Daily Republican., 1881-02-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
a Corner In tho PrsvIsion Market.
Killed with a RentseIs0-sun
ARniusa she Ow ner Of o 6alOSn.

Killed with a RentBeIsu-Suit
AEaiBsa lhe 0Wser Of o saiOsH.
The Chicago Tribune reports corn
ar" in the provision market OF Chicago
(which dwarfs any previous msnipula,
ton, even the great ono Of last year. "
The Tribune says: within week
there have been purchased rs 900, 900
pounds Of short ribs, "a 200 barrels OF
pork, and 10, 900 tisrees OF lard. The
parties interested are mainly the ones
who ran the successful deal q year ago,
and 1t is their intention to put prices
far above the presentprevailing rates. "
| General Herman Uni, q prominent
otiiper OF the National Guard Of New
York, and formerly business manager
OF the Stats 2eitung, accidentally kill
ed himself at his residence, in New
York City, yesterday afternoon. Re
WAS taking Remington rife from q
chest for the purpose Of cleaning it,
when the weapon vas discharged, and
the bail passed through his left breast,
near the heart.
The wife Of II. A. Elkips, the we'll
known artist, brought suit on Saturday
against Saloon-keeper and the ewnsr
OF the building, in Chicago, for a25 600
damages for selling liqvor 20 B!kins,
knowing him to be drunkard. EIkins
has lost reputation, art and fortune
through his passion for drink, and has
been twice recently sent to the Bride
well for drunkenness.
During the year 1850 there we're 1872
suicides in New York city, of whom 81
were females, Il were married, "a SIM
gle and II widowed. OF the whole
number, Ga we're Germsns, IS Amer
cans and 20 Irish. The means sn-
ployei were, in 40 cases, poison; in 80,
shooting; in Is hanging; in 20 cutting
ard in IA drowning,
The County Clerks tioe,at Marshall,
Texas, was entered Through window
last Thursday night and ballots Of g
OF the % voting places in the town were
carried of. A number of ci liens are
10 be tried in the u. S. Court this
week for violation Of the Federal cleo
ton laws, and this has probably SONS
connection " til the burglary.
Presidents Hayes went to Baltimore
on Saturday, visited the John Hop
kins Hospital, the Peabody Institute,
and the John Hspktnst University,
and received the professors srd stu-
dents Of the latter institution. In the
afternoon he attended the banquet Of
tho Baltimore Press Association.
The Spanish brigantire Valox went {
ashore near SQuam Inlet, New Jersey, {
On Saturday, and will be- fatal wreck. !
She began yesterday to break up mid. /
ships, The British bayk Joanna II
lairn grounded ST Cbpe Henry on Sat
lrdsy ni9h., aad yesterday had Il feet
# water in her hold. II
The Committee ofthe Tennessee Leg t
stature appointed to examine charges :
Il bribery in the recent election OF 1
State officials by the Leg ialsture, met
u Sa urday and examined several wit
lesses, Eone Of whom knew that any
member had sold or offered to sell his
eat.
Sitting Bull, with 70 lodges, 10 re-
ported to have reached Woody Noun
ain, In Canada, on the 27th nit. The
canadian authorities refused to re-
,eive the Indians, but have not adop.
ed any measures to compel them to .
'eturn,
George c. Mitzell, aged 35 years, &
iergeaut at marines on the training
ihp Saratoga al Baltimore, committed ,
'uicjde on Saturday morning, by TAX Z
ug laudaIum. He had Sb8eDtei hun :
.eIf from the ship, and reward was +,
,fered for his arrest.
Sara Bernhardt gave seven perform {
Iuces in New Orleans last week, her =
gross receipts being Sl7,2l4. She was
ndigposed Friday and did not play \
'ut appeared twice on Saturday.
one more ineifsc.ual ballot for U. S.
senator was taken, in joint convention,
1t Harrisburg, on Saturday. 1t stood: v
3eAver, 81; Wallace 81; Bayne, As;
catering 5.
1t is reported thOt Congressman Fer.
laL do Wood, Of New York, is very o
lex At the Hot Springs, in Arkause.