National Republican., 1882-12-30
TELEGRAPuIC TwIsrINGs.

james Hart, desperate criminal es-
capped from Jail at Rockford, Ill. 1t is not
know when or how.
The japanese prince and suite passed
through Chicago en- route for San Francisco
Friday. They are delighted with their trip.
Frank Cowans was knocked down and
fatally shot by unknown tramps and robbed of
"a at East Buffalo, N. Y, yesterday afternoon.
DR.. William Hastings, aged % years, was
struck and killed by train on the Pcnnsyl-
vania railway, near Filters station, yesterday
afternoon.
The boiler in Snyder & Sons elevator,
Gardner, Ill, exploded yesterday. The
scven-year old son of Engineer Overton was
scalded to death.
Howard Underwood was to have been
hanged at Charleston, Mo-, yesterday, for the
murder of his wife, but the supreme court
granted stay of execution.
The board of trade of Cincinnati and the
chamber of commerce have both adopted reso-
lutions urging congress to pass a bill extend
ing the bonded period for whisky.
The general passenger agents of the Chi
cago and Missouri river roads met in Chicago
yesterday and fixed the maximum commits
sion on California business at 81 for all classes
o.. Mr.. L. c. Wheeler, member of the firm of
r. IL. Macy & Co., said last night that the re-
port that his firm has purchased Booths thea
ter, and would erect dry goods store in its
place, was untrue.
james Buchanan and Margaret, his wife e,an
aged couple living alone about a mile from
Lewiston, Pa, were found dead in bed at their
residence. The coroner found that both died
from natural causes.
The board of directors of the West Jersey
railway company has decided to sell the Stock
ton hotel, Cape May, for Sl5000O, if II pur-
chaser can be found. The cost of the prop
crty was about 100000
William Nugent, saloon keeper at
Plain City, Ohio, was shot and killed by his
SON -in-law, Jasper q. Haven, last evening,
Business differences had caused bad blood be-
tween them. The murderer escaped,
Seven thousand men are now working on
the British Columbia section of the Canada
Pacific railway, and rapid progress is being
made. The contract WILL to all appearances,
be completed within the allotted time.
--Messrs Gesmer & levin, of the Paris
kid glove establishment, Toronto, Ont, have
abscondcd. Their liabilities are not known,
but they are not supposed to be large. The
| firm was looked upon with suspicion, and could
/ only obtain short credit.
Unless word is received from the secre.
| tary of the navy the yards and docks depart.
ment of the CharlestOwn navy yard will prob
ably be closed tonight, About 100 men will
be affected by this change brought about by
the expenditure fall the money appropriated
Celia Wetzel, a German woman, who has
been in the country only six wonths, was ar
rested in New York while trying TO pawn 16;
pieces of silver ware, the property of Agne'
Schroeder, of One-hundred- nd-twenty-tfti
| street. for whom she was u servant. The
goods are worth over $1,000,
Two freight trains on the New York ant
New England railway collided yesterday al
ternoon ON the inward track near Mt. Bow
don station, Massachusetts. Several ear
were derailed and more or less damaged. NJ
one was injured. The road was blocked, anC
trains We're somewhat delayed.
Edward Knowlton and Charles Stiles
aged, respectively, IL and s years, of Wal
lingford, Conn, confessed, on being arrested
Friday, that il was they who attempted l.
wreck the up-paSsengcr train Tuesday, beiu
prompted to do so because an employe Of th
road had driven them oil the track.