Daily Republican., 1880-02-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
Storm In Geld Weather
--Maine's F0sIOR sOcIeiy--0tb"r
Ineidsnts, AeciaonIs, Grimes ana
CRs anltlea.

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--Maine's FasIOn sOcIeiy-0,b"r
Ineidsnts, AcciaonIs, Grimes and
Gas sanlthes.
A violent wind storm ragged at Alba
ny, N. Y, all day yesterday. The tin
roofs were blown oil Taylor's brewery,
Story Brothers malt house, the Deia.
ware and Hudson Canal compsny's
machine shop, the Central Railroad
freight platform, aud two private resi-.
denoes. The weather last night was
very cold.
Ths thermometer at the Signal Office
on top Of Mount Washington, which, at
noon yesterday registered 10 degrees
above zero, had fallen at nine o'clock
last evening TO 27 degrees below zero.
This is the greatest change in the
weather ever known to occur on the
mountain in the space OF nine hours.
Sawyer, the Fusion Secretary Of State
in Maine, gave up all State property in
his possession to the Republican Secre-
tary Of State on Saturday. He could
not find the key Of the safe, butsurren-
dered everything else.
The Fairmount Park Commissioners,
on Saturday, agreed to withdraw the
notice of removal of the Permanent Ex.
hibitioD, provided the company shall
raise 800, 900 in six moths to place the
building in proper condition.
Henry w. Gardner, the new post
master Of Providence, R. l., has entsr-
ed upon his duties. His predecessor s
deficiency" of $37 800 will be made
COED by that predecessors bondsmen.
The trial Of James Rooney for the
killing of Thomas Foley, at Wilkes
barre, resulted on Friday night in a
verdict of manslaughter. Rooney broke
Foley's neck with blow of his fist.
George Cummings was drowned by
breaking through the ice at Watertown,
N. Y, on Friday night. Another man
was rescued from floating cake Of ice
after seven hours exposure.
The schooner "B. A. Paine," with
coal from New York to Eastport, sprang
aleak and sank on the bar near Den
nisport, Mass, about two o'clock yes
terday morning. Her crew were all
saved.
George W. Lsfrugey, convicted of
forgery and uttering counterfeit bank
bills, at St. Johns, N. b., was SEN
fenced on Saturday to Imprisonment for
life.
Jacob Hoover, a young man, was
killed by the falling Of an old shaft, in
which hs was digging for coal, at Tus-
carora, Pa, on Saturday.
A general strike of the coal miners
of the Cumberland, Md, region ia ex-
D ec.ed to-day the Knights Of Labor
having posted notices refusing to work
more than ten houis.
The third trial Of Jennie r. Smith
and Cove d. Bennett, for the murder Of
the formers husband, in Jersey City,
resulted on Saturday in verdict OF not
guilty.
A four.year.old child of Jonathan
Wesley was scalded TO death py islllng
into tub of hot water at Shenandoah,
Pa, on Saturday morning.
Three masked burglars entered the
house Of James +. Scott, at Whiting
ham, VT, on Friday night, and forced
him to give up $500 in money which he
kept in q bookcase.
John Manning, convicted of the mur-
der of Edward Connolly in the Jail at
Newport, Ky, was sentenced on Satur.
day to imprisonment for life.
The moulders Of the Reading Hard
ware Company,w will resume to. day, their
demands having been granted by the
firm.
An illicit rum distillery, in full oper-
alton. was captured in New Orleans on
Saturday.
The Republican State Convention Of
New York will meet in Utica on the
25th inst.