Daily Republican., 1879-04-24
FIRST EDITION.
HEWa SUMMARY.
Yesteraay's Record OF Grimes, Ac'
ctsients, Dcathn, Fires and Incl
dents.

Yesteraay's Record OF Grimes, Ac.
ctdenss, Dcathp, Fires and Incl
dents
Ex.County Clerk Watson and ex-
County Collector Cummins, convicted
at BeIvidere, N. j.. in January last, of
forgery and conspiracy, and now serv-
ing term in the penltentiary at Tren-
ton, we're taken back to Belvidere yes
terday on a writ Of habeas corpus, to
testify before the Grand Jury. They
will also be used to testify next month
against Joseph B. Cornish, eX-State
Senator, in conspiracy case involving
$4,000.
A remarkable counterfeit twenty
dollar grtcIhach was detected recent,
ly at the Edb-T reasury in New Orleans.
1t is entirely executed-fgures, cor
nera. heads, seal, fine scroll work, even
the iibres Of the paper-with pen and
ink, and is almost perfect. The sigma
lures of R.aister Allison and Treasurer
New are also well counterfeited,
The note is calculated to deceive even
those accustomed to handling such
bills.
The Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee metin Washington last
night, and elected an Executive Com
mittee Of nine members, with Represen
tative Hubbell, Of Michigan, as chair
man. The Secretary is yet to be chosen
1t is believed that the work of the next
political campaign will be commenced
at once.
The ship Otago, at Port Townsend
reports that few days ago she fell II
with a schooner waterlogged and dis
lnasted, and took off one man, a Portu
guese. He was inssnsible, but afteI
recovering he said the schooner,
month ago, and when six days out b =
came a wreck, and he was the only sur
vivcr of eleven persons on board.
The body of Henry Burrell, stoler
from the cemetery at Little Falls, n
Y, on Monday night, was accidentally
found on Tuesday, secreted under
barn at Jacksonburg. Thomas Kane
of Little Falls, who bears the r puta-
ton OF thief, has been arrested al
oneof the principals in the oay snatch
ing.
presideRt White delivered his fare
well address to the students Of Cornell
University yesterday m'rning. IL
made no allusion to public matters o
the duties connected with his mission
II is understood that Mr.. White wli
90 to Washington this week and sal
for Europe early next month.
The Merchants Banl; of Toronto ha
received back the $3l 600 ont Of whici
its former manager, Scott, OF Owei
Sound, and lumber merchant NAMED
WiIl4r, OF Belleviie, had defrauded it
1t is a singular circumstance that bot
Scott and Weller have recently becom
insane.
The Senate Of New York yrsterda
concurred in the House resolution 70
the appointment of committees to o
fer the hos yitalities Of the State to Gen
The Louisiana Constitutional Cor
venton yesterday adopted resolutio
declaring that it has no intention wha
ever of abridging the political, civil {
r,lg gious rights Of any class of the pee
pie.
W. NJ. Mansfield formerly publisht
Of the Gospel Banner, Of Augusta, Me
committed suicide in San FrancisC
yesterday. He was sick and in wal
OF money.
Kat Koo, n Sitka Indian was sent"n
ed at Portland, Oregon, yrsterday,to
hanged on May 9th, for the murder
Thomas }. Brown, Of Sitka.
Ex-Treasurer Cariozo and cx-C0
gresham Smals, both colored, convi
ted Of bribery, were pordontd yrs'eidi
by the, Governor OF South Carolina.
Bishop Ames, of the Methodist Epi
copal Church, was in dying condltl'
at his residence in Baltimore last nigl
He is IA years of age.
Jules Dpsca, o well known tobac
manufacturer, Of New Orleans, cor
mtted suicide yesterday, because OF 7
cuniary trouble.
The trial oil Joseph Scnaale for t
murder of Jacob Schwalb, on the II
of March, was begun yesterday
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