Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
A LenGshsreman's 0tPlke-Depo
Ds0elished-The Republican NJ
tional Gosnmtttee-GrAnps Recsp
tion I'm Chicag s-Other Aeciaenta
Ineldents. Grimes and Caasuali
ties.
The longshoremsn In Boston, abou
900 In number, struck yesterday 70
An advance TO 30 cents per hour, wit
40 cents for night work and over time
all engagements made At rs cents to b
completed. About 200 men employe
BY the Australian, Californian, HALIFAX
Savannah and West Indian lines wer
paid the advance and resumed. Til
Philadelphia and Baltimore lines re
fused the advance, and their men ar
idle.
The railroad depot and two othe
buildings in Psgevills, No., we're de
molisked BY tornado on Saturday
and five men were injured-ons fatally
The towns Of Fairvisw, Odessa, Dove
snd Strssburg were srso visited by tn
tornado, and . church, four stores an
six dwellings in Strssburg were destroy
cd. Several persons were injured, bu
not fatally.
Goveynor-elect Cornell, Of New York
and others have prepared call for
meeting Of the National Republican
Committee, to be held in Washington
on December 18th, for the purpose o
taking appropriate action in regard Il
the death Of Senator Chandler, and con
sidering the time and place Of meeting
Of the next Presidential Convention.
Preparations for General Grants re
csption in Chicago are going on vigor
ously. Buildings are being decorated
and the railroads have arranged for ex
cursions from the surrounding counties
The Board Of Trade has resolved to hole
no session tomorrow, when the Genera
is expected to arrive.
The affairs Of the Life Association o
America have been turned over by th,
circuit Court at St. Louis to the STATE
Superintendent Of insurance, to be
closed up in accordance with the law
The Superintendent reports that, out.
side Of the judgment recently reported
against It, the Associations liabilities
exceed its assets about e92, 900.
The steamer McGrsgor, from Liver.
pool, which arrived st Port Royal, g.
G., yesterday, brough, . portion Of thu
crew OF the ship Forest Belle, from New
York for Liverpool, which foundsrsd in
storm. The rest Of the crew being
Germans, were put on board . vessel
for Rotterdam.
Joseph Boulsan was arraignsd at Ban.
gor, Me-, yesterday, for the murder Of
James J. Norris, at Bradley, on Friday
last. He pleaded not guilty, and was
committed for examination on Thurs
day. A wallet found on Boulssu has
been identified as the property Of the
murdered man.
The British steamship Mary Louisa,
from New York, arrived at Savannah,
yesterday, with the captain and crew
Of the schooner Joanna Doughty, sunk
by collision with an unknown schoon-
or, of Frying Pan Shoals, on Sunday
In the U. s. Court at Pittsburg, Pa,
the suits of Washburne
against the Artisans and Pennsylvania
Insurance Companies, to recover insu-
RANGES upon his nour mills in Minneap-
olis, were decided in favor Of the plain
Iif.
"A reign Of terror" is reported in
Eastern Kentucky, growing out Of the
loings of Regulators" The citizens
are organizing for protection, and II
his ia not sufficient the Governor will
be called upon for protection.
In Lancaster county, N. c., on Sat.
urday night, Mrs. James Adams cut
The throats of her five children, and
.hen SGT fire to her own clothing, burn
ing herself to death. She was doubt.
less insane.
The price Of coal in Columbus, Ohio,
yesterday to $3.50 per ton, the
demand being in excess OF the supply.
The threatened strike Of the miners at
was av-rted, by the opera
,ors granting the advance demanded by
he men.
The amount Of grain received at
Chicago during October was larger
han during the corresponding month,
II ann previous year, and S9lS car
Dads greater than during October,
1878.
Martin Colpin and Peter O'Connell,
,oung men, being drunk, quarrelled
,ver a game of cards in Louisville, KY,
N Sunday morning, and Colpin killed
)'Connell. They had been close
riends. Colpin, who is in Jail says
le acted in sslf-defence.
William D. Blocker, one of the pub
ishers of the Little Rock (Ark. "Dem-
crat," died on Sunday night, aged
IS years. He was native of Mary
and and was a confederate :otticer dur
ng the war.
Jacob Cline was murdered by Henry
'cott, " without cause" at Piketon,
ike county, KY, on Saturday after
Ioon. Scott escaped; If arrested he is
nj ,nlik.lv IN ba lynched.
Senator Conkling arrived in Wash
ngton yesterday afternoon, feeling
auch better, though not fully recovered
rom his illness.
O. G. Cantrell, prominent merchant
I Cedar Point, Va, committed suicide
,estsrday because he was in i'll health.
Dreught IL virginia.
The unprecedented drought and mild
veathsr has dried up all the wells in
,...,,hrro Va and all the springs