Daily Republican., 1879-05-01
| FIRST EDITION.
..rrR ExOM PHILADELPHIA.
rGecn Of the VetO-A Journal
IT Dead-Sutcide at the insane
|. stock Market.
of the Republican.

IT pead-Sutcide at the Insane
stock Market.
rrespoudence of the Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, April 80, 1879.
Now that the public know all about
. Presidents action yesterday. they
cnrious to know what the Demo
.ic Congressman are "going to DO
(outit." There seems to be a national
idcation, SO to speak, over the veto,
d. what with the approval of the
ost Influential newspapers of the
untry and its endorsement this morn
Q by the State Senate, the Democrats
this city appear to be laying low and
wing nothing. The news telegraphed
om Washington that at the Demo
attic caucus to-day the model ate men
ere in til. majority, coupled with the
opouneenent that Mr.. Blackburn,
ho strongly inveighed against Mr..
ayes action in vetoing the bill, had
kceived a rather humilating setback
|om prominent Southern Democrat,
YES evid. that the wiser element
the party have seized the helm, and
i'll guide their ship through the shoals
which they are now surrounded,
/ ith as little further damage to her
I ,dlv storm beaten timbers as possible.
The sporting fraternity, who have
zen much .lated over the success of
|orilard's "Parole" in England, were
ather surprised over the latest cable
eys that "Uncas'' (same owner), had
ct gained even position in the New
arket races tQday. 1t was expected,
ON the ann< lcement that "uncas"
ad not "gone amiss," that his would
axe record.
Samuel S. Moore, editor of the Grail
ay World died in this city last
isht, aged 55 years. He started in
fe as a printer; at % he became a
ERIK for the Canal Commissioners (then
State organization), having as a fell
" clerk Thos. A. Scott, now President
the Pennsylvania Railroad; subse-
uently he became Secretary of the
commonwealth Insurance Co., of which
Dr. Jayne, the patent medicine man,
as president; in 1861 he established
le american Exchange and Review. y
nd finally purchased railroad jour
al which he named the Railway
Eorld." Mr.. Scott frequently engaged
{ i'm to transact business for the Penn.
ylvania Railroad Company: and it is
aid of him that there were instances il
is connection with this corporation
8 Then, by being unfaithful to his duty
might have become wealthy. But
9 never violated any trust. He was
ED in high esteem by all.
The steward of the bark Norwegian
+ Wing at Point Breeze, has been missing
nee Saturday. He had received ;
etter stating that young lady tt
Ehom he was engaged had married
anne one else. 1t is supposed that h'
las drowned himself. He was from
Boston.
George B. Mellon, Of New York, com
aitted suicide at Kirkbride's Insan
asylum last Sunday afternoon by blow
hg the top of his head off with a pis
ol shot. He entered the asylum las
December, suffering from light melan
flolia, and had been acting for som
+ months past as an attendant, his com
blaint being regarded as cured. O
(Nhe night previous one of the most vic
Gent patients in the institution mad
4 bis escape hy cutting through his Gel
Door, dropping into the cellar just ur
ler it and crawling through the celia
Hinduws. He fled to his relatives i
Down, where he was captured and r'
Burned to the asylum.
|# The managers of the Permanent Ez
# hihition are making arrangements t
have big time on May 10th, the an
bivprsary of the spring of the Center
hial. a number of prominent men al
cooked as speakers for the occasion
mong them being Governor noyt, Pos
ras,er Hartranft and Governor McCle
an, Of New Jersey.
X Next Monday, at l A. NJ, at IL
/ Rink, roller skating contest to la
4 tx days will commence between j.
Mayer and George Caloer. The shor
rst distance to be made is 600 mile
but an attempt will be made by bo
men to cover 1000 miles. Mayer h
made 13O miles in less than IA hour
bnd Caloer lbs miles in IA hours al
Is minutes. 1t is expected, therefor
that the contest will be very clio
zbne.
The interest in the walking match
continues unabated. At Concert HaI
at 3 P. NJ. LeyonsC"T for Five")hs
scored IT'S Boodie, 1T; Mclean, l6,
Murray 1877; Ward, lO4.
The BRADLEY Promethor" is nc
saia to be in successful operation. M
Bradley, the inventor, was a travelli1
Methodist Minister, and the idea of t.
nvention occurred to him through t
&Biblical description of the creation.
The "Promethor" is fashioned aft
sthe organism of the animal structur
the generator operating on the prln
fple of the lung, evolving gas frc
water precisely as the lung evolves 6
from air. 1t will stand pressure
many thousands pounds to the squa
8 inch.
The monthly sale Of Scranton coal
the Delaware, Lackawanna, and We
ern took place to-day, when loo,o
tons We're disposed Of as follows:
5000 tons steamboat started at 81 C
and all sold at $2.02!; 25,O0O to
CRATE, at s2O5; $1,000 tons egg, start
at 81. 10 and fell to $2,07t; 10000 to
Stove started at $2.25 and rose to :
81 J; 10000 tons chestnut started
$2 70 and closed at $2.27. The pri'
We're considerably lower than those
the last sale.
The stock market was steady, WI
IA decline in Penna. r. r. of ! from "
terday's prices. Closing quotations:
INy 6'nW l1o allo4 Phila \ Erie e@si
Mnenigh Val 3j74a SO Read X i5han J,
Central l6D I'm Cos N } l4O all
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