Daily Republican., 1880-09-30
NEWS SUMMARY.
Worthless Land CeFttfcaies-SuT-
located by Gas-sOld diers ReGDisn
-Othor Facts, Inctdents, Acct.
dents. Grimes ana CasuaIitiss.


-Othor Facts, Iucidenas, Acct.
dents. Crimes ana CasnaIities.
Frank Bslron, formerly land agent
Of the Burlington and Missouri Rail.
road, was arrested in Omaha on Tass-
lay on the charge Of having defrauied
many people in Michigan and other
States by selling them worthless land
certificates. II is said he realize thou
sands of dollars by tLeJe frauds.
James Forester and wife went to In .
dianapoliS from Lsporte on Tuesday.
They stopped at hotel over night, aud
blew out the gas before going to bed.
Yesterday morning Forester was found
dead in bed, and his wife in such /.
condition that her recovery was de-
SPARED Of.
The national reunion of surviving
priso ners of the late war began yestsr-
day in Indianapolis. About three
hundred delegates were present. Mayor
Caven delivered an address of welcome,
and Samuel Mckee, of Kentucky, re-
sponded.
The faculty of Yale College, at a
meeting yesterday, resolved to forbid
the students from walking in political
parades for the present. This action is
taken in consequence of the destruction
of Hancock flag by students last Sat
urday night.
Joshua Hoffman pleaded guilty yes
terday o: the murder Of his child at
Wilkesbarrs, and was sentenced to nine
years imprisonment in the Eastern
Psnitentiary. He shot his wife five
times, in July last, and killed the child
in her arms.
There was a split in the Democratic
Convention Of the Fourth Congressional
District Of Massachusetts,, on Tuesday
night. One faction nominated William
Castor, the other Leopold Morse. Sep.
arate nominations we're also made for
Presidential Etector.
The inquest on Peter Woodland, As
sistant superintendent Of the Hudson
river Tunnel company, who was killed
by the falling in Of the roof o. the tun-
mel on the morning of July 2lst, was
begun in Jersey City yesterday.
Hugh Herbert, Town Clerk of Long |
Branch, has resigned at the request OF |
the Long Branch Council, he being an
alleged defaulter for $500 of the town
funds. He will not be prosecuted, his
bondsmen being willing to pay the
A fire at Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Mon
day night, destroyed the dry goods
store of Hall 4 julius, boot and shoe
store Of Crosby 4 Co., hardware store
Of Prussias. First National Bank, and
several smaller buildings, causing .
loss of 100000.
Much suffering is reported among the
cattle in Monmouth and Ocean coun-
ties. New Jersey, owing to the protract-
ID drought: All the springs and small
streams and many of the wells and
cisterns are dry.
The National Board of Health is ad-
vised that there were l69 deaths in Rio
Janeiro during the week ending Septsm-
Der Sd, two of which were from yellow,
our from typhoid, and seven from per-
licious fever.
Diphtheria is epidemic in Bsnning-
on, VI, and the public schools there
rave been closed in consequence. Twen-
y cases, SOme Of which will prove fatal,
lavs been reported since Saturday. II
John Vanderheide, who, in July last
eloniously assaulted and murdered a
title girl near Brownsboro, Ky, was
at Shelbyvills yesterday, and I
sntsnced to be hanged.
The Hancock Association of Louisi- t
ma, at q meeting, in New Orleans, ,
ast evening, adopted resolution fully
ndorsing General Hanc0ok's letter J
gainst payment Of rebel claims.
Two men, one ol them James Hanna, 5
t Oakland, Pa, were found dead in
'ed in the Burnst House, at Strouds-
urg, yesterday. They blew out tho
as on retiring, and were sutfocatsd.
The Grsenbacksrs of South Carolina,
eld State Convention in Chester on
uesday and nominated ticket head I
by L. W. R. Blair, of Camden, for =
overnor.
The Woman Suffrage Committee, Of
ew York, began canvass of Warren
,unty, in that State, with meeting
, Glen's Falls yesterday. Isaac Mott
resided and Helen NJ. Slocum made an "
idress. n n
Andrew G.. Curtin was nomin ated for o
ongrsss, yesterday, by the Democrats
the Twentieth Pennsylvania District.