Daily Republican., 1883-02-24
NEWS SU N MARY.
MICHIGAN ETILL BALlOTrJNG-
ANOTHER COMET Din.
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Six more ballots for U. s. Senator
We're taken yesterday in the Michigan
Legislature without result. The Demo-
rrat> cOmpimented three leading men
of their party with their votes on 3 OF
the ballots. Ferry received only thres
votes. Palmer began with 30 votes and
ended with 81 Stockbridge began with
~ and ended with 20, and Willis be-
gan with II and ended with Ii. The
rest Of the votes were scattered, -
Professors Swift and Brooks, of the
respectively at Rochester and Phelps,
New York. at 7.3O last evening dis
covered bright telescope comet. 1t
had a faint tail its right ascension is
about 90 hours 10 minutes, and its de-
clination % or % degrees north. lts
motion is slowly eastward. 1t is in tha
constellation Pegasus, near Beta Pegasi.
Louis Fernandez and Carmen Lera,
each about Ii years Of age, being for
hidden by the girls parents to marry
each other, tied themselves together
with rope and committed Snicide by
jumping into the river near MatanOras
yesterday morning. When the girls
mother saw the bodies taken from the
river, she too sprang into the river and
was drowned.
At Troy, New York, yesterday, Pay
superintendent Crandall, of the Troy
and Boston Railroad and the engineer,
the conductor and the train dispatcher,
accused by the Coroner's jury OF being
responsible for the railroad accident ut
Melrose, whereby two men were killed,
We're, by unanimous vote Of the grand
jury, acquitted of all blame.
A fire in Georgetown, South Carolina,
on Thursday afternoon, destroyed the
warehouses and wharf Of the Accom-
mediation Steamship line, the ice house
warehouse nf =. Il. BeaSewall, and
millinery store and four dwellings. The
loss is estimated ut $4,000.
William II. Brown, nemb brr of the
first Star Route jury, was yesterday in
dicted by the Grand Jury, in Washing
ton on the charge Of having received
from James A. Nelson u SUN Of money
to influence his action as Il juror in the
case of John Long, better known as the
" BunkO case"
The Secretary of State has received a
letter from Captain HcsA, Of the
American steamer Valencia, reporting
the firing upon that vessel by the Dutch
military authorities in the port Of
Curacao No report has been received
from the L. $. Consul ut Curacao in re-
lation to the matter.
The jury iii the case Of Ellis Graft,
one Of the Ashland murderers on trial
at Grayson, Kentucky, yesterday rem
'tered verdict Of murder in the first
degree, fixing the punishment at death.
The Judge sentenced Craft to be hang
ed on May 25th.
The boiler in Panholzcr's brewery at
st. Paul, burst yesterday morning,
eleven persons, none fatally.
Five Of the injured are women, who
" We're after malt The loss on prop
erty is nearly 5000, 900
Capt. Ben. Finney Of the Criminal
Court, st. Louis, Mo-, writes For three
winters ! suffered torture with rheu-
st. Jacobs Oil was recon-
and seven or eight applications
cured me.
Banglman Brothers, stationers and
printers, of Rchnond, Virginia, made
IN assignment yesterday. Their liabii-
ties are placed at $4,000; their assets,
Of stock, fixtures and bills
receivable, to $92 900.
An exchange remarks that, 1.-THE best
teachers are those who learn something
new themselves every day" 80 we an
nOunce this day that several thousand
important cures have been made by the
use Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
In the L. S. Court at Trenton yester-
lay John Henderson, convicted of pass
ny counterfeit money, was sentenced to
)ne years imprisonment in the State
In the Criminal Court at Baltimore
Christina Seeflls, colored,
'onvicted Of selling lottery policies, was
ined $1,000 and sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
William Zackendorf, of Tucson, Ari-
.ona, has made an assignment. He
yves about $16O,0O0, and his assets are
aid to exceed that amount.
Secretary Folger's condition is I'M
'roved. He has not had chill since
Wednesday, and expects to resume his
utieS next week.
Lieutenant Commander Gorringe has
esigned his position in the Navy, and
lis resignation has been accepted.
The President has signed the Japa-
ese Indemnity Fund bill.
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