Daily Republican., 1881-12-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
EXTRA SESSION OF the LOUISI.
ANA LEGISLATURE.

A Number OF Fatal Accihents-Es
cape Of q CODvict-Rising OF
western Rivers-Atielnpl
to hob Coach.
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another extra session of the Legislature
OF that State, to begin on Monday next
and continue ten days. The object of
the session is to complete the untin-
ishnd business of "Ghe present extra
session" and to pass license and reve-
nue. bills and u bill to convert all mon
eys in the hands of fiscal agents into
L, ). bonds; also to provide for the
payment Of the members and employees
Of the General Assembly.
Dr. j. G. Stilinan, OF North Pownal,
Vermont, WAS killed by being thrown
from his wagon at that place early yes
terday norning. Am brOse Griffin was
killed yesterday in the Baltimore mine,
at Wilkesbarre. Henry Thompson was
fatally injured by the bursting of a
grindstone in the American Shear
Works at Woodbury., Connecticut.
Edward Goodrich. aged II years, was
killed in Wooster, Massachusetts,
while attempting to board q moving
train.
James w. Miller, one of the Catfish
robbers, who was sentenced in August
last to seven years in the Western Pen
itentiary, escaped from that place yes
terday. He concealed himself in a box
supposed to contain boots and shoes for
a iirm in PittsDurg. When the wagon
reached the Suspension bridge he
Jumped from the box and ran away.
The Licking river, in Kentucky, had
risen yesterday morning ten feet above
the level OF the previous evening, and
continued rising vt the rate of SIX
inches per hour. The Kentucky Cen
tra Railroad bridge at Cynthiana was
swept away by the flood on Wednesday
night.
w. j. Brown, bookkeeper of the
Poughkeepsie National Bank, was ar.
rested yesterday, for completely IN Hal
loway's embezzlement. Holloway is
still in the hospital, but a warrant is
ready for his arrest when he shall have
sufficiently recovered.
An attempt was made yesterday to
rob the mail coach on the mountains
between Helfenstein and Doutyville.
The driver battled the robbers by urg.
ing the horses forward, and a number
of shots were fired at him, one bullet
passing through his hat and coat.
The house of Mrs. Mather, at Nor.
wood Park, near Chicago, was entered
on Wednesday morning by three mask
ed ruttians, who stole $50 in money and
a quantity of valuable jewelry, and
bruLally maltreated Mrs. Mathcr, her
daughter and "a lady visitor.
A fire at Fort Valley, Georgia, early
Yesterday morning, destroyed Bying-
ions Hotel, ten stores and dwelling,
causing loss of about $4,000. The
Gulf Ice factory and the Taragona The
atre in Pensacola, were burned on We'd
nesday night.
DR.. Hugh Nelson, of Baltimore, has
been arrested in Chicago and lodged IL
iail to answer charge Of malpractice
resulting in the death Of his victim
He is also under an indictment,for mai
practice not attended with fatal results
in Baltimore.
William II. Cartrell was drowned
by breaking through the ice at Worccs
ter, Massachusetts, Oh Wednesday. NV,
boys named Dcuuay and DooIey, aged
and years, were drowned by break
ing through the ice on pond in Provi'
deuCc.
Postmaster General James has gont
to New York. Nh. Howe telegraphed
from Wisconsin that he will arrive IN
Washington and assume the duties o
the Postmaster Generalship between th'
lst and 9th Of January.
Charles Il. Ray, Chairman OF the
Commissioners OF Water and Sewerage
at st. John, New Bruins wick, is report
ed TO have abSconded, but leaving hi!
accounts "all right" His predecessor
Lockhart, embezzled $50, 900.
The Washington Star reports, sol
! good authority" that the court martha
| in the case of Whitaker found that ht
was guilty of cutting his own ears, an'
that the findings were approved by th'
Judge Advocate General.
MANY postmasters having cOmplaine
of Inconvenience and loss OF revenue
under tie present system Of partial pre-
payment of postage on tirst.class mat
ter. the question Of its abolition /
mooted in the Post Office Department
The High School building at Snov
Spring, Georgia, was destroyed ,on We'd
nesday night, by an incendiary fire
| Coal oil was poured on the floors T.
make the building burn faster.
| have reached the conclusion tha
American ladies are the best vocallsts
|-Strakosch. Its no wonder, ism Dr
Bulls Cough Syrup manufactured II
this country?
President Arthur and Secretary Lin
coin left Washington yesterday morn
ing, the former for New York, the latte
for Chicago. The President will retnrI
co Washington about the Both inst.
Edward Sanders, convicted OF mur
der in the second degree, for KILN
Mary Seymour, at Lancaster, Penn
was sentenced yesterday to ii year
and 9months Imprisonment in thepenl
tentiary.
Gray forge pig iron was advanced t
S26 per ton in Pttsburg yesterday. I'M
| an advance of 81 within three day
and s.. 50 within 80 days.
Rain has been falling for three day
CONTINUOUSLY at Cincinnati, and az
structive flood is reported III the Ohl
river and its tributaries.
Six hundred shoemakers in Hende
sons factory, at Chicago, struck o
Wednesday against reductlon
wages.
Booths Theatre in New York, ha
inst been sold for $500, 900. 1t is to
converted into dry goods store mex
summer.
The wife of ex.Justice Swayne,
the United States Supreme Cour'
died yesterday morning, in Washing
ton.
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public Sales.
Mcssrs. l. w. Stidham 4 Son sold NJ pu'
lie sale. on Tuesday last, Tor Evans fehhln
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