Daily Republican., 1881-04-11

| While number of laborers wer,
clearing snow from railroad track
near Bingham, Minnesota, on Thurs
uay night, al engine was ordered Il
make dash at snow bank, beyond
which the men were cutting, but nc
notice OF the order was given to thu
men. The engineer backed half a mil.
and ran at the snow, through which il
plunged to a second cut. The men wer.
oyertaken by the engine one Of them
named Ludwig Ludka, was killed
another, named August Bu~lastar, was
fatally injured, and three others su4
tanned some injuries.
At the meeting of the New England
Methodist Episcopal Conference If
| Worcester, Mass, on Saturday, rcsol2
tionS were adopted expressing the hope
that "a free ball lot and an honest count
would come out Of the deadlock in Con
gress, and warmly commenting the
earnest purpose Of President Garfield &c
make war on polyg amy"
At Convention of Rcadustrrs held
on Saturday In Harrisonburg, Virginia
John Panl, member of the Legislature
from that district, spoke in full appro-
val OF Senator Mahone'S course. Reso.
lutions were then adopted commenting
Mahone'S action in the Senate OF the
United States.
Thirty cases of smallpox were re,
ported in the Berks County Almshouse,
at Recalling, last night Most Of the
sick are children, and the disease is A
mild form Of varioloid. The sick will
be removed to n hospital to-day, and
every precaution taken To prevent the
spread Of the disease
William b. Alexander, DISCHARGED
post Office clerk at San Antonio, Texas,
has made an affidavit charging John G.
Manning, the Postmaster, with einbez-
element. Manning has been held tc
appear before the United States Com
missioner.
A fire in c. & G. Cooper 4 Company
engine and iron works. at Mount Yer,
non, Ohio, on Friday night, destroyed a
building used for storing of patterns
and eugines in stock, causing a loss OF
100000. The fire is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
Hattie Duell, the fasting girl of Iowa
City, is repOrsed to have yesterday
reached the tOrty-seVcnth day Of her
abstinence from food. She WAS hardly
able to swallow any water; her pulse
was very feeble and She was barely
alive.
The jury in the Riley case, in Austin,
Minnesota, rendered a verdict, on Sat
urday night, declaring Riley not guilty
of the alleged attempt to aSsassinate
Judge Sherman Page in August last.
Four inches Of snow fcll in northern
Virginia during Friday night. Il is the
third snow fall in that region within a
month"; and all farm work is delayed by
the unreasonable weather
The pulpitS Of the two Methodist
Episcopal Churches in Red Bank, New
Jersey, were filled, last evening, by
ColOred ministers, a colored conference
being in session there
General Martin Gary, n weI1-known
X-Cnntrderate officer and politician Of
South Carolina, died on Saturday morn
ing, at Edsetield, in that State, aged 10
years.
The name and fame Of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup are known throughout the
land, and everywhere it is relied upon
ts the specific for coughs and colds.
II. }. HarrisOn's elevator, at Burling-
ton, Iowa, was burned on Saturday
with 1900 bushels of flax
seed and $4,000 bushels Of grain
The ice in the St Lawrence river at
moved out yesterday, leaving
II large portion Of the river Openin front
that city.
Three stores, saloon and residence,
and a livery stable, in Delhi, Louisiana,
were burned on Saturday. LOSS $780,
BOO.
Lieutenant Governor HosEins, Of New
York is reported to be in dying coudi-
ion at lbahy.