Daily Republican., 1884-08-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
THON IN vIRGINIA- OTRgR
GENERALNEWD.

THON IN vIRGINIA-OrR
GENERALNEWH.
In the Senate of Virginia, on Shur-
day, Mr.. Lybrook introduced G pream-
bic ADd resolution look ing to the total
repud iation of the State debt. Ths
preamble sets forth that every. proper
and reasonable effort has been repeated-
ly made by the State to effect settle
ment with the holders of the bonds,
which efforts have met with resistancs.
Tho resolution was laid over until to-
Ay.
George Alsop and Theophii2s g ravss
two OF the escaped convicts who led ths
recent revolt In the Pen.tentiary at
Frank ford, Kentucky, were yesterday
surprised in cornfeld near Lexington
by Sheriffs posse. George Cassell was
shot and killed by the convicts. The
posse returned the frs, killing both Al
sop and Graves.
Two freight trains osliided on thu
Kansas and Texas Railroad, betweHn
Austin and Stoutville, on Saturday
afternoon. George Young, fireman,
was killed, and Patriek Harmon, engf-
neer, was seriously injured. Several
| cars were demolished and q number OF
cattle were killed.
| The Chief Engineer of the steamer
Lydian Monarch says the cause of the
detention was the breakage OF the high
pressure piston rod. After the accident
they made not less than 180 miles each
day. The supply of food, with the OK.
ception Of vegetables, was ample
| The Central Council Of the Father
Mathew Temperance Societies of New
| York met yesterday and perfected ar
rangements for the celebration of the
anniversary and jubilee of Father Ma
thew's birth, which will be held in the
great hall Of Cooper Institute on Octo-
Der 10th.
The two hundred and fiftieth anui-
versary of the incorporation of Ipswich,
Massachusetts, was celebrated on Sat-
urday by procession and exercises in
large tent. There were addresses,
reading of poems and singing by .
chorus OF fifty voices.
Elisabeth Barker, colored, Was shon
aud instantly KILLED In Harrison, New
| York, Yesterday, by an negro named
| Jack" Brown. Brown subseu uently
got drunk and committed suicide by
| shooting himself in the head. Jealously
caused the tragedy.
Henry Evans, of St Joseph, Mis-
. r. III. a..
| Kirshper. the County Coroner on Satur-
day night. The killing was done on ac>
count of Evans abusing the Doctors
father, who is 64 years of age.
John Brown, farmer living near
Kingston, New York, became 30 fright
ened when the earthquake shook his
house that he took to his bad md died
on Saturday. He Is said to have bseu
literally scared to death
/; The last service in the Greek church
of st. Johns in Vatick street, New
! York, WAS held yesterday. The servi-
ces were attended by only eighteen per-
I sons. This. IL is said. wac the only
Greek church in this country.
The irst bale of new cotton was re-
ceived at Selma, Alabama, on Sltur-
day. 1t was sold ao auction for twelve
cents per pound. The time Of receip.
was nine days behind the irst bale last
year.
1t Is reported that rowing Cheyenne
Indians are burning grass in Powder
River Valley, Montana, and that the
stockmen are preparing to oper ats
against them. The damage is said to be
heavy.
:, The 10Th anniversary of the battle of
Bennington was celebrated in Benning-
i ton, Vermont, on Saturday. There was
| a procession, balloon ascension, and an
1 oratlon by the Rev. f. NJ. Foster.
| A large temperance camp meeting Is
[ being held in Milton, Ontario. Promi-
, nent temperance workers from tha
United States and Canada are present.
The meeting will continue this week.
The Louisville Exhibition was fois
mally opened on Saturday afternoon by
Governor Knott. There was a grand
street parade The city was decorated
and business suspended.
General Logan arrived at Chautau-
qua, New York, on Saturday. In the
afternoon he was presented to an audi
ence of several thousand persons and
made a short address.
Ex-senator John Pool, of North Caro-
lima, died in Washington ON Saturday
of apoplexy. He was born in June,
1926.
President Arthur remained in King
ston, New York, yesterday. He sill
start for New York city this evening.
Political.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Anti MONOPOLY
party began a session in Chicago on
A,otuiody' AbhuSOu W. w tSb, OF MIS-
sissippi, was unanimously nominated
for Vice President on the ticket with
General Butler. The Committee then
went into secret session to outline cer-
tain plans tor the campaign.
A call to the working men of Massa.
chusetts is to be issued to-day for a
conference to be held in Boston on Au-
gust 9th, to organize the State by Sena-
torial Districts and to select commit.
tee to confer with Green back and other
organizations which are in favor Of the
election of General Butler to the Presi.
dency.
La Knox County, Maine, at a Green
back Convention on Saturday, those in
favor of fusion with the Democrats
carried their point by vote of SO to
80. Those opposed thereupon left the
hall. and two sets of nominat.onsswere
made.
Senator Mahoue has deferred giving
reply to the request made by the
Straightouts for equal representation
on the Blaine Electoral, ticket until to-
night.
II. IL. Hadley, whom John 1. Daven-
port charges with having forged the
Morey letter, it an interview emphati.
cally denied having forged or written
the Morey letter, aud branded as false
Davenport's assertion that he had con.
fessed the forgery.
Card From Dr. do Lewis.
= iMR. EDITOR Dear Sir.-I have as