Daily Republican., 1883-03-05
NEWS SU N MARY
THE LATE STORM IN THE SOUTH
EST-ALEXANDER II. STE
PHENS DEAD, etc., etc.

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The latest reports from the oveffioweo
country along the Mississippi, show ina
he sunk lands IN the ST. frahci'
T. river region are entirely submerged
Nearly y as far south as Helena, there af'
!. 10" places ao1'e ""'ei' .nG . p III,
are l'i"s III 'ilI "pP:. @ a .t'a nnI
houses, "htle .l'e,o - my {! % Hn,t;mo @
s'ory' anu Win MY 80 40 ~ =, ,r, -, ~. ,.aa,.
ar1uhu Oh lalls vi III "'n'''. ..L '',oo ,o :
VI Ne" Ma.m aio s,. ,rha ,,bo,.
uepIn VI l"1 W ioui 'eo,. ,i.o. ns far a,
S country pach :" s: .nas PG "a, a,,, f-o'"
EaiIo, vi 'ne nise.si s,, ;'n, a.; M na.a.a., %
niCkihall .a so'th lor h''t n inm' 20 nn1 " l;".
WIN water roin, n.h'os r.. CIV thau ". =,
s,oGk nave prell ues'loSeu, ,'1an., uI .n,o ="
~ "o''''"''',. "''oiS WV r.npo
me saie Vi -. =. Nl"H a; 3'":' .n:
i;a "n. wa".l'an1 lnit, ~ npG,saI,
nols' was lopps,,, e,o eardy nnn W. .'a'uuay si
's y, n.a! et.,"oo .,nn "n 1850, W. s'. oon
is pitio' ~ a;oL1 VI .ne aa s'n ;n.,Iu my J III !,
inol,,d.l ann ,,atnb"s nt yh;cb ON had
hnon ..a ~ .. ~, ~" ;n ""' ,rh NJ nnIh.r, H..
an,a,a1 t, ad'O y, h,rd,aro , s,nr. % and sscnrs,
ra'.,i,,ar., omI .n"i, nth wh;nh IN hrsaL
ttt t.on.s' an u,,,. 'Uu'' WIZ n;,a .,n rathnam
snr r Klaho,t h '.I, saws tblra ] we're three that
they bound and gagged him and threw
him into the coal, house. but he succeed
ed in freeinp himself soon after thev
left
| .o,o.. s,,,,, pi.+,t.,r s,,s th.t
a,,"ar. "m ,iu ,vho ,".rs ntayr;e,uaJ ty
na,uao's ,,na.ani"';.' ~ nJ m"J y. .ho T.r;T h;,I
sos,.l"y ~ arsa," s:' ~ .h u nI ", thn
atIppn'i' anp.I aI.h",,. tha m t;,I 10 n,t ,o,;S-
fac,orv r. ali The manpfacturers Ct
hood iron and rods say Atheir busj-
ness is killed Pic iron sheet iron and
sill manufarturers also claim 70 h,
greatly crinpled. All agree that wages
Will have to be reduced, and some claim
that a general adjustment ofyalues will
be- necessary.
Harvey n Follansbee clerk of the
Superintendent of. the Boston Police
Dpnartm4nt and Treasurer Of the Po-
lice Relief Association. has stolen S2O,-
7DO belonging to the latter body. His
thefts hayan ahm,t wear ayo, first 10
met the Increased expenses Of a more
extravagant style of living, and then TO
enable him 10 speculate in stocks. He
confessed his guilt and was held in
~, 900 bail on Saturday, for trial
So,ne lahorers ENGAGED in loading
iron ora nm baruas tyyentvtive miles hes.
low St Louis struck on SATURDAY. for
an increase of wages. Another gang Of
men was set at work at the old rates
and were assaulted by half dozen ring
leaders among the strikers with clubs,
knives and pistols and driven from the
barges. Several men were badly beaten
John Adams was shot dead by his son
Richard, in a drunken quarrel at Wilkes
boro, North Carolina, on Saturday
morning. The elder Adams was popu-
larly supposed to have been an accom-
plice in the murder of young woman,
committed two years ago, and was
Stunned by all his neighbors.
Three weeks ago, W. j. Stroup, y
prominent merchant of Idaho Terrific
ry, left Ogden, Utah, Oh a railroad
train to meet his wife in Dubuque,
Iowa, where she was spending the WIN
ter with friends. lie mas not been
heard of since.
On Saturday night the Police made a
raid upon the premises, No. 8 South
Broad street, phlladeiphla, ana captur-
ed number OF gambling Instruments
and nineteen persons. Ihe prisoners
had hearing and were held IN Dali 1or
further hearing to-day.
Charles W. Smith, wealthy cotton
manufacturer OF worcester, Massachu-
sets, committed suicide, on saturday
morning, Just after returning from
three weeks trip to the South, made 1or
'ie n'ne''' VI MS i''".''
Alexander II. Stephens, Governor OF
Georgia, and ex-Nice President OF the
Southern Conf"tleracy, died IN Atlanta
Yesterday morning a. M.il-pas. Nv, - % .nto. L..