Daily Republican., 1879-09-02
:IRsT EDITION.
NEWS SUMMARY.

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..v I.cidents, Accidents. Cas-
ties and Uri@es.
,hs stssmes Oswego entered the
:" -, north Of Caldwslls- on Hudson,
,,dav morning, with . Tow, An un-
n man who had got on one Of the
At New York city, and was drunk
lamp Of coal in his shirt bosom,
,hsu. taking 4 lump in each hand,
~, ~ overheard and sank, the entire
psssiug over him. He WAS about
ssrs Of age, and the only name he
was Wohn."
). Ram blican State Convention OF
York meets III Earatoga to-day.
ps the Rspublican leaders who ar.
II IN Saratoga yesterday we're Ros-
Coukling, A. B. Cornell, W. H.
,,tsou. Frank Hiscock and George
lam Curtis. Among those sxpect-I
,.dsy are Vice President Wheeler
Reuben Z. Fenton.
Congressman and Rev. DR.. Curry
ssssd . large meeting at 6pottsyl-
/, Court House, Va, on Monday, in
Of the ..sNcCullooh compromise"
dual settlement Of the State debt
irRipis. The sentiment In North
Virginia seems 10 be In favor Of that
sure.
hile Samuel Ham was boiling sor-
hi on his farm in St. Clair county,
few days ago, three unknown
,msn rode up, shot him dead, and
after searching his pockets, rode
Ham had recently smigratsd from
lucky, and while some attribute his
ssination to robbers, others think II
result Of an old fsud. 4
telegram from rsdericksburg, Va,
that Madison county has voted q
cription OF 100000 for the extern
Of the Potomac, fredericksburg
Piedmont Railway to the county
The road, Of which 40 miles are
psration, is owned in Philadelphia
Pittsburg. -
he Orchard City Mills and Elevator,
blmstead & Cameron, in Burlington,
;, were destroyed by fire last even
The Gorham Hotel, the Union
block and a number of other
dings were much damaged. The
is estimated at upwards Of $l0O, 900.
L. Donaldson, of Baltimore, q one
Jed man, SWAN yesterday from Nor,
to Old Point Comfort, Va, q dis
% of Is miles, and did II in s hours.
is brother Of the late Professor"
|aldson, the eronaut.
hs Smith Ross sculling match at
ifax, N. g., took place yesterday,
was won by smith. He led by
ut two lengths all the way, and fin
d by length and half ahead
e, 20 minutes, As seconds.
our boys, aged from s to 13 years,
BRING around the Iron Mountain
lroad at st. Louis, yesterday, were
over by freight cars and seriously
bred. Two of them cannot possibly
bver. ,stt
Fnder an active demand nails ad-
ICED yesterday at Wheeling. W.
to a 2.60 card rate. The Belmont
resumed yesterday, and all the
mills in Wheeling are now in full
t.
It the Columbia Rifle Range, in Jer-
City, yesterday, A. G Holcombe
bed 1s9 out Of q possible 200, includ-
81 consecutive bulls eyes. at 500
|ds. This is the best score on the
brd.
Ricbard Stevenson, a U. s. Deputy
Fshal, was shot dead by q horse
sfwhom he had arrested, in Kings
county, Kansas, on Saturday.
murderer escaped to the Indian
|ritory.
Charles De Young, who attempted to
rder Kalloch, was released in $685.
bail, by Chief Justice Wallace, in
Francisco, yesterday.
Courtney denies that he has been
tchsd TO row Hanlan on Chautauqua
ke next month for 10000, but says
lr arrangements may be made with
few days.
Charles Burnham, a lawyer Of Erie'
J, shot himself in the head yesterday
is fatally wounded. Domestic mis-
was tina cause.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Geor-
Is spending q few days in Phils-
phis. r.
The Yellow Fever.
Fixteen cases of yellow fever and
deaths were reported in Memphis
P'erday. A thorough disinfection
lhe sitv in coin0 m. Two new cases