Daily Republican., 1882-11-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
DROWNING OABUALTIES- LOSS,
ES by FlRE-0TMER MEWS
INOIDEMTB.

The funeral of Thurlow Weed took
place yesterday morning from his late
residence in New York. The body was
taken to Albany for interment. Among
those present At the funeral were exc
Secretaries Evarts and Blaine, ex-
Governor Hoffman, ex-JudRe Edwards
Pierrepont, and many other prominent
gentlemen Among the pail bearers
we're General james Watson Webb and
ex-Secretary Fish.
The trial for manslaughter, in New
York, OF George Melius, brakeman Of
the Chicago express train which was
ruu into by a Tarrytown special at
Spnyten Duyvil, ill January last, re-
suited Yesterday in his acquittal. The
Indictment against him was based on
the allegation that Through neglect of
duty he had been instrumental in the
death of Senator Wagner and others"
The steamship City of San Antonio,
at New York from Havana, reports the
wreck of the brig s. V. Merrick, Of
Philadelphia, from CardeDas, with
sugar. She sPrang leak, and was run
ashore on Grand Bahama 1t was
thought that about $50 hogheads of
sugar would be saved, but the YES sell
would become total loss.
William B. Finney, a prominent
hotel keeper of Lancaster, Penna., died
yesterday morning. AT the time of his
death, Fiuney was under bail for Man
slaughter, in causing the death Of
Luther j. Hurd, travelling salesman
from Philadelphia, during q quarrel
over hotel bill last year.
The "Passover Relief Association
was incorporated yesterday In New
York. 1t is an organization to distrib-
ute among the poor and deserving Is-
raelites of that city unleavened bread,
&C., during the feast of the Passover,
that they may observe it in accordance
with the Mosaic law.
The steamer Rotary, of the Roanoke,
Norfolk and Baltimore Steamboat
Company, was burned at Astoria, Vir-
giDia, on Wednesday night. She was
receiving cargo at the time. About
240 bales of cotton and some general
freight were damaged and destroyed.
A Coroner's jury, in the case Of Men
tray, found dead In his room, in Lock-
port, New York, few days ago, found
yesterday that he ''came to his death
by means unknown" His two sons
and negro, under arrest on suspicion,
were thereupon released.
More than 5000 articles which have
accumulated in the Dead Letter Office
in Washington will be SOLD at auction,
beginning on December 45h. The arti-
cles include jewelry, BOOKS, toilet arti.
cles" and almost everything that could
possibly be sent through the mails"
William Richards, who was to have
been hanged at Sweetsburg, Canada,
yesterday, anticipated his doom by
cutting his throat in his cell at three
o'clock yesterday morning. He left
confes lion. detailing many crimes which
he had committed.
While Lehigh Valley coal train was
being drawn to a siding at Bawman's
Station, on Thursday evening, 1t was
run into by another coal train and
twenty FIVE cars were wrecked. The
track was obstructed until daylight
yesterday.
While an attempt was being made
yesterday to place new boiler in q
steam tug at Halifax, the derrick
broke, and the boiler fell upon the tugs
| deck, throwing four men into the wa
ter. One was killed and the others
were severely injured.
A. W. Boswortb tb, Independent can
didate for Mayorin New 0rleanS, and
the other Independent candidates for
Office at the recent election in that city
have served notices of contest, on the
ground of extensive frauds.
The Shoemakers' Union 1T Montreal
denies any connection with the strike
in Cochrane & Cassell's factory, but
condemns the manifesto Of the employ
ers, threatening general discharge of
the men.
The Democrats Of Providence, Rhode
Island, yesterday nominated q o. Slo-
cum for Mayor. The Republicans, it
is announced, will to-day nominate
William s. Hayward, the present in
cumbent.
The boarding house Of Mrs. Lord, in
indianapolis, was burned carly yes;er-
day morning, and two servant girls
Kate Daily and Ella Keenan-are be-
lieved to have perished in the flames.
Two dwellings in Scranton were
burned shortly alter l o'clock yester-
day morning, and in one of them Mrs.
Ruddy lost her life in trying to save
$3.50 in gold.
The corpse of q colored man and the
main boom and gatf of sloop, supposed
| to have been wrecked on the New Jer-
sey coast, were found near Oregon In
lot, North Carolina, on the 23d inst.
The official returns of the election in
Connecticut give Waller, Democrat,
for Governor, majority Of 239l Sloot,
Republican, was elected Comptroller
by Sol majority.
The brig Clytie, at New York yester-
day from Calbaren, reported that Cap
tain Dow and Coored boy had been
drowned by the upsetting OF boat in
which they started for Key Francis.
Charles Sutclife, II years of age,
broke through the ice in the Poultney
River, in Vermont, on Thursday, and
was drowned, and Bertrand Sphinx,
perisbed in trying to save him.
Ellicott Hunter, Alfred. Jester and
William Calder were drowned by the
upsetting Of a boat, near Chantry Is
land, in Lake Huron, a few days ago.
The wages of the employees in the
grindery of the Delaware Iron Works,
at New Castle, have been reduced from
$12 to 81 per week.
The trial of j. D. Watson for offering
as alleged, bribes to members of the
Ohio Legislature, was begun yesterday
at Columbus.
The trials of Representative Black,
Of Cleveland, and Wright, Of Hooking
county, for accepting bribes, will fol-
low
Thu dwelling of George Bailey, at
Cold Spring, New York, was burned
yesterday morning. Loss 5000
Grants shoe factory in Quebec was
burned yesterday. Loss 100000. 1t
employed about $50 persons.
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