Daily Republican., 1881-03-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
The Latest News Summarized from
the Morning Exchanges.

the hOrnlnk Exchanges.
Advices from Sitka, received in Sal
Francisco, report that the Indians at
Hoochen have burned two of their mum
ber at the stake, for what offence is no,
stated. The sanitary and educational
system imposed upon the Indians ri
Sitka by Commodore Glass "were meet
ing with decided success" A signal
station was being established at Sitka
The snow in the Yukon mining district
was fifteen feet deep.
Three lives are known to he lost in
the inundation of the Platte Valley in
| Nebraska, and it is feared the number
will be increased when all the districts
are heard from. The loss on property
and stock is estimated at several hun
dred thousand dollars. 1t is feared al
Pierre, Dakota, that the crew of the
steamer Far West, which was in the ice
twenty miles below that place, have
been lost.
In the Senate of New York yesterday
the Street Cleaning bill for New York
city was reported. 1t gives the Mayor
the sole power to keep the streets clean;
requires him to appoint Supcrintend-
ent at salary of $1,000 year to make
contracts for cleaning the streets to be
advertised for us ut present and from
time to time to make the requisite rules
and regulations for cleaning the streets
and removing ice and snow.
the passenger and freight depots of
the Occidental Railway, in Montreal,
were destroyed yesterday by fire. Dur
ing the progress Of the tlames,a a quantity
of powder in the freight depot exploded,
blowing the building to pieces, and Sc
riOusly injuring one man. Another man
was killed during the excitement by an
engine running over him. The loss on
property is $50, 900.
The trial of George Bell, of New
York, ona second indictment for obtain
ing money on forged checks from the
Merchants National Bank in Balti-
more, ended yesterday in Howard
county, Maryland, the Jury rendering Il
verdict of guilty. The first trial ON an
indictment in Baltimore, resulted in his
acquittal, and the case was removed to
Howard county.
Official returns show that the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, from March ID
to the evening of March 4tll, took to
Washington from the North and South
1854 cars, holding $4,000 people. The
number of sleeping ears We're $50, and
the number OF strangers transported
was the largest ever carried into any
city on single track railroad in the
same period Of time.
cal l. I t,,,
ana, reports that the Shreveport and
Texas Railroad has been purchased by
Colonel Thomas A. Scott, and is to be
completed in eighteen months. The
purchase is to be ratified by the Dircc-
tors of the Texas and Pacific Company,
who will meet in Shreveport next
month.
A cyclone in Randolph county, Ala
bama, on Wednesday night, demolish-
ing the house, of John Embrey, killing
him and his wife and two children.
Much damage was done by tornado
near Danville, Virginia, the same night.
Trees, fences and houses We're lcvelled
in its path, but no loss Of life is reported.
1t is reported from Los Vegas, New
Mexico, that James CurriC, who muir
dered Porter, the actor, was shot in a
bar-room at that place, on the 24th
instant, after he had threatened to kill
several persons. The bartender shot
Curric in Sclf-defencc, and was acquit-
ted on that ground by Il Coroner's jury
The Executive Committee of the Cot
ton Exposition, to be- held in Atlanta
next fall, was notified yesterday of a
subscription of $25,00O from leading
merchants in New York. The total
subscriptions thus far amount to $780,
900.
The L. s. Grand jury at st. Louis is
investigating the Missouri land frauds.
Cyrus Smith and j. 5. Wolfe, real
estate operators of Chicago, have been
taken to st. Louis to testify before the
jury.
The twenty-tourth session of the New
ark Methodist Episcopal conference
opened yesterday in Jersey City. The
Conference embraces portions of the
States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and New York. Bishop Harris presides
An incendiary fire in Leadville, Colo
RADIO, on Wednesday evening, destroyed
COwell'S saloon and Mcdaniel STheatre,
md damaged an adjoining building,
'ausing total loss of 1923, 900
David Ervine, Liberal, was yesterday
elected to the Dominion parliament from
Carlton county, New Brunswick, to sue
,eed George H. Connell, Conservative,
deceased.
A sloop went ashore at Concy island |
Turing the height of the storm yester-
lay morning Two men were seen lash
20 the mast.
Moses Howell, shoe manufacturer, of
Massachusetts, is reported to
lava failed for So 200.
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