Daily Republican., 1881-12-30
NEWS SUMMARY.
A SM MALE. BUT FATAL RIOT IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Betrayal, DeSertiOn. Enieide-The
Upper DeIawsre FlOOds -Ridut
Know IL was Load ed Again.
Missing Body FO0nd-rne
Great Brewers Failure.

AT Plymouth, North Carolina, on
Saturday last, Il fight occurred among
Sonr colnred 'nen, and when the town
constable attempted TO luell it he and
two OF his posse were wounded, one Of
the latter fatally. On Tuesday several
arrests were made, and the accused
were bound over By a magistrate. ON
the way to Jail the prisoners were re-.
leased by a colored mob, and subse-
quently tho physician attending the
fatally wounded man WAS attacked.
Several companies OF militia have been
ordered to the town
The floods on the upper Delaware and
its tributaries continued yesterday, be-
ing increased by heavy rains during
"Wednesday. The losses of lumber arc
considerable, The lower portion of De
posit is inundated, and the inhabitants
have been removed in boats. Other
small towns are threatened. The Della
ware was above the docks at Borden
town yesterday.
The body of William Geraghty, miss
ing since November l9th, and tor whose
recovery u reward of 500 was offered,
was found yesterday morning in the
water at Newport, Rhode Island. As
here were no marks Of violence on the
body, and his watch and pocket book
we're undisturbed, it is believed he was
accidentally drowned.
Judgments TO the amount of about
SlJO, 900 have been entered at Heading
against tbs estate of Frederick Lauer,
the brewer. The largest are by the
American Life Insurance. Company end
John r. Berz, OF Philadelp phia. 1t has
been agreed to carry on the business of
the brewery and the sale OF ma.t liquors
during the litigation.
The Il year old son Of DR.. Russell
shot and killed tho year Old son of A.
f. Turner, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
yesterday while playing with a gun
which he did no. suppose to be loaded.
Albert Bi Bishop, young man, was fa-
tally wounded by the accidental dis
charge of y gun which he was taking
from wagon in Prince George county
Virginia, on We'd esday.
Bertha Lobe, aged 20 years, com nit
ted suicide, in New Brunswick, New
Jersey, yesterday aftern ION, because
she had been betrayed and deserted.
Rev. Charles Wesley Hews, pastor of
the Fifth Baptist Church Of San Fran
cisco, committed suicide in Oakland on
the 10Th inst. He had shown symp-
toms Of insanity.
Mrs. Cora Forsyth, aged Is years,
drowned herself at Binghamton, New
York, on Tuesday evening. Despond-
ency was the cause.
1t is said the members Of the House Com
mlttee on Elections are generally OF the Opin-
ion that neither cannon nor Campbell Is en-
titled to seat as Delegate from Utah. The
Committee will first inquire whether Cannon
| is an alien and then decide upon u pr0pOs'-
ton to r, f,r bacx the whole matter to the
people Of Utah for new election.
| While trying to arrest an escaped thief
| from I.ebaAon, named Ruth, in Harrisburg,
Yesterday, Constable Ringler bad four shots
| fred at him, bat he was saved by the bullets
lodging N bu ndle OF papers IN ms oreas
pocket. kuth was shot several times and
seriously, II not fatally woutdcd by a consta
BILE who was assisting Rngler.
The Saratogian newspaper Of Saratoga,
New York, has been sold by tt receiier tu
IC. T. Paul "Svaiwart' member OF the firm Of
Paul Il Richards, the late proprietor, fol
x32, COO. The sale includes all the material
and &c cunts.
The sto o and dstillery of J. T. McQuie, at
Brunswick, Illinois, were burned on Wednes
day, Loss $4,000. A fire at Huntsville,
Texas, on Wednesday night, destroyed tho
M asonic Hall and four other buildings.
The records Of the Census Office in St
Louis, show that during the year now CLOSING
% homicides and g. suicides we're COMMITTEES
In that city. OF the pers rs committing sui
eide, q used firearms - poison, l3 drowning,
l3 hanging and ~ knives.
Colonel l.. M. Bell, painter OF Hamburg
Arkansas, was lyuchei BY his nelyhbors Oh
Tues ~ night, 1t having been alleged thaI
ne beat his wife so brutal'y as to cause heI
death.
The National Board Of Health was advised
Yesterday that there we're u deaths from
small -pox in Chicago and 10 in Allegheny
City last week,
Thus far about $35, coo have been contribu.
ted to the fund of $5J 900 for the cndowMen
of q GARFIELD professorshi1 at Williams Col
lege, Massachusetts,.
w. Howard, the Postoftice clerk in At
lanta, charged with stealing registered ie'
ters, had preliminary hearing yesterday
and was released.
During the present month 266 deaths fr'n
scarlet fever and rs from smallpox have Do,
reported in New York CITY.
William q. Russell has declined the Chic
Justccfh,p of the Suprem Court VI luass
offered him by Governor Long.
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