National Republican., 1880-10-02
TELEGRAPHIO SUMlIaRY.

The United States steamer Alliance sailed
from Portsmouth, N. L., for Hampton roads
yesterday.
Low water. in consequence OF the drought,
makes the navigation Of the Ottawa river II
this time hazardous.
Robert W. Oliver aud John L. Robinson, to.
bacconists of Richmond, have made an assign.
ment to Oscar s. Grady of New York.
Isaac Rttcnh0use of Lection 10, Ohio while
intoxicated drove his family out of his house
which he set fire to and was consumed in IL.
John Nagal Steward, of the steamer Fresa
| fell overheard at Hobokcn Thursday night
aud was drowned. His body was not recOv.
cred.
Asa S. Farnum, n farmer of Tolland Conn,
hung himself on an apple tree yesterday be.
cause his supper was not ready OH his return
| home.
An incendiary fire at the Trenton On. j.
basin yesterday destroyed property 10 the
amount of $4,000. Loss covered by insur.
anco.
| In the libel suit of w. w. Wheaton against
Luther Becchcr at Detroit, the jury ycster.
day brought in verdict of $4,000 for the
plaintiff.
Isaac Goodman baker, 173 Clinton street,
New York, was arrested yesterday for having
| caused the death of youth named Herman
Fleissner.
The suspension of Even & Osborn, 21 New
street, was announced on the New York stock
exchange yesterday. The failure will not of.
feet other houses.
Edward Pooler, aged sixteen, was caught In
tho machinery of the llion agricultural works
yesterday and his neck and both arms broken.
One arm was twisted off.
Judge Boardman, Nimblefoot and Miss Nal.
lOry were the winning horses on the Brighton
hpnp " IA
first heat in the first race.
The sale of subscription tickets for the Sarah
Bernhardt season $50 eacl) commenced at
Booths theatre yesterday. Tho receipts TO
noon amounted to $4,000.
The latest reports Of the wheat crop in Min
ncsota and Dakota are highly favorable. The
Northern Pacific railway is employing its en-
tire freighting capacity TO move The grain.
Edward Cromwell, while delirious from
fever, attempted to murder his employer,
Nathan Lambdiu, and then drowned himself
In the river at Now Albany, Iud., yesterday.
John McDormOtt, tho young man of respec-
tab o pareutage in New York who had lost
his money by gambling aud who attempted
suicide Ia Philadelphia on Thursday, IL likely
to recover.
Tho woman sufIragists opened their cam
pagn in Albany last night with Il crowded
meeting Many citizens signed a petition for
the passage of the Andrews bill TO prohibit
distrauohiscment.
William Peunell of Chicago, who has a good
reputation where known, tells II story OF hor.
riblO treatment whilo in the prison at Mem.
phis to which he was committed ia u partially
delirious condition.
Clark Record, Heading stable keeper at Port.
land, Me-, was arrested yesterday for passing
counterfeit money which he confessed hepur.
chased of w. Il. Card of Gorham. Card was
arrested and gave the name Of the party of
whom ho purchased the queer" Tho third
party has not yet been captured.
Matilda Hunter paced her third trial at St.
Louis yesterday, falling to beat her own rec.
ord. Robert McGreggOr won the first regular
race IN three straight heats, beating Minnie
r., William IT,, Lady Thorue, Centlla, Dream
and Big Soap. In the match between Charley
Ford and Hopeful the former won. Time,
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