Daily Republican., 1881-09-15
NEWS ALL AROUND.
THE Il, 4 @. RAILROAD MONTH,
LY MEETING.
Senators TO Attend General Burn.
slde's Fun ernl-N Eseape
From an impending Acc1.
dent-Oiner Items,

Mr.. John w. Davis was confirmed a
Assistant to the First Vice President
ME- George w. Frick was appointed
General Manager Of the express an,
telegraph business of the COMPANY
The agreement made August 2;d, 1881
between the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company and John S. Barbour
lAVclvns the sale of part of the Com
pahy interest III the Virginia MIDLAND
syst III, was unanimously ratified.
Vice President Arthur yesterday iele
graphed 10 the Sergeant.at- Arms of TIN
Senate directlng blm to invite Senator
to Attend the funeral of General Burn
SIDE, according to the custom in suci
cases when occurring during the recess
Senators Jones OF Nevada, Jones o
Florida, Cameron Of Pennsylvania, Lo
gan, Johnson, Garland, Pugh and Yes
have heen Iotitied and, it is expected
Will attend the funeral. The Senate
Chamber at Washington i, draped il
molrnng, and the flag on the Senat,
side of the Capitol is at half mast
The funeral will take place from the
Generals residence in Bristol. Rhode
Island, Tomorrow.
AS locomotive on the New JERSEY
Central Railroad, drawing the eight
O'Clock train from Long Branch, neared
the curve at Sandy Hook, yesterday
mcrhin}, and was within "a few hun
dred yards of the pier, where the steam.
er JESSE HoyI was waiting for The pas
sengerS, one Of its boilers burst, scatter.
ing steam over the fireman and engi
neer. The fireman jumped Off, but th.
engineer Stoo'! at his post until he stop
ped the engine. Had he left the engine
the train would have crashed down the
dock ami into the Jesse Hoyt, causing
IL fearful disaster,
A fire broEe out yesterday afternoon
in the naln building on the Fair
grounds NJ Kansas City, Missouri,
which destroyed that structure, tie
newspaper bn'b.in-, opposite, the grand
stand, on which people were watching
the races. aud several retreshInenc Sd
.opns. The main huii,iing was throng.
ed with people and TIE stand was Oc-
eupied hg perhaps ten Thousand per-
sons. There was d Wild panic for n
lime many being knocked down and
'ramnled upon botn in the hall aud on
the stand, bu it is believed no lives
were lost Tn" less Oh property is esti.
mated al s50, 900.
George and Edward Rlarkman and
Martin E!m"re have been arrested for
iring buildings and stealing and des-
troylng property belonging TO William
b. Adams, a wealthy farmer OF Hihs-
iaie, New fiampshire. Adams has
.Ust nearly SlUGc by tnclr oulrages dur
ing the last Two Years. Gho prisoners
confessed their guilt, and said they
the onlrages because the
father Of the Black,uan $ hal been dis
from the supervision Of Adams
farms.
The Grand Jury at Washington yes.
terday adjourned until Monday, oct.
81, because, as stated by the District
the foreman and one or two
others Of the jurynen desired to be ab.
sent about two weeks. This TOOK many
persons by surprise, as 1t had been
that the Star Route cases
would be ready shortl ~ after October
LIST.
The labor troubles at New Orleans
are ended, at least TO" the present, by
The adoption of a compromise arranged
by the Chamber Of Commerce, which
proves acceptable to all parties. Large
lun bers of the striker, will 90 to work
with the new men to-day. The troops
were Withdrawn yesterday afternoon,
u.,, ,,,tr hl, : n l,,.I
In the Coal Miners Convention at
Pi:tsburg Yesterday, 1t was resolved to
lemand al advance tui cents per BUSH
Il, beginning to DAY, The 10TH instant.
Ii is understood tIe railroad operators
will grant the demand, but that the
liver operators viii prefer to remain
die for time.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company yesJ, ny reduced the pass
niger rates from Baltimore to the West
0 correspond with the cut rates from
Sew York. Tni, makes the rate from
Baltimore to Chicago, Columbus and
jincinnatt S., and to st. Louis Sl2.
General Hancock has summoned q
;ourt martial, composed of officers Of
he Second Artillery, tC meet in Wash |
on for the trial Of such persons as may
Ne brought before it by authority from
1t is quite probable that
sergeant Mason viii De tried by this
Ourt.
he time for accepting applications
Or space at the International Cotton
Exhibition at "A ollnta expired last Sat
rday. An annex will have to be ad-
ed to the EAhib. tloll building to ac-
ommodate exhibitors already accep,-
d. No others need apply.
The schooner L. &. Evans, from Fer
andiua for New York, with naval
tores, was spoken OF Hatteras a Jew
ays ago, having lost her sails in a
,lrricane, and lad two Of her men
it, ed by tue falling Of spar.
The Direc urs OF the Western Union
elesraph Company yesterday, deca
Quarterly dividend OF "a per ce.t.,
ayable October Is, -\tier paying The
lvidend there viii, oe a surplus OF
.5O. 15j
Steps have been taken in Boston and
an francisco towards aiding III the re-
eff Of the sutt, rers iii Michigan. A
ee,ing has also been acid at Sarnla,
utario, and Committees appointed to
,lec6 relief funds.
In the Creedmo II rifle matches yes
rday, the Army and Navy Medal was
on by the Thirteenth Regiment of
General Hancock pre-
'nttd the prize 10 The winners.
Rober, and Wil,iam llauley, brothers.
lille riding near bonneville, Arkansas,
f.w days ago, were tired at by an uh.
Iowu assassin. Robert Was killed
I'd William fatally wounded.
Bogus sGrtilicates.
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