Daily Republican., 1881-01-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
Collection OF Incidents, Accidents
Crlmes, Casuasties and Happen
inga of Interest ComDiicd From
tho Morning Exchanges.

Crfmes. Casualties and Happen
tnga of Interest ComDiied From
tho Morning Exchanges.
James CaffIey was thrown down
stairs by Charles Ryan, and had his
skull fractured, in o quarrel growing
out Of game Of cards, at boarding
house IN Buffalo on Saturday night.
Csffrey, who was drunk at the time, is
not expected to recover. X. J. OSter-
pout was shot dead by John Shredder
in quarrel about the collection OF
draft for $lOO, at Gaines Landing,
Arkansas, last Thursday. Schroeder
was arrested.
Washington T. Harbaugh, dentist
and City Councilman, shot and killed
his wife and then committed suicide, in
Piqua, Ohio, on Saturday evening. He
was about 80 years Of age. The tragedy
was the sequel Of quarrel with his
wife. He was dissipsted in his habits
aud at times dangerous in Lis temper.
He had been indicted for attempting to
kill the city marshal.
John W sickles, journalist, about
45 years of age, attempted suicide in
Chicago, on Friday night, by severing
an artery in his left wrist. He may
recover. The deed Is attributed to the
recent death Of a woman who lived
with him. He leaves wife and two
children in some part Of the United
States.
At a large meeting Of members Of
the bar of Memphis, on Saturday, a
resolution was adopted expressing the
highest satisfaction at the nomination
Of Stanley Matthews to be Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and requesting the Ten
nessee Senators in Congress to vote for
his confirmation.
E.J. Bell, for twenty years Clerk OF
the City Council and Auditor OF Ban
Vile, Virginia, died there yesterday
morning. John NJ. Satterlin, formerly
tobacco dealer in Danvilie, and also a
merchant in New Orleans, and banker
in Montgomery, Alabama, died in Ashe-
vile, North Carolina, on Friday.
There was less than quorum OF
members in the joint convention OF the
State Legislature, at Harrisburg, on
Saturday, when the motions OF ballot
ling was gone through with. The ballot
stood: Oliver, 35; Wallace, 80 Grow,
29 McVesgh, Q; Phillips, 2; Hewitt, l.
The suspension Of Mayors Brothers &
Co., importers and general commission
merchants, CT New York, is announced
Their liabilities are reported at ST.
500, 900, and it is said the assets will
cover that amount. The failure is as
cribed to the shrinkage in iron and cof,
fee. The creditors are foreign.
The second trial Of Thomas Butord
|for the murder of Judge Elliot, Of Ken
lucky Court of Appeals. who decided
case against him two years ago, was
finished at Overton on Saturday. The
Jury, late at night, returned verdict
of not guilty on the ground ofinsanity
General John Love, q graduate o
West Point, and soldier Of the Mexi
can war and the war Of the Union, dice
lin indianapolis, on Saturday night
He was appointed by Governor Viii
Iiams member Of the new State Hous'
Commission, and held the position wher
he died.
Attorney General Ward, at Albany
has received a petition, signed by
large number Of leading firms and bust
ness men of New York, requesting hin
i TO intercede and prevent the proposed
consolid alton Of the three great tele'
graph lines.
At a meeting of eolered Republicans
and members OF the Republican State
Committee in Augusta, Georgia, on
Saturday, an address was adopted re-
commencing Senator Bruce for a Iosi-
tion in President Garfeld's Cabinet.
Mile. Sara Bernhard appeared in St
Louis last week, her receipts for seven
performances being $2l ,OOs. She has
now given 76 American performances
with aggregate gross receipts of $26S,
047.
Over 100000 pounds of railroad
fastsnipgs, valued at about $l40, O0c
have been sod in St. Louis within a
few days for the use Of railroads In
course OF construction west Of the Missis
sippi river.
The annual report Of the Board Of
Health Of Chicago shows that there
we're 10, ,462 deaths in that city during
llsSO, out OF a population Of 503,29S.
This shows death rate Of 2O.79 per
1000.
Small. pox and diphtheria are max,
ing terrible ravages in BelleohasEe ana
Dorchester counties, Q1ebso. Diphthe-
ria is alsoprevalent in Hull, Ontario.
Senator elect Plat and Governor
Cornell, Of New York, and General }.
D, Coz, Of Ohio, are visiting General
Garfield az Mentor.
The South Amboy, New Jersey branch
of the Irish Land League has sent $500
towards the Irish fund:
George Bryant, q &Fa the
road in riding homo near Holyoke, ,
| Masschuse etts, on Saturday night, and
turning into pasture, was overturned
and trampled to death BY his own
horse.
Frank MoGrath, colorsd, convicted
Of the murder of Josie Small, was han
ged in Georgetown, South Carolina, on
Friday last.
Fingers Caught.
George Young, a workman employed
! n. +ha oar ahons of BoWers, Dare u Co.