Daily Republican., 1880-01-22

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Burned-Other Incidents, Acct.
dents, Crimes and Casualties.
The Board oil Pardons at Harrisburg
yesterday recommended the pardon o.
William s. Jones, Of Luzsrne county,
convicted Of murder In the second de-
gree. The Board refused TO recon
mend the pardon u Neil Dougherty, Of
5chuylkill county, convicted OF COM
plicity in the murder for which Kehoe
was hanged.
The Republican Convention of Mont
Eomery county, and the Republican
Committee ofCravford county, pennsyl-
vanin, have instructed their delegates
TO the State Convention TO vote for del
egates to the National Convention who
will support Mr. Blaine for President.
The crop report Of the Board Of Ag-
ricultRre Of Illinois shows that the
wheat acre age Of that State Ia $685.
1926 acres, or rs per cent. more than
last year, and considerably larger than
the average Of any previous year.
The -four mill of Herr 4 Cissel, a.
Georgetown, D. c., was burned yester-
day merning. Loss $4,000. The knit
ting mills Of Patrick Gugerty, In Co.
hoes, N. Y, was damaged by Are to
the extent Of $50, 900 yesterday. The
mill employed $50 hands.
Counsel for James NJ. Young, convict
cd at Petersburg, Va, of murder in
the second degree, concluded yester-
day not to ask for new trial, and
Young was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary.
Daniel searl-s, colored, was hanged
at osego, N. Y, yesterday, for the inur-
der Of an aged farmer named Reney,
committed for the purpose OF robbery,
In June last. Ssarles confessed his
guilt.
Mrs. May and her daughter Kate were
burned to death, and Mrs. Herndon,
another daughter Of Mrs. May, was
dangerously If not fatally burned by
the explosion Of coal oil lamp, near
Danville, Va, on Monday night.
The Democratic caucus of the Louis
lana Legislature nominated R. l.. Glib
bons for U. s. Senator, on the second
ballot, last night. He will be elected
to succeed Kellogg, whose term will ex-
pire in 1883. r
II Is reported that detective OF Troy,
N. Y, yesterday discovered and Sc
cured President Lincoln's walking stick
which was stolen from his box at the
theatre on the night OF the assassina-
tion."
DR.. William H. Gregg, a chemist, au-
nounced to the Elmira IN. " Academy
OF Sciences, on Tuesday evening, the
discovery OF process for producing
artificial dyes from gum camphor.
Three miners, resisting arrest for dis,
orderly conduct at Alpine, Col. ,on Mon.
day night, were shot by Constable Stan
ton. One was killed and the Others
were fatally injured.
The "Times" newspaper, of Cipcin'
natl, "has positive information from
an authentic source" that the Demo
cratic National Convention will be held
in Music Hall in that city.
Louis Bray, q drummer, Of Philadel
phia, committed Luicide by taking
laudanum, at Murfreesboro, Tenn OF
Tuesday night. 1t is said he had trou
BILE with woman.
A Sugar boiler on D. r. Carroll'i
plantation, at Barrataria, La. exploded
on Tuesday, killing three men and in
jaring thirteen others. several fatally
A tramp giving the name Of John II
johnson, has been arrested in Nor
wich, Conn, for the murder Of Mrs
Crew, at Groton, Mass, last Saturday
Eugene D. Norton, State Senator o.
assachusetts, died yesterday. His
leg was amputated on Sunday, in hope
of saving his life from cancer.
In the County Court, at Trenton, N. J.
yesterday, VIM. +. Skillman was mulc
ted in $500 damages for the betrayal of 8
yonng woman.
Four distilleries were seized neal
Mound City, Ca, yesterday. Ths dep
uties making the seizure were "bush
wacked," but no lives were lost.
George Duncan, living alone, neal
Wichita, Kansas, was found on thu
prairie yesterday morning, with hi
throat cut.
In Southern Louisiana the orange
peachland plum trees are budding, ant
the straw berries are in bloom.