Daily Republican., 1881-10-22
NEWS ALL AROUND.
A MURDEKER PAINTS WHEN HE
HEARS THE VERDlCT.
Work OF the Flames-'The O6lc nj
Vote Of Uinci n nati-The lost bal.
loon Eound-Other items OF
Interest.

olLJ loI JllC VI AL
May last, resulted last evening in a
verdict of murder in the first degree.
The crime was one Of unusual atrocity.
When the verdict was announced the
prisoner uttured a loud cry, and fell
,enseless TO the iloor. When he recov-
cred he was removed to his cell
A fire at Lyuchburg, Virginia, last
night, destroyed the store Of Lrcado Il
Urquhart, and a mum her Of ether build
ings, the Norfolk and Western Railroad
depot, a number of freight cars, some of
them loaded with tobacco, and part OF
the trestIe work of the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad The loss is esti.
mated at $l5O,M0. 1t is supposed the
fire was started by an incendtary.
The official vote of Hamilton county,
which includes Cincinnati. gives ma.
jorities for the Republican State officers
ranging from 1879 to 4IoJ, the latter
being for Longworth for Supreme
Judge. Fosters majority for Governor
is Biol. Devcreaux, the only Democrat
elected on the Legislative ticket has 332
majority.
Professor King and the Signal service
officer, who isf, Chicago in a balloon
last week, have been heard from. The
balloon landed on Friday Of last week
in thick forest, 10 miles above Chippe.
wa Falls, Wisconsin, and the balloonists
were five days in swamp suffering
great hardships.
The troops and other visitors at York
town are on the homeward turn, and it
is thought all the troops will have left
the place o-day. Governor Ludlow, Of
New Jersey has ready reached Tren-
ton, but his staff remain with the New
jersey Battalion, which will leave
Washington for home tonight.
a construction train on the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad was thrown from
the track six toiles nor h Of Chambers
burg, Ponna., on Thursday night, by
pieces OF tim her which had been wedged
in the caJtle guards by some unknown
villains. Charles Sheckels, tue con-
ductor, was fatally lojureA.
1t is reported from the interior of
British Columbia that not one fourth of
| the crops there will be saved, the wheat
and barley "beins frozen as they
stand" The season has been the most
inciement known since the set.lement
of the country by the whites.
While e. T. Ferry and wife were out
riding on horseback near Park City,
Utah, on Thursday, Mrs. Ferry's horse
fell aud rolled over upon ber, crushing
her 80 badly that she died soon after.
Mr.. Ferry is brother OF Senator Ferry
Of Michigan.
| Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
had n long i'll erview with the Presi-
dent yesterday afternoon relative to his
suggested retirement trem office. No
conclusion, it is said, was reached, and
another interview will take place upon
the subject.
President Arthdr, Secretaries Hunt.
Blaine aud Lincoln, and Postmaster
General James raturn9d to Washington
yesterday from Yorktown. The French
and German visitors with assistant
Secretaries Hit and Walker will re-
turn from Richmond to-day.
The body of President Garfield will
to-day be removed from the public re-
reiving vault, in Lake View Cemetery,
Cleveland to the finest private vault in
the grounds, there to remain until the
completion of the crypt, where it will
permanently repose.
| In the U. S. Court at San Antonio,
Texas, on Thursday night, Albert
Smith was convicted of robbing the
Lackberry mail coach and senten ceh to
the penitentiary for 90 years. The trial
of his accomplices was to have begun
yesterday.
The furniture stere Of John S. Gray
bill, at Mii!ln, Pa, was robbed early
yesterday morning OF Soin money and
notes to the amount of S4500. After
daylight imost Fof the notes were found
on the opposite bank of the river.
Dennis Shea, arrested in Boston on
Wednesday night for highway rob
berry committed In Worcester, was in
id!3,ed and arraigned in the latter city
yesterday, pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced TO six years imprisonment.
The teasers, tille:s in and mixers al
all the glass factories at Pittsburg have
given notice that unless they receive an
advance of Is per cent. they will strike
The manufacturers say they will not
give the advance.
The President yesterday sent the
nominations Ofa number Of postmas-
ters to the Senate, among them John f.
Ten Brock, at Perth Amboy, and j.
p. Cowperthwait, at Toms River, New
iJersey.
Hanlan is in training for his coming
race with Ross, and says he "never felt
better in his life" Ross objects to hav-
ling the race at St. Louis, and the
place has not been finally determined
upon.
The departure of the Governor Gener.
al of Canada for England has been
postponed until the arrival at Ottawa
Of General McDougall, who is expected
there in about two weeks.
Lizzie Kelley, 22 years Of age, COM
mitted suicide by drowning herself in
the canal at Recalling on Thursday
niuht. Domestic trouble Is supposed to
be the cause,
Thomas Ward was killed, his broth er
Jonn was fatally injured, and two other
men received severe injuries by fall
of top coal at the Mahanoy City Collie
ry yesterday morning.
The Jury in the case ofFrank Rum
berger, on trial at Harrisburg for the
murder of rroutman, rendered YER
dict last evening, of murder in the first
degree.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Raum left Washington Yesterday morn
ing for Fairfax Court House, Virginia,
to address Readjuster meeting.
Emanuel Ettinger, under sentence of
death for the murder OF Gretchen
Kuutzlar, died yestarday in the jail at
Middleburg Penna.
The Gland Jury at Washington yes
terday indicted Captain H. W. How
gate for embezzling 100000 from the
Government.
General Grant a arrived in Washington
last night, and is staying with General
Deale.
The Post-ofioe at Peekskill, New
York, was robbed OF $l5o0 in money and