Daily Republican., 1881-10-20
ALL AROUND.
PROTECTION FOR COMPETENT
ENGINEERS DEMANDED.
Cnusc Of Nellie Wright's Death
Tho Western FiOOds -- The
Broken Rail Asain.

About twenty-five civil engineers
frsin different parts of the State are in
session in Harrisburg to take steps to.
ward securing the passage OF an ACT
"for the protection of competent engi.
neera rom uNe encroachmenss OF the ul.
educated class who have not been prop
erly schooled in the 3cienee." MIR.
Denpster, Of Allegheny, has been elec.
ted President and Charles K. Billin, OF
Philadelphia, Secretary.
Five ears of q passenger train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Eail-
road, were thrown FROM the track at
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, at o'cl pck yes
terday morning, by a broken rail. The
smoking Car, flied with rmlgrants, and
ona passenger coach went down an en-
bankmeut nearly 20 feet and into Lake
Pewaukee, where iJ is abCnt three feet
in depth. Fifteen persons were in. n.Mred,
three severely.
There was fight between Mexicans
and Indians at Villa de Bonsventura,
Mexico, on September 10Th, in which
the Mexicans were deteateiy and one of
them was wounded The Indian loss
is unknown. The Indians incluled a
remnant of yictoria's baud led by Vic
torla's brother, and they have four cap
tives, whose ages range from from to
IL years, nearly all from New Mexico.
The coroners jury in the case Of
Nellie Wright, whose body was found
IN the Erie Cana, near Albion, New
York, on the lst inst, have found that
her death was caused by strychnine,
administrated by herself while suffer-
ing gr sat mental distress. In the opin-
ion of the jury tho body was placed III
the ca nal by Frederick L. Hopkins, the
betrayer OF the girl. Hopkins has been
held in $500 bail.
The floods in the West continued yes
terday. AT DuDuque the river was
more than ~ rect above low water
mark, the railroad tracks on the river
front were submerged, and the levee
was almost covered. Four miles be-
low Warsaw, Illinois, the levee has
broken, and much damage is expected.
The water was several iuches higher
than during the spring and autumn
floods.
The Republican Senatorial Conven
tion at Utica, New York, consisting of
delegates from Madison, Herkimer and
Oswego counties, took its eighty second
Intellectual ballot yesterday afternoon.
There are three candidates before the
conventinn, each OF whom mas received
ten votes on eacn ballot since the Con-
veL tion INST, last week.
A violent hurricane ragged at Maza-
tian, Mexico, from noon to sunset OF
September 10th Several vessels in the
harbor were damaged and German
bark was totally wrecked. Three hun
dred houses were demolished, and it is
reported that 500 people were drowned
| by freshests III the neighboring towns
Andrew and Joseph komy Quarrelled
yesterday atAllentown.andAnur was
struck ON the head with j. piece OF iron
by the Other and fatally wounded
| William B1len was shot dead by Geo
Smith, in ID quarrel neac Stauntun, Viz
ginia, on Tuesday.
i The trial Of Henry Rumberger, fol
the murder Of Daniel TrOutman, neal
Harrisburg, resulted last evening in a
verdict OF murder IN the first degree.
His alleged accomplice, Frank Rum.
berger, is now being tried.
The scooner Criterion, which left
Baltimore six days ago for Yorktown,
| with fireworks, for use in the ceebra'
ton, has not peen heard fro IN, and it is
feared she has been lost. She had a
crew Of six men.
A telegram from Hartford reports
scme uneasiness there over the non.
arrival at Yorktown of the steamer
Charlstown, due yesterday noon; with
Governor Brigelow and military, NUN
berlng in all 600 souls.
The heavy black drapery which had
,hrouded the Government buildings in
Washington since the death of presi
dent GARFIELD, was all removed yester
day afternoon.
The annual session of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers opened
Yesterday in Baltimore. Several hun
dred deleg ties were preseZt from tht
United States and Canada.
-Four children OF AlOnZo Potter, Of
Mercer Bottom, West Virginia. died d
days ago from the effect OF a vermitugt
bought by their father at a country
store.
First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Tyner has returned to Washington. He
says he has not received any letter from
the President contemplating his resig.
nation"
By an explosion of fire-damp in a
mine near Elizabeth, Penna., on Tues
day evening Patrick Plunkett vas
killed and three OTHER miners were
severely njnred
The total receipts for the Michigan
relief Fund, i'll New York, to date are
$l06.972.