Daily Republican., 1879-03-24
FIRST EDITION.
NEWS SUMMARY.

Tho MardsYed and WOunded Ac.
tors-vlsginis Senators Apologize
.us-RiotOus Coal Miners Convict
sd-AnOthsr Texas Murder-De'
.,royed BY observation-disclosures
Eu,irrating-A Wo,nan's Revenge
Other Incidents.
Maurice Barrymore, who was shet by
lanes Currie, at the depot in Marshall,
Texas, is improving. His wounds are
not considered dangerous, and he is
expected to be able to fulfil his engage
ment at Nashville, where the company
will appear in a few days. The body OF
Benj amin C. Porter, who was killed by
Curris. passed through Harrisburg
Yesterday on the way to New York.
'Curris tho murderer, was a railroad
detective; he was drunk at the time ol
The tragedy. lie remains in Jail at
Marshall, and is liable to be lynched
by vigilance committee at almost any
time.
In the Senate OF Virginia, on Satur
day, the Committee on Privileges and
Elections presented two reports in ref.
erence to the disgraceful squabble be-
tween Senators Massey and smith. Al,
ter a long debate a substitute was
adopted requiring the offending Sena.
tors to apologize publicly TO che Senate,
retract their unparIiamentary language,
and DO properly admonished by the
President. The Senators made the
necessary apology and retraction, and
received an admOnition from the Chair.
The trial of the riotous coal miners,
arrested along thsupper Monongahela,
was finished last week. Fifty were &C
ouited and seventeen convicted OF sim
pie riot, and sentenced To pay the
costs, the Judge warning them that, ii
again arrested, they would have to suf'
fer the extreme penalty of the law.
In Sherman, Texas, on Friday, ilons-
ton Holt quarrelled with and struck a
man named Howell. Soon after he
called Howell into an Office and closed
the door. Three shots were heard,
and Holt came out and rode Oft. How
ellis body, pierced by three bullets
was found in the Office.
During q severe thunder storm II
Memphis on Saturday night the Mem
phis Cotton and Woollen Mills in the
southern portion of the city were fired
by lightning and destroyed. The los
is $50, 900, and 1875 persons are thrown
out of employment.
Two hundred more plantation negroes
from the South arrived in st. Louis yes
terday afternoon. About four hund
red of those who arrived previously
left Kansas on Saturday night.
A Socialist entertainment, in Chica
20, begun on Saturday night, was con
tinued yesterday, and ended last night
with drill of those present who bore
arms. No breach of the peace Is re-
ported.
Mrs. Mary Kerchner entered a salooI
in Baltimore on Saturday afternoon
and after charging John Scheleith will
tradu ucing her character threw a tea
cupful of vitrol into his face. He viii
probably lose his eyssight. The womal
is in Jail.
Hon. William Fell Giles, who recent
ly resigned the United state'
District Judgeship for Maryland, dice
Oh Friday night, in the I'D year Of hi
age. He had been United States Dis
trict Judge for a quarter Of century
When the steamship Sandman from
Liverpool arrived At Halifax ON satur
day evening her chief engineer haC
,nysteriously disappeared. 1t is sup
posed he was lost overheard.
Aaron Gentzborn, aged "A years sho
himself dead, near Tagnarsville, Mon
roe county, Pa, on Friday morning
He had been acting in strange nan
n-r for several days.
sold Whitley" President Hayes
war horse, died at Fremont, Ohio, las
week, aged 90 years. President Haye
rode him in nearly all the battles il
which he was engaged in Virginia
Alexandria Scott, manufacturer q
shoe leather findings, Of Montreal, la
failed tor $200,000.
Len A. Harris was nominated 10
Mayor by the Democratic Convention
Of Cincinnati, on Saturday.
The striking laborers on the Wellan'
Canal resumed work on Saturday a
the Old wages.