Daily Republican., 1880-08-09
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lugton Monument - AppiandinE
Garfield and HancOck-Otnur I'm.
cidents, Accidents, Grimes and
Casualties.
The display Of q "sunburst" in an
O'Connell procession, in Toronto, on
Friday, caused a riot the following day
between 600 Orangemen and Roman
Catholics, both parties fighting with
sticks and stones. The polies charged
on the mob, few Of whom were badly
beaten. Constable Norman was so se-
versly injured on the head with stone
that he is not expected to recover.
The damaged stone at the top of the
incomplete shaft Of the Washington
Monument, at Washington, D. G., has
been removed, and the work Of COM
pleting the monument was begun on
Saturday, the first stone being laid in
the presence of President Hayes, who
placed in the cement some coins bear
ing his initials and the date.
At Chautauqus, N. Y, on Saturday,
addresses were delivered by Rev. DR..
BoardmAn and Mr.. George q. Stuart, of
Philadelphia; Prof. Bowen, General
Fiske, and others. The names of Gar
field and Hancock were enth husiastically
applauded, that Of Lincoln provoking
the greatest demonstration.
The returns Of the recent Alabama
election show that in many counties
the Greenback State ticket endorsed by
the Republican committee, was un-
known. The Legislature will be al.
most solidly Democratic and all the
Judges and Chancellors. The Demo-
cratic majority on the State ticket ID
u, 600.
The Georgia Democratic Convention
took twenty-five additional ballots for
Governor on Saturday. The last bal
lot stood: Colquitt, I'll; Lester, 80;
Hardeman, so; Gartrell, 16; Warner, 8.
Necessary to choice 234. The Con-
vention adjourned until this morning.
George Van Brunt, q druggist, Of
Seabright, N. J., in mistake gave Eliz-
abeth Monaghan fatal dose Of solu-
tion Of morphine instead Of EPSON
salts. She is dying, and Van Brunt,
who is strict temperance man and
bears high reputation, is nearly fran
tic.
The cotton crep in Alabama has been
so much damaged by worms and the re-
cent rains that it is now feared that not
more than half the cotton that was ex-
peoted, four weeks ago, on the prairies
and bottom lands will be made. The
crop is also injured by rust.
A large number Of appointments to
the Census Office at Washington, D. c.,
have been made within the past few
days. Few will receive over 5000 per
year. 1t is estimated that it will take
three years to complete the compila-
tion Of the census. .n.
The body of Patrick Corcoran, aged
"a years, was found yesterday morning
near the Tenth street bridge, Pitts
burg, the skull being fractured evil
IDENTIFY with a blunt instrument. The
murderer has not yet been arrested.
A stay Of proceedings has been grant
ed in the case Of James Allen, the hotel
waiter at Santa Fe, who was sentenced
to be hung on the 9th inst, for the
murder Of A. q. Moorehead in March
last.
The bark Nova Scotia, loaded with
naphtha, was burned last night at Will
liamsburg, N. Y, the loss being $45,-
600. The flames communicated with
the barks Aptonelle and Cyclone, also
laden with naphtha, causing damages
to each Of about SIC, 900.
Hon. John A. Mcmahon has formally
accepted the Democratic nomination to-
Congress in the Fourth District Of Ohio
which he positively declined week
ago.
Acting Governor McRnery has issued
. proclamation for the holding Of an
election for Mayor and seven City ad-
ministrators in New Orleans on Novem-
Der I'd.
Pietro Balbo, the Italian wife mur-
derer, executed at the Tombs, New
York, on Friday, was buried on Satur-
day in Calvary Cemetery. Forty car
riages were in line.
Catharine Grant, New Brunswick, N.
j., was SO badly burned while attempt
ing to light fire with kerosene, on
Friday, that she died the next morn
ing.
A. Fl. Kimball, Baltimore hardware
merchant, was drowned yesterday
while bathing at Bay Ridge.
Rev. John A. Watterson was yester-
day consecrated as Catholic Bishop of
Columbus, o., with imposing cere.
monies.