Daily Republican., 1881-08-04
GENERAL NEWSSUMMARY.
THE RIOT TATKENTUCKY Y'SELEG.
TION ON MONDAY.
Killed While eFisliing-HOteI Hor.
rOr-V1rgin1a Republicans
Reduction In Beer-Etc,

i i
~ The election in Kentucky, IN Mon
u day, although it called out but a smal
9 vote, involved number of fatal fight
j. in various places. Washington Roger
was killed and several others were in
y jured in a riot at Glade's precinct, Mad
ison county, At Sharpsburg, in Batt
, county, there vas a general riot among
! the colOred voters one of whom was fe
tally and another dangerously shot
James Weldon was stabbed to death by
Golson Howard, at Jetfersonville, in
Montgomery county. In Jessarnine
county, "only two men were killed on
election day" one white, the other col.
Ored.
Two men registered at the Mellon.
ough House in Midt!letown, Connecti-
cut, on Tuesday night, as G. S. Thomp-
son and Charles A. Buck Early yes
terday morning Buck paid his bill and
left. a strong odOr of gas was after
wards noticed coming from Thompson 4
room, and on entering it he was found
dead in bed and the gas turned on.
Foul play is suspected.
Frank Mareille was arrested at
StraWbridge Station, Guebec, yesterday
Tor the murder of man named Orris.
They Went out fishing together on Tues
day, both being drunk at starting. Not
returning, search was made for them.
and Mareille was found alone in the
boat, while the dead body OF Orris, with
marks of violence upon it, WAS recover
cd from the river.
w. II. Lincoln, agent Of the I4eyland
Steamship Line OF huston, "ridicnles
h" idea thar he itttrnai machines sent
abroad were made in New York or peo-
ria. lie ilrHares that be knows
whore they were Inade, hu: will not de-
feat the ends Of jnHtice Ivy Il premature
disclosure Of nj, knowledge.
nelfgae, were elected in Virginia.
Yesterday 10 the Republican Stats Con-
vention, which will meet in Lynchhurg
on the 10Th. II is thought, from the re
turns, that a majority will favor a |
straight Republican ticket, on debt
paying platform.
A strange disease, the symptoms of
which are not reported, has appeared |
among the cattle in Nova Scotia. The |
disease is confined to the vicinity of
towns, and is pronounced non-cOnta-
gious, but the mortality from it is very
large.
There is sharp competition among
the brewers OF st. Louis, which promi-
ses to result in a reduction of prices.
On Monday the Winkleineyer brewery
reduced the price from S. to 81, aud
all the brewers were selling
at the reduced rate.
telegram from Joliet, Illinois,
says that the Chicago and Wilmington
Coal Company, being unable to secure
enough worknen, has sent an agent TO
Europe to bring over 500 practical mi
ners with their families as soon as pos
sible.
Francis II. Humphreys, a clerk at the
fiar EN- post-otlice, in New York, was
arrested yesterday for robbing the
mails of money and various other arti
lies. He confessed the guilt, and many
If the stolen articles were found III his
house.
An Illicit distillcry in Plymouth, Yer {
lont, was seized on Mon day by reve- '
lue officers, who also arrested, on sus- {
,icion of being The operators of the still l
;alvin Sprasue, James Suller, Edwin t.
!. Colidge and Ida Webster. h
Policeman O'Brien, who was shot by q
'ahll, in the attray in Chicago ON Sun. '
ay night, died yesterday afternoon. a
he feeling against Cahill is so strong
hat he has been removed to the armory G.
,r safe custody. Il
Ex-Marshai King Of Marion, Ala " "
ANA, was aSsaSsinated at his gate, -
irly yesterday morning. six bullets w.
his body. Six colored men "
ave been arrested on suspicion. y
A stay of proceedings has been grant h.
| in the case OF Martin Flanagan, sen al
need to be hanged in Buffalo, on the hi
,th inst. His case will 60 to the Court tv
Appeals. !tl
The official report Of the powder mag &c
zine explosion at Mazatlan, Mexico OF
ate that 80 perscus were killed, 50
'jured and y are missing.
Louis Dulang and Charles Richards,
'ung Nova Scotians, were drC wned by h;
ie capsizing of u dUry On the Grand TO
anks, on June 23d. W
John NJ. Schuppel, aged 90 years, was Ii
He'd yesterday insBatimore, by fall ne
z from freight car on which he was 10
ealing ride. ba
Michael Powers, farm laborer, was di
lied by lightning while standing un ne
n a tree duringa thunder storm, at dc
uIsetown, Orange county, New York, ha
st Tuesday. ia
The corner stone of the monument TO
1yerEor Caswell, North Cardinals
xecutive in the Revolution, was laid
sterday in the village of Kidston, in 4,
at State. H.
The annual convention Of the Catho- liz
Total Abstinence Union of America mi
st yesterday in Boston. The dele. Og
tes were welcomed by Mayor Prince. tal
=, frC
There was a religious riot near To,u-
Mexico, on Tuesday, in which sew
VI Protestants were Wounded r
The Conservative Democratic State ell
nventtcn Of Virginia will meet in ms
chmond to-day. col
Maud S. trotted trial heat on he nn,
70 course at Buffalo, yesterday in INV
~. NJ
pfias Eravar,s Gnho>l