Daily Republican., 1881-09-13
NEWS ALL AROUND.
A CARGO OF GRAIN SINK IN A
GALB-FlFrEEN LIVES LOST.
Tho New Orleans riot 6uireau's
trial "A Family poisoned by eat.
ing canned ckerai.

The propeller Columbia was caught
in a gale on Lake Michigan last Satur-
day night, and SO badly handled that
her cargo Of grain shifted, and fifteen
minutes afterwards she sank. The
boats were launched, but were swampe,l
by the heavy sea. Only seven of the
crew Were saved. The captain and the
rest of the crew and all of the passen-
gers perlshed. 1t is believed fifteen per-
sons Were lost. Five bodies, among
them that of the captain, have been
washed ashore.
NO disturbance was reported in New
Orleans, yesterday, as "a result Of the
cotton handlers strike, beyond the
peltlnI Of ~ few drivers with stones by
women and children, and the shooting
OF special policeman by some person
unknown. the c!assers, tits said, have
gone 10 work at the factors terms, aud
IL number Ot the welgherS have left
thor ,r9anl zat.on aud gone back tn
thrir old situations. The rest Of the
strikers LUld cut.
The Grand jury in Washington met
Yesterday, but ad'ourned this morning.
! is SS..I NJ Egat. :, case wi uss 't, ~:
the first presented, and that the e1ami
nation OF his accounts, witch is still
going on, adds largely to the amount Of
his thet-. He ha, lett Washington for
parts unknown. The Star Eoute cases,
and PROBABLY, that Of Gult,a,l, are ey-
pectei to come before the Grand jury
in short time.
Rev. DR.. Thomas made "a brief au
dress TO his congregation in the Peoples $
Church, at Chicago, on Sunday, saying
that, as he had beeu suspended from
his ministerial functions, he would not
attempt to exercise them Until after the
meeting Of the General Conference IN
October. He added that whatever the
action of the Conference might be he
would return to his congregation.
Cornelius O'Leary, his wife and three
children were seriously poisoned by eat
ing canned lnackera, IN Cincinnati, on
Sunday evening. The mackeral had
been put up III d tin can, and it Is sup
posed that acetate OF lead was formed
in manufacturing the sheet tin from
which the can was made
TheG7th anniversary of the Battle Of
North Point WAS celebrated yesterday
in Baltimore by the Old Defenders.
Only IA Of the Defenders survive, out
Of about 1000 men who organized the
ASSOCIATION in lS41, and Of The Survivors
only IL TOOK part Ill the celebration.
Ene ages OF The latter range from S3 TO
81.
Commissioner naum returned TO
Washington on SuAuay night, after
vacation. He lett tor New York last
might, IN obedience 10 telegram from
Secretary Window, requesting con-
ference Oh the subJecI ut he delinquency
of The private tauhs III lie payment OF
internal rev enue taxes.
The Del ocratlc state Committee of
Massachu& It's met yesterday III Dosl on
and issued II call Tor the assembling If
the State Convention al v o.Cester on
October 9th. a committee was appoint
! cd to forward to MIR. CARTEL rasolU-
tons of sympathy for the suffering
President.
The case Of State Senator Sessions, in
diced for bribery, lo Set for trial at Al
Giuy to-day. Ine prosecution, 1t Is
sal |, "wili be ready Ill case the subpT-
ua to be u witness issued for Spec ker
Sharpe can be served, but up to this
time the District Attorneys officers
hAyenUt found the Speaker
kilograms from London and Shakes
pere, Ontario, report d COntlullance OF
The drought, which has now lasted for
five weeks. The pastures are all burn
ed up, and cattle axe dying of thirst.
The loss By fires IN Northern and North
western Ontario IS estimated as high as
81, ,OOO,oOO.
Postmaster General James yesterday
accepted the buau Ui Mr.. Ilidreth as
Postmaster at West End, Long Branch.
The bond, which Is for SS0OO, is signed
by RUSSELL Sage and Cornelius X. Gar
rison, whose joint signatures are said
to be worth about $2O, 900, go.
A violent storm of wind ard rain
passed over II strip Of The country north
OF Harrisonburg, Virginia, On Sunday
aflerL Don. Fruit and corn were de-
nolished, ROOFS blown off and houses de-
stroyed, by the wlnd.
Very neavy rains fell in the eastern
counties Of Pennsylvania on Sunday
night, eH;ingn!shing the toresS fires.
Large fires, hU Hev"r, are still raging in
Potter township, Pike county.
A "Moonshine distillory," consisting
OF two mash tabs and a siXty-ga'lon
still, has been seized by revenue officers
in Parkc county, Indiana. No arrests
have been made.
The sum ot $40 0,tO has already beer |
collected ia New York for the relief OF
the Michigan Sufferers, and additional
are p"urlng In.
The Republican Convention Of Car
bon county yesterday endorse! the
Democratic nomination Of Henry L.
Packer for County Judge.
Two boys, ahout twelve years Of age,
were killed by a rAiiroal train at Jer-
sey City last evening.
Woo,. and swamp iirps are reported
bcEween Rochester and buliato, III
" eslorn New York.
Saleof Ennr3u4s Dreds.
At the sale Of the live stock Ct the