Daily Republican., 1882-07-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
the FIRE FIEND-TEMPERAMOE
IN NEBRASKA-P POLITI.
CAL DOIN6B.

The Temperance Convention of Ne
braska adjourned yesterday. after de-
Gliding to make a thorough canvass of
the State in favor Of q Prohibitory
constitutional Amendment, and to ask
tie State Conventions of the great
olitical parties to ''put themselves ON
record" for Prohibition.
A telegram from Scranton SAWS that
Louis Randolph, "the draft swindler.
who secured thousands of dollars in
Philadelphia" obtained two drafts
there yeste rday, one on the National
Park Bank, and one on the Hanover
National Bank, Of New York. Both
banks were notified.
John Raper young Englishman for
several years employed as boo zkeeper
by Benjamin Allen & Co., jewellers, of
Chicago, has disappeared with about
$4,000. "He had lost the sight of one
eye and his stealings began when he
seemed likely to lose the use Of ths
other"
A telegram from the city of Mexico,
says ut being known that the Amer
lean Government has refused assent to
the proposition of President BarriOs,
! AAsSA ANN o@OloAbSWOA 10 OAPACbcCu Ill OH
the journals, aud friendship for the
United States is strengthened"
Charles W. Clisbee, principal read
ing clerk Of the U. S. House of Repre-
sentatives, was sunstruck while ascend
ing the steps of the Capitol in Wash
ington yesterday morning. He was
sent to the hospital. His physicians
suspect paralysis.
An incendiary fire in North Bergen
New Jersey, on Thursday night, de
stroyed Pandebard & Co.'s silk mill,
three dwellings and saloon, causing
loss of sec, 900. Two hundred persons
are thrown out of employment by the
destruction of the mill.
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayeslpreslded,
yesterday morning, over a meeting Of
the women's Home Missionary Society,
at Chautauqua, New York. In the
afternoon, she presided over another
meeting at which Bishop Wiley spoke.
Sidney Chapman Neale, q lawyer of
Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested in
Denver, Colorado, yesterday morning,
on the charge Of embezzling money
from various persons in the East
amounting in the aggregate to $4,000.
The forest fires near East Tawas.
Michigan continue without apparent
abatement, and at last accounts the
village of Osceola was threatened. 1t
is reported that horses, cattle and other
stock have persisted.
Arthur +. Bardwell, Of Springfield,
Massachusetts,, has sued Barnum,
Baily ~ Hutchinson for $25, 900 dam
ages Tor injuries received by the falling
OF pole in their circus tent in that
city on the 7th of June.
B. Frank Bigelow, ex-receiving teller
of the National Bank of the Republic
In Washington, who disappeared on
June 23d, leaving shortage" in his ac.
counts OF 200, was arrested yester.
day In Port Huron, Michigan.
The deck hands of the steamer Drew,
which arrived at New York yesterday
from Albany struck for an increase in
their wages of $27 per month. 1t is
believed there will be no trouble in fill
ing their places.
About 10 women and girls in S. B.
Fuller & Sons shoe factory, at Essex,
Massachu setts, struck yesterday for an
advance in wages. Their strike vir-
tually closes the factory for the time be.
ing.
The contract for iron Turing and
lathing for the Philadelphia Court
House and Post Office has been award
cd to j. W. Hoyt at $33,700 One of
the bids for the same WORK amounted to
$12i 200.
Feheley's boot and shoe factory in
Holliston, Massachusetts, was burned
yesterday. Loss $4,000. 1t EMPLOYED
100 persons, most of whom lost personal
property in small amountF.
James Main, retired merchant, 70
years Of age, hanged himself yesterday
in his cottage, at Asbury Park, N. j.
He had lost money and was afraid of
coming to want
The steam yacht Carrie A. Ward
used for excursions, was sunk by strik
ing rock at West Point about daylight
yesterday morning. There were only
three men on board at the time, and all
escaped.
Thomas O'Leary and Timothy Breeu
sought shelter from a thunderstorm
under tree in West Roxbury, MAssa-
Chusetts, yesterday, and were Killed by
lightning.
The strike of the miners at the Kelly
Run Colliery, in Schuylkill county,
9uded yesterday, the operators grant
ng the demand for an advance of %
'ents per ton.
The thirty-two spinners at the Slade
Mills, in Fall River, struck yesterday,
because they were dissatisfied with the
weighing of the yarn. The union will
ry to effect a settlement.
Isaac Turner, coored, was hanged
yesterday at Lexington, Kentucky, for
murder committed last year.
Another COlOred Cadet for WesG
POiAG.
A special despatch from Washing
on says:
Another colored young man will