Daily Republican., 1882-07-05
NEWS SUM MARY.
WHAT THE FOURTH BROUGHE
"A LADY BALLOONISE'S
NARROW ESCAPE.


noon, and was carried over Ontario.
After throwing out everything from the
basket to keep herself out of the lake
she saw tug beneath, apparently fol-
lowing her, and, opening the valve, de-
scended into the lake, about seven
miles from shore. She climbed the
balloon and was dragged through tina
water for nearly an hour, until, In a
very exhausted condition, she was
picked up, seventeen miles from Oswe-
60, by tug having an excursion party
Cn board.
The smallpox is proving very de-
structive in the Indian Territory. A
Ockmulgee there have been 60 cases to-
date, of which 8 have proved fatal and
10 are believed to he past recovery. At
Mus ogee more than 200 cases have
been r. ported, nearly all fatal. Many
of the deaths have resulted from the
lack Of nurses and physicians. In iso-
lated localities throughout the Terri
tory the rava9es of the disease have
been evel more fearful than at the
princi pal points.
L W. Il. Blair, who was Greenback
candidate for Governor of South
Carolina in 1880, was yesterday shot
dead by Captain j. L. Halle, at CamdeD,
in that State. There had been i'll feeling
between the men for some time, and,
encountering each other at "Peoples
Rights" meeting ye sterday, they quar-
relied, Blair denou n ncing Halle as a
"--liar." This caused the murder.
Halle was admitted to bail in $4,000 by
Judge Kershaw.
Little Rock, Arkansas, was visited
on Monday night by tornado which
levelled trees, fences and chimneys and
blew away shutters and roofs, the rain
falling in torrents meanwhile. Ac-
cording to the report of the Signal Ser
vice the wind blew for half an hour at
the rate Of 72 miles an hour, and for
one minute at the rate of 180 miles per
hour.
Jacob Wagner shot and killed his
wife Teresa, and then mortally wound
ed himself, in Cincinnati last evening.
He was an intimate friend of Henry
Cole, who killed his wife and daughter
and committed suicide, in the same
city, last week.
Ichabod Goodwin, the first "war
Governor" of New Hampshire, died
yesterday in Portsmouth, aged "a years.
He was Vice President of the Nation
al Convention which nominated Clay
and Taylor for the Presidency and was
Governor Of New Hampshire in 186061.
The st. Vincent de Paul School and
Nursery for Colored Children, at Nor
risania, New York, was nearly destroy
ed yesterday morning by fire caused
by fire crackers, and one of the chill
dren, Joseph Hawkins, aged II years,
perished in the flames.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
expects TO finish the River and HarhOr
bill to-day and report tomorrow. II II
Committee will add about $4,000, 900 ID
the appropriations agreed to BY tns
House, making total of over $l9, ,0O0,.
600.
Daniel Clifford, aged %, was shot
dead by Patrick Itarty, a saloon keeper,
near Baltimore, yesterday. Clifford
was one of gang of roughs who at
tackled Harty. The latter was commit
ted to Jail
One of the pleasing features of
Gouley's excursion is that he don't
leave the Island an hour before sun
down but remains until 10 p. M, so the
excursionists can enjoy the beauties Of
the Island at night.
Henry Getter, a young man, was fir
ing revolver at an iron post in Sha-
mokin, Penna., yesterday, when the
ball glanced off and entered the breast
of ten year-old girl who was near.
Getter gave himself up.
A tornado also did much damage in
the country east of Usage Mission, Kan
sas, on Monday night. The towns of
Beulan and Girard, in Crawford county,
were the principal sufferers. No loss,of
life is reported.
The resignation of j. G. Bancroft
Davis, Assistant Secretary OF State,
takes effect on the appointment of his
successor. Walker Blaine, Third AS
sistant Secretary of State, las also re.
signed.
Thomas Sullivan, abartepdender, was
arrested in New York, yesterday, for
killing John Tuomay, whose skull was
fractured by fall while they were Zen
gagged in friendly wrestling match
The official returns of the election in
Oregon show Republican majorities on
the State ticket ranging from 140l for
Lord, for Supreme Judge, to 1865 LOT
George for Congressman.
A fire last night in Mitchell & Co. 3
paratti he candle factory, at Fourth
street and First avenue, New York,
caused a loss estimated at 100000.
The fire is attributed to an explosion Of
vitriol.
Louis Rosenanski was killed and an
other man seriously injured in Lead
vile, Colorado, yesterday morning, by
the bursting of n gun while they were
firing a salute.
John Hite was killed and Michael
Chambers fatally wounded while trying
to escape arrest for horse stealing near
Oregon City, Oregon, on Mon1ay
last.
1t is said that two-thirds of the dele
gates to the Democratic State Conven.
tion of Georgia favor Alexander H.
Stephens for Governor, and the adop.
tion of the majority rate. ,...
1t was rumored in New York last
night that the Hudson River Railroad
Company had agreed to the demands
Of the freight handlers aud directed
them to resume work this morning,
John l.. Hays, of MaSsach chuse is,
Chairman of the Tariff Commission,
has arrived in Washington. The COM
mission will meet in that city to.mor-
row. -..... a..re...
Two young Inen, named Booth and
Mcdonald, were drowned in Sturgeon
Lake, Oatario, yesterday morning, by
the upsetting OF boat.
DR.. Mark Hopkins yesterday delivered
a memorial address ON President Gar
field, at Williams College, Williams
town, Massachusetts. . ......
In Pittsburg, last evening, George
Rodgers shot and mortally wounded
his wife, and then attempted suicide. He
may recover. n,1 . aw