Daily Republican., 1881-10-24
THE NEWS OF TWO DAYS.
THE CONNECTICUT TROOPS Wis.
ITlNG CHARLESTUN.
A Triple FuneraI-PasseDg Ira IN
I'm Dilch-The MaIiey's Held
for Trfal-COnvicti"n efMur.
der-Tne IIiinsis Floods
O,her Items Of Interest.

"A'' "itA ~ w vi JAWS, WV u
yesterday morning, bringing the re.
mains OF his two and only children,
who died OF diphtheria, in Nebraska.
A few hours later train arrived from
New lork, with the remains Of Colonel
John II. Crodheah, OF Washington,
father Ut Mrs. Van Wyck. The trip
pie funeral will take place this after
noon.
The steamer Charleston, with Cover
nor B!ge.ow and stai, the Governors
Foot Guards OF New Haven, and the
FIRST Connecticut regiment, arrived at
Charleston, south Carolina, yesterday
morning. The visitors were welcomed
by the Mayor and escorted to quarters
at a hotel and ut the several ar.nOries.
They spent yesterday in viewing points
OF interest. To-day there will be IL re.
view of the FourCh Brigade.
The town OF Quincy, Illinois, is al
most completely isolated from western
comm unicatloh by the floods, only one
line OF railroad remaining intact.
About 81, j,OOu acres of land have been
inundated by the breaks in the War
saw and Indian Grove levees The
flood is said to be the most disastrous
that has ever oCClcred in this section.
As the funeral Of q II year old girl
was about 10 start trom a house in Chi
cago, on Saturday, the health officers
appeared, took cnarge OF the body and
dlslnl sstd the mourners, some Of whom
were disposed TO resist. The girl had
lit.I nf !. rho IA .f t,.I l..a,,
concealed from the Health Department.
-Four cars OF passenger train on The
Grand Truuk Railroad ran INTO ditch,
near Battle Greek, Michigan, on Sat
urday morning. Two persons were in
jured, but no5 fatally. William
Charms, IA dry goods clerk, was killed
by passing Jraln Oh the Lake front, at
Chicago, on Saturday.
In Antonio, Colorado, on Friday,
Marion Mcltvan, convicted Of murder,
was sentenced to imprisonment for life,
and Allison, Perkins and Watts, con
victed OF stage robbery, were sentenced
each to thirty. seven years imprison.
Ment at hard Labor.
Attorney General VI weigh has ap-
pointed Walter ID. Davidg- to assist
Attorney General Corkhill in proSecu-
ting the case of Guiteau. Leigh Rob.
inson, a lawyer Of Washington, was on
SATURDAY app,iu by Judge Cox to
assist Gul.edu s defense.
The steamer Leipzig, which arrived
at baltimore, on saturday from Bre-
men, brought among her cargo 5000 cab
baSts, imported from Oldenburg, in
Germany. THIS novel importation is
due TO the scarcity and high price OF
home cabbages.
The Democrats OF Chicago, on Satur-
day, r-nominated Judge Gary for j Us.
tlce OF the supreme Court. IL is believ-
ed the Republican Convection will en-
uorsc the nomination, in which event
he viii bs tie choice Of both parties Tor
third term
Two locomotives and fifteen freight
cars were smashed uB Saturday, by q
collision on the Lake Erie division of the
Baltimore and Daio Railroad, between
Mount Vernon and Mansfield. Ohio.
Tue train men escaped injury by jump.
ing off before the collision.
The sixteen year Old son of Obadiah
Lewis, of Port Senilac, Michigan, was
found dead on Saturday morning
under a wagon box. The team belong
ing to the wagon Lad disappeared. I'll
is not known how his death was Caus-
ed.
Ina quarrel in st. Louis before day
light yesterday morning John Mahoney
shot Timothy Moran and E. Hardy, in
tlicting fatal wounds. Moran died yes.
terday afternoon and Hardy was not
expected to live.
The will of the late Il. b. Morgan
was admitted to probate at Auburn, n.
Y. on Saturday. 1t bequeaths 500, 900
to Wells College, Aurora, in addition
to 800, 900 previously given to form
Morgan fund for the College.
The reduction of service on the steam
boat and Star routes are believed, at the
Post Office Department, to have nearly
reached their limit. The reductions al
ready made have effected a saving to
the Government of ", zoo, 900 annually.
1t is stated that First Assistant Post
master General Tyner has prepared a
long statement Of his action in regard to
the Star Route contracts, which he will
present to the President to-day.
In the Cramer case at New Haven
on Saturday, Justice Booth rendered a
decision, committing Walter L. Malley
and James Malley, Jr., for trial before
the Superior Court for the murder Of
Crarner. Bail wa, refused.
Alfred Thomas, charged with the
murder Of Josephine Hinton, at Wood
socket, Rhode Island, was found not |
guilty ard discharged at a preliminary |
examination, on Saturday.
The fire at Lynchburg, Virginia, on
Friday night, it is now thought, has
caused loss of 500, 900. The flames
were started by the explosion OF bar
rel of kerosene.
After a hearing in Washington, On
Captain &. W. Howgate was
committed to prison in default of $780,
900 bail His counsel said they would
have securities by Monday.
A young woman named Kenney, was
fatally gored and bitten by = COW sup
posed to be hydrophobic, in Dallas,
Texas, on Friday morning. The animal
was killed.
A suit for divorce has been brought
in Indianapolis against a musician
in Theodore Thomas Orchestra. 1t Is
alleged that he has six or eight wives
living.
The body Of President Garfield was,
N Saturday, transferred from the pub
ic receiving vault in Lake View Gene
cry, to q private vault.
j. G. Runyon, a grocer, was robbed
If a satchel containing $500, by high
at Middletown, New York, k,on
night.
Ten prisoners, one of them a muir
lerer named John Mundy, escaped
rom the Jail at Carrolloton, Iowa, last
Friday.
Mr. Gladstone was burned in etfigy
~ Land Leaguers at San Francisco on
Friday night.