Daily Republican., 1882-07-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
DRO WNINGAND nANGINGCAsEa
-ACClDENTS-VlRGINIA DEN.
OCRATB AND READJUSTRRS,

onOcLaOlC DbhG0 O6uJral COms
mlttee OF Virginia, In session at Rich
mono, last evening adopted resolution
acc ,rirg g that it was "inexpedient TO
dominate candidate for Congressman.
at'larte, either by the action Of the
COMMITTEE or by convention, since
:. the OBJECTS had in view by the Demo-
u cratic party could be best attained
without such action" This means
u that j. E. Massey, Readjuster, who an
, Gonnces himself candidate for Con-
gressman-at Large, will be supported
by the Democrats. Massey, though a
Reao iuster, is opposed TO coalition with
The r. pr6licans.
The Iron and Steel Manufacturers
r Association met yesterday in Pittsbure
all the Western points except st. Louis
and Cincinnati being represented. It
was decided not to interfere with the
card rate for nails until October next.
The strike was discussed, and it was
unanimously agreed to stand firm
against the strikers demands.
At meeting of the School Board of
Petersburg, Va, yesterday, a petition
was presented from the oolored people,
declaring their opposition to mixed
schools, and asking the appointment of
colored teachers in the colored public
schools. The Board elected two active
and eleven colorel substitute teachers.
A. W. Squire, of Carbondale, a stu.
Gent just graduated at the Wyoming
Seminary, in Kingston, Pa, faiuted
yesterday morning while sitting at the
window of his room in the seminary
and fell to the ground, fifty feet below.
He died OF his injuries in an hour.
The Maryland Coal Company. at
Cumberland, yesterday, filed bills of
eJectment, returnable on the 18Th
instant, against strikers who occunv
the Company's dwellings. The tenants
have retained counsel to contest the
matter.
A telegram from Boston says "the
Orange and the Green united in a pic
mic" on Long Island yesterday, under
The auspices of the Brian Boroihme
Society, and "the utmost harmony pre-.
vailed"
Two masked burglars entered, the
house of William Ford, at Altoona.
about 2 O'Clock yesterday morning and
assaulted the inmates, but an alarm
being givoD, they fled without secur-
ing and plunder.
William Ritter, colored, was taken
from the Jail at Henderson, Kentucky.
on Tuesday night, and hanged by a.
mob. be had assaulted and murdered
a coiored girl and his lynchers ara sup
posed to be of his owp race.
Two men named Harman nd Wag-
ner, nave been arrested in Omaha on
charges OF fraud, burglary and embez-
Element OF the money of their employ.
ers, John Bratt b Co., of North Platte.
They stole over $1,000.
The annual meeting of OF the Nation
al Division of the Sons of Temperance
began yesterday in Concord, N. Hamp.
shire. E. j. Morey, Of Cincinnati, NJ.
W. P, presided.
The Secretary of he Navy has issued
an order permitting employees of the
navy yards and stations to stop work an
hour earlier OH Satur days than on other
days of the week.
Michael Higgins and Joseph Ktons
young men, were drowned by tns
swamping of a small boat by Hudson
river steamer in Rondout creek on
Tuesday night.
A freight train ran off the track, near
North Sunbury, Massachusetts,; yes
terday, and 13 loaded cars were wreck.
ed. A brakeman, named Russell, was
killed.
W. Merzo, who disappeared on sthe
'4th ult., was found hanging 10 a tres
1t Greenville, near Scranton en- Tues
lay. 1t is supposed he committed sui.
tide.
Joseph Snyder, aged 40 years, hanged
himself yesterday at Rupert's Station
lear Pottsville. He leaves a wife. hut
10 children.
A telegram from Montreal saws that
mendicant has been fined there S25
nicer the Vagrant act, for begging
Without license.
The Masonic Grand lodge of Canada
net yesterday in London, Ontario.
here was also large Dram ge parade
nd demonstration in the same town.
The moulders at the Wisconsin NAL
cable Iron Works in Milwaukee struck
esterday against the employment of
On-union men.
The Democrats of the Fifth Ohio Dis
'ict on Tuesday night nominated
gorge Saney for Representative in
ongress.
The body Of Albert Snow, aged 20
ears, the last victim of the SciotO dis
'ter, was recovered yesterday after
oon.
Charles Cramer and Charles KeeRan,
OunR men, were drowned while bath.
lU the paaaion
ight.
julius and Jacob Bean, aged respec-
vely II and 8years, were drowned
nile bathing at Fort Uaswell Beach,
orth Carolina, yesterday morning
Two sons of James Todd, aged re-
1ectively Hand 16 years, were drowned
Washington, Iowa, on Tuesday eve
ing.
h. S. Fields, telegraph operator of
lis city, 90 years of age, died in Pitts
lrg last night from injuries received
being run over by railroad train.
Milton Pearson was killed yesterday
ternoon, by a fall OF rock in the
harton Mine, near Hellertown, Pa.
leaves wife and til. 90 children.
Mrs. j. f. Showers, of Beamstown,
,rks County, drowned herself in 60.
lico creek on Tuesday night.
Mrs. L, Rehr, aged 40, drowned her.
f in a cistern, at Belvi5e;e, N. D., on
Iesday evening.
John Bl&sius, aged 50 years, commit
suicide in New York, yesterday by
oyalic acid.
The Crystal Knife Works at Nauga.
TX, Connecticut, were burned ,yester-
morning. Loss, $4,000.
The harness factory Of e. 7. Beck, in
wark, New Jersey, was burned yes
day. Loss, $4,000.
jarter's machine shops and foundry
Niles, Ohio, were burned on Tuesday
Int. Loss, $4,000.
Bernard McManus, a lock tender,
IS drowned Yesterday in the Erie