Daily Republican., 1881-10-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
WATCHING nOVEMENI rs IN THE
STAR ROUTE CASES.
New Counterfeit n NOtes-An Island
observation-disclosures Ship De.
strOy ed by Flre-Other Items
OfIRtereSt.

terday morning, that it has been re
ported in the papers that counsel fol
defence in the Star Route cases intend
Ell to move to quash the information
filed last Friday. He asked that before
any motion was heard by Court two
days notice of the fact should be given
to the counsel for the Government, and
especially to Colonel Cook, the assist
ant attorney in the Star route cases.
The order asked was granted by Justice
Cox.
Two new counterfeit notes, executed
by pL tographic process, have ap-
peared: A 50 note Oh the Leicester
National Bank Of Leicester, Massachu-
setts,no bank or Treasury numbers Civ.
eu; and n IS note on the First National
Bank of st. Johnsbury, Vermont; char
ter number 4s9, ba1k number 325,
Treasury numher h 100, 800. They are
said to be poorly executed, and ought
to be easily detected.
Captain Meyer, OF the German
schooner PhTuix, at Calloa, reports the
discovery of an island in latitude 7.4Y
south, longitude S3.4S west. about 100
miles west of Punta Aguja, the nearest
land. 1t is a mile long by mile wide,
about 80 feet in elevation at the highest
part and of volcanic origin. The British
war ship kingtisher, L. 5. steamer
Alaska and Chilian transport Cailli
have gone to verify the discovery.
Henry j. Rawley,a political crank"
OF tica, acknowledges that he wrote
"A letter to a man named johnson, in
New York, which gave rise to rumor
of a plot to assassinate ex-SeuatorCOuk-
ling, l:awley denies that he threat.
ened to shoot Conkliug, "but thinks
that the world would I've better off with
out Conkling." The Uticans consider
Rawley harmless crank.
Town elections were held yesterday
in Connecticut. Hartford elected a Re-
publican Treasurer and a Democratic
Town Clerk and Collector, and gave a
large majority for liquor license. New
Britain and Norwich went Republican
and Norwich gave $50 majority of
license. Waterbury elected a Democra.
tic May or, but gave the Republicans
two-thir Is of the Council.
The Grand Jury of the District of
Columbia Yesterday heard testimony in
regard to the shooting of President Gar
field. Surgeon-Geueral BarleS testified
as to the wound. George W. Adams
and Policeman Kearney as to toe shoot
ing and DR.. Lamb concerning the au-
topsy. Before the latter's testimony
was concluced, the Grand Jury adjourn.
ed until to-day.
At Mariana, Arkansas, last Friday,
Thomas q. Rogers struck James Beck
ham with a club. BeckhaIn drew a
pistol and Shot Rogers in the thigh and
both arms. Rogers, in ia ling, shot
Reckham III the stomach, causing a
wound which proved fata! in three
hours, B@ckham was native Of New
Orleans, young and wealthy.
The German, ship Hugo l27l tons bur-
then, with coal from Newcastle for san
Francisco, was destroyed by fire in the
south Pacific ocean on August 18th. Her
captain, carpenter ana seven men ar
rived at Chloe in tie long boat, making
500 miles in nine days, during which
they suffered greatl, from hunger and
thirst. Two boats, containing the rest
Of the crew. have not been heard from.
The Coroner's jury on the five persons
killed by the railway collision near
Ontario, last Thursday, has re.
turneda verdict o! !nanslaughter against
John Maxwell, conductor and Richard
engineer, Of the excursion
train having disobeyed the orders of the
Walmsley was killed in the
and Maxwell has fled to parts
unknown.
Franklin j. Moses, Ex-Governor of
South Carolina, was arrested and lock-
I'd up in New York last evening, on a
'harge OF swiudjiug, preferred by Vim.
I. Hall, n retired hotel keeper. Moses
offered to settle the matte: hv payment
If S25 the amoTnt lie was charged with
having taken from Hall but the latter
Il determination to prosecute.
A violen. storm of wind and rain did
great damage in Knox county, ohio, on
sunday. Fences and shocks of corn
were blown away and a number Of
dwellings, were damaged and destroyed.
Three women Of a party returning from
church nra~ Danville were drowned
" hile crossing u stream which was
swollen by the flood.
The Ottawa Free Press claims that
land in the Arctic ocean, re-
,ently taken possession ofby Lieutenant
Hooper, for the United States, is real y
Dart of the Canadian Dominion, lit
having formally been transferred by the
British Government during Mr.. Mac.
lenzie's regime.
The detectives have lost trace of
stewart the Brooklyn detanlter, who
vas traced to Montreal three weeks |
Igo As a reward Of $1,000 is offered for
lis arrest, the whole police force of
Montreal is assisting Brook yn dttec-
i've in the search far him.
About 1900 men, wharf laborers, ,dray-
neu and cotton press hands, in Charles
on, South Carolina. struck yesterday
or higher wages. Some OF the employ
rs granted the advance, and IL is ex-
,ected others will follow suit. The
took no part in the strike.
Labor appears to be very scarce in por.
ions of Canada On Sunday agents of
phosphate mining company STOOD at
he doors of the Catholic churches in
1ull, Ontario, and offered advanced
ates'' for two hundred men to work in |
heir mines.
The Key West Board of Health has
;smissed iJs President, Piummer, who,
asst August, dismissed Health Officer
lester for refusing to grant clean bills
o outgoing vessels in consequence Of
he occurrence Of q case of yellow fever
t that port.
The boiler in an oar factory in Carol.
on, Michigan, exploded on Sunday
light, killing two brothers named John
md james Picard William Matter,
,ged 10 years, was killed by falling
,etween railroad cars at Orange Nir-
,inia, on Sunday.
1t is reported in Lawrence, Massa-
husetts, that large deficit has been
discovered in the funds of the Pawtuck-
t Navigation Company of that city, OF
which General B. f. Butler and e. M.
3oyton are the principal controllers.
1t is understood that President Ar
hur will return to Washington to-day.
5e waa indisDoaed when he arrived at |