Daily Republican., 1882-12-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
FRAUDULENT INSURANCE COM
PARK-ATaLE OF HORROR
FROM HARRISBURG,

The Harrisburg Patriot publishes TO-
day so1e horrible statements 10 regard
to the management and condition OF a
| free colOred cemetery near Harrisburg.
1t asserts that "there are at least four
| layers of the dead in the enclosure;
that the dead have only been partially
buried, many without being coffined
and that dogs have been feasting on
the remains of those Inferred for many
years, portions of the bodies being
| dragged TO neighboring farm houses"
The Denver Fire Insurance Company
of Denver, Colorado, organized fifteen
months ago, with an alleged capital of
81, 900, 900, has collapsed. A Telegram
from Denver says: "On January 1st,
1882, the officers made most flattering
statement. 1t now transpires that the
company never had a dollar in the
treasury, and its only assets consisted
of unsecured notes and tracts of unim-
proved lands"
A plan has been agreed upon for a
settlement OF the municipal troubles in
Troy, New York, by an appeal to the
Courts on the test question of the legal
ity of Alderman Morrisey's election.
1t Is thought that final decision can
be had from the Court Of Appeals
within six weeks.
The Governor of Virginia yesterday
issued a proclamation declaring the
ratification at the recent election of the
amendments to the State Constitution
repeating the law for repayment of
capitatio tax as a prerequisite to yot-
ing. The amendments were ratified by
q majority of 41.172.
Stephen Tripp has been arrested In
North Adams, Massachusetts, charged
with "robbing the Troy and Boston
Railroad cars Of freight, with wrecking
trains, and with obtaining rewards
from the Company for removing OBJ
structions which were placed On the
track by himself"
Thomas Gayle, alias D. @. ClarkSon,
charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes, in offering to sell |
counterfeit money, had hearing yes-
terday before the U. s. Commissioner
in Baltimore, and was committed in |
default OF $4,000 bail.
On Monday next all the ccllieries of
the Philadelphia and Beading Goal |
and Iron Company in Schuylkill Co.,
will be put on three-quarters time.
The number of working hours will be
43H per week, instead Of 6S as at pres
cut.
An accident TO the machinery of the
Quequechan Mill, in Fall River, Mas.
sachusetts, which occurred yesterday,
will necessitate the closing OF the mill
for onuarnl h.. b.,
1900 pieces of pint cloth weekly.
The official votes cast at the last cleo
tion il Massachusetts gives the follow
ing result on the vote for Governor:
Butler, Democrat, 1873, 946; Bishop, Re-
publican, 119,997 All Jthers, 1885.
Buffers plurality, 14,949.
Two childIen of Mrs. Bliley, of East
Vermont, aged respectively
two and five years. were fatally burned
on Thursday afternoon during tae en-
porary absence Of their mother from The
house.
A despatch from Chihuahua. Mexico,
says that rs persons were killed BY
Apaches, in recent raid upoi Gases
Grandes. Several women and children
were also carried off by tbs snvages.
W. T. Dortch, of Wayne County, N
g., is announced as candidate for U &
5. Senator from that State, to succeedI
Ransom. The Legislature which elects
will meet next month. =
The question of naturalization, in {
connection with certain claims before a
the SpaDish-American Commission,
was considered at the Cabinet meeting :
yesterday.
The Governor of Massachusetts yes 9
terday appointed Oliver Wendell a
Holmes, Jr., to be Justice of the Su. q
preme Court of that State, in the place
If Lord resigned.
Four Cinnamon were killed ar four
others dangerously injured by an ex- +
Dlosion of giant powder in a railroad =
;unnel, near Riddle, Oregon, on Thurs :
lay. !
The books of s. Wright Gilbert. de.
'aulting cashier of the Lake Shore aud Q
Michigan Southern Railroad in Buffalo, I
'how deficiency of about $25,000. t
Eleven rioJing miners at Bucking-
lam, Ohio, were arrested and fined on !
Thursday. No further trouble ia ex-
,ected there.
Two mills at Easton, Penna., have
,een compelled to shut down by low a
water in the Delaware river. r