Daily Republican., 1881-10-13
NEWS SUM MARY.
A BA1CH OF PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATIONS.
Excited Indian Reports Dying
Oat-RObbed Ou Train
Heavy Northwest Rains
Other Items OfInuerest'

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| Heavy Northwest Rains
| Other Items OfInuerest'
Reports from Camps Thomas and
Grant, Arizona. Indicate that the eX-
citement about the Indians is dying ont
and the ranchers, stockmen and miners
are resunlng their labor. General
Mackenzie has returned to Camp
Thomas Nothing has been heard from
the troops operating against the tugi-
tive ChiricahuaS. A rel Ort has reached
Wilcox that "Brewster's Rancho, be-
tween Cedar Springs and Thomas, has
been jumped by the indians
The President yesterday nominated
William W. Dudley, Of indiana, 10 be
Commissioner of Pensions; q, =. Clarke
of Rhode Island, and G. b. Walker, Of
Indiana, Deputy Commissioners OF Pen
sions; Noah Q. Mcfarland OF Kansas,
| Commissioner OF the Land Office; Addi-
sou Brown, L. $, District Judge for the
Southern District..of New York; George
NJ. Durkin, L. 5. Attorney for Sou thern
Alabama, aud Robert :. Foster, |. 5.
Marshal for Indiana.
l.. Rosenfeld, travelling agent for a
St. Louis iewelry firm, lett Mexico,
Missouri, for Centralia, on d freight
train, on Tuesday night. When he
reached Centralia his trunk, which had
been placed in a box car, was missing
| He procured assistance, walked back
over the track, and, about ten miles
| from Centralia, found the trunk, broken
open and robbed Of about $500 worth
of valuables.
Heavy rains in the Northwest have
caused floods in the Wisconsin and
Black rivers. The Wisconsin river IS
flowing over the railroad track at Wau-
sau to depth of nearly five feet. At
Stevens Point the dykes have been OF.
dered to he opened to avert serious dis
aster. The Black river has risen eight
feet in twenty -tolr hours, and i, Hood
ing the surrounding country.
Complaints having been made by res
idents on the frontier between Maine
and Quebec, of the inexactness Of the
boundary line, the Dominion author.
ties have commissioned a Surveyor to
maize an examination Of the line.
should the complaint be sustained. the
appointment OF ii Joint boundary com
mission will be asked.
The Coroner's jury in the case of
Jonas IindIe,proprIetor of the Farmers
Hotel at Lock Haven, who was myS-
teriouSly killed last Saturday evening
while eiectng Samuel Blair from the
bar-rO0n, rendered Il verdict yesterday
a. lii l.l ,ftu liz,
falling from his own door step.
In the L. 5. Court at Milwaukee, on
Tuesday, Judge Dyer decided the cas-
of Barnes yer, is the Chicago, MilWau,
kee and st. Paul Railroad Company.
The suit was in reference to the redemp-
ton of 81 900 900 worth Of Old Milwau-
kee and Lacrosse ponds, and the decis
ion was "practically in favor Of defend
ants"
The Boston journal reports that Hen
\ ry Il. White, Secretary OF the Shoe and
Leather Insurance Company, is a de
, faulter for $1,000 White has been Sec
/ retary of that company for fifteen years
, aud is also President of the Boston Pro
tective Department. He left for Ne"
York on Monday night.
Newton II. Mclae william Tindall
and j. b. Dutltl were arrested in Gath
RE kentucky, ON Tuesday evening fol
dealing in counterfeit silver coin. AL
were armed, ard made Il desperate re-
SlstauCe.
DR.. Josiah Holland, the well-known
writer and editor OF ''Scribner' Month
w." died suddenly at his residence
in New York City, early yesterday
morning. He was in the CD year OF
his age.
In the criminal Court at Chicago on
Tuesday, Judge Jamison charged the
Grand Jury in regard to gambling in
grain, and said the laws in existence
against such operations must.be EN-
forced.
A fire at Conyors, Georgia yesterday
morning, destroyed the cotton ware
l house of j. A. Stewart and severa
: large frame stores, causing loss OF
: $4,000
The President said yesterday tha
he would not make any nomination:
until December, except to fill vaca
nicies that have occurred during tht
recess.
A pilot boat which arrived at New
port yesterday reports having seen, il
latitude 81, longitude 30, about 3OU
barrels of kerozene and the yard of 8
ship.
: Admiral Porter will 60 to Yorktown
to-day on the U. 5. steamer DE spatch
TO arrange for the naval portion of the
celebration next week.
1t was reported last night that Sena-
tor Edmunds would be nominated tC
r the vacant seat in the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
The brig Puma stranded on North
Breakers, Florida, on Tuesday night,
and is gong to pieces. Her crew were
saved.
a The North Carolina State Fair at
Raleigh was opened yesterday, Govern.
or Jarvis delivered the opening ad.
, dress,
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