The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-15
DoMEsrIc.MIscELLANY.
Death OF Fernando Wood. the Demo
cratic statesman-Railroa Ae-
eidents and CONGREGATIONS
The fight for the
Penn. senaforship

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Kent, Ohio: The residence and house
hold effects of Mr.. Kline, farmer, liv-
ing few miles east of here, burned on
Saturday and Mr.. Kline, seventy years
of age, perished in the flames.
Santa Barbara, CAL: In the trial of
Clarence Gray for killing Theodore
Glance, editor of the Press, the jury
was discharged, being unable to agree.
The defense claimed Clancy as the
agressor and the killing accidental.
st. Louis: A dispatch from Denison,
Texas, says: Some twenty retail shops,
saloons, etc., burned. last night. The
loss is not stated, but is said to be
pretty heavy.
Little Rock, Ark: Hon Fernando
Wood. member of congress from New
York, died at Hot Springs at 10 o'clock
last night.
Harrisburg: The. twenty seventh bal
lot for United States senator stood:
Bayne 80, Wallace 81, Beaver 27,
Shiras !, Phillips 1.
New York: The Times says of Stanley
Matthews nomination: Mr.. Hayes
nominee is not regarded as fair repre-
sentative of Ohio republicanism, as, in
deed, he is not of the republicanism of
any section of the country. Every
effort to discover reason for his ap-
pointment only results in disclosing
stronger reasons for the rejection of his
name.
Washineton: The house committee
on war claims agree to report favorably
to the house bill appropriating S103, 900
Tor the payments of the claims reported
allowed by the commissioners of claims
under congress, March 8, 1871. 1t en-
braces SO claims of persons residing in
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia.
New York: Tie Lake Erie and
Western railroad has followed the Penn
sylvania company's lead and put the
emigrant rates at the old figures of s14
from New York to Chicago.
Chicago: The trial of Annie MacKey,
for the murder of Dora Bell, was con-
cluded Saturday by the jury bringing in
q sealed verdict. The verdict was read
in court this morning aud found to be
for acquittal.
Cincinnati: The ENGINEER of a south
bound freight on the Cincinnati South
ern road when near Sloans Valley
Saturday night saw huge boulder on
the track. He reversed and called for
the brakes but too late. George Mar
chand, a young brakesman, promptly
answered the calls and in the wreck
was instantly killed. The engine and six
cars were thrown from the track.
Lafayette: The pay car of the Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis, st. Louis and
Chicago road collided yesterday after
noon at Mont Morency with passenger
train owing to the difference of the
time in the watches of the conductors.
Both trains were badly wrecked. Con-
ductor Heddinger of the pay car was
badly hurt about the head.
Cincinnati: The Queen City mallea-
BILE iron works, owned by j. II. Barger,
situated on Eastern avenue in the east
ern part of the city, burned this morn
ing. Loss from $500 to $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
Washington: The receipts from in
ternal revenue to-day were 1861, ,944;
customs, $9S7, ,2s6.
Ottawa: A company of infantry has
been detailed to enforce writs of judg-
ment against delinquent tax payers in
this county.
Galveston, Tex: A Ne,os special says:
A young man named Davis was killed
this evening near McDade by Dave
Carter and Johnnie Nash, who claim
that Davis was killed while resisting
arrest.