Daily Republican., 1880-09-20
NEWS Summary.
Giea nings From Various Sources
= Incidents and cas- n alities
which Msve but Recently occur
red-The Efforts Beir g Pat Forth
DAaGsfASAau

~ P0IitIcians.
The sx. Confederate General Ander-
son has returned to General Francis a.
Walker, Superintendent of the Census,
the sword captured from him at Rssm's
Station, during the war. Replying to
the letter Of General Anderson, General
Walker expresses cordial thanks for
the formers generosity and thought
fitness, and says he will prize the
weapon all the more because OF its his
tory since the war.
The close Of the Jocky Club fall trot-
ting at Chica 20, was signalized on Sat
urday by Maud 8. making \ mile in
2.les. The time by quarters was
First, 0.3Oi second, 0 3oa;third, O.3i4
fourth, 34s. She carried two pounds
overweight and faced a strong wind
The time is said to be second better
than st. Julien's.
Felix Slavin and his assistant, John
Doug were killed by fall Of top
coal in Fiier's slope, near Scranton, Pa,
on Friday evening. slaven was al.
most totally blind, but worked
by the skill Of his hands and
the eyes Of his assistant, Dougherty,
who was a cripple. Slaven leaves
wife and three children.
Christian Roberts aud William Red
der, while walking along one Of the
streets of Hobcken, N. j., Just before
daylight Yesterday morning, wers shot
and wounded, one in the back aud the
other in the legs, by man who ran
away after firing at them. Subsequent
ly Anatols Braehs was arrested and
identified a. the would be assassin.
No cause is assigned for the act.
Deputy Collector Latham and posse
Of nine, destroyed an Illicit distillery
near Floyd's Court House, in south
western Virginia, few days ago. On
| returning they were fred st BY about
fifty men scattered in the woods, but
succeeded in reaching their horses un-
hurt. About $50 shots were fired by
the outlaws, and only one by the raid
ing party, the latter being armed with
pistols only.
A telegram from Winnipeg reports
that the strike of brakemen and fremen
on the Canada Pacific Railroad threat
ems to seriously interfere with the traf.
fc. The men who replaced the strikers
are threatened, and being afraid to run
the trains, q detachment of police has
been placed on guard.
The letters saved from the wreck OF
the steamer City Of Vera Cruz have
been received by the dead letter office.
After examination they will be re-
turned to the writer's as far as it is
possible to do so, with the guidance OF
complete signatures and addresses
affixed.
A Republican mass meeting at Val
ley Falls, z. l., on Saturday night. was
attacked by roughs. Stones, soms Of
which weighed q pound, struck the
speakers and reporters, but it is not
stated whether any one WAS seriously
injured.
Michael Davitt, the Irish agitator,
arrived at Oakland, Cal, on Saturday
evening. He was escorted by tor2h
light procession to Germania Hall,
where meeting was held, and he made
q stirring speech. Col. Dean presided.
Patrick Brannan, = resident Of South
Amboy, was killed by being thrown
from the platform Of car while the
train was rounding curve, near Perth,
Amboy, N. j., on Saturday afternoon.
He was drunk at the time.
The body of Andrew Bonnell, Of
Omaha, who disappeared last Monday,
was found on Saturday, in Edge Creek,
near Manchester, N J. He was about
40 years Of age, in good circumstances,
and his death is believed to have been
accidental.
Quincy 2. Snyder had his legs cut Of
BY a railroad train in Allentown, on
Saturday afternoon, and died soon after
rsosiving the injuries.
Charles Schroeder, aged seven years.
fell from q load Of bricks on which he
was riding, and was killed by the wa
gon wheels passing over him, in syra-
cuss, N. Y, on Saturday.
Frank Moore was fatally injured
while attempting to board moving
coal train on the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road, At Pittston Junction, on Friday
night.
Leaudsr Psttingill, Of Baltimore. wa
killed by q train at Woodbridge, N. j.,
on Saturday night. He was 40 years
of age, and leaves q family.
Micbal Joyce and John Barry, soldiers
At tn arsenal in Washington, were ac-
cidentally shot dead on Saturday while
handling aatling gun.
Tho Death Record.
There were II deaths in the city for
the week ending with Saturday last.
The causes of death we're:
Accidents, l coigestion Of lungs, l;
consumption, /; caroiuoma, /; heart
disease, !; hydrocsphalus, l; maras-
mus, /; mensngitis, l; unknown causes,
IL.
The deaths by wards were as follows:
First ward, /; Second ward, 2; Third
ward, /; Fifth ward, /; Sixta ward, l;
Eighth ward, l; Ninth ward, 2; Tenth
ward, 2. i