Daily Republican., 1879-10-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
COliax In BaltlmOre-Arreste ON
Suspicion Of Murder-EIecting .
BishOp-A Record Of Incidents.
Accidents, Grimes and Casual.

bIShOp-A Record Of Incidents.
Accidents, Grimes and Casual.
ties.
Schuyler Colfax lectured in Balti-
more last evening to an audience which
included President Hayes and Post
master General Key. The President
received hearty welcome. In the
course of his lecture, Mr.. Colfax hav-
ing occasion to mention the name of
General Grant. there was tempest of
applause, which continued for some
time.
Richard kuehn, resident of Buffalo,
recently returned from Germany, was
arrested yesterday on suspicion of
having murdered his father, brother
and sister in Eckertsburg, Prussia, on
the 24th of September. 1t is supposed
the crime was committed to obtain the
proceeds of property his father had
Just sold.
The special Episcopal Convention of
Northern New Jersey, to elect success
sor to the late Bishop Odenheimer, met
in Newark Yesterday. Rev. DR.. Will
liams, of Orange, presided, and Rev.
DR.. Boggs, of Newark, was secretary.
After fixing the salary of the new Bish-
op at $4,000, the convention adjourned
until to-day, when balloting will take
place.
President Hayes has telegraphed to
General Grant, inviting him to be the
Presidents guest when he visits Wash
ington. General Grant has telegraph
ed to General Sherman that he cannot
attend the reunion of the Army of the
Cumberland on November 20th. as he
has an engagement for that date at In
dianapolis.
Frank Mayo, the actor, and his wife
were robbed of all their money and
valuables in sleeping car on the
Erie railway on Monday night. They
were going to San Francisco from New
York TO fill an engagement. They lost
about $500 in cash and their railroad
tickets, and had to leave the cars at
Elmira to get money to carry them
through.
1t is reported from Grayson, Ky..that
the Holbrooke gang have ordered the
Underwood woman and children to
leave the county by Sunday next, and
have also posteal. notices threatening
anyone who may testify before the
Grand Jury regarding the recent mur-
dar nf an ITndarwood
The largest political meeting held in
Petersburg, Va, during the present
canvass, assembled last evening, under
the auspices of the Republican Debt
Funders. Among the speakers was J.
H. Van Anken, U. s. Tobacco inspector,
lately accused of being Readjuster.
Camp Father Matthew, near Memphis,
was broken up yesterday afternoon. The
people in the camp marched to St.
Bridget's Catholic church, where ser
vice was held, concluding with the Ben
ediction. No new cases OF yellow fever
was reported yesterday.
The jewelry store of W. J. McMinimy,
at Harrodsburg, KY, was robbed OF
$4,000 in cash and $4,000 worth of watch
es and jewelry on Sunday night.
As an accommodation train for Sum-
nit, N. j., was leaving the depot at
Hobokeu, last night, the locomotive
was wrecked by an explosion. VIM.
Swick, the engineer was killed, andS.
Hough, the fireman was seriously in
jured.
Fifty raftsmen left Ottawa yesterday
for Michigan and Wisconsin, to work
in the sbanties there. About 800 Otta-
wa raftsmen generally spend the win
ter in those States, returning home in
spring.
At Trenton, N. j., yesterday Francis
Gregory was sentenced to one year and
John Haggerty to two.years' imprison-
ment for robbing the post Office at New
Brunswick, short time ago.
The Board of Pardons, at Harrisburg,
has recommended that the death SEN
tsnce of John O'Neil, the Northumber-
land county Molly Mcguire, be commu-
ted to imprisonment for life.
Rev. James J. Tehan, Assistant
Priest at St. Joseph's Catholic Church
in Providence, r. l., died yesterday.
He was a native ofMaryland, and had
been q Professor in Loyola College,
Baltimore.
The Supreme Court OF Connecticu.
yesterday ordered new trial in the
case of William Allen, convicted of the
murder Of wstchman at the State
prison.
Mrs. Newton Ellis, aged 25 years,
died in Aylner, Ont, yesterday NOR
ming, from the effects Of ether, admin
istersd by homeopathic physician,
named Clark, for the purpose Of ex-
tracing a tooth.
Two freight trains on the Troy and
Boston Railroad collided near Williams
town, Mass, yesterday morning. The
engines were damaged and several cars
wrecked. The loss is $4,000
Darius Peck, a prominent citizen of
Hudson, N. y, died on Monday night
at the age of II years. He was we'll
known throughout New York State.
7. G. S. Ferguson, leading tobacco
of Lynchburg, Va, and
President of the Lynchburg National
Bank, died in that city on Monday
night.
Isaac Muncy, colored, was shot dead
by man named Snodgrass in dis
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Monday night. Both were drunk at
the time.
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