Daily Republican., 1882-01-14
NEWS SUM MARY.
The Sun sil.DOx RavAges-A Mum
her Of AccideUts-Ihe Burbridge
Black burn COnirOvessy-Mar tne
Disnsters-Leu for Dead.

her Of Accideuts-Ihe Burbridge
Blackburn COnirOve,sy-narine
Dtsasters-LeU for Dead.
Thus far 80 cases of smallpox and
deaths have been reported AZ Port
Jervis. New York. Smallpox pre-
walls to some extent in Austin, Texas.
There were eight deaths from the dis
ease in Richmord, Virgins, during the
last week of December. Nine new
cases OF smallpox we've reported yes.
terday in Pittsburg and six in Ale
ghcny City. Scarlet fever prevails IN
Buffalo, New York. In one school of
that city - pupils have been attacked
by the disease, . OF whom have died.
Two more letters and card to the
public" hacing resulted from the Bur
bridge blackburn controversy, Repre-
sentative Blackburn said 60 his friends,
last night, that he did not intend to
take any further notice of General Bur
bridge or his publications. He would
not become involved in any public con
trovcrsv, as the public is not at all in
ierested III personal affairs between
himself and General Bnrbridge.
AT Lambs Gap, in Cumberland coun-
ty, pen}a., a few days ago, an unknown
man was decoyed from house by two
men named Dean, who robbed him of
$50 and shot him. Surprising him to
be dead they covered his body with
leaves and brush, but he rec Nered sutii.
ciently 10 tell his story and was assls.
ted 80 "A place of safety. The Deans
who are said to br well known in this
city as bad characters, have fed.
A British vessel, drawing IL feet of
water, grounded last Wednesday On i
bar in Staten Island Sound, near Eliza
beth, New Jersey, at high water, and it
has So far been found impossible to get
her off, The British ship Shamrock, OF
Prince Edwards Island, grounded on
bakers Island, MaiDe, last Monday
| morning, and will be a TO a loss. Her
crew were saved.
Alexander Rosetta and David Pop
piana, arrested recently in Boston for
| the murder Of RemiugtC {. Downing,
of Lynn, were arraigned yesterday and
tonorably discharged, there being no
evidence against them.
| Convicted murders were changed yes.
tertay as rol'oss AtSt. Lonis Ihad'
deus Bobor and William Ward, colored
| al Rimonski, Ontario, wife murderer
named Morgan
1t is announced that merchants OF
| Montreal arr about 10 comp ain to th'
| Dominion GovJnment of he lrluStc,
done Ia them by tlr' smuggling of Goa
oil from the United States,
A freight train ON the ST. Paul Rail,
road was totally wrecked by a broker
rail near junction Guy, Wisconsin
yesterday, and a mau named Shot wa
| killed.
Sylvester S, Fitch, convicted If hav
| ing caused the death of Mary Ann Fin
| ley by malpractice, was sentenced IL
Boston yesterday to seven years impri
suument
Very severe weather, with strong
north winds, has prevailed in Caliior
MIA since Wednesday. Snow has tal
len in the southern counties, an occur
renee almost without precedent.
The Boston University Methodist
college yesterday came into possession
Of All estate of 5000, 900, hequeathe,
by Isaac Rich, of Boston. BY bis will
the money WAS to be paid ten year.
after his death.
One man was killed and another dan
gerously Injured, yesterday by "A pre-
mature bast ON the Richmond ant
Frederick ,burg Railroad, about tel
miles from Richmond Virginia.
Six men were injured, one fatal.
aud two others dangerously, by the taI
OF derrick in IA quarry at Eckport, nea
Glourester, Massachusetts, yeSterda,
morning.
The continuance of mild weather la
renewed the approximations OF shoi
ics crop in the Hudson. All the ferrie
. on that river below Poughkeepsie ar
open.
The New York Assembly, yesterday
after a fourth Intellectual ballot 10
Sneaker ad iourned until Monday. Tn
ballot stood: Alvord, 80; Patterson, a
, Costello, /; Cullen, |.
Governor Cornell, of New York, in
mes .age sent to the Senate OF that Stat
yesterday, said he had granted no pa
dsus during the last year.
Major William Arthur, brother of til
President, who is one of Gen. Hancock
! staff, has arrived i'll Washington, an
. will spend IA few days at the Whit
Honse.
Nathan w. Kennedy, aged % years
5 being unreqUited in love, Commits
n suicide in Daysvilir, Conn, ON Thur
j day night.
8 Frederick McCobb fell through a
elevator opening in Boston OH Thur
o day night and died yesterday of his il
juries.
y The President has signed the Join
o resolution thanking the kBedive Il
his gift Of an obelisk to the Unite
70 States.
q The tragedian Rossi, accompanied
the Italian Minister, paid his Iespcc
n to the President yesterday.
70 The stock of wheat in California is {
N tiInated at 1900 tons.
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