Daily Republican., 1879-09-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

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The Fall River Troubles-TrtaI
for MaIPrAetass-1he Negro Exc.
gaus-A Boom for Tilden-O Other
Incidents, Accidents, Grimes and
Casualties.
The Aldermen Of Fall River yester-
day decided to offer reward of $3.50
for the arrest and conviction Of tho
party who twice attempted to shoot
police Townsend. The question of in
creasing the police force coming MP,
the Mayor denounced "the obstruction
ist measures" of the Democratic Alder
men. The matter was finally made the
special order for next meeting.
In the trial Of Carolina c. Goodrich
and DR.. Daniel +. Kimball for malprac-
tiee, causing the death of Jennie Pot
ter Clark, in Boston, testimony for the
defence closed yesterday. The case af-
ter argument, was given to the Jury,
who remained out when the Court ad-.
journsd in the evening.
since Monday morning 800 hundred
negroes have left Nashville, Tenn, for
Kansas, on excursion trains chartered
by their leaders to St. Louis, Kansas
City and Topeka, at low rates. II ID
believed that large exodus Of negroes
from Middle and Western Tennessee il
shout to cotfmsnge. ~ 49A w 9a .lf
The Democratic convention Of Lsban-
on county, Pa, held ON Monday, unani-
mously adopted resolution in favor Of
the denomination of Tilden and Hem
bricks for President and Vice President
Of the United States. David Hollinger,
Independent, was endorsed for Shef. !
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Two bodies have foated near the
mouth Of the Patuxent river, Chess
peake Bay. They are supposed to be
from the vessel sunk last week by the
steamer Puerto Rico. The oyster pun
gy Priscilla Leach, Captain Leach, is
nov supposed to have been the vessel
wrecked. t. 80 ''''7!" o.. '''4@+'7
A telegram from Fall River says there
are indications that the spinners, strike
is about ended, and it ia believed that
II the manufacturers would discharge
the knoh-sticks" aud employ their old
help at the old wages, the matter could
be settled in few hours. ai 3., As7
The Postmaster General has directed
an investigation of the shooting Of the
postmaster at Blaokville, 8. G. II the
postmaster is not safe in performing his
duty, and is not protected by the au-
tlorities, the Office at Blackville will be
abolished. lu a .t I .4.
Mrs. Matte Potts, who left Philadel-
phia five months ago to walk to New
Orleans and back for . wager Of $4,000,
reached Eichmoud, Va, on her return.
One Of her knees troubled her yester-
day ii better, she will resume her
homeward tramp to-day.
It is reported that Dennis Kearney,
believing he was fused as q cats paw"
by General B. F. Butlerin the latter's
canvass, last year, intends to visit
Massachusetts, on coming East, and
"expose some of Buffers tricks"
The second day Of the Hoboken
g. icket match, yesterday, gave de-
ci,led victory to the Irish team. Their
soore was 107, against 81 for the selected
team. ,---, b.
Tie body Of a colored man, badly
decomposed, with two wounds in the
head, was found embedded in the man
nfe under jays stable, in New Bed
fo.d, Mass, Yesterday morning.
Walter Risley was shot and fatally
wouuded by man known as "Sandy''
in quarrel over game Of cards, at
Erie, Colorado, on Monday afternoon.
General Grant has accepted the invi-
ta.;on to attend the reunion Of the
Army OF the Tennessee in Chicago, ON
November 5th. .a0
Two colored men, named Arnold and
Ward, locked arms and walked into
the Missouri river at st. Joseph, on
Monday. Both were drowned. = " I'd"
George Schwab, rejected lover Of 4
sixteen year old girl named Mary Long,
at Baltimore, shot himself through the
heart yesterday.