Daily Republican., 1880-08-18
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MOnumens - Accident - o Con-
gFessmnn-Otber Incidents, Acct
dents, Grimes and Casualties.


dents, Grimes and Casualties.
A party Of fifty men locked Sheriff
Rucker, OF Fort Scott, Ksnsss, In q Jail
cell yesterday morning, and took out
Thomas Watkins, confined for horse
stealing, after which they disappeared.
1t is not known whether Watkins was
lynched, or that the seizure was a ruse
Of his friends to release him.
The Trustees Of the Saratoga Nonu-
ment Association yesterday resolved to
advertise at onos for proposals for
building Q monument, and appointed a
committee to procure the erection Of the
memorial tablets on prominent points
Of the battle. field at Bemis' Heights and
vicinity.
Hon. Heistsr Clymer, OF Reading,
Pa, sustained severe fracture Of the
right arm yesterday, by the overturn-
ing OF his carriage. His mother-in-law
and sister.in-law, who accompanied
him, escaped with few bruises.
Az Chattanooga, N. Y, yesterday,
Joseph Cook lestursd on the "Three
Desplned Races" He denounced the
people and the Government IS failing
to secure the rights Of the negro in the
South, wropgiDg the In dian and ostra-
ciling the Chinamsn.
| Aparty OF rufaans chased an un-
known man, yesterday, who had sso
len bunch otgrapes, into the river
near Agnsw Station, near Pittsburg,
and pelted him with stones until he
was drowned. No effort was made to
save him.
Martin Nolan, John Crowley and
Riick Giles, alias Frenchy, have been
arrested at New Orleans, La, fo7 the
murder and robbery OF Michael Mende,
q liquor dealer. on the 10Th Of March
last. Pierre Barton, another Of the
gang, is still at large.
Jules Richards, formerly drummer
nj the Thirteenth Infantry, uusuccsas-
fully attempted to murder Miss Marie
Conieau, yesterday, at New Orleans,
La, because she refused 10 marry him,
and them out his own throat with "a
Eor.
Ex Governor Hersehel V. johnson
died at his residence In Jefferson conn
| ty, Ga. ,on Monday night, aged sS years,
He was the Democratic candidate for
Vice President in 1850.
A barge lying at the foot Of Eighth
street, Hunters Point, N. T., heavily
laden with oil for the Standard Oil
Works, was burned yesterday. As
quickly as possible she was towea out
into the stream.
&c. Walker, a son Of DR.. Walker, Of
indianapolis, Ind, shot and killed the
notorious burglar Bill Rodifsr, IN bis
fathers residence. about three O'Clock
yesterday morning.
A careless thrust Of workman, yes.
terdAy morning, OF red-Eot iron into
q pool Of oil, at the Empire Oil Co.'s re-
anery, Long Island City, caused frs
which did 100000 damages.
James Halterman, q farmer, living at
Craig Meadows, near Milford, Pa, fell
from a hay stack yesterday and broke
his neck. Death was instantaneous.
Patrick Podden, aged lo, was run
over last evening by train on the Del
aware and Hudson Railroad, At Mill
Creek, and his body cut in two.
Wn. Johnson, q saloon keeper st
81. Louis, Mo-, yesterday drew a pistol
npon Chas. Siebert, blacksmith, who
Gred first and killed hiM. siebert was
arrested.
Jacob Z!mmermsn, Of Philadelphia,
| was found drowned on Monday night
in the Lehigh River, near Bethlehem,
Pa.
Eureka, New, was almost destroyed
| by are yesterday, the flames taking the
same course as the conhsgation OF 1879.
VIM. MoLeon was fatally stabbed in
the abdomen by John Mitchell, . half
drunken negro on Monday, at Bridge
ton, N. 3.
John James Murphy, the New York
census enumerator who made false
cenSus return, has had his bail reduc-
ed from $4,000 to $4,000.