Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
NEW RB0ISTER OF WILLS FOE
WAsHINGrON,
Another Western ntorm-Ark ansas
Outl awrv-The Spraugues-
Items of Interest, kc.

a yesterday, the commission Of Fl. j
Ramsdell, the newly appointed Regis
It. ter Of Wills for the District of Colum
bia, was presented; also his bond, ap
proved by Chief Justice Carter. Judg,
! Hagner thereupon administered th,
! oath of Office to Mr.. Ramsdell, and Col
Webster, the retiring Register, turned
over the papers of the Office to his sue
cessor, but under protest, and said tht
question as to his tenure would he rails
ed hereafter.
Another severe storm, accompanied
BY thunder and lightning, prevailed, on
Thursday night, in Wisconsin and Dor.
tions Of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
Many buildings were struck by light.
ming, there were several washouts on the
railroads, and the crops were ruined in
localities. At Amboy, Illinois, a flour
mill was consumed by lightning; loss,
$4,000. At Richmond, Indiana, George
Rambo was killed by Lightning while
crossing field.
j. l.. w. Matthews, editor of the
Fourche Valley Times, who was some
weeks since ordered by "select" gang
of rufflans to quit Perry county, Arkan-
sas, was shot in front of his office on
Thursday night, and died soon after
The assassin was seen running away
after the shot was fired, but he was not
recognized. Judge Harris was served
with notice at his residence the same
night. warning him to leave the county.
The Sprague matter was further COM
plicated yesterday by an attachment of
the real estate of the Chidnick Com
pany by William King n Sons, cotton
dealers, on claim of $500, 900. Mr..
Chaffee, the trustee Of the Sprague
estate, "has decided that the mills and
print works must stop as soon as stock
in process is run out - also that tue
various parcels of property shall be ad
vertised for sale.
Two suits have been begun, by the
Denver and New Orleans Railroad
Company and Mr.. Evans, President of
that Company, against the Denver
Tribune Company, for publishing al
legged slanderous attacks on the rail-
road company and it's management.
1t is charged that these attacks were in
spired by the Denver and Mo Grande
railway interest. The suits are for |
500, 900 each.
The Postmas,er-General has issued an |
order declaring that the failure of any |
postmaster to make out and forward to
the Auditor Of the Treasury his quarter
ly accounts, Immediately after the close
of every quarter, as required 10y Sec
tion 1854 of the Revised Statutes, will,
unless promptly and satisfactorily OK
planned, be regarded as sufficient cause
for removal from Office
In the National Educational Associa-
ton at Atlanta, yesterday, Senator
Brown, of Georgia, delivered an adj
dress on the Educational Interests in
the SOUTH Att.r appointing com
mittee to arrange for representation at
the International Educational Congress
in Boston, the association adjourned to
meet in Saratoga.
Great excitement has been caused in
and adjacent Territories by
jhe discovery Of copper and silver bear
ny ore near Fort Laramie. The argen.
ittrOus district, which is a belt six
niles wide, swarms with prospect"rs,
md the ste OF a town, to be- called
1altviile. is laid ont. The surface as
ays are reported to vary from $40 to
$50 per ton.
A man named Gathering was shot c
md mortally wounded by Robert Cos
clio while ploughing in field near n
arkansas City, Arkansas, on Thursday
'ostell" suspected Gathering Of having Il
to,en some of his hogs. Costello, his
lephew and his brother-in.law are un- II
er arrest.
A freight train on the Chicago and .
I northwestern Railroad was thrown
rom the track near Waukegan, yeSter- =
ay morning, by Il washout. The en- c
ine and seven ears plunged into ditch.
DIV ard fluXus, "a brakeman, was kill fl
d, and TWO other train hALus Were $
lightly injured.
Henry y. Reese, OF Baltimore, was u
un over and killed yesterday by a train
+ Maplolla Statiun, on the Phil;luei-
hia, Wilmington n Baltimore Rail v
Dad. George l.eaman was fatally in-
lred by h freight TRAIN near Goruons- "
lille, renna., yesterday morning. II
The Caled"nian games, in Toronto, on
thursday were Largely attended The u
My notable event was the throwing
the heavy stone by A. a. Mcdonald ~
Belleville, Ontario, who scored 40 il
'et ! inches, the best ON record in
.merca. u
Three bows, aged from to T. years, &c
ere drowned yesterday, while bathing
| Fail River, and one eleven year-old y
III of Hen. NJ. II. Cushing was dr0wn- st
1 while bathing at Mildl.boro, Massa.
llsetts. Ia
Hill & Son, paper manufacturers of IN
rnmeut They suffered from fire a H.
" weeksagu. Their liabilities are re- n
1rted u. $loo, noU ; assets near!y the of
tme.
The Missouri, Pacific and Wabash w
liroad companies have leased the st. "a ,n
ous bridge for 99 years. The terms
the lease have not tran-pired, but it h,
said the bridge will continue to be ye
,erated as heretofore. st
Henry Haley Il Co., salt manutac-
Irers, Of Yarmouth and ST. John, New e, e.
runswick, have made an as ignnent. ~ rs
heir liabilities and assets are reported of
about Si0, 900 each.
Colonel Anthony p. Kerr, we'll Gil
l"wn farmer residing near Port .jer- a,
3, Ne" York was tralupied to death, In
few days ago, by 4 VICIOUS horse. He
ts TO years OF age. i,
The electric light has been successful 70
introduced into Springfield, Illinois. fo m
is proposed to light Aurora, III the
mo State, by electric lights upon tall in
III pillars. to-
I. NJ. Baxter & Co., operators in AZ AZ
ain and provision, in Chicago, and in to
ain and stocks III New YORK, are re- ,
r e.i so have failed. Their liabilities ca
Z not given. av
The Boston Advertiser contradicts ast mt
. r,llnor that the Pennsylvania Com til,
ny has secured control Of the Toledo,
,lphos and Burlington Narrow Gauge tn,
lilrOad. 70
Tho Hanuhliran State tnn ventiOu of r.