Daily Republican., 1882-05-31
NEWS SUMMARY,
THE CUMBERLAND COAL MINING
TROUbLES-WORK OF THE
FLAMES, &c, &c.

The State Supervisor of Registration
IN Charleston, South Carolina, was
twice arrested yesterday " for refusing
TO allow U. S. Deputy Marshals to re-
main so near him as in his Judgment
to impede the registration of voters. ',In
each case he waved an examination
and gave bail to appear at the Novem-
Der term of the U. S. Court. Two city
policemen were also arrested on a charge
OF obstruction. The Supervisor, it is
said, "bases his action on decision of
u S. Judge Hughes, of Virginia, re-
tining the powers of Deputy Marshals.
AT Lancaster Landing, H., a few
days ago, Milton Clifford strangled his
wife's newly.born twins and then bu-
ried them in the cradle. He left his
wife alone in critical condition for
several hours, and reported toa neighbor
what he had done, saying he hoped she
would be dead before he returned. He
then fled
Nearly the whole business portion of
the town Of Willows, in Colusa county,
California, was yesterday morning de-
stroyed by fire. All the hotels were
burned, and only the bank and one
store was saved, The loss is estimated
at $4,000. Steps have already been
taken to rebuild the burned district.
The special policemen sent from Bal.
timore to the Cumberland coal region
arrived at Eckhart yesterday morning,
and were sworn in by a magistrate,
Charles 7. Mayer, President of the
| Consolidation Mines. also arrived at
| nd nd ~
putting Of the men to work.
The flagship Tennessee, and steamers
kearsarge, Enterprise, Alliance and
Yantic, OF the North Atlantic squad
ron, returned to Hampton Roads yes
terday from their practice cruise.
Most of the time they had pleasant
weather, and the exercises were satis-
factory.
Sarah Beckhardt, seventeen years of
age, committed suicide in Baltimore
yesterday afternoon, by shooting her
self in the temple, because her mother
threatened to inform her father of the
fact that she had been out, in continual
tion of picnic festivities, ali the pre-.
vious night.
No opposition was made yesterday at
Milford, Massachusetts, to the Grand
Army entering the Catholic Cemetery
to decorate soldiers graves, although
It had been reported that Father Cud-
dihy had forbidden them to do so.
Crop reports from sixty points in
Southern Minnesota show favorable
condition OF the snail grains. The
acreage OF all grain in the localities re-
ported is about the same as last year,
except that of wheat, which is 20 to 80
per cent. less.
1t has been determined by the iron
and steel workers Of Chicago not to be-
gin strike to-day, but to postpone it
for at least two weeks. This decision
is the result of d conference held on
Monday with the employers.
The Maryland, American and New
Central Coal Companies, of the same
region, yesterday notified miners occu-
pying houses on their properties to va
| cate them by July lst, if they do not
intend to resume work before that date.
The body of girl, believed to be that
OF Zoe Watkins, who disappeared mys-
teriously in st. Louis on the 18th inst,
was found yesterday morning in the
river at that place. 1t bore no evidence
| of violence.
The Straight Greenbank State Con-
vention of Maine met yesterday in
Bangor and nominated Solon Chase for
Governor. Three Congressman were
also nominated, and the usual resolu-
tions adopted.
The Wyoming Valley Hotel, at
Wilkaaharra dam rod arIn
by fire to the extent of about 500, 900.
1t was, perhaps, the largest hotel in
that section of Pennsylvania.
The steamer Gamma, which grounded
on Handkerchief Shoal, was foated
yesterday morning. and was taking
back her cargo from "a, lighter prepara-
tory to proceeding to New York.
The Supreme Court of Ohio yester-
day decided, one Judge dissenting,
that the Pond Liquor Tax law was un-
constitutional, the tax being of the ma
ture of license.
Francis A Provost, Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of Baltimore, attempted to
commit suicide yesterday morning
with a razor, and is in critical condi-
tiOn.
A decided improvement is reported
in the condition of Bishop Foss, at
Minneapolis, and his physicians are
said to be Every much encouraged"
During recent northerly gales, Lake
Manitoba rose two feet higher at its
southern end than it has been known
to rise in the last twenty years.
The Rhode Island Legislature met
yesterday, in Newport, and Governor
Littletield and the other State officers
were installed.
The corner stone OF the new Calvary
Baptist Church, in New York, was
laid on Monday afternoon. The editice
is to cost $780, 600,
Large forest fires are reported in
Glare and Roscommon counties, Michi-
gan. No rain has fallen in that sec
ton for several weeks.
owen Owens, aged II, and Thomas,
Owens, aged SO, were drowned yester-
day: near New York city, by the up
setting of a boat.
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