Daily Republican., 1881-09-09
YESTERDAYS SUMMARY.
An ATROCIvUS MURDER OF AN
AGED MAN IN CECIL COUNTY.
Work Of the Fire Flend-Pennsyl.
vania Republican State Con-
ventiOn Cutting Railroad.
Fares-Other Items OF
Interest,

The body of Nicholas Voelker; an
aged man, who had been most of his
life a resident of Philadelphia, was
found on Wednesday in the Elk River,
about twelve miles from Elkton, Mary
land. There was d chain around his
neck, with an ar chor attached, and the
skull was crushed in. William Arrant,
who rents Voelker's place, and lived in
the same house with him, has been ar
rested for the murder. He and the
murdered man had quarrelled frequent
ly, and there is evidence that Noelker
was killed in the stock yard, and his
body dragged to the ri er by a horse.
Blood stains it is said, were also found
Oh Arraut's clothing.
The slaughter house occupied by
Libby, Mcneil & Libby, at the stock
yards in Chicago, was destroyed by tire
yesterday morning. The loss is esti.
mated at $4,000. Several hundred
men are thrown out of employment by
this fire. II. NJ. Hempey x Sons plan
ing mill, in Cleveland, Ohio, was uam-
aged by fire on Wednesday night to the
extent of about $40 900. Seventy-fve
men are thrown out Of work in conse-
quence. A fire in Buffalo, New York,
early yesterday morning, destroyed the
planning mill and oil tank factory of
Plumley & Son, and damaged an ad
joining boarding stable. Loss, S26 900.
The fire is attributed to inCendiarlSm.
The cutting of rates from Chicago to
New York AID Boston by the Wander
bilt, Pennsylvania, Grand Trunk, and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, is kept
up. Yesterday the Grand Trunk road
announced that it would sell tickets to
Buffalo for s., and to New York, via
Buffalo or Boston, with two days OFT in
Boston, for So also, round trip tickets
from Chicago to Boston and return, good
for thirty days, Tor $40.
The Republican State Convention
met yesteruayin Harrisburg, and NOM
mated ). M. Bailey, OF Fayttte county,
TOR Treasurer on the first ballot. He
received lJ1 votes, to 81 for Davies.
The resolutions adopted apr rove the
administration Of President Garfield
and tender their sympathy in his pres
ent suffering; declare for protection to
American industry, and approve the
administrator of Governor Hoyt.
Stephen S. Foster, prominent anti
slavery, prohibition and woman rights
agltator, died yesterday, at Worcester,
Massachusetts, aged { / years Mr.. Eos
ter was the husband of Abby Kelly, and
the author OF work entitled " The
Brotherhood of Thieves, true picture
of the American church and clergy
General Grant yesterday attended the
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion at Bloom
ington, Illinois, and received tremen-
dous ovation" After the grand review
the horses were unhitched from his car
riage, and enthusiastic soldiers pulled
the vehicle to tle camp headquarters.
Yesterday was observed as day OF
prayer for the President in the States OF
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts
and Maine. Governor BigeioW, of Con
necticut, has designated Tuesday, the
18th instant, as day OF prayer :or the
President in that State.
A banquet was given At It'.aca, New
York yesterday, 20 fifty year residents
of the county. A large staud contain.
ing the speakers and three hundred
aged guests gave way and fell to the
ground, injuring four persons, but none
tatal J.
The L. s. Fish commission steamer
Lookout arrived at Gloucester, Mass,
on Wednesday, for a pilot, and after en-
gaging one sailed again for Eastport to
investigate the salmon fishery.
The captain of the brig Mary A. kes-
ter, which arrived at st. John, New
Foundland, on Wednesday, reports
having seen square-rigged vessel
ashore on Blonde Rock three miles
south of Seal Island.
In the absence from Washington Of
Secretary Eunt, Rear Admiral Nichlos
is discharging the duties of the S'cre-
tary of the Navy.
The annual session oi the America Il
Surgical Association, Prof. s. D. Gross,
of Philadelphia, presiding will begin
at Coney Island on the 18th inst.
George W. Curtis delivered an adj
dress on Civil Service Reform before
the Science Association at Saratoga
last evening.
Elias Rhodes, an emp oye of the
Reading Railroad, was killed yester-
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