Daily Republican., 1880-12-13
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General Grant visited Patterson, Now
Jersey, on Saturday. at ths invitaticr
Of the Board OF Trade Of that city, and
inIpectod its industries. He was re-
esived by a COMMITTEES Of prominent
gentlemen & Of Patterson, aud after
making 3 tour Of the iron and silk,
mills, Ihe party were driven to Mr..
Thomas BArbour's country seat, in
Berger county. Here the party lunch
ed, after which addresses were made by
Mr.. Barbour, General Grant, Congress
man.elsct Hill aud others. Among
the guests was Senior Romero.
W. T. B Wilson, deputy collector
was shot. but not seriously, while
ssiaing an Illicit distillery at Atlanta,
en- Friday night. Two men were ar
Rested, and the distillery seized. A
fight occurred near Cooksville, Ten
neasse, a few days ago, between Thomas
and Alexander Weloh, illicit distiliers,
on the one side, and Captain Davis, U.
s. Deputy collector, and q. W. Camp.
bell, U. s. Comm ssioner, on the other,
In which Davis vas shot ard danger
ously wounded, and Campbell badly
beaten.
John F. R. Brown, owner Of the
Pleasure Bay House, at Long Branch,
was thrown from his carriage last
Thursday evening and received iDjur.
les which may prove fatal. A carriage
containing q party Of young people
was demolished by train at railroad
crossing in Dublin, Ohio, on Saturday
night, and a young woman, named
Clara Hansborough, was killed. An
other young woman and young man
were severely injured.
General Walker, Superintendent Of
the Census, will have the census re
turns re- .dy for transmission to Con-
sres by the 2lst inst: Representative
Cox, OF New York, has q bill providing
for q respportionment Of Congressmen,
on the basis Of the new cehsus, which
he viii press for passage as soon IS Gen.
raj Walkers returns are received.
1t was stated in Washington last
night that Justice Strong would to day
occupy his seat on the Supreme Bench
for the last time, 1t being his intsntion
to retire Immediately. IL was also re.
ported that he had accepted an offer Of
employment hereafter as counsel for
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company.
Francis Smith, Patrick Smith, and
Bugene Connolly were frozen to death
while sleeping in the streets of New
York on Saturday night. Hymsp
Vsllsnberg was found frozen stiff in
his room in Baxter street, in the
same city, yesterday morning.
The report Of the Supervising In
sDector General of Steamboats, for the
year ending June 80, 1880, says there
we're but 26 accidents involving loss
of life against 80 during the proceed
ing year, but the total number Of
lives lost was greater by 8.
The Grand Jury OF the United States
Circuit Court at Richmond, Virginia
adjourned on Saturday, after indict-
ing five more election judges, two from
Manchester and three from Chester, for
refusing TO recsive votes ON the State
Auditors tax receipts.
General Grant is expected in Wash
ingtou this afternoon, to remain there
for about ten days. The Boys in Blue
intend to give him a public reception
upon his arrival.
+. L. Almy, book-kesper for Z. e..
Smith & Co., wholesale grocers. OF
Boston, was arrested on Saturday night
on the charge Of embezzl!ng $4,000.
The total population of the Territory
OF Utah is 143, 907, of whom IA All are
males and 60, ,436 females; 99,9I4 na-
tive, and 43, ,933 Of foreign birth.