Daily Republican., 1880-02-11
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House in Danger -OIher Isei.
dents, Accidents, Grimes. Out-
rages, dc.
A servant girl In hotel at ST. Henry
de Levis, Quebec, who died on Monday,
made an ante niortem deposition before
a clergyman and other witnesses, re-
garding the Guennette murder. The
particulars of her story will not be pub
lished until after her burial. She was
witness in the case of Patton, who was
tried for the murder, but she pretended
then to know nothing OF the matter.
A company was organized in Boston
on Monday under a charter from the
state of Massachusetts,, for the purpose
of constructing and operating a railroad
from Cairo, Egypt, through Port Said
and Damascus, to connect with the Eu-
pirates Valley Railroad, about TO be
constructed by an English company.
The Turkish Government will be asked
to conceds the right OF way.
1t WAS rumored in Albany, yesterday,
that fssure was discovered in the roof
OF the new Capitol building on Monday,
which continued to increase TO such an
extent that sixty tons of stones had to
be placed on the roof to prevent further
separation. The trouble was caused
by the settling Of the found ations. An
investigation will be made.
The number Of immigrants who ar.
rived at New York during Januafy was
$3.50, against 1881 during the CORES
ponding month of 1879. The arrivals
OF immigrants during the twelve mouths
ending January 3lst, 1880, numbered
142 ,453, against 50. l25 tor the prece-
ding twelve months.
Mrs. Dillingham;, victim Of the mur-
derous assault by her husbands ns-
phew, at Londonderry, VT, died yester'
day. Dillingham;, her assailant, is ex'
peoted to recover, unless erysipslas
shall set in.
The delegates elscted to the New
York Republican Convention by the
district conventions in Albany on Mon
day have declined to serve, on the
ground that "less than the customary
notice was allowed for the primary
meetings"
The Republican caucus of the NeW
Jersey Legislature, held last night,
nominated Edward Anderson for State
Treasurer, to succeed Robert +. Stock
ton, Democrat, Charles A. Butts was
nominated for State Director Of Rail-
roads and Canals.
At meeting of citizens of St. Louis,
held last evening, q committee was ap-
pointed to select fifteen representative
citizsns to go to Washington and urge
the Democratic Committee to hold the
National Convention in st. Louis.
The Iowa House of Representatives
yesterday by vote of rs to q adopted
a resolution submitting to the people a
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of alcoholic
liquors in the State.
1t was very cold in New England and
portions of New York State yesterday
morning. In Hartford, Conn, the
Thermometer indicated 10 degrees be-
low zsro, and in Bristol, Is below. In
Montgomery, N. Y, the temperature
was 10 below zero.
The moulders employed by Thomas
Roberts, Stevenson & Co., at Quaker
town, Pa, have struck because they
received an advanc5 of only instead
of Is per cent. The foundry is trying
to get along with apprentices.
Andrew Bosseaux was caught be-
tween a wharf house and railroad
train, and crushed to death in Peters
burg, Va, yesterday.
Two men were killed and three dan
garousIy injured by the explosion Of a
boiler in tho Canada Paper Company s
mill at Windsor, Quebec, yesterday
morning. The pulp mill caught fire
and was destroyed.
The first train on the Monticello
branch of the Little Rock, Mississippi
River and "exas Railroad, passed over
the road to Monticello, ARK, yesterday
morning.
John Rice, the last survivor of the
men who fought with Perry iu his VIC
tory on Lake Erie, died in Shelby,
Ohio, yesterday.
The body Of John L!ebtrus, aged n
years, was found in the canal at Har-
risburg yesterday. He disappeared on
December 18th.
DR.. Joshua Y. Owen died Of paralysis
in Chester, Pa, yesterday, aged TO
years.