Daily Republican., 1881-10-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
4 TRIO OF QUARRELS REbULT.
ING IN DEATH,
Tho D1sffllors' Our
french Gnests-A Brace or
Suicides Un to York.
town other News.


Suicides -Un to York
| town other News.
In New Orleans, yesterday, Thoma
Devereaax, Chief OF Detectives, an
SMichaeI Hennessy, detective, fire
eight or Aine shots at each other. d,
vereaux ~ dead and Hennessy is nj
expected 20 recover. Alexander<HaW
10y, aged y years, wss shot and Stable
to death By two men named Guise, i,
ore of the streets of Nstchez, last even
ing. The murder was the result OF a
OLD feud. John Arnold was shot dea
by Basil McAanc, near Campbellshula 70
INDIANA, on Tuesday. When the Sher
tf's posse attempted to arrest tic Lane
the after fired upon them, aad wd
fired At in return aud killed.
The Distiller'S Convention in Chica
go, on Wednesday night, elected H. H
Shufe- DIT, of Chicago, President. ant
Joseph 5innott, of Philadelphia, Firs
Vice President. Resolutions were adop
ted ask ,ng congress to "rednce the ia,
on domestic spirit, to 30 certs per poo
gallon from October 1st, 49,, and tc,le
dure tha duty or imported spirits t.
$1.jO per proof gallon, provided the
FIR. nch Government pnts tae Unite,
States on the footing Of the most u
vored nat iens in regard TO thu rate o
duty imposed on American spirits il,
ported into France.
The French guest. YESTERDAY wit
messed display by 1he Fire Depart
nent Of Baltimore, ir' front of She City
Hall, and left for Washington sarly ir
the afternoCa, Their formal reception
in Washington will take place today.
BY order of 5he President, the Depart.
Inent buildings will be closed at uocn,
to give the employees ar opportunity tC
be present at the reception.
Gabriel p. Berwin, aged 81 wears,
hat merchant, committni suicide by
shooting himself in the head, in New
York, yesterday afternoon. Herbert
Burlington, gunsmith G Jacksonville,
Florida, shot himself dead on We'd nes-
day morning. He had been accused of
smbezzling the funds of d, society, and,
though exonersted, the 1natter preyed
apou his mind.
Military and citizens ars arriving at
Yorktown from all points. The Moore
House will be formally opened at neon
tomorrow, and the Grand Pavilion
will be dedicated with religious exsr-
eises on Sunday. The railroad frcm
Newport News was expected to be COM
pleted last evening
In the Criminal Court at Washington
yesterday, Judge Cox announced that
argument would be heard tais morning
On the motion to QHash the injunction
in the Star Route cases. After argl;-
rGent by one of the counsel for Brady,
tine hearing will be continued until next
week.
"Jock" Williams, cclored, convicted
white girl, was taken from the Jail a1
9rangeburg, South Carolina, before
daylight,yes yesterday morning and lynch
ed by mob. He had been recommend
ea to mercy by The jury, and this exas
2erated the people.
Hiram Westfall and family, foul
persons in all, living at Han2ibal, Mis-.
souri,, were poisoned while eating break.
iast on Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Westfall is dead, and the hired man
not expected to recover. A colored
servant, suspected Of having put arse
mic in their oatm cal is under arrest.
The committee appointed 10 consider
the expediency of holding q Words
Tair in Boston, resolved yesterday in
favor of the project, provided 50, ,OO0 600
can be raised for the purpose. Beacon
Park has bAen offered for a site.
The members of the diplomatic
Corps We're formally presented to Presi-
dent Arthur yesterday. just previous
to their reception, Mr.. j. +. Gilmore, the
new Minister from Peru, presented his
credentials to the President.
Two blank books, containing blank
money orders, have been stolen from
the postoi1ice at Preston, Minnesota.
The post.ottice Department warns post
masters against paying the stolen
orders.
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, has
accepted the appointment of General
Manager of the Garfield Monument
Fund, and will issue an address calling
for contributions. The fund has reach
ed $9l42.
Our exports of domestic breadstuffs
during the nine months ending Sept.
Both, 1881, amounted in value to S1iI1,-
452, }49, against 500, 2O4, 277 during the.
corresponding period of 1880.
The Prohibitory State Committee of
Massachusetts on Wednesday, nomina-
ted DR.. John Blackman for Lieutenant
Cover nor oD their State ticket in place
Of Timothy X. Earle, deceased.
The professional single scull race at
Elmira, yesterday, distance three miles
was won by Courtney, with Riley sec
md and Lee third. Time, 20.lS.
BY a collision between freight and
\ gravel train at Hyde Park, Massacht-
,ettS, on "Wednesday night, four cars
and a locomotive were wrecked, and
,wO men killed.
Governor Cornell, of New York, left
Washington yesterday morning for the
White Sulphur Springs.
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