Daily Republican., 1882-10-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
KILLED IN A NEWS PAPER M.
FACE - DlSASTROUS FIRES
NEWS PAPER Oh AHGE

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In st. Louis, yesterday afternoon
colonel John A. Cookrell, editor of the
fost Dispatch, shot and killed Colonel
A. W. slayback, who had gone IN
Cockrell's Office "for satisfaction or q
fight" 1t appears that Slayback an.
tered the editorial rooms, began to de-.
nounce Colonel Cockreli, for assanltu
made upon him by the paper, and
drew a revolver. Cookrell who was
the cooler of the two also drew a re-
volver and fred at his Antagonist in.
tictlng a wound from which the latter
expired in a few minutes. The trouble
grew out bitter onslaught made upoD
the Post. Dispatch by Slayback at the
political meeting on Thursday night
10 this the paper responded by saving
that Slayback ''made charges which
he knew to be lies," and it Reproduced
card, published about year ago by
lawyer named Glover, alleging thai
Slayback was coward.
The Sunday Capital of Washington
D. g., which was owned by Thomas J.
Brady, ex-assistant Postmaster Gene.
raj, OF Starsroute notoristy, has ~been
sold to the publishers of the Arny and
Navy Gazette. The two papers, though
published by the same management
will be editOrially independent OF each
other, and it is promised that the Cant
tai shall be conducted as a first.class
Sunday newspaper, devoted to Iitera--
ture, society and the local interests Of
Washington"
At meeting of the University Sem
ate in Toronto on Thursday, report Of
special committee was submitted.
recommending that Scott's "Lady OF
the Lake" be allowed as a substituta
for "MarmiOn" at naturalization exam.
nations. The report vas rejected bva
vote OF ten to eight; so that "Marmion"
is retained.
A. B. Huson's hOteli barn, and tha
livery barn Of G. Tolman, at AdamE,
New York, we're burned yesterdaT
morning, at 2 O'Clock, with nine horses
and large quantity of hay, grain, etc,
The house OF Z. F. Ramsdell, adjacent.
was damaged. Mr.. Huson in irving to-
save a valuable horse, was dangerously
burned on the head and hands.
The total number of patents, includ-
ng reissues and designs, granted by the
Patent CtfiCe in Washington during the
asst fiscal year, was 1918 The nun.
)er OF trade marks registered was 1070.
abor registered, 223. The receipts of ths
'thce were $279, IA in excess of the ex-
1enditures.
During the last fiscal year the total
receipts OF the Post-offiCe Department
exceeded the expenditures 81. GAG 77E
Ehe revenue from the money order
llvislon was $3.50, 900. 1t is the first wear
nnce 1865 In which deficiency an.
has not been needed to meat
'he expenditures of the Department,
At nine o'clock on Thursday night
ne schooner Monantico, from New
tork for Philadelphia, with pig iron.
vas SUNK IN the lower bay, New York,
~ striking the sunken steamer Nankin.
n the SWash Channel. Three of the
cho0ner y crew are missing and SUD-
'osed to be drownad,
John Hurd grain evelator in Bridge
'ort, Connecticut, was DESTROYED by fire
ariy yesterday morning, with 10000
ushels of oats, 10000 bushels of corn,
I, ,0OO bushels of wheat, and 30 tons OF
mixed grain. The total loss is estima-
ed at $4,000. ,---- ~-------,------
Samuel Clay "a Co., owners Of oDam
he largest dlstilIeries In Bourbon conn
y, Kentucky, have made an assign
nent. Their liabilities are S1O4 600.
nd it is said the assets will more than
over that amount.
Thomas McCarter, Charles P, Mark.
r and Mccullough Marker wete Ar
esten in Uniontown, Penn, on Thurs
ay night for passieg counterfeit
honey.
Several hundred coopers in Chicago
re on strike, under orders from the
mon, for S3 day, an advance of 25
ents. New men are being put in their
Iaces as fast as possible.
William A. Carroll, a reporter of the
lew Haven Register, died in New Lon
on, Connecticut, last night, "from an
verbose Of opium"
There was a slight earthquake at Pan
ma at midnight of Wednesday last,
10 damage was done.