Daily Republican., 1880-08-23

PrOs'fated by the Heat A DueA
Prevented-A Desperate Killed
other Incldents, Accidents.
Grimes and Casualties,

Prevented-A Desperate Killed
other Incldents. Accidents.
Grimes and Casualties.
Commodore Robert M. Whiting, OF
he Brooklyn Yacht club, ate pied to
row fifty miles in eleven hours on a
course on the shrews berry river, New
Jersey, last Saturday morning. He
used light Whitehall boat, and rowsd
steady gait until, on the twenty fifth
mile, seven hours and fifty-eight min
utes after starting, he was prostrated
bv the heat, and had to be brought
ashore. w
The anticipated duel between James
b. Hope, editor Of the Landmark, and
Colonel Lamb, Mayor of Norfolk. Va.
was prevented on Saturday morning by
the arrest Of Lamb as he was abont to
start for the scene Of the deadly sen
counter. He was bound over to keep
the peace in the Eum Of $40, ,0C0. Hope
reached the rendezvous, but was ex-
peeted to return and also give bonds to
zeep the peace.
At Morristown, Tenn, on Friday eve
ming, Sheriff Loop attempted to arrest
Benjamin Richardson, a rough, for
shooting a colored man. Rich hardyon
resisted, and shot the Sheriff infiictine
a dangerous wound. A general fYht
followed, in which Richardson killed a
policeman and wounded several others.
and was shot dead himself while trying
to escape.
Marx Ssvinger, collector, was at
tackled by two thieves and robbed of his
watch and pocketbook while walking
along First avenue, near Forty-ninth
street, in New York, on Saturday eve
ming. He chased the robbers, when one
of them turned and fred at him, The
bullet struck Otto Schwenger, aged IS
years, causing wound which is pro-
nounced fatal.
The number Of deaths caused by the
Mays Landing accident, up to last
night, was twenty-five, two having died
on Saturday and two yesterday. Fur
ther evidence was adduced before the
CoroDer's jury Of Philadslphia, on Sat-
urday, and the Inquest will be contin-
ued this morning. The Camden Jury
will reconvene this evening.
The New Orleans Democrat publishes
telegraphic crop reports from seventy
six correspondents in Alabama,
Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Texas. They show that the
condition of the cotton crop is improved
except portions Of Louisiana and Texas,
where damage has been done by worms
and too much rain.
Suit was begun in the U. s. District
Court at New York on Saturday,
against the steamboat Kill Won Kull
for carrying. on the 18th Of July, 3O2
passengers in excess of the number
allowed by her certificate Of inspection.
President Hayes has pardoned John
Douglass, sentenced to 21 months inn
prisonment in Sing Sing Penitentary,
and John Flood, sentenced to one
years imprisonment at Auburn, for
thefts in the postal service.
A horse belonging to a butcher of
Montreal, trotted fifty miles, on the
Blue Bonnet race course on Saturday.
in four hours and fifty minutes. It
was wagered that he would not accom-
plish the feat in five hours.
Hon. Henry M. Spofford, of Louisi-,
ana, died on Friday, at the Red Sulphur.
St rings, of a congestive chill. He was
chiefly known as the contestant for Mr..
Kellogg's seat in the Senate of the
United States.
Ossian F. Aldrich, a Sergeant in the
Signal Service, made notorious by
charges of bigamy, has been arrested
in Washington, and will bs court
for desertion.
During blast in an ore mine at
Ont, on Saturday, a shed
was crushed by the falling of a huge
piece Of ore, and one man was killed.
An unknown man was struck by q
train and thrown into the river at
Dutchess JUNCTION, N. Y, on Saturday.
The body was recovered.
The Sunday School Assembly at Long
Island Heights, N. j., continues to be
very successful. Among the speakers
has been Rev. T. A. Fernley, of Phila-
delphia.