Daily Republican., 1880-07-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
A Farmer KilIed-GaOd Glass OF
Emigrants-AP Peat Fise-Verdfcs
Against a Steamboat Owner
Dissenting Judges Don't Like
Reporters-Other Incidents, Ac.


Reporters-Other Incidents, Ac.
cidents, Grimes ana Casualties.
Clement Estes, colored, killed a
young white farmer named Joseph II
Estes, near Cascade, in Pittsylvania
county, Va, last Tuesday evening, be
cause deceased had elected female re-
lstive of his assailant who was trespass-
lug on the formers farm. The mur
derer, who was formerly slave OF his
victims father, has been arrested.
Mr.. Hsspeler, the emigration Agent
at Winnipeg, says that very desira-
BILE class OF immigrants, mostly Eu-
glish and Scotch are arriving in Mani
tobia. The greater portion Of them are
bound for the Little Saskatchewan and
Bird Tail Creek county, and many have
enough money to settle upon farms and
begin farming.
Two farmers living between Sharon,
N. j., and Allentown, Pa, burnt some
bush on peat land, two months ago, and
then, as they supposed, extinguished
the fire. Last Monday, however, 1t re-
vived, and, in spite of the heavy rain,
has spread over large extent OF peaty
ground, which burns like stubble.
The oorousr's inquest on the victims
of the Lake Minnetonka steamboat ex-
plosion at St. Paul, has resulted in q
verdict declaring Major Halstead, the
owner Of the boat, criminally negligent
/ in not causing the boiler to be inspec-
ted, and holding him responsible for
the disaster.
Judges Niblack and Scott Of the Su-
preme Court of Indiana, yesterday filed
their opinion dissenting from that oi
the majority of the Court in the case
involving the validity of the adoption
of certsin amendments to the State Con-
stitution.
George Price, the murderer, who is
to be hanged in Cincinnati to day, is
constantly watched to keep him from
mischief. He Is reported to be grow
ing more vicious, and on Wednesday
he assaulted a fellow.prisoner whom
he mistook for a reporter.
Owing to the prstracted drought, the
Chairman OF the Committee on Water
Works, in Petersburg, Va, requested
the citizens there not to use theii
hydrants except during three hours o.
the day-at morning, noon and night
| A telegram from Denver, COL, re-
ports that General Grant and party ar
rived at Las Vegas on Wednesday
morning, and were received at the de-
pot by a large and enthusiastic crowd
The General made short speech.
| The house Of a man named Tunrose
in Chicago conntv, Mimi, was burned
on Wednesday night, and two of hi
daughters, aged respectively 3 and II
years, were burned to death. Another
II years Of age, was severely injured
| In the Police Court at San Francisco
on Wednesday, the suit of AlexsndeI
lKydd against w. M. Nelson, for libel
ling Mayor Kalloch, was dismissed, th'
Judge saying that he believed the pros
eeution had not been in the interest o
the people.
It is expected that 10000 knight
and 1900 ladies will be in Chicag'
, during the Grand Triennial Conclav'
of Knights Templar, which will be hel'
t in that city next month.
The census enumerators in Lumpkil
county, Georgia, have discovered
= oolored woman named Matilda Hubert
who was born in Connecticut and is al
LEGGED to be 100 years old.
t A series Of meetings, under tn
. auspices Of the National Tempsrsnc
Society, begun at Asbury Park, N. J.
, on Wednesday evening will be con
, cluded tomorrow evening.
The Clipper Herald, Of Hannibal
Mo-, estimates the total loss by tn
breaking of The Sny Levee at $500. .O0C
? of which 100000 is on wheat an
about as much more on corn.
!, Elmer Hopman and Thomas Steven
were wounded, the latter fatally, in a
ARRAY growing out Of family feud, il
. Denver, Col, on Wednesday night.
! The dead body of Edward Glenn,
book peddler, was found hanging fror
a tree near Mount Pleasant, N. j., yes
y terday.
Eupenia Meacham, a little girl, wa
r killed by an elevator falling upon he
in factory, at Augusta, Ga, yesterda
morning.
The population of St. Paul, accordin
= to the new census is Al ,6l9 an increas
! of q, ,607 since 1870.
Among Aliens.
: The West Chester Local News
Q Wednesday says that couple of gen
t tlemen living in New Garden township
started out on Monday last to attend
q pigeon-shooting match at Centreville
d near Fairville, in tie lower part Of tn
g county. Being good shots they csptui
ed the greater number of pigeons. Fee
s ing proud of their trophies they cor
j. cluded to 20 to Wilmington to displa
them. While there some of the boy
Q stole all the birds.
3 The New Garden gentlemen becam
}. disgusted with the place, shook tn
u dust Of Wilmington off their boots an
n concluded to return home. On tn
road one of the men, who is
# staunch Democrat, proposed to his CON
j. panion, a Republican, to go to Wei
Chester to attend the Democratic NEE
'f ing held last evening.
70 This was agreed to, and while hei
't they had good time with the boys. A
p ter the meeting they concluded to driv
home. They lost their way and droV
Is all night, crossing the Brandywir
r, eight times. They finally became o.
c. hausted and fell asleep.
?. When they awoke this morning the
If were surprised to find their horse an
r, wagon under a shed, bat where tne