Daily Republican., 1881-11-18
Third edition.
NEWS SUMMARY.
OOMET DISCOvERED
BY PROFESSOR SWIFT.
A West virginia GfaS Sedy-Pitts .
hurs National Labor Congress
Attorney General Mac
VeaEh's House Burned
Thrown from the Track
Other Items.

In the National Labor Congress at
Pittssurg, yesterday, much time was
spent in perfecting a federation of the
organized trade and labor unions of the
United States and Canada. The object
Of tho federation 'is the encouragement
and formation Of National and Inter.
national trade and labor unions, to se-
oure legislation favorable to the inter.
ests of the industrial classes" The
sessions of the Congress are to be held
annually, beginning on the third Tues
day Of November, at such places as the
delegates may select.
Professor Swift, of the Warner OBJ
servatory, at Rochester, New York,
day night, the seventh of the present
year. 1t is In the constellation Cassie
pela, and has right ascension of about
one hour forty minutes, declination
north II degrees, with motion slowly
westward. No tail is visible but there
is Il slight central condensation. 1t is
nearly round and its diameter is esti-
mated at four minutes.
The residence of Ex- Attorney General
MacVeagh, at Brookheld farm, near
was burned on Wei-
nesday afternoon. Carpenters who
had been working In the third story
lett fire burning in an open CRATE, and
sparks lying about caused the fire. The
greater part of the furniture, which had
been moved from Washington within a
few days, was saved.
The ship Kilmander, from Glasgow
TO San Francisco, with coal, has been
burned at sea, otfthe Chlian coast. The
British ship Lizzie Fennel, from the
Tyne for Va lparaiso, was abandoned al
sea on August Dist, because of a fire
by spontaneous combustion. Her
crew were saved by the American bark
Isaac jackson.
The town of Manzanillo, Mexico, was
destroyed by storm on the
26th ult., but no loss of life is reported. |
-Four large vessels in Portland and all |
the smaller craft We're driven ashore
and totally wrecked. The loss on |
notincluding the shipping, is
estimated at $500. 900.
Two hundred and fifty prosecuted
Jews from Southern Russia arrived at |
Now York yesterday by the steamer
Helvetia, making a total of these eXiles
to date of 1000. ltis stated that O,OOO
more will arrive during the winter.
Hebrew colonies are to be formed in
Louisiana and Virginia.
Allen Beliker, Town Marshal of
Maiden, West Virginia, was shot dead
on Tuesday by notorious rough. The
rough was Immediately arrested and
taken to Charleston, and, US it was ru-
mored that mob intended to 90 to
Charleston and lynch hem, a company
oi militia was ordered out.
The steamer Victoria, which arrived |
at New York on Wednesday evening,
from London, lost her boatswain and |
three sailors overheard in q storm on the |
9th inst. Four ether seamen were bad |
ly injured.
The Governor of Michigan says the
sufferers in that Stat will probably re-
quire about $500, 600 more to provide for
their necessities until the next harvest,
when, it is hoped they will become self
supporting.
The steamer Columbia at Halifax, on
Wednesday night, from London, passed
two abandoned vessels, the barks Racer
of Christiana, and Princess Royal of
Grenock. The latter's crew had been
taken off by another vessel
No settlement mas peen made of the
boundary difficulty between Mexico |
and Guatemala, both Governments con-
tinuing defiant.
Rev. DR.. j. + Callaghan retired yes
terday from the editorsbip OF the Gin
cinnati Catholic Telegraph, which he
had held ior twelve years
The Woollen mill of Horace A. Kim
bell, in Pascoig, Rhode Island, was
burned last night The loss is abolt |
$4,000