Of twenty-five feet by the fall
+ a floor yesterday morning. One of
them was killed the others seriously
injured.
George Quigg, arrested on Saturday
for the murder OF Daniel Moore, In
in January, 1878, was dis
yesterday, after a hearing, the
showing that there was no
for the charge.
Captain Andrew Mckenzie, arrested
In Buffalo for the murder Of Andrew
Russell, on the barge Walton, last Fri
lay, has confessed his crime saying he
acted In sslf-defence.
The schooner Mary Anderson, Of
philadelphia, has been totally wrecked
near the Life saving Station at Kitty
Hawk. The captain and cook are lost.
Three men were saved.
Mrs. Nee cut her throat in Woons
ocket, r. l., yesterday morning, and
s not expected to recover, She was
repzied by the death Of child.
The boiler of the Girard Furnace, at
Youngstown, Ohio, exploded yesterday,
,adly damaging the furnace, killing
me man and injuring another.
A freight train ran into cattle train
lear Albany. N. Y. yesterday, ipjur-
ng two men and killing number Of
attic.
Henry Wise, one Of the Raber mur-
erers, was sentenced at Lebanon, Pa,
to be hanged.