Daily Republican., 1880-12-06
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The remains OF Lieut., Governor elect
Robinson, of Colorado, reached Kalams,
zoo, Wisconsin, on Saturday night, I'M
Ter an escort of Colorado officials, ano
we're recsived with civic and military
aopcrs. They lay in state yesterday
44d were visited by large number o.
people. To-day they will be taken t.
the home of his mother, in Plainville
village, whers the funeral will take
place tomorrow.
While men were at wark in the Hud
son River tunnel. 8 the foot of fifteenth
stest, Jersey City, yesterday, some
compressed air escaped, and thinking
the roof was caving in they madea rush
for the air lo3k. In the scramble the
knocked ons another down, and one ui
them is reported to have had an arm
broken. The leak was stopped, and
the men resumed work.
A southwest gale prevailed yesterday
on Lake Michigan, the wind reaching
a velocity Of so miles an hour. Tht
s:eam barge Island, from Manitou
made port at Milvaubee in the after
1oon, badly damaged and covered
Sith ice, having jettisoned part of her
cargo. It Is feared other vessels have
had a rough time.
Louis Almon Meaker, who pleaded
guilty to an Indictment for the murder
Of his halt Sister Alice by poison, was
sentenced in Montpelier, Vermont, on
Saturday, to bs hanged on the second
Friday Of February, 1883. The case
Of his mother, wbois indicted with him
for the murder, will be reopered on ex-
oeptions.
David Long, paymaster Of Hubbard,
Rakewell & Co., in Pittsburg, was rob.
bed of $500 on Penn Avenue in that
city, on Saturday. A young man, af.
ter tapping Long on the shoulder to
engage his attention, snatched the
package of money from under his coat
and ran away. The robber escaped al
ter firing several shots at his pursuer
Patrick Sullivan was shot, and it is
believed, msrtslly wounded, by S. B
Nelson, on Saturday night, al the gaI
works, in Newport, Rhode Island
where both we're employed. 1t is SAID
the shooting was in sslf-defence. Mel
son gave himself up, and was released
yesterday on bail.
Calvin c. Hamilton, assiatsnt yarG
mas ter of the Pennsylvania Railroad
csal port, at Trenton, N. J on Saturday
committed suicide. The deed lie at
trisutsd to his failure to induce q wo
man with whom he boarded to get di
vsreed for tls purpose Of marrying
him.
At Long Brauch On Saturday, Cap
, tain Charles H. Valentine, of LiE
!. saviag Station No. a. and his crew 0
six men, were presented on behalf o
secretary Sherman, with gold medals
, for their bravery in saving the crew 0
the brig Augustine, wrecked OH Feb
+ ruary Sd, 1880.
DR.. C. A. Washington was lyncheG
by q mob at Olero, New Mexico, las
Thursday night. 4 hotel girl, whom
he had attended in sickness, asserted
before her death that he had assaulted
her after giving her ohloroform.
Policeman Sheehan was shot dead by
a suspected burglar, in St. Louis, be
twesn two and three o'clock Yesterday
morning. The murderer and a com
panion who was with him escaped.
Robert A. Brown has been arrested
at Folsom, California, for counter 'eit
ing, Dies and false coin were found in
his possession.
Andrew J. GiIlen, the murderer OF
Mary Sigerson, who shot himself after
being arrested in Cedar Ksys: Florida,
died there on Saturday afternoon.
! Charles Henderson, colored, aged 2s
years, was hanged at Friar's Point,
Mississippi. on Friday, for murder.
He confessed his guilt.
Two huudrei and eighty eight deaths
from dirhtheria have teen reported in
New York city in the last five weeks.
There was fall of so degrees in the
temperature at Sslina, Kansas, in the
cour,e Of five hours yesterday.