Daily Republican., 1879-05-17
FIRST EDITION.
NEWS SUM MARY.

ns Miners-B0ried Under the
Rocks-The Hibernians-A Re.
ord of Grimes, Accidents and
nc ,dents.
In the suit of Charles B. Worthen, a
Yelling salesman, against the Grand
uuk Railway, at Boston, for DANA
tor the loss of a leg by a collision on
road, the jury yesterday rendered a
rdict for $26, 800. The case was
ed before, and plaintiff then obtain
verdict for slS, eco, but exceptions
re filed by the defence and allowed
the Court, which practically set the
rdict aside.
THE striking miners at Brazil, Ind,
ksterday attempted to prevent the
liners OF the Morris coal shaft from
king to work. The shaft being inside
E corporation limits, extra policemen
brs sworn in and the rioters repulsed.
he strikers threaten stronger de-
pnstration to day, but the police force
II bc increased to meet it,
Edward and Washington Wentzle
IRE buried under q fall of rock in the
mine on the Wentzle farm, near
burtis, Pa, yesterday morning.
ashington was dug out seriously in
red and unconscious, but Edward,
ough buried under 40 feet of stone,
Is but slightly injured.
In the National Convention of the
:isnt Order of Hibernians, yester
", John Hart, of New Jersey, was
elected National Delegate Thaddeu'
anagan, of San Francisco, Nationa
cr-tary and Bernard Doyle, Of Rocl
land, National Treasurer.
CHARLES NJ. Peck, boskkeeper TO
edington g. Co., Wholesale druggist
San Francisco, absconded on tn
Gamer Australia, which sailed fo
Tdney on the llth inst. The amour
his stealings is not yet known. III
ID been speculating i'll stocks.
At Auburn, N. Y, yesterday after
BON, william Burgess, a crocker.
kluger, threw a stone among som
ldlen who were tormentiDg him
be stone struck a three-year-old girl
ac'u:iug her skull, and Burgess i
klu Lv await the result OF her III uries
The money and registered letter
olen from the post-ottice in Indiana
plis on Thursday, were found yester
by under sons rubbish in the base
lent of the building. The letters wer
lopened. There is no clue to tn
biet.
The carriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. [
rice was upset over an embankmen
ear Brooklyn, Mich, on Thursday
4d Mrs. Price was so badly injnre
at she died the same night. MI
ilce is not expected to recover.
William B. Jones, ex-Judge OF th
( riminal Court of St. Louis, has sue
b. members of the late Grand Jury ft
Z Go, 800 damages for alleged false an
balicious comments upon his condu'
pom tie Bench.
"A 1t is understood that Mr.. Knot
chairman of the House Judiciary Con
ittee, is preparing report on tt
pbject of the Presidents veto Of IL
ill to prevent military interference I
ections.
A destructive fire was raging in tt
ine forests rear Fryburg, Me-, yeste
lay, threatening the village. Lars
brests fires have been burning in Coz
ay and Bartlett townships, N. H., Fl
tveral days.
Henry J. Cross, City Treasurer
alem, Mass, hanged himself in h
flee yesterday morning. He is sa
4 have become insane from Overworl
The Ways and Means Committee,
expected, will fix the date of the a
burnment of the present session
ongress at its meeting on Tuesds
ext.
Clarence Robertson, miner, W
ill-d 10y falling from the car, whi
ascending one of the Pennsylvania Co
ompany's shafts at Pittsburg, Ps
yesterday.
I The forest fires in Pike county, Pa
pd Sussex county, N. j., were exit
ushed yeoterday, by heavy rains.
The business portion Of Farmersvil
a., was burned yesterday. The loss
timlted at 100000.