Daily Republican., 1880-08-02
NEWS SUMMARY.

| Bender rArrested-AnOthe Prepi
Dental Candidate-LOng Record
of Incidents, Grimes and Cas'
| ualties.
Two trains on the Long Island Rail
road ran into each other near Jamaica,
on Saturday night. Both engines were
demolished, but the cars were only
slightly damaged. John Walcott, one
Of the engineers, was fatally injured
and died in q short time. Samuel
Allen, a conductor, had his ribs broken
and was injured internally. Several
train hands and passengers were less
seriously injured.
tits reported that the old man and
woman suspected Of being John and
Kate Bender, of the notorious Bender
family OF Kansas, accused of murders,
have been identified in the jail at Ere
mont, Neb., by q former neighbor. The
accused will be sent to Kansas. The
capture of the rest Of the family ID ex
pected.
Gen. John W. Phelps, Of Brattleboro
VT, has written q letter formally &C
cepting q nomination for President o
the United States, which, 1t appears
has been offered him by the National
Anti Masonic Society. He charges Free
Masonry with the corruption existing
in National politics.
Thomas Golden, oolored, shot AND
killed q celored woman, named Moore
while the latter was in charge Of
constable, in Savannah, on Saturday
afternoon. He was arrested and lodged
in jail. He had had some difficulty
with the woman.
Turner Wilson was shot dead by
Benz amin Johnson at Balltown, KY, Oh
Friday. Johnson, who is a son Of ex
Lieutenant Governor Johnson, fed tC
his fathers house in Bardstowu, and
had not been arrested up to late lasI
night.
Michael Mackin, while trying tc
force his way into the house of hi:
brother William, in Chicago, yester
day, was shot dead by the latter
william asserts that the shooting was
accidental.
A captive balloon at Youngstown, o..
broke loose on Saturday, carrying off Q
man and a woman. 1t asc,nded to a
great height and disappeared in o
northerly direction. Nothing has beer
heard Of it since.
Jennie Cuddeback, aged 81 years,
committed suicide by drowning near
Port Jervis, N. Y, on Friday night.
Her father committed suicide in jail
several years ago, whils awaiting trial
for murder.
Richard Holloway, charged with the
murder of William Newby, in Surrey
county, Va, has been discharged, and
Polly, widow of the murdered man,
will be arraigned as accessory to the
murder.
The excitement in Jonesboro', Ca,
over the murder of the colored girl
and attack on q colored family, con.
tinues, but the presence OF troops pre-
vents any breach Of the peace.
John Kslliher, agent for the Ameri.
can Express Company, at Red Hook, N.
| Y, who ran away with $4,000, has been
sentenced in St. John, N. B., to two
years. imprisonment.
The Bank of Colorado, at Lsadville,
was attached on Saturday. on a check
for 1920, which it was unable to pay,
| its cashier, E. T. Lane, having fed
with its funds.
During fire Oh the river front in
Brooklyn, N. y, yesterday, a boy who
had climbed on pier to see the burn.
ing, was knocked Of by a boat and
crushed 10 death.
Mary Ennis, aged Is, and her cousin
Stephen Marray, who tried to save her
were drowned in the canal at Durhams'
vile, N. Y, yesterday.
The body Of Alfred G. Chandler, 81
years Of age, who disappeared from
Milford, N. j., two weeks ago, was
found hanging in the woods near Nor
fords On Friday.
if, Ehrsnbaek committed suicide
upon the grave Of his wife, in Holy
Cross Cemetery, near Baltimore, or
Saturday afternoon.
Thomas satella, aged 40 years, an
excursiorist from Trenton, was drewn'
ed while bathing at Beach View, N. j.,
on Saturday.
J. E. Oakes, aged 10, was fatally
stabbed by R. L. Ramey, aged 10, neal
Danville, Va, Saturday night. Ramey
escaped.
Mrs. Caroline James, wife OF liquor
dealer in Baltimore, committed suicide
on Saturday by taking laudanum.
R, D. Lovely committed suicide by
Throwing himself under railroad
train at Paris, Ky, on Saturday after
noon.
Snow is reported to have fallen on
slide Mountain, the loftiest Of the yst,
skills, last Thursday evening.
Mes. stewart making gendOwme ntss
Judge Hilton and Mrs. Stewart, In
administering the estate of Alexander