Daily Republican., 1882-08-01
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NEWS SUMMARY.
BURNING OF HEUKER'S FLUUR
MILLS - ACCIDENTS, INCI.
DENTS AND CASUALTIEs.


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James General, an old colOred man.
was found dead in a stable in Wilkes
barre, yesterday morning. His death
resulted from blow on the head given
by an unknown person, and from exces.
slVe drinking. He had nearly 5000, 600
insurance on his life in the graveyard"
Insurance. companies "but he outlived
all The companies"
Carleton Hunt was unapimouslv nom-
mated for Representative in Congress
yesterday on the first ballot, by the
Demo cratic Convention of the First
District OF Louisiana. He will succeed
r. l.. Gibson, elected U. 8. Senator.
Mr. Hunt is a nephew of ex. Secretary
Of h7 Navy Hunt.
hrshur A. Noyes, engineer of the
Lawrence Building, in Chauncy street,
Boston, has been arrested for stealing
$40, 900 worth of goods from Lewis Cole.
man & Co. Noyes explains that he has
been operating in stocks, and stole the
goods to cover his losses.
The notorious Captain Payne SAYS
that "the subject Of the settlement of
the ceded lands is not properly under
stood by the Washington authorities"
and adds that she will cross the line at
once into Indian Territory with large
number Of colonists,"
Hecker's immense flour mills, ON
Cherry street, New York, were destroy
ed by fire yesterday, with the adjoining
stables and tenement houses, and the
spice mill OF Sanger, Beers & Co. The
total loss is estimated at 81, ,25O, 900.
MIR. Thomas II. Nook and Miss Mary
Harrison were thrown from carriage
bv runaway horse at Sound Beach.
Connecticut, on Sunday afternoon, and
ooth were injured, Nook 80 badly that
ne died during the night.
Henry G. White, a prominent citizen
OF Hartford, Connecticut, died yester-
DAY In that city. He was the father of
Lieutenant Commander Henry G.
white, Jr., now stationed at League
Island.
A good farm in Indiana has been al.
lowed to run to weeds for five wears, he.
cause OF belief that it is under curse
OF the former owner whose ghost walks
the fields at night, and would make it
uHPL00ShuI AOr bena0G
The Democratic Committee of Lam
caster County yesterday nominated
William B. Given, Uf Columbia, for
Representative in Congress from the
Ninth District, in place Of Samuel H.
Reynolds, declined.
A ".water spout" at Millsburg, Ohio,
yesterday, swept away a number of
bridges and several dwellings, and
drowned number of live stock. 1t tis
feared some persons have perished.
Fowler's dry goods store, at Glen's
Falls, New York, was robbed of S25OO
worth of silks on Sunday, by three men,
who subsequently escaped on the train
to New York city.
A Wisconsin boy won a wager with
a playmate by holding his foot longest
on the rail ahead of locomotive; but
he will hobbie on crutches the rest of
his life
Samuel Russell Warren, all organ
builder of Toronto, died at Silver Spring.
Rhode Island, on Sunday night. His
son is the organist of Grace Church,
New York.
The National Mining Exhibition at
Denver, Colorado, will be opened to-
day. Judge Kelly, who is to deliver
the oration, arrived in Denver yesterday
evening.
John b. Resspas, an old Republican,
has been nominated for Representative
in Congress by the Liberals of the 1st
District of N. Carolina.
A heavy rain, lasting twelve to thir.
ty-Six hours has prevailed in Iowa,
Wisconsin and Southern
Illinois.
r. B. Andrews & Co., clothiers, of
North Carolina, have made an
Their preferred debts are
stated at $50, 900.
The corner stone of the Madison Av-
enue Methodist Episcopal Church in
New York, was laid yesterday by Bish-
Op Simpson.
John Boyle, 81 years of age, commit
ted suicide in barn near Scotch Plains.
New Jersey, on Sunday. He Quarrelled
With his parents the day before.
+. W. B. Armitage, representative in
Toledo, Ohio, of r. G. Dun & Co.'S
nerchantile agency, is reported abscon-
led, and behind in his accounts"
Joseph Miller, aged 81 years, was
killed by falling from a painters scat
'old at the Cooper Institute, in New
York.
Captain Samuel Reynolds, over 80
years of age, was killed yesterday
while driving across the railroad at
Danlelsonville, Rhode Island.
Kate McNair, years of age, was
kilIed in New York by falling from a
ourth story window.
The reduction OF the public debt
Turing July, is estimated at about Sl4,-
100000
1t is proposed to build an under
ground railroad in Paris The cost of
is constitution is put at $50, 100000.
July hay taken the place of April in
London as the month in which the LAM
yuage Of mbrellas ia most expressive.
WIllfuI Ida Foreman.
L. Al