Daily Republican., 1881-06-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
WHAT THE TELEGRAPH BRINGS
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Corner Stone Laid-Commercia iaI
Traveller Shot-New York Sen.
ators-Other Incidents, Dc.

l. The corner stone of Washburne Me
T. mortal Library at Union College
a Schenectady, was laid yesterday. Rev
y Arthur Brooks spoke for the friends O
g Rev DIR. Edward A. Washburne, ant
/ Thomas w. Powers, of Philadelphia,
!. who are associated with the gift OF The
d rest OF the editice, A telegram was
read from General Grant expressing re-
: gret at his absence, caused by the liz
+. ness of his wife
Two ballots Tor L. s. Senator for each
2 term were taken yesterday in joint con,
: ventl0n of the New York Legislature.
On the last ballot for short term the
vote stood Jacobs, 80 Wheeler, 50
Ionkllng, 32: Laphanl, %; scattering, &.
, For the long term the vote was Herman,
81; Depew, 70: PIatr. n: Cornell. 9;
a Crowley, 4; Wheeler, 4; scattering, ii.
A large delegation of white and col
I ored Republicans Of Virginia. among
, them DIR, George X Gilmer, postmast
at Richmond, and j. III. Rives, internal
revenue collector al Lynchhurg, will
call upon President Garfield on Thurs
day IN the interest Of the Malone Read
IjuSter combination.
10 is understood that commission
has been appointed 20 inquire into the
working Of mills, factories and work
shops in the Dominion Of Canada, TO as
certain how many children under the
age OF fourteen years are employed.
wnat are the hours OF labor, the means
OF escape in case Ut fire, the ventilation,
etc.
In the Senate Of New York Yesterday
a resolution, offered by M. Astor, was
adopted directing the Governor to ex-
tend the courtesies OF the State 10 the
French delegation designated to attend
the Yorktown celebration. A resolu-
tion for adjournment sine die Oh Friday
Of this week was laid on the table.
A coal train was wrecked by striking
a cow on the edge of al iron bridge,
near Iowa City, Iowa. on Monday night,
The first section of the bridge was
thrown into the river and part of the
train rolled down a steep EN- bank ment. !
job Morton, engineer, and Patrick |
Malone, fireman, were killed, and an
other man was badiy injured.
The safe of Schroeder, Smith &
StaSson, at Peetone, Illinois, was blown |
open and robbed of $500 in cash and |
$4,000 in notes, mortgages and other |
securities, early Yesterday morning. |
The burglars took horse and buggy /
and rode off with their booty. Two
clerks slept in store-room above, but
were too frightened to go down.
John Griscom, the Chicago faster,
demonstrated his strength yesterday,
by lifting 400 pounds. At noon he
weighed l64H pounds, loss Of "A of
pound in twenty-four hours, during
which he drank As ounces Of water His
pulse was 62, respiration Il, and tenn
perature 9S ST..
A freight train on the Southern Rail
road of Long Island was thrown from
the track, near Babylon, yesterday
by the breaking of a wheel,
and eight cars and the engine were
wrecked by tumhiing down an enbank-
ment Oliver Dow, brakeman was
fatally injured.
Captain James B. EAdS arrived in
on Monday night from
rampico. He was To leave last evening
or Toronto, where, at the request Of the
British Government, he will examine y
he harbOr, with view TO deVising '
means for its permanent improvement.
1t was rumored in Washington yes
erday that General Raum, Commits
ioner of Internal Revenue, had been
to resign. Secretary Win
lom said, last evening, that, $50 far as
e Was aware, there was no foundation
or the report.
In Virginia City, Nevada, early yes
erday morning, Alexander Boyette,
Jhile drunk, attacked with a pistol
ONE friends who were taking him
ONE, killed one, seriously wounded
wo others, and then fatally wounded se
imself.
Frederick Eckfeldt, of the Mint Bur- Ia
au, has been detailed TO take charge of
le weighing Of Bullion on hand a: the in
Mint, in connection with
le annual settlement of the Mint ser vi
Ice.
The second trial of E. 3. C. Cash, for ''
le murder OF W, NJ. Shannon, in n
uel began yesterday in Darlington,
Outh Carolina. The case was given to br
le jury in the afternoon.
Water @. Scott, Of Easton, Pa, was hi'
,sterday elected President Of the Ohio
,ate University, to succeed Edward Or it,
n, who has resigned in order to devote S
s whole time to the chair Of geology. nc
Secretary Window will leave Wash but
gton this morning for Long Branch, r
confer with President Garfield. ,ee
,dpe French will act as Secretary A
ring his absence. ma
A bortable boiler in a coal yard at I
,dford, Mass, exploded, yesterday, exc
ling william Burnett and injnring A
zen others, one, named Green, perhaps dre
ally. az II
fire in the ST. Sauverr district of Doo W
ebec yesterday afternoon destroyed INN W
~ twelve to fifteen small houses and A
ated considerable panic. who
'harles II. Howard, brother Gf Cen IL
| o. o. Howard, was yesterday ap. tion
nted an Indian Inspector, to succeed gene
iah L. Mahan, resigned. M
esterday, being the 1924 anniver- Of Sc', m
7 of the founding OF Halifax, Nova
tia, was observed as holiday in Iinet
. city. vrea
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