Daily Republican., 1882-06-10
NEWS So N MARY.
CONVICTION OF NURTH CARO-
LIMA ELECTION MANIPQLA.
TORS-OTHER ITEMS,

AT Raleigh North Carolina, the jury
IN the case Of Cousins and others, Dem =
ocratic canvassers of Halifax county,
charged with not counting certain re-
turns IN the Congressional election Of
1851, yesterday rendered a verdict of
guilty as to l.. Ii. Bell and D. Bryant,
Jr, and OF not guilty as to the other
defendants. Sentence was deferred,
The Entield cases will next come up.
The severest hailstorm ever known
in that region passed over Laredo,
Texas, on Thursday evening Some Of
the hail stones were as large as hens
eggs, and the storm lasted for an hour.
M uch damage was done to property,
and the walls OF Il new variety hall
fell in, killing Charles Munster and in
juring several others.
Senator Hill arrived in Atlanta yes
teriay from Eureka Springs. He was
met at the train by a great throne of
people, but no demonstration was made
owing to his weak condition. AS the
carriage conveying bin to his home
passed through the crowd heads were
uncovered AZ a mark OF respect.
A break occurred yesterday in the
reservoir at Cortland, Maine, which let
out torrents OF water, that ploughed up
the street, carried away shade trees and
flooded cellars. 5000, 900 gallons of wa
ter escaped. The reservoir had lately
been inspected and pronounced safe.
/ Armistead Gray, colcred, was hanged
yesterday at Powhatan Court House,
Va, for the murder OF his son Lincoln,
a boy of IA years. The execution was
private. Gray protested that he did not
intend TO kill the 10y, and expressed
assurance offuture happiness.
A deputy Sheriff attempted on Thurs.
day 70 arrest a circus proI rietCr at
Southwest City, Missouri, for exhibit
ing without license, and was resisted.
A performer named Mcbride, was shot
dead, and two other men were wounded
before the circus men were secured.
The annual decoration of the Con 81
federate graves in Blandford Cemetery
at Petersburg, Virginia. took place yes
terday. there was a general suspen-
sion of business. The Petersburg Ar
tillery paraded and fired national "a.
Lutte.
Two sons of Eli Charlebois, aged re-
spectively and IA years, ware drown.
ed in the river at Clayton, New York,
on Thursday, while getting pail of
water. 1t is supposed the younger boy
fell in, and the other perishsd in trying
to save him.
A sub. committee of the House Com
mittee on Elections has decided in the
contested case of Small VS.. Tillman,
from the Fifth District of South Caro-.
lina, that Tillman, the sitting member,
was not elected. The status of Small is
not yet determined.
All the landlords arrested in Chicago
for renting rooms to gamblers have
been discharged, with most of the
gamblers, it being declared in court
that the evidence against them was in
sufficient to make out q case against
them.
Recent heavy rains haye done much
damage to railroads in Mexico. On
the Vera Cruz and Central bridges
have been damaged, and on the Ma
tional railway an iron bridge has been
destroyed.
In yesterdays Cabinet meeting the
declination of Mr. Phelps, of Missouri,
as a mem Der of the tariff Commission,
was announced, and several names
mentioned in his place, but no selection
was made
Special Indian Agent Townsend, on
Thursday, LETT u Sac and Fox children
in the Indian school at Carlisle, and ar
rived in Washington yesterday with 4
others, who will be sent to Hampton
this evening.
w. p. Canaday has been nominated
for Congressman by the Republicans
of the Third District of North Carolina.
The Third District Is now represented
by Democrat.
Several petitions have been filed in
Washington for the pardon of Thomas
II. Ballard, a notorious Ecounterfeiter,
now serving term in the Albany peni-
tentiary.
Mr. Reed, Guiteau's counsel, vis-
tied the Jail in Washington yesterday,
to secure the assassin's signature to-
several aftidavits, which it is proposed
to use in further efforts in his behalf.
By the falling OF movable partition
in brewery at Titusville yesterday, a
little girl named Sontag was killed, and
her six-year-old brother was fatally in
ured
Willie Euhlman, years of age, was
trampled to death by horse in d
stable at Warren, Ponna., yesterday af-
ternoOn.
John Tribbetts, aged IL years, a
murderer, was taken from the jail at
Perham, Minnesota, yesterday morn
ing, by mob of twenty men and
lynched.
Samuel Maxwell, aged Is years, being
financially embarrassed, committed
suicide in Warren, Rhode Island, on
Thursday.
Charles Beck, wel.totlo baker of
Norfolk, Virginia, COMPUTED suicide
yesterday by cutting his throat He
had suffered from i'll health.
M. p. Jewett, first President of Vas
sar College, died yesterday in Milwau-
kee, age "a.
Rsv Father Matthias AIig, pastor Of
Mary's Catholic Church, in Washing
ton, died yesterday morning.
The robbers Of the bank of Brook.
| field, four in number, were captured
in Kirksvllle yesterday morning.
Ex-Governor Dennisop, of Ohio, was
reported in dying condition in CO.
lumbus last night.
j. N. Walsh, 3s years of age, lawyer
of Schuykill county, fell dead yester.
day on the street in Pottsvllle.
Elliott & Bartlett's spool mill at
Albany, Maine, was struck by light.
ming and burned on Thursday night.