Daily Republican., 1880-01-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
Memphis TO be Cieansed - Dis'
change of Miss ward-senfeneed
20 be Hung-A snow blockade
other IneidentS. Accidents,
a1rsvsna nu0 CnRUaltfen.

charge OF miss Wafu-S0nAo~eo"
TO be Hung-A SNOW BioekAdo-
other Ineiaenis. Accidents.
Crimes and Casualties.
President Porter, Of the Taxing Dis
trict Of Memphis, Tenn, has with
drawn his resignation, the differences
between himself and the Council having
been settled. The work Of placing
Memphis In good sanitary condition
will now be pushed to completion, In
accordance with the suggestions 81 the
National Board of Health.
Helen J. Ward, arrested for shooting
her mother, in Boston, on the night OF
December 3Oth, was discharged on Sat
urday, the District Attorney saying
there was no evidence to prove the
shooting anything but accidental. The
fracture of the skull Of deceased re-
mains mystery.
Henry Smith, colored, was convicted
In Mem phis on Saturday Of the murder
OF another colored man named Long, in
|1S77. Charles Wood, colored, convict
ed of the murder Of Mrs. Foster In Mem
phis, was sentenced on Saturday TO be
hanged. An appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court.
A. B. Seymour, aged 60 years, claim
ing to be New Yorksr,was arrested In
Cincinnati on Saturday, OIL the charge
Of having obtained s450o by the sale OF
patent for wrought iron horseshoe, OF
which 1t is said, he claimed to be the
sole owner, though he was only owner
in part.
The snow blockade on the Central
Pacific Railroad, in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, in consequence OF the iorty-
eight hours snow storm which ended
on Saturday morning, terminated last
evening. The tracks are now clear OF
snow ani the wrecks of sheds, and
trains again run regularly.
The Democratic caucus Of the Missis-
sippi Legislature took six Intellectual
ballots on Saturday night for q United
States Senator TO succeed Bruce, whose
term will expire next year. The sixth
ballot stood Barksdale, 81; Walthall,
38 Singleton, 80 ; scattering, 3.
Peter Hsrdic and Horace 4. Taylor
we're convicted at Williamsport, on>sat-
urday, Of conspiring to defraud the
creditors Of Taylor, who was a private
banker Of that city at the time Of Her
dies failure. A new trial was moved.
The Louisiana Legislature meets to-
day. Balloting for United States
Senator will begin tomorrow week.
Ex-Governor McEnery and Congress-
man Gibson are at present the most
prominent Senatorial candidates.
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs will take up the case Of General
Pttz John Porter on Tuesday. The
Committee has decided TO report for
confirmation all thelpending army nomi-
nations, about 100 in number.
John Hall and Birnell Smith, color
ed, we're sentenced on Saturday to be
hanged at Murfrsesboro, Tenn, on the
goth of February, for the murder OF
Major Pugh on May l6th, 1879.
Melvin D. Curtis was shot and dan
gerously, II net fatally wounded by
Robert Jerolman, in New Haven, Conn.,,
yesterday morning. Jealousy was the
cause. Both are married men.
A trunk with false bottom, con-
cealing fifteen gallons OF high wines,
from Montreal, was seized by U. 5.
Customs officers at Rouse's Point, on
Friday.
A keg Of powder exploded on an
Ohio river packet at Weston, Ind, yes
terday, badly damaging the boat and
injuring nine Of her crew.
Col. John F. Phillips, Democrat, has
been elected to Congress from the Sew
enth District Of Missouri, by over two
thousand majority, to succeed A. N.
Lay, deceased.
The railroad and river miners in
Western Pennsylvania will strike to-
day for higher wages. Over four thou
sand men will be idle.
Captain G. l.. Pierce, young lawyer
of Erie, Pa. was choked to death iu
that city yesterday by piece Of meat.
The new iron steamship Louisiana, OF
the Cromwell line, arrived at New York
yesterday, from Chester, Pa.
Three boys were drowned while ska
ting on the Connecticut river, at Long
meadow. Mass, on Saturday.
The hatters' strike In Reading is at
an end, the demands Of the msn being