Daily Republican., 1881-08-17
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shot and wonndcd yesterday mornin
by George Burr, neighbor, who's
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cut 20 o dam. Burr, after 0rderiuI
;, Plat on the premises, ;irej thres times
: from double. barrslled shot gun. tn
gun missed fire twice, but the last tim,
. load Of buckshot took effect 10 flatt'
, arm. Both mon are we'll connectet
= and wealthy, and Platt hal been In th,
: habit Of crossing his neighbor's field
but they quarelled recently, hence tn
!. shooting.
81 General Winfield Scott Hancock ar
rived In Boston yesterday morning, &C
? coInpanied by Generals Ward, Sawteli,
: and Merriam. He LilAi Intended tO in
spect tn. fortifcations ~ far ~ East
port, Maine, but the unrsvorable new
regarding the President caused q chang
in hts plans. The party, were to leave
yesterday afternoon for Portland, bu,
in case OF q change for the worse tbey
will return TO Washington.
4 Manuel COriova was murdered neal
Las Anjmas, Colorado, on SATURDAY., b.
q man named Smsltz, for $O, which the
victim WAS SUPPOSED tO have. Thomas
Bridgeford. ~ confirmed inebriate, bu,
entirely harmless and inotiensi ye, u
was shot dead, without provocation, by
John Finn, In saloon ct Frankfort.
Kentucky, ON Sunday night
An attempt was made near San An
tonic, Texas, Oh Saturday 10 wreck an
eXcur sion train carrying $50 lnen,
women and children, by laying Ties
across the track. The train was going
ut the rate Of 80 miles an hour, and the
engine striking the ties scattered them
in every direction. Five men riding on
tie COW catcher were badly bruised.
The reports of the depreciation of the
! Apacs es in Nav Mexico seem to have
been exaggerated. A telegram from
| Albuquerque denies the ruinored des-
truction OF village and inassacre of its
inhabitants near Rio Pueroo, and
says that In all, since the 10th instant, q
Mexicans and one soldier have been
killed by the Indians.
The Athen2um Building, In Provi-
demos, Rhode Island, WAS broken into
On Monday night, and robbed of Nal.
bones water color, ;;"The Hours" the
portraits OF Cyrus Butler, and Percival,
the poet, and the money in the cash
drawer. A painting Of Sir Joshua
Reynolds was cut out Of the frame, but
not carried off.
Indian Inspector Howartb, recently
ordered to the Navajo Agency, in New
Mexico, to investigate the alleged trou-
bles between AgtuG Eastman and the
Indians, telesraphed yesterday 10 Sec
rstary Kirkwood that he bad forwardt
his report by mail, and that there were
"no indications ot trouble among the
Navajoes.
The pipe mill and machine shop of
the Reading Iron Works, at Reading,
Pa, were burned early yesterday morn
ing. Loss $1,000 Charles Steffe, New
ton Brysen and John Brysen, firemen,
were seriously injured by the breaking
OF q ladder. The entire works are TEN I!
porArily stopped by tho fire, throwing
800 men out Of employment
Vice President Arthur spent yester-
day morning at his residence in New
York, and was called upon by General
Grant. The Vice President, in reply t.
o question, said that ''he had received
no further tidings from Washington,
and did not intend starting for the capi-
tai until sent for"
A fire in Cleveland, Ohio, about 2
o'c ock yesterday morning, destroyed
Rogers & Junge's furniture factory,
Gebhart's sewing machine cabinet fac.
tory aud the Cleveland wooden ware
works, causing all aggregate loss Of
about $500
Captain II. w. Howgate was arrest
ed at Mount Clemens, Michigan, on
Monday, on the charge of embezzling
$40, 900 while disbursing officer OF the
Signal Service Department. He Ia on
his way TO Washington in custody Of an
officer.
Two men were killed and two fatally
injured by All explosion Of nitro q ycer-
inc at the Caraco and Fayo Mining
Camp, near Gunnison, Colorado, on
last. The explosion took
place prematurely during the prepara-
ion of blast.
The imports at Montreal during July
,xceeded those of July, 1880, by $780,
100. The imports of the last seven
months At that port exceeded those Of
he corresponding period Of 1880 by
S3,2lS,0W.
Two children we're killed and q third
was dangerously injured by the fall Of 6
! gravel bank III East Newark, New
Jersey, yesterday. II
The fog gun at Bird Rocks, Canada,
N Saturday last exploded q stock Of
powder at the station, killing three
men.
No trains from the East or West have !,
.rrived at Tucson, Arizona, since last
thursday, owing to foods and wash .
uts.
Meetings were held and prayers offer t
d for the recovery OF the President in h
Princeton, New Jersey, last night. '
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