Daily Republican., 1881-08-08
NEWS Of TWO DAYS.
A Number OF Suic1 s-ssSpotsed
Taii'' Killed-DrOwninx Cases
Accidents, Fires, &c,


hrsry. The library doors being forcec
by the police, there was found stretch
ed cn cushion in the middle of the
floor the dead body of j. =. Osborn, the
sexton, nearly nude, and in an ad.
vanosd state of decomposition. The
room was filled with escaping gas from
the broken conlecting pipe of a small
gas stove. 1t is thought by the police
to be ~ case of saicide.
Joseph b st. John, an insurance
agent, committed suicide by shooting
himself in Brooklyn yesterday. He
had been sick for o short time The
body of u woman who, last Friday, reg.
istered as "Mary kenney, "of Philadel
phia, was found yesterday morning
/ lying on d bed in "a room of the Wall
House, Brooklyn, and investigation
showed that she had committed suicide
by taking Paris Green. She was about
AZ years old, had dark hair streaLed
with gray and was plainly dressed.
j. Adams, a mail carrier, was drown
ed while bathing in the SuSquehanna
river, at Nauticoke, on Saturday after
noon. Robert Morrison, 16 years of
age, was drowned while bathing at
Lancaster, Penna., on Saturday even
ing His body was recovered. w. s
Logic, of X ,arneysville, Wess Virginia,
a candidate for admission to the Naval
Academy, was drowned while bathing
at Annapolis yesterday afternoon.
A passenger train on the Toledo, Del
phos and burlington Railroad ran off
the track, near Kokomo, Indiana, on
Friday. The engine and baggage car
were overturned, and the engineer, con-
dnctor and fireman were badly injured.
The fireman s. not expected to recover.
The engineer, NJ. X Blinn, is credited
with "having saved many lives by cour-
ageously sticking to his engine"
The frame blocks in Palestine, Texas,
were burned on Thursday night. Loss
$50, 900. A tire in Orange, New Jersey,
on Saturday morning, destroyed Fair
child ~ TolI's carpenter shop, N, & &.
Lindsay rCal sheds, f. Carter's hat
block flctory, two dwellings, ard u sd
loon Of A. B. Furian, three frame
houses of Funicc p. Robertson, and "a
house occupied by Henry james.
All the raptrS in the Whittals4 4r case
are with Judge Advocate General
Swain, who, owing to his lose attan-
dance at tn. Presidents bedside, has
not been able to review them vet. The
verdict Will not be made public until
approved by the President, and any
announcement as to its nature is mere
ly II SurIise.
William Smith and Jacob Scheme.
derer, aged respectively | ! and II years,
were fGund drowned in the creek, at
Ronduat, New York, ,on Saturday morn
ing. Willie Van Nalkenhnrg, aged 0
years, was drowned on Saturday after
noon, while bathing in Eietcher Lake,
at Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
The body of Jennie Gramer, 90 years
of age, was found on Saturday in the,
water a. New Haven. 'rhere isevihencs
that she hal been hstrayea, and she
was last seen alive in company "f pea
sons Of bad reputc, hut it is not known
whether she was murdered or cOmlait-
tcd suicide.
The Indian chief Spotted Tail was
shot dead on Friday afternoon by Grow
Dog, captain ol police, at the Rosebud
Agency, in Nebraska. There h sd been
| i'll feeling between them for some time.
Crow Dog has gone to Fort Niobrara,
"tC await further developments.
TIE Chancellor of McGill University,
at Montreal, appeals for SliO,0OO, $40
carry on the work ofeduCat!on efficient
ly." II appears there is IL deficiency in
the rcvrnues of the University of S65OO
this yeaG, owing to the reduction Of the
rate OF interest.
Two bodies, which had been mangled
beyond r cognIliOn by coyotes, were
ionnd about ten mules from Tucson, Ari
zona, on Friday. They We're supposed
to be those Of two Indians lynChel for a
murder about ~ month ago.
TSo targe mills Of the Old Colony
Company, at f tet Taunton, Mass, we're
destroyed by fire beiore daylight yeSrer
day morning. The loss is estimated at
about Sl7jNOD and nrlrly 300 men art
thrown ont Of employment,
raakham, Roth 4 Co, hay and grain
merchants, ui Providence, Rhode Island
allowed their paper to 20 to protest on
Saturday. Their Liabilities are cstima-
| ted AZ $780, 900.
re steamer ~ortes bound FOR St.
.John, New wfoundIaud, was wreckel
while going out of Halifax harbor.
yesterday morning by striking
'rhrum Cao. She will be u tJtaj ll.s.
Henry g. Fellows, 20 ycara of age,
was accidentally sho. dea by =. j.
Adam clerk, in = harlware tore at
4 inS r.,I,
terday morning.
Ona nundrel ard light persons
died in New York City between SaIur-
day and yesterday noon S'H,y Of there
deaths are a-rrbad TO the effects o! the
heat.
The Denver and Eio Grauie Rail
road, t"Ior.du, cuupl 'trd us "X'eu-
Sion Y ,iunrlson Guy, on SAlu.day,
and tn- now pol"io,t VIII tie oprn ior
hn>ine%sto day.
There was II net reduction u e&pen'
ses Of star rome ana >trLllbruf service
during July ui StI+ Ca, making i to-
1al savlug since TIE ttu ct March las.
Of Sl,5Hl, AZ.
Ina hr. ,fthc peach crop of Morris
couutv, SEES Jersey, is hcius shipped
to New York. The crop, contrary to
torN.rr ports, is above he average
The first bale Of New South Car iii "A |
& ton has been received in Chtrtest IN
from iarnwel county, six days ar Ter
than tie hrst bale Last season.
secretaries Blame andLlncoln were
10 rav- Washington, to-day, for s slOrt
,fips 20 New Englant.
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Lamp Explosion.
On last sunday morning, u son of Mr..