Daily Republican., 1881-05-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
NEWS FROM THE FOUR QUAR-.
TERS OF THE UNION.
Imprisoned for rCOntempt-W Wree Il /.
ing Of British Steasner-Fatal
Quarrei-COnyicted or MUIR.
der-Other Items.

4uarrei-CORvicfed or MUIR.
der-Other Items.
Riley Gale, T.. r. Spares and b. F.
Bourne, Of the Justices Court Of Scot
land county, Missouri, refused short
time ago, under the ruling of the State
supreme Court, to levy IL special tax to
satisfy Judgment obtained in the
tnited States Circuit Court against
Scotland county in favor Of the holders
Of railroad bonds issued by that collnty.
The offending Justices We're sentenced
in st. Louis ON Saturday to three
months imprisonment for contempt.
The British steamer Ganoe, from
MatanzaS for Boston, was run into by
the British steamer Pembroke and sank
IN Boston Bay, last Friday evening,
during thick weather One OF the
GanoS' crew was drowned. The vessel
and cargo, which are sunk in deep
water were valued at $4,000 The
Pembroke, which was outward uound,
was damaged in the bow and had to
put back for repairs.
John Murphy and Thomas Fitzgerald.
being drunk, Quarrelled in Nurphy'S
house, near the river front, in Washing
ton, late on Saturday night, aud Fitz-
gerald was badly beaten. Yesterday
FitZgerald'S body was taken from the
river 1t is supposed that, after the
beating, he walked t. the river to wash
his hands and fed in, or thar, being
stupefed, he walked into the water from
! the wharf.
Tie Jury in the case of Charles f.
King, on trial in st. Louis last week.
for the murder Of Mrs. DrocmSey, in
1875, returned verdict, on Saturday,
OF murder in the first degree. All the
| jurymen Joined in n petition to the Gov
ernor to commute the sentence 10 i'm
prisonment for life. 1t is Kings fifth
trial and second conviction. His
| counsel will move new trial.
President Garfield and Secretaries
Blaine, Window and Kirkwood have
accepted the invitation to particip pate in
the Decoration Day ceremonies ut
Gettysburg. Governor Hoyt and both
Houses of the State Legislature will
also attend. Hon. Julius c. Burrows,
Of Michigan, will deliver the orNrion.
At Uniontown Penna., on Saturday
morning, Il. n, Paisley, superintendent
Of the Stewart Iron Company's coke
works was attacked by three men,
| knocked SGn>elrsS, and robbed OF il
satchel containing $4,000, which he was
taking to pay the hands. The robbers
escaped in PaisleT's wagon.
Joseph Castroni, a "motlel" by pro-
| fession, was arrested in Boston on Fri
dry for challenging Dir. John DiXweu
70 fight a duel The provocation arose
| from some newspaper articles rejecting
Upon al artist named Cdratd, Of which
DiXwell was supposed TO be the au-
| thor.
The only liquor saloon in Lampoc,
Santa Barbara county, California, was
blown 10 pieces by bomb last Satur-
| day night. Lalnpoc is :; temperance
/ colony" and this is the second saloon
which has been destroyed with gun
powder here.
The Office Of u. FahneSt0ck \ Co.,
| brokers, in Baltimore, was robbed on
saturday morning Of so, 500 in bonds
by an unknown thief. The bonds had
been placed behiu,. "A screen, and were
taken without attracting attention
The members of the Simpson M-tho-
dist Episcopal Church Of Brooklyn
New York, yesterday raised $lo,0o0
towards lesSening the debt Of So, 900 re-
manning upon their church. The edi-
fee cost Sl3l,o00,
The failure Of the WaukrSha County |
Manufacturing Company,of WaukeSha,
Wisconsin, is reported, with liabilities
amounting to 500, ,0O0, and assets valued |
at S42O, 600. The company ManufaC-
tured woolen goods.
Four carpenters fell from a Scat1,old |
near Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, ON /
Saturday afternoon, One Of them,
named John Burkalew, WAS killed;
another named KinSey, was believed |
to be fatally injured.
George Rose and Fanny ShHnN"r. aged
reSpectivelv II and r. years WHO had .
runaway from CoulterviIle, F"nna.. TO |
better their condition. were arrested |
in Cincinnati, on Saturday. The girl
had obtained work.
1t is STATED that, after Il consultation
with their friends al Vice President
ArthurS house, yesterday afternoon,
Senators CoMkling and Piatt decided to
become candidates for rc-etrct!on
Colonel Edwin \. Oshnml, u well
known cX Confederate officer, was yes
ter,lav ordained as an Episcopal min
lister by Bishop Lyman, a Christ
Church, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ex-postnaster Boyd, Of EouIton,
was arrested there on Saturday nIGh,
for robbing the mails. Letters c"lltaln-
ing money were found upon hi1n. and
he confessed his guilt.
Several new cases Of Snlail-po%, ap- +
npared in Wilkesbarrc on Saturday,
and the erection of a hospital about ON" .
mile from the city is being hurried 10 {
completion.
smallpox appeared in u family in
New Brunswick, New Jersey, and their
house had been placarded by the Board
Of Health.
II. S. District Attorney Lnrtz was
seriously injured by a runaway accident
at Rawley Springs, Virginia, last Fri
day.
Republican meetings 10 sustain the
Administration, were held in Buffalo,
Eondout and Glen Cove, New York, on
Saturday night.
Colonel Gardner A. Sage, Of New
York, has given $4,000 to the Theolo-
sical Seminary at New Brunswick New
Jersey.
Archbishop Purcell, Of Cincinnati is
reported to be steadily sinking. 1t is
thought he cannot live many days.
A number of the ministers in Brooks
lyn, New York, yesterday used the re-
vised Testament in reading Scripture (
passages. -,
Ex-senator Bruce will enter to-day
upon his official duties as Register OF
the Treasury.
-A-AR-- l.
Slight Paralytie stroke.
Ex-Sheriff James Armstrong, Front
L Il Al kyfTn