Daily Republican., 1881-12-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
The Cadet Whitaker Case-NO
tai easunlIiies-.B Boiler Blowing
nD-Priuier's strike-Other news
Items.
The Virginia regislatursS met yestsfA

The Virginia Legislature mot yestsf
day in regular session. In the Senate
General w. NJ. Elliott, of Appomat
toX, was elected Pres dent pro tempore
and a colored man was chosen Door
keeper. In the House j. G. Fowler
Of Washington County, was elec,ec
Speaker. AS IN the Senate, q Colortt
man was elected DoorkeepGr. Go7er'
nor Holidays message WAS received
and read.
The ste amer Lake Winnipeg, which
arrived at New York yesterday, from
Liverpool, reports that on the I'D ult.,
during y hurricane, James Blair tht
chief engineer, was washed overheard
and lost; Patrick Coouey, fireman
was thrown down tho stoke hole anu
killed, and John Reynolds, fireman
died from drink ing carbolic acid il
mistake for vinegar.
Judge Advocate General Swain ha'
finished his review Of the court martha
case of Cadet W hittaker, and will sub
nit the papers, with his report, to tn,
Secretary of War next week. Tht
matter will afterwards 90 to the Presi
dent, and the character Of the report
will not be made public until after ht
has passed upon it.
The boiler of the Mission Soap and
Candle works, in Chicago, blew up yes
terday morning, 'demolis.'iLg the build.
ing and causing a loss of 10000 On,
| s.f ia 1.
twostory building aud landed in a
gravel PIT 1000 yards distant Strange
ly enough, no lives were lost.
William Burke, alias Charles H
Page, has been arrested in Buffalo al
the man who stole the $ll7 900 in bonds
from the President Of the Commercial
National Bank, of Cleveland, Ohio. he
htd two conlcisrates, who are suppos
I'd to have the stolen boLds in theil
possession.
The compositors In the document
room of the GDvernment Printing Otlic,
IN Washington struck yesterday after
noon, because Mr.. Defrees refused t.
continue the pay Of sixty Gems pc
Thousand after midnight, which they
have heretofore received.
How many home has been robbie,
Of sunshine and happiness and render
cd sad and desolate by the loss OF SOM
dear md petted child. This is dan
gerous season tor children, and parents
should keep Or. Bulls Cough SyruI
handy. Price 70 cents.
The scLooLers ii. B. Bald win AM
Cossack went ashore at Cleveland Ohio
yesterday morning in q furious gale
Their crews were rescued. Both vessel
will prove almost total wrecks. Th
Baldwin is valued at $4,000 and tn
Cossack at $4,000.
Among the appointments by til
Doorkeeper of the U. S. House Of Rex
resentatlves is Colonel II. Popham,
Virginia Readj djuster, to be Assistan
Doorkeeper in charge of the documtn
room.
The Secretary aud Assistant Secrf
tary of the Treasury, headed by Nj
Morrel, in opposition TO Ireasur
lruling reducing the duties on stt'
bloom below what is claimed it shoul
be rated at.
Major William Arthur, tho onl
brother of the President, arrived
Chicago yesterday morning from Mon
tana on his way to New York, he hay
ing received an appointment onGenera
Hancocks staff.
Sen ators Sherman, Pendleton, Dawes
lLapham, Bayard and Morgan hav
been appointed on the Joint Commute
TO prepare = memorial upon the deaf
of President GARFIELD.
The post-office at New Brunswick
New Jersey, was robbed, on Tle5da
night, of $500 in money and stamp'
Vorhsss Station, on the Pennsylvanl
Railroad, VAS also robbed by tramp:
who escaped.
1t understood that John Adams
nephew of j. G. Bancroft Davis, all
son-in-law of ex-senator Frelinghuy
sen, will be President Arthur's Prlvat
lSecretagy, and will assume his dutie
in day or two.
| A span Of the bridge across the Re
Cedar river at Cedar Falls, Wisconsin
was blown out by storm on Tuesda
night, killing one man and seIiousl
injurln9 three others.
1t reported from Edmonton, In th
Northwest Territory, that gold opera
tions there are brisk, "a good deal {
the dust panniny out from $3 to u
per day
The body Of fourth boy killed by tn
accident at the ruins Of the rSunda
lschool building in st. John, Ne,
Brunswick, was found in tho debri
yesterday morning
| Ducan Mcmillan and william Col
nell were killed by the explosion Of
powder magazine near Eagle Lake
Manitoba, . few days ago.
! BY a collision between two freigh
trains near Marshall, Texas, on Tues
day two men were killed and seven IL
Ijured-three seriously.
A block Of frame stores at Shor
Creek, Kansas, was burned on Monda
night. The loss is estimated 1T $4,000
| DR.. Samue! II. Green has accepte'
the Republican and Citizens noml
ination for Mayor Of Boston.
! Jefferson Da,i. arrived in New YorI
Yesterday from Europe. and lett in til
Iovening for Louisville.
The President took up his residens
in tho White house yesterday.
Pollse Court.