Daily Republican., 1882-03-15
NEWS sum MARY.
A DAYS NEWS GOLLATED FROM
THE EXCHANGES.
Crime. Marder and Outrage Ask
Ing for Mason n Pardon
Sm n l.EOx FIagnc-The
Omaha Ntrike-O ther
tttRIs s0fEntcresE.

nearly 1000 signatures. The pardon i,
asked on the ground that Mason was
not responsible lpr his act. In tne after
) noon, the Police Boa rd consented 10
allow The police to circulate copies of
the petitions, and systematic canvass
OF tue city will be begun to-day. A
lund has also Ocen started Tor Mason :
family,
The situation at Homestead, Penua.,
Is again reported serious. Henry Haley,
:. non-unlun nan, was found lying on
the track yesterday incoming, bad iy
beaten, and Two special policemen, Who
started to 20 to bis assistance were
hred at from an ambush. The officers
OF the AmatgAlnated Association went
TO the scene after to Try TO prevent fur
ther trouDie. A force Of special police
was also sent to protect property.
A telegram from Panama received
last night, says The report OF the earth
quake in COSTA Ru:a, taken from al
official despatch" and teLegraphed
thence on Monday, "provos to nave
grossly exaggerarpd the disaster" Ad.
vices from Costa Htca received in P4ua.
ma by mail ''do not Contrm the
statement made i'll that despatch as to
the destruction OF towns and lass of
llfe"
There is no change in the situation at
Omaha, and no further distu,bauc. il
expected. The non strikers coutjnneat
work under guard of troops. Several
thousand working wen are expected to
attend the fuueral OF Armstrong 10
day. The Jury in his cas, r.tnrn,d a
verdict Yesterday "tbat Armstrong
came TO his death at the hands Of a
militia man unknown while lhe latter
was IN me performance of his duty"
The Demrcrat.c Senators at a call
Gus yesterday aheruyon selected the
folowiu gentlemen. to go pn.rate with
d similar committee of the House. as
the Democratic Congressional Cam.
pagn Committee Messrs. Harris,
Tenn. }, Farley (CAl) McPherSOn(N Y.
~ Nor gan Gaia, J, Davis (W. Na.)
Coke (Iexas), and GolMan (Md
Commissioner Eaum, having been
notified of the m1rur Of JAMES NJ.
| DAVIS, revenue collector, near Nc.
Miuu vile, Tennessee, has authorized
he offer OF reward OF $500 each for
- - N'' 49, 49, - 80 ~"to'NA 80 bA'N
assassination, and the expenditure OF
5000 for The discovery OF the names OF
Tue cohsplrdtors'
Michael McG5ffin, 80 wears Of age.
killed his wife and his mother, at lis
aoue near Waterbury,. Vermont last
SuAday aud hid their bodies in the Gel
ar. Going to Town WI h his seven
children yesterday, the eldest told OF
the tragedy and McCoftln was arrested.
lie acts and talks as II he were insane.
Keceiyer Frelinghuy4e sen has filed
with the ASST gste OF Nugert & Co, at
Newark, a claim OF more than 5000.
OOO, against the hrm, beng the amount
Nhlch, 1t ~ claimed, Lhe Mechanics
National Bank lost through the mlsap- |
pr"priauous or Its funds 10 pay notes
ana drafOa OF Nugent " Go.
Mar Lisbon, Illinois, on Sunday |
afternoon, Ztcharian Hall, aged, II |
years, was killed by his employee,
Gordon Lord, aged 80, white they We're
Alonein tho latEcr's oarn. After shoot
lug tue boy Lold cut his own thsoat.
No cause Is assigned for the tragedy
In the County Cour, room at Dallas
AOh'sNj fpou'AhhN = ~ -h' - III pipilh, "a
Mayor was shot nead by Robert Cow
art, lawyer who gave himself up.
rhurmond vas advancing upon Cow
art with psvoI in Que hand aud a
cane in the other when the fatal shot
was fired.
Alta meeting of the Spnuers' Tn ON
of Fall River, Massachusetts, last
night, the question of Of agitating for
the payment Of splnners in proportion
TO the amoInt of work done, instead of
the am cunt Of yarn spun, was discussed
and referred to committee.
On Monday night some scoun lrels
cut the rubber tubes connecting with
the air-brakes Oh Sj cars lying in the
yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul, Chicago and Alton and Chi,
Companies at Chicago.
The trials Of the alleged Molly Ma
guires for the murder of Maurice Healy
in progress at UuiOutown, ended yes Y
terday by the Court, on motion of DiD
trict Attorney Kane, granting a n9He
prosequi. Four others awaiting Hlal
were discharged
IA gang Va u oil "lpthElS ID 'lX1TdbluR y
in Texas. An attempt was /made on
Monday evening to wreck Xpassenger
train near Fort Worth. II Il other at
tempt had been nade/on Thursday
last, to wreck a train on the Texas Cen.
tral road, near PaImeE.
The President yesterlay sent TO the 8
Senate a Communication from the Ma ,
jional Board OF Health, calling atten- q
ion to the Necessity tor additional leg "
Station to pfe ent the introduction 0bl
Infectious Aiseases from foreign eou' "
'iios. ~ i h
A b2Zt containing three sailorr
AusYalian bark Bul wark, y, = of the
1IH' TO Sl1y, 'iesoh' vi " rived al
ipns, anI ,eIi u,i,h tpa ,1u sas pSL!huay eve IL
ne vessel WIN lle lest r, oaoIe loss or y
'hu crew. 10 III "ii. of the otacers bi
In the HouseBA la