Daily Republican., 1879-03-15
FIRST EDITION.
NEWS AUMMARY.

Dsxter nank De1cisncy y-Mur deresl
~ 1aalans-Aixsd Marriages For.
brddan-Arsss fer Kidnspping-
Fires, Failures, Ac eiAents and In.
cidents.
The officers Of the Dexter, Me-, Saw
ing Bank say that Mr.. Murch, the ex-
pert who is examining the accounts OF
i.s late treasurer, Barron, finds it very
difficult, owing to the manner in which
the books were kept, to come to a def
mite conclusion as to the amount stolen
by the treasurer. All they can say at
present, is that up to January !, 1878,
$4,000 seems to be the total deficiency
which Barron sought TO cover by false
entries.
The steamer Grappler arrived at Vic
toria, B. c., from fort Wrangel. She
reports that four men who left Wran-
gel for Sitka on q prospecting tour
three years ago, had been murdered by
Indians. There is no news from Sitka,
and the prolonged absence Of the Bri
tish gunboat causes fears for the safety
and settlement. Eight Indians were
drowned In recent storm by the sink
ing oftheir canoes.
Right Rev. Bishop Gilmour, of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland,
Ohio, has issued q pastoral, condemn
lug the Irish World, and secret labor
unions; forbidding Catholic parents to
send their children to the public schools
where parcholial schools are easy of
access; urging upon catholics the ne
cessity Of subscribing to the Diocesan
Catholic journal, and forbidding mixed
marriages.
Erskine 8. Grover, a constable of
Woonsocket, R. /, was arrested yes
terday and held in $1,000 to answer the
charge of kidnapping acitizen of Rhode
Island and forcing him into the custody
of Massachusetts, officers. Grover had
two associates ons is sick and the
other bas fled.
Advices from Tulsre county, Califor.
MIA, report that the settlers who are
threatened with litigation and eject
ment by the Railroad Company have
organised a battalion Of six companies,
otiicered, mounted and armed, to pro-
tect what they deem their rights.
Stephens warehouse, in Chattanoo-
ga, was destroyed by All incendiary
fire on Thursday night. Loss, OK, 900.
The car wheel foundry and machine
shop Of the Taylor Iron Company, at
Highbridge, N. j., were burned last
night. The loss Is heavy.
The Newport and Block Island mail
schooner Thomas J. Lynch has been
sunk by striking an obstruction-the
mast of sunken vessel, 1t Is believed.
Her crew we're saved. The loss on the
schooner and freight is $25, 200.
Theodore Roskoph, an ex-attorney,
Of Cleveland, Ohio, was sensenced in
that city, yesterday, to seven years
imprisonment In the penitentiary, for
completely in the robbery Of DR.. Noble
in bank, several years ago.
The town Of Abilene, Kansas, mar
rowly escaped destruction from o prai-
rie fire, on Thursday night. As 1t was,
damage to the amount Of about $780,
900 was done in the surrounding coun-
try and the suburbs.
Cornelius Callahan was killed by a
fall of coal in Foecbt't Colliery, at NAH
anoy City, on Thursday. Charles RAIDER
was killed in a similar way at Mount
Carmel shaft yesterday.
Frank C. Cash was fatally wounded
by J. $. Adams in pistol fight at New
Orleans yesterday, and died soon after.
Adams is in Jail.
Riggs and Patten, arrested on sus-
picon Of having murdered Augustus
Gowen, at Oldtown Me-, were discharg-
ed yesterday.
A telegram from Eastport, Me-, re.
I ports the St. ,Croix river clear of ice,
and navigation resumed.
The smallpox is reported to be a1at-
lns at Alberton, Prince Edwards Is
land.