Daily Republican., 1881-06-17
NEWS FLASHES.
WHAT THE WIRES BRING FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
DisembSweIed by q Piston Rod
kilied by a Deputy Marshal
Cowboys Seekin Revenge.

"o iloIh, virginia, dlItlupleu NeSter'
day, to cross the piston rcd, and was
caught by the rod and disembowelled.
He died on the spot. Henry Lane, a
bank clerk, OF New York, was drowned
in the city reservoir at Elizabeth, New
Jersey, on Wednesday evening, by fall
ing into the water in a tit. jeremiah
Lonsover had his head cut off by a
freight train at Deans Station, New
jersey, on Wednesday night.
The suit Of the wife Of Elkins,a we'll
known artist, in Chicago. against sa-
loon keeper, named Cudney, for S2O,-
900 damages, Tor selling her husband
liquor and assisting in ending his ca.
reer in an inehriato asylum, resulted
yesterday IN the discharge Of the Jury
!or failure To agree. The trial lasted
zen days. II was in evidence that the
work Of Elkir'S brush. when he was
sober, was wcr Ii about $50 per day.
The Adams White Lead Company
Works, near Baltimore, Were destroyed
yesterday by tire Loss $4,000. The
ire is attributed to the spontaneous
combustion Of liuseed oil. Papineau's
terday. Loss $50, 900. Fifteen houses
and 1000 cords Of wood at Kingsley :
Falls, Quebec, belonging to the Grand
Trunk Railway, were burned yesterday.
A man, named Larkin, was shot dead
by his cousin, George S. Larkin, a
Deputy L. S. Marshal, while resisting
arrest for violation of the revenue
laws, near ROgerSvile, Tennessee, on
Wednesday afternoon. Geo. 5. Larkin
was arrested and large in the Rogers
vile Jail. AS threats of lynchiug were
made the Governor ordered a guard for
the jail.
II is reported from Tnrsnn. Arizona.
that seventy cowboys, well armed and
rQuippe0, have l-It " llouu, IN tuat Ter
ritory, to attack FrintarcS, in Chihua-
hua, in revenge for the killing Of sew
aral OF their comrades in that village
about three weeks ago. The Mexican
authorities hav" been warned, and will
resist the expected assault.
a passenger train on the Schuylkill
and Lehigh railroad was thrown from
she track on Wednesday by a large log
which had been placed on the rails by
some unknown villain. The engine was
completely wrecked Charles Matthews,
the fireman, was killed, and The engi-
N"er and several passengers We're ill
jured.
1t is stated "authoritively" by a
Washington evening paper that CuSto-
dian Pitney, Of the Treasury Depart
ment, will retire at the close of this
month and be succeeded by General L.
w. Whitaker. The latter was chief of
staff to General Custer during the war,
and is now real estate agent in Wash
ington.
The Democratic State Convention of
Iowa met yesterday in Des Moines.
Colonel f. b. Fem, of Story county,
was chosen temporary chairman. W.
A. Shaw, of Fremont, was chosen per-
lnanent chairman, and ticket was
nominated headed by l.. &. Kinnc, OF
Tama county, for Governor.
The United States steamer Constella.
tion sailed from Annapolis yesterday,
with the first and second classes of
cadet midShipmen on board. The
Standish, with the first class Of cadet
engineers, and the Mayhower, with the
second class, sailed ON Tuesday,
II. j. kimball, Director General of
the International Cotton Exchange to
be held at Atlanta next fall, left that
city on Wednesday evening, for the
North and West. He will address the
Cotton Exchanges in New York, Boston,
Chicago St. Louis, Louisville and Nash
vile.
The ship Hugu"not, of Boston, from
Ilo IlO for New York, was abandoned
1t sea on the 27th ult All hands were
,avad. At last accounts the captain
was at SUurahava. The vessel was of
1881 tons register, and built in 1863.
War has broken ont between the
Sioux and CrecS, the latter resisting the
westward advance OF the former. In a
battle fought recently, near Woody
Manitoba, twenty-eight of
.he Sioux were killed.
At noon yesterday, John GriScom, the
Chicago faster, weighed 17l3i pounds, a
oSs of q of a pound during twenty-four
hours, III which he drank - ounces of
water. His pulse W $ G6, respiration
ID, temperature 9S 81.
A colored man named RuSe, charged
with feloniously asSaulting a whitegirI,
was taken from the Jail at Weston, Mis-
souri,, on Tuesday night and lynched
After being hanged his head was cut off
md thrown into the Missouri river.
John Cummings, Of Licking county,
ohio, was yesterday fired s. and costs
'or having punished his child by ''pnt-
ing % split stick, with II tack in it, on
is tongue.
In Montreal, yesterday, Judge Dngas
'pointedly alluded from the bench to
he prevalence of perjury by parties
oming before him. -
Edward Gilroy, of Scott, Pa, was
eizet. with cramp and drowned yester-
Law while swimming across pond. lie
vas an expert swimmer.
Richard Campbell, q well-to' do far
ner of Clayton, New Jersey, has been
Missing from his home since the 10Th |
nSt., aud il is feared he has been made
way with.
The first annual examination Of the
,unils of til" Indian Training School Of
carlisle, Prnna., took place Yesterday.
\ surprising progress was shown by the
ndim children. I
President and Mrs. Garfield intend to
% to Long Branch tomorrow morning
he President will remain at Long
}ranch for few days: Mrs Garfield for
everal weeks.
The difference between the PittSburg
Dispatch and its compoSitcrs regarding
wages have been settled, and the old
,rinters have resumed work.
The commencement exercises of
Iranklin and Marshall Colege at Ian
aster, took place yesterday. There were
8 graduates
On the morning of April 25th a whirl-
Wind il Vandura, Chill, wrecked block
f buildings, and killed and injured
veral persons.
Juan Montorea, a murderer, was
yuahed by amobin Taus county, New
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