Daily Republican., 1881-12-14
THIRD EDITION
GENERAL uEWS.

n Republican Mayor Elected In
B0stOu-Rfadleber NOminat' T.
ed for United states Senator from
Vtrginia-Other News-Items Of
Interest.
Emory Storrs, who returned to Chi.
cago on Monday from Washington, Is
reportsd 20 have expressed the belief
that Guiteau will be convicted. Mr..
Storr5 thinks "Guiteau's course and
the general drift. of the evidence will be
sufficient to convince the jury that he Is
not legally insane; that he knows the
difference between right and wrong
and that at the time when he shot the
President he was not acting from any
irresistible impulse" In regard 70
Judge Cox s conduct, Mr.. Storrs "titlnks
the Judge has determined to give the
prisoner the largest latitude 80 that
there could be no error. in the records
of the proceedings
The British steamer Malta, which
arrived at Boston yesterday from Liver
pool, after a passage OF twenty Gays,
reports Terrific weather. On the 2th
nit, two of her crew were killed, and
third severely I'M ured by heavy sea,
which dashed them against the bul-
warks.
The committee of creditors of the A.
w, Sprague estate, in Rhode Island,
publish a statement showing its assets
to be S., ,242, ,43l and its liabilities SS,-
912,S72 The net property and real es'
tate are reckoned at the present assess
ed valuation.
The Grand Jury at Lock Haven,
Penna., yesterday indicted Eugene sui
livan for the murder of his wife. An
indictment for involuntary manslaugh-
ter was found against Samuel Blair,
charged with the killing OF Jones
Ziadle.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, the new Secr'-
tary of State, has left his home for
Washington, but does no expect to as
sumo his official duties for several days.
j. C. Bancroft Davis, it is said, will re-
place Mr.. Hit as First Assistant Sec
retary of State.
Two freight trains collidI near
Kearney, Kansas, on Mono ay afternoon,
wrecking both engines and seriously in
turing five train hands. One of the p
iured men is not expected to recover
from the injuries.
George Coates, young brakeman,
died in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, on Mon
day night, Of injuries received by fall
ing from a freight car Just before dy-
ing he told his attendants the son OF
j. P. Coates the thread manufacturer.
The machine shop, engine house and
blacksmith shop, with five locomotives,
of the New Brunswick and Canada
Railroad, at St. Andrews, New Brans-
wick, were burned on Monday night.
Loss, S60,0G0.
Daniel p Ingraham, for many years
q Justice ot he Court of Common Pleas
and later Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court New York, died in that city
on Monday morning, in the SD year OF
his age.
Chief Naval Constructor John W.
Easily was yesterday relieved from duty
as Chief of the Bureau Of Construction
end Repair and retired with the rank of
Commodore.
A tract land comprising $500 acres,
on Sicily Island, in Catahoula parish,
Louisiana, has been purchased for a
Russian colony, the first in the United
States.
Two men were killed and three others
injured by the falling of shelf of ce-
ment in mine at Deadwood, d kota,
yesterday morning.
A cable despatch was received in Ro-
chester, yesterday, announcing the
death at Nice Of Major General John
Martirdale, ex-Attorney General OF
New York.
Yellow fever cortinueS 10 ravage
Barbados, and is in reasingin Santo
Domingo.