Daily Republican., 1880-07-28
NEWS BUmMARY.
'sufY0csted by Gas-Arrested for
Sending Immoral Matter Through
the Mails-Bank Robbed nnd
Oiher D0ings OF tho Day.

the Mails-Bank Robbed nns
Oiher Doings OF tho Day.
Jonathan Wasley, superintendent
Frank Willman, inside boss. and Johl
Reese, district superintendent, OF th,
Reading Coal and Iron Company, wer'
suffocstsd by foul air, in the Ksely Rur
colliery, near Shenandoah, Pa, or
Monday night. Their bodies were re
CD, cred yesterday.
Anthony Comstock, Of New York
went to Duke Centre, near Bradford
Pa, on Monday, and procured the az
rest of Mrs. NJ. J. Merton, alias "Doctbl
Hopkins" for sending immoral matter
through the mails. She was committed
for trial in defaultof 5000 bail.
Three or four men entered the Saw
ings Bank at Middletown, Conn. yes
terday, while some of the officials wer,
at dinner, and while one Of them en-
gagged the attention of the clerk, tn
others entered the vault and secures
$S500. All escaped.
Joseph States, a young man, who hec
been married less than thie week, wa
found shot dead in his yard, at Contra
liza, ILL.,, on Sunday night. There ia
difference Of opinion as to whether h
committed suicide or was murdered.
Captain George d. Wise, a nephew
Of Henry A. Wise, was nominated fo
Representative in Congress yesterda,
by the Democrats Of the Third Virgins
District. now represented by Genera
Joseph E. Johnston.
Major General Hancock, in additio,
to his present duties, has been assigned
to the command of the Department o
the South, during General Augur's tenn
porary absence ON detached duty il
Washington.
W. J. Thomas was found on a street
car track In Brooklyn, N. Y, yester
day morning, ipsensible from q frac
tured skull. When restored to con
seriousness, he seemed unable 10 say
how his injuries were received.
Secretary Schurz arrived in SaI
Francisco last evening, and was escort
ed from Banecia by Republican Con-
mittees and representatives from Ger.
man societies. He was serensded after
wards.
Two burglars attempted to break in.
to the house of D. II. Solomon, on his
farm, about thirty miles from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, early yesterday morning.
One of the robbers was shot dead by a
son of Mr.. Solomon.
Benjamin Webster was fatally injur'
cd by a stone thrown by Thomas Jones,
ip Robertson county, Tenn, on Satur.
day. Webster was one of the principal
citizens OF the county.
The "death watch" was set yesterday
upon Pistro Bslbo, sentenced to be
banged in New York on the 9Th Of Au-
gust for the murder Of his wife.
John Thompson and Elizabeth Burns,
slashed with razors by Edward Hogan,
in Brooklyn. on Monday night, were
not expected yesterday to recover.
The house of Mrs. Fear Osborn wid-
ow, near Old Ridge, N. j., was partial
ly consumed by lightning yesterday.
Mrs. Osborn received a shock, which
may prove fatal.
The Democratic Convention of the
Fifth District OF Maine yesterday nomi-
mated for Representative in Congress-
T. II. Murch, the present GreenbAck.
Labor inoumbsnt.
Harman Mccoy was stabbed to death
by Elisha McCabe, aided by Joel Engle,
In q quarrel near Arcola, ILL.,, on Sun
day night. Eagle was arrested and
McCabe escaped.
1t said that plot has been discover
ed to blow up the drill shed armory at
and efforts are being made to
arrest the suspected parties.
All but four of the bodies of the vic
Tins Of the dis ssster to the yacht Mamie
have been recovered. An investigation
of the disaster was begun in Detroit
yesterday.
An infant was burned to death and q
woman fatally injured by the explosion
of q can of coal oil, With which the wo-
man was lighting a fire, at Denver,
Col, yesterday.
Milton Story, aged 81 years, died Of
hydrophobia at Tbompson's Station,
near Nashville, on Sunday night. He
was bitten by dog about four months
ago.
Alexander Mattheson was fatally
stabbed by Mrs. Ann Lynch in Port
land, Oregon, OH Monday, because, as
she alleged, he insulted her.
Gan. Grant arrived at MaDitou, COL,
yesterday afternoon, and was met by
.. s. Grant. jr.
The population Of Columbus, Oaio, is
liked by the census at 81 ,644.