Daily Republican., 1880-08-14
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Arrests f0f tno BeoWhnt1eAa DAs-
aster An Indepe ndent Cnndf.
date tu GeorGia-Otner Ineidents,
Accidents, Grimes and Casual
ties.
W. B. Curtis, of the spirit Of the
Times, New York, who challenged
Charles Rowell, tho English pedestrian,
on behalf of an American, whose name
is not known, reeeiYed RowelPs reply
yesterday by cable, agreeing to walk In
some locality out Of London. The time
and place have not yet been arranged.
At New York, yesterday,J. LIN. Bar
low. Benjamin c. Kirk, James udali,
Stephen Tabor, Captain Charles 2.
Smith and Edgar Weeks, engineer, in
dicted by the U. S. Grand Jury, touch
ing the Seawanhaka disaster, entered
bail in $4,000 each. Local Steamboat
Inspectors Jayne and Matthews also en-
tered bail.
Richard and Lewis James, oolored,
were arrested at Marion, S. G., yester-
day, as accomplices in the recent MUIR
der of D. NJ. Harrell, an esteemed white
citizen. No doubt is entertained OF the
guilt Of their brother, Ben. James, a
colored school teacher, who was arres-
ted early in the week. III
The HagerstowH division ofthe shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, running from
Hagerstown to Sheppardstown was
completed yesterday morning. The
first train which passed over the track
contained large through excursion
party from Harrisburg, Pa, to Charles
town w. Va.
Charles Albrecht, a saddler, Of Col
Iege Point, was struck and fatally in
jured on Thursday night by a locomo-
tive while walking on the track, near
Whitestore, L. /. i.
John Weidman, an old farmer Of
Benton, near Scranton, Pa, was Sc
riously injured yesterday morning, by
being struck by an incoming passenger
train, while crossing the Delaware,
Lsckawauna and Western Railroad at
Hyde Park. His hore was killed..
Stephen Richardson. oolored, was
sentenced Yesterday to be hung on the
Sd proximo for the murder, in VIII
mington, N. c., on the 9th ultimo, Of
his mother. in-law. He also attempted
to kill his wife and father.in Law.
The physicians in New York yester-
day stopped keeping a record OF Dr:
Tanners regimen, etc. He breakfssted
in a restaurant, and during the after
noon received present of a mammoth
turtle from Pensacola.
John J. Murphy, q cripple, one OF
the census enumerators in New YORK,
was held yesterday by the United
States Commissioner on q charge OF
making out false and fictitious census
returns.
Two Cincinnati drummers, who had
an affray with the hostler Of the Cooper
House, Lancaster, Pa, during which
some Of his teeth were knocked ont
with q stone, have been committed for
trial at the next term Of Court.
Darius Parks yesterday shot and
killed John Mcdonald, at Miles, O., be-
cause the latter refused to leave Parks
house and tried to put him out. Parks
Surrendered himself to the authorities.
James Pasco was committed in Allen
town Pa, yesterday, on the charge of
swindling by representing himself as
canvassing agent for different newspa-
pers. He hal been operating in Eas-
ton, Lancaster, and other cities,
Adyices from Havana state that dur
ing July there were 2S2 deaths from
yellow fever, and 1017 deaths from all
causes, out Of its population Of 1876, ,437.
William Arnold, who was shot at
Texarkana, Texas, on the 9th inst,
died yesterday, declaring on his death
bed that Thomas Norris, negro killed
him.
President Hayes assured several in
terviewer, at Pittsburg, Pa. yesterday,
that he does not intend to engage in
the Presidential campaign in any way.