Daily Republican., 1884-06-02
General News Summary.

Alexander Sullivan, President OF the
Irish National League Of America, was
asked last evening, in Chicago, wheth
er the nomination of Blaine would
cause any considerable number of Irish
votes to be transferred from the Demo
cratic to the Republican side. He "a id
that his position forbade expression
from him on the subject, but laughingly y
remarked: "I'll say this, nominate
Phil Sheridan, and you have the Irish
vote"
Eli Heiney, one of the Buzzard gang
Of Ephrata Mountain thieves, was sen
fenced in Lancaster, Penna., on Satur
urday, to six years Imprisonment.
Daniel Hornberger, another of the gang,
was sentenced TO imprisonment for four
years and three months. Isaac Bren-
Zier and Mrs. "Abe" Buzzard were &C
quilted.
Right Rev. Benjamin Bosworth
Smith, Bishop of Kentucky. the Prssid.
ing Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States, died on
Saturday morning, in New York. He
was a native,of Rhode Island, and lin two
weeks more, Rad he lived, would have
completed the Goth year OF his age.
Colonel Nellis Borden, formerly of
Louisville, and a man named Lineback
fought duel at the mouth ola mica
mine in Mitchell county, North Caro-
lima, on Friday. The trouble arose from
a dispute as to the ownership of the
mine. Pistols were used and Borden
was shot dead.
Charles Farciot, of the firm of Far
ciot & Wehrle, wine dealers Of San.
duslsy, Ohio, disappeared on the 18th OF
May, and it has since been ascertained
that he involved his partner to the ex-
tent of about $35, 600. 1t is supposed he
has gone to Europe.
The West Side Bank, Of New York,
resumed business on Saturday morning,
after a suspension of nearly week.
There was much less of a run upon it
than had been expected, and consider
able deposits were taken in.
The schooner Macia Reynolds, from
Philadelphia, for Galveston, with a
cargo of coal, sank off Long Key,
Florida, Oh the 23d inst. All hands were
landed at Alligator Lighthouse, and
are waiting passage north.
Patrick Kennedy had his skull frac.
tured by being struck with a beer glass
by John Hefferman, in the latter's ga
loon, in Brooklyn, yesterday. Kenne.
dy's recovery is doubtful. Heffelman
was arrested.
Julips Dietrich, supposed to be In
sane, shot his wife and himself in San
Francisco, on Saturday night. He died
yesterday morning, but his wife is OK.
pected to recover.
Joseph Eden, an engineer in the
Lackawanna Iron and Coal Com pany's
mill at Scranton, Penna., was killed on
Saturday morning by being caught In
the betting of the machinery.
The second game of billiards between
George f. Slosson and Jacob Schaefer,
in Chicago, on Saturday evening, was
won by the former, the score standing,
Slosson, 80; Schaefer, 654
The Courtney. Ross race at Oak Point,
New York, was again prevented on
Saturday by the roughness OF the
water, and was postponed until Satur-
day next.
Miss Permil Chaffee, well-known
society belle of Natchitochea, Louisiana,
was drowned a, a friends place OH the
Red River on Friday morning.
Lyle's block at Morrisburg, Ontario,
occupied by several stores and the
Masonic Hall, was burned the same day.
Loss, $685.
A fire in Paducah, Kentucky, on Sat.
urday night d",.r,yed Rick's store and
the Knigh's t'nplar Hall, causing a
loss of $50 nD.
A. W. .,lpitt & SOUS establish
ment" u Annapolis, Nova Scotia, was
burned ru 5atu r.lay, Loss $4,000