Daily Republican., 1880-10-23
NEWS AUMMARY.

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The meeting closed with cheers.
EEWa @UMAARY.
SkimMfRg OF AncidenGs, Acc
dents and CasuAlltles from q
SECTIONS Of the OOansry.
Ezra J. Clement, aged II years, SUI
pected Of the assault upon and robber
Of his grandfather Isaac Clement,
pocasset, Mass, was captured yeste
day near Plymouth. Hs was taken I
Sandwich, confessed the crime, implies
ting three other youthful com sAnioAs
The grandfather Is considered out
danger.
Jacob Swartz, assistant engineer (
the tuRtost Waite Cross, wss crusho
to death while at work among th
machinery OF the tug yesterday, tn
engine being started by the enginee
who was ignorant Of Swartz's peril
Swartz lived in Philadelphia.
Luke Walton, who murdered one q
his daughters and attempted to murde
the other, in River Falls, Wis, on tn
22d ult., has been captured and lodge,
in Jail. He says he did the deed +
prevent his daughters ''from coming t
either shame or starvation through
poverty"
The propeller Europe, supposed 4
have been lost in the recent storm OF
the lakes, arrived at Chicago, yester
day. The schooner G. M. Mellon, Ii
tow Of the Europe, which had TO b
abandoned near Manitoulin Island, ha
also arrived safely at hsr destination
Gregoria Spencer, colored womal
bern in Cuba, appeared before the Su
preme Court Of the District Of Col1mbi
yesterday and took the oath OF allie
glance to the United States, to becom
3 fully nsturalizsd citizen: Her aotiol
is taken in view Of q contemplated visi
TO Havsna.R
During Republican parade in Dan
vile, KY, last night, Policeman Johr
Simpson, attempting to arrest ssvera
rufiauS, who were displaying revolvers
was shot dead by an unknown person
Another policeman and eolored mar
were wounded.
William Waldorf Astor was nomina-
ted for Congressman by the Rspubli.
cans OF the Seventh District OF New
York, on Thursday evening. The dis.
triot is now represented by Edwin S.
Rinstein, Republican. Mr.. Astor ia
now State Senator Of New York.
In Halifax, N. 8. yesterday, White
and Foster, soldiers of the Ninety-ssvY
enth Regiment, convicted Of malicious.
ly breaking $4,000 worth Of plate glass,
were sentenced each to eight years i'm
prisonnent at hard labor.
The Treasury Department. yesterday
transferred to the New York Assay OF.
fee $50, 900, 900 in gold coin to pay for
foreign gold coin and bullion soon ts
arrive. This makes $50, 900, 900 trans
isrred for such payments since August
l4th.
]. Herbert Reed, o prominent insur-
ancs man of Boston committed suicide
in that city on Thursday night by
jumping from q third-story window.
He had been insane for some time.
The House Committee on Appropria-
lions will meet in Washington on No
vember 10th, to prepare several Of the
appropriation bills, so as to have them
'sady for action by Congress when they
sssem ols In Dsse mber.
Patrick McDsrmott, Garrett 0'Con-
nor and Daniel Doughsrty we're buri-
ID under q falling pile of lumber, at
Hunters Point, L. l., yesterday, and
ire supposed to be fatally injured.
President Hayes and party reached
Madeira, CAL, last evening, having ao-
their Yosemite trip in four
lays. They left for Los Angeles, to
proceed thence eastward.
James Renz, convicted Of fsloniously
q six-yesr.old child has
,sen sentenced in Laredo, Texas, to be
langsd.
The Presby terian Synod Of New Jer-
ey, in session at Bridgston, adjourned
morning, the Moderator,
sev. DR.. Gosmsn, delivering the fare
7ell address.
An emigrant family, cousist ting Of a
nan and two women, perished near
pringdsld, Minu., in the recent snow
torn.
| Girl Assaulaea and left for dead.
A servant in the employ OF William
I. Rose, living near Milford, Pike
ounty, while going in the garden af.
or wood on Monday night, was ssized
y o strange man, who threw her to
be ground, jumped upon her, break
ng two Of her ribs, and is said to have
tabled her two or three times in the
hest. She was found unconscious and
J believed to be lying at the point of
cath. Her assa,lant ia believed to
ave been q wealthy farmer, a relative
{ her employer, who is at enmity with
,ose's wife. The sssailant evidently
,istook the servant for Mrs. Rose.
A Chester MAN.
John Jemison, Of Chester, came to
yesterday and got into
-ouble. At Police Court to day he
,ss srraigned fer drunkenness, but
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