Daily Republican., 1880-12-15
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niosIz-OaneF Insidemss. Acct.
dents. Grimes and Casualties.

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dents, CriEnes and Casualties.
The House Committee on Elections
held its first meeting Of the present ses.
sion yesterday. II was agreed, unanl-
mously, In the case Of Boynton VS..
Loring Of the Fifth Massschn nsetts Dis.
trict, to report in favor Of Loring, the
sitting Republican member. In the
cases Of Wilson vs. Carpenter, of the
Eighth Iowa District, and Holmes vs.
Sapp, of the Ninth Iowa District, tive
reports will be submitted on each, the
majority fsvoring the sitting members,
who are Republicans.
At Liberty, in Bedford county, Vir'
sinia, on Monday, three eolorsd men
were sold a. public auction under the
old vagrant law, by order OF a msgis-
trate, absolute ownership to cease at
the end OF three months. There were
few bidders at the strange sale, and the
unfortunate men we're finally knock
cd down for four dollars cash, charity
for their destitute condition being the
principal motives Of the bidders"
Internal revenue Collector Clark. at
A.lanta, seized iour illicit distilleriea
and destroyed 5000 gallons ofmash and
beer, on the night OF the 18th inst. U.
8. Commissioner Campbell and Deputy
Collect0r Davis, recently shot by Illicit
distillsrs, near MeMinnsviIle, Tennes-
see, are recovering.
Al the local election in Natehez
Mississippi, yesterday, Mayor Grimm,
was reelected, and subscription Of
s225, 900 In bonds was voted to aid in
building the Natchez, Jackson and
Columbia railroad.
Justice Strong ofthe Supreme Court Of
the United States, yesterday, handed
his resignation to the President, to take
effect Immediately upon its acceptance.
It will be accepted, and new appsint'
ment made at an early day.
The experts seat by the New York
creditors to examine the accounts of N.
B. HarWood, the Minneapolis bankrupt
say their Investigations have gone far
enough to prove the entire correctness
OF HarWood's statement.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, aged IS years,
was accidentally shot by the discharge
Of = pistol In the hands Of her affiauced
at Oakland, COL, on Monday night
The shooting took place at the gate o.
her fathers house.
The population OF the State of Ore
gon, according to the new census is
174, 767, of whom II, ,379 are females;
81, 440 foreign born, and II $50 colOrsd.
The condition OF Justice Hunt and
Clifford, of the Supreme Court, shows
little change. Justice Clifford was re-
ported rather better yesterday than he
had been for three weeks.
In the Catholic parish Church o.
Notre Dame, Mon treal, on Sunday, the
cficiAting priest warned his songrega'
tien against patronizing Sara Bsrz
hsTdt's performances.
Ernest a. Thomslin, a stamp clerl
in the Internal Revenue Office al Chi
cago. is reported to have disappeared
with io4r Thousand dollars.
A public reception was given to Gen
sral Grant, under the auspices of thu
Boys in Blue, in Washington, las
evening. The General made a speech
Mrs. Jones and her two children wer'
barnsd to death by an explosion of
coal oil lamp, at Independence, Nilsson
ri, en- Monday night.
silas Burns, aged 40 years, wal
drowned while skating al Bay View
New Jersey, yesterday.
The directors Of the Georgia Railroad
declared 8 dividend Of 81 per cent. ii
Augusta yesterday.
The dry goods house OF Brown 4
Brother, in Vickshurg, was closed b.
attachment yesterday.
More than 100 cases Of typhoid feve
are reported in Montreal.