Daily Republican., 1882-12-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
Virginia EleCti0n frauds -DeaIruc.
lion by Fire Marine dIsasI0rs-
North Carolina EIecIIOn-UIher
MIGceIIaneOua.


North Carolina EIecIIOn-UIher
Miscellaneous.
1u Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday,
U. 8. Commissioner Peasants held
William II. Tamman, II. w. wilkins
and Edward Gray, in $1,000 bail each,
for violations Of the Federal election
laws. They are charged with "forging
names to the assessment lists" 1t is
asserted that sit is not 80 much the act
of signing the names of those persons
| Democratic yoters), as it Is the fact
ihat negroes had not the same oppOrtu-
nifty Of having themselves assessed that
has started this prosecution, as that
very act is looked upon as an obstruc,
tion to voters, and consequently a
violation of the United States election
laws"
The North Carolina Board of Canvas
sers, on Saturday, flashed the count
ing Of the votes of the Congressional
Distrtc1S. Certificates were awarded
to Peole and O'Hara, Republicans;
Green, Cox, Scales, Dowd and Vance,
Democrats, and York, Coalitionist and
Independent Democrat. Robin will
contest YOrk's seat. There being no
returns from Watanga county for Coz
gressman-at-LGrge, the board adjourn.
ed until the 10Th inlt., to get the vote
Of that county.
A telegram from Cincinnati says the
plug and fine cut tobacco manufactur-
ers there "are working close and filling
hand-Go.mouth orders. Their retail
customers are ordering often and in
small quantities. This change has come
about within fortnight. The con-
sumption is not falling off, only there
is change in the method of ordering
for retailing.
The steamer City of Mexico left New
Orleans yesterday for Vera Cruz with
"all the freight and passengers she
could carry" The Chicago and New
Orleans Railroad took to New Orleans
62l2 bales of COttou-the largest quan
tity ever received in that city by rail
in one day-and fifty car loads of other
freight.
Masked highwayman attempted on
Friday night TO rob a northbound ex-
press train on the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad The attempt was
made az Blum Station, Texas, but the
train guards fired ~ the robbers, and
the train moved out from the station
undisturbed.
The business portion of the village OIL
Peter burg, near Vipcennes, Indiana,
was destroyed by fire yesterday
originating from cigar stump in a
saloon. All the local records were con
sumed. The loss is estimated at S40,-
900.
The steam barge S. B. Peters, from
Maurstee for Chicago, was burned on
Friday morning, forty miles from
Milwaukee, and her crew OF 13 men,
Including Captain Olson and Mate
Larsen, were lost in her.
jim. Milan, a young man, was found
dead in room in the National Hotel
at atlanta, Ga, on Saturday afternoon.
Strychnine snd laudanum were on the
table, and il is supposed he committed
suicide.
No man knows what a ministerlng
angel his wife is until he comes home
one day, suffering with dreadful cold
and she happens to have a bottle Of
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup ia the house.
The schooner H. Folger, from Cleve-
land, Ohio, for BrOckville, Canada,
with coal, wrecked on Salmon Reel
Point last Thursday night, and all on
board, eight in aumber, were lost.
The International Compress at Hous
ton. Texas, and four dwellings adjOir-
ing, were burned yesterday. The loss
is estimated at $500 900, Of which $780,
0C0 is on cotton.
Oscar and Michael Ludwig, aged re-
specJively 10 and IA years, were
drowned on Saturday evening while
skatiCg on pond at Taunton, Mas3a-
chusetts.
Two boys, named Deckley and C.au-
sen, were drowned by breaking through
the ice on Che Delaware river, near
Port Jervis, on Saturday afternoon.
Five canal boats, with coal, from
Havre de Grace and Philadelphia, were
swamped off Cape Lookout inirhurSday
evenings gale. No lives were lost
A fire at Mahanoy City, Penna., yes.
terday afternoon destroyed five build
ings and damaged three others, causing
q loss of over $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Kilmer, a well-to.do wid-
ow, of StonChBburg, Berks county, Pa,
committed suicide on Friday night by
taking poison.
Henry Hillman, farmer committed
suicide on Friday by hanging himself,
near Brooklyn, Iowa.