Daily Republican., 1880-02-14
NENs SUMMARY.

1
Interstate Uom victe
OF MaPdeP--A Tennessee TOrnad
-Hsavy Rains ON the Ohio-Oti
err Incidents. Accidents, Crime
and CasuAlities.
The House Committee on Commerc,
yesterday, by vote Of 3 to 6, adopte
Mr.. Henderson's bill to regulate intel
State commerce, as q substitute for th
Reagan bill, and directed that it be r.
ported TO the House, and an early da
requested for its consideration. Tn
bill provides for q Board OF Railroa
Commissioners, with powers and dutie
similar to those proposed by the pla
Of Mr.. Charles Francis Adams and tn
McCord bill.
The jury In the case OF Margare
Meirhoffsr and Prank Lammens, OF
trial for the murder for Margaret's hus
band, at Newark, N. j., rendered
verdict Of murder In the first degre
against both the accused. Lammen
and the woman protested that the,
were innocent, and each charged tn
murder on the other.
A tornado visited Nashville, Tenn.
on Thursday night, causing damage :,
buildings to the amount OF 800, 900
Several persons are reported to hav,
been killed. A violent rain storm, &C
oompanied by thunder and lightning
caused much damage in Lincoln county
Ky, the same night.
Heavy rains have caused a sudden
riss In the Ohio river and its tributa.
ries, and q disastrous food Is feared.
damage has already been
done at several points, and railroad
bridges have been swept away. A
house, near Maydsld, Ky, has been
swept away, and family Of nine per-
Sons drowned.
Henry HalOomb assaulted Milton Car
ter in the public square at Columbia,
Tennessee, yesterday, and was shot
lead by Carter. The trouble arose
from the lattsr's desire TO marry a
laughter Of Halcome, the father be-
ng opposed to the match.
Speaker Randall denies most posi-
lively that he has promised the floo- to
dr. Finley, of Ohio, on Monday, for
he purpose of moving to suspend the
'ules and pass his bounty equalization
,ill. The speaker las made no arrange
nent Of the kind.
1t Is reported that all Of the miners
n the Cumberland coal region OF Mary
and, about 10000 in number, have
,iven notice that after the 23d inst,
hey will not dig coal for less than G5
ents per ton.
Margaret Gallagher, q native Of Ire
and, died in Philadelphia yesterday,
ged l01 years. She had 8 children,
2 grandchildren and % great-grand-
hildren, the most of whom survive
er.
The State Grange of Patrons OF Hus-
andry Of Virginia, In session at Peters
urg, adjourned on Thursday night,
, hold Its annual session in Farmville,
ext May. DR.. J. NJ. Blsnton was re-
lected Master.
DISTINCTIONS were placed on the track
the New York and Long Branch Rail-
,ad recently, and the whole detective
'rce of the road is trying to discover
le wreckers.
The damage done by the recent storm
} hotel and cottage property on the
ew Jersey coast, from the Highlands
} Port Pleasant, is now estimated at
10000.
John Kelly, the Tammauy boss, had
Is shoulder dislocated by falling from
street car in New York yesterday
orning.
The delegates to the Republican Con-
,ntion of New York chosen in Troy
are unanimous fer General
rant.
The ice in the Hudson River, north
Poughkeepsie, began to break up
aud it was moving south of {
at city.
William Freeman, of Newton, missed
s Soting while getting Oh a train at
ntreville, w., yesterday, and was
lied.
James Cavanaugh, aged "a years, was
lied by railroad train while drunk,
Elizabeth, N. j., yesterday morning. !
The Senate Committee on Privileges !
d Elections will take q vote on
Q Ingalls, case at special meeting !
xt Monday. b
The libel suit of Christian Schempp t
ainst the Cincinnati "Commercial" Z
'ulted in a verdict of $3.50 for the I
sintiff. a
ReaEan's Grief.
representative Reagan has not yet y
Lirely recovered from the wrathful y
To into which he was thrown by the y
ion of the Commerce Committee in ::
ing down his bill. He has freely :,
srgsd that he was betrayed by mem VI "
8 Of the committee, who promised 3
vote with him. There is some talk of
J members who voted in the negative =. !.
their action and allowing -
Reagan to report his bill to the u u
use without any Recommendation. II 70 70
i 9 done, 1t will be solely to allow "
House to debate the principles CON ~ =,
ned in the measure, and will be fol- " v,
ed by new bill, in the shape of a u u
from majority of the Com =
roe Committee. 1t is thought by some ~ "
he members that this concession to a.
Reagan can do no harm, and will W ~
70 the effect to heal the wounded p
ings Of that member and his u,
nds. ci