Daily Republican., 1881-12-02
NgwS SUMMARY.
A Marble Tablet ~ mas X the place
whore President GarAeld was


Shot.
A marble tablet has been placed in the
ladies waiting room Of the Baltimore
and Potomac Depot, in washington, to
mark the place where President Gar
field was shot. The tablet is of Ameri-
can statuary marble, and consists of a
s.ll resting on two corbels, outside of
which are two pilast-rs representing
the axe and fasCes. Two draped flags
form "a canopy over the scription, in
gold letters: James Abram Garfield,
President Of the United S ates, shot
July 2nd, 1881" The whole is sur
mounted by an eagle, with outstretched
| wings, holding in it's talOns q bundle
of arrows and laurel leaves.
In the Irish National Convention, at
| Chicago, yesterday, the Committee on
Credentials reported the number Of del
egates at 733. A telegram from Patrick
Eagan, dated Paris, November 30th,
was received, stating that the tenants
on 5000 properties in Ireland, represent
ing rental of $4,000, 600 annually,
have already refused rent, in compli-
ance with the manifesto of the League.
A permanent organization was affected
by the election of Rev. DR.. Belts, an
Episcopal minister, Of st. Louis, as
Chairman. 1t is expected that the
platform will be reported to day.
1t was believed in Hunnewell, Kansas,
yesterday that Dantord, the broken
bank president, would probably be
lynched before this morning. a COM
mittee appointed by the unfortunate
depositors to 90 10 Wichita and inves-
tigate the value Of the colaterals cab
stracted" from Danford's Caldwell
Bank, has returned to Hunnewell and
reported that not more than 90 cents on
the dollar can be paid. The mob hay
ing Dantord in charge was on the look
out yesterday for the arrival Of militia
to protect the prisoners.
A land slip on the Belvidiere division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near
Riegelsville, yesterday afternoon, was
discovered by the track walker just as
the Elmira express train was rounding
tho curve. He walked across the NOV
ing mass of earth, and, waving his flag,
stopped the tran within a few feet of
the obstruction. The passengers had
to be transferred across the slide. About
40 tons of rock and earth fell upon the
track, and travel was delayed about
five hours.
DR.. Joseph A. Beggs, . bookkeeper
and chemist Of the Alice Furnace,
at lronton, Ohio, was murdered on
Wednesday evening. John Wagner
and William Leek have been arrested
for the crime. Wagner confessed that
he had fired two shots at Beggs, but
says it was done in self-defence.
The Hubbard s. Blake Manufacturing
Company's scythe and axe shops at
West Waterville, Maine, were burned
on Wednesday night. Loss, $4,000
Lester's block, in Hamilton, Ontario,
was damaged by fire yesterday to the
extent of S25,OOO.
At Oxford, Granville county, North
Carolina, on Wednesday night, mob
of 100 masked men took from the Jail
and hanged John Brodie and bhadrack
Hester, cslored, charged with the mur-
der of q man named Lynch.
A coroner sinquest at Barrie, Ontario,
on the body Of Thomas Sleight, farmer
OF Innisfelt, who was murdered a few
days ago, resulted on Wednesday
night of murder against William Ney,
arrested for the crime.
The boiler in the Yazoo Oil Works, at
Yazoo City, Mississippi, burst yesterday |
demoIishing the boiler-house |
and one end of the main building, and
injuring seven colored men, four of them
Fatally.
Yesterday was "Florida Day" at the
Atlanta Exhibition the State officials
of Florida being in attendance. Post
General James and party we've
to leave Atlanta last night for WASH
ington.
The Provincial Musuem at Halifax,
was robbed on Tuesday night 1.-TWO
valuable gold specimens recently pur-
chased by the Government, and kept
in a securely locked iron box.
James b. Beck was unanimously re-
nominated for U. s. Senator by the
caucus of lthe Kentucky
Legislature last night.
Congressman s. $. Cox, who has
returned from tour of Europe
and the Holy Land, was serenaded
by his friends in New York last night.
Duringa a fire at Scranton, Penna.,
eariy yesterday morning, Mrs. Reid
and Mrs. Mccarthy, the latter an aged
woman, perished in their beds.
A matter of whether to suffer
with cough or to in
vest 25 cents tor DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
and cure it.
The house of Melvin Smith, at Mont
real, was robbed Of several thousand
iollars' worth OF jswelry and watches
IN Wednesday night.
The pubic debt statement tor
November showsa decrease Of u, ,249,
l2b.
No Family 10 Safo.
Indulgent parents who allow their
,hildren to cat heartily OF high.ssason.
ID food, rich pies, cake, &C., will have
% use Hop Bitters to prevent indiges-
lon. sleenless NIGHTS, sickness, pain