Daily Republican., 1884-09-20

Samuel Mitchell, aged 70 years, and
two companions, was ssarchiug for
cows in Amherst county, Virginia, o
fow days ago, wheu they came across .
hunters camp In the woods. There
were three men In the Damp, and ono OF
them, George Fortune, ordered Mitchell
to carry . beer keg for him. Mitchell
refused, and Fortune shot him dead.
The man VS. arrested 1t his home near
|Lynchburg, on Thuruday night. He
says that the gun was discharged &C
cidentally, but the two boys who saw
the shooting, say It Was deliberate. All
the men wore drunk.
General Alfred N. Scales, the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor of North
Carolina, has bsen cAnvAssing the north.
western section OF that 6tate. News|
was reoeived yesterday Ut Charlotte
that while croaaing mountain In Jack.
sou county his horse ran away and fell
down . 100 foot precipice The horse
wns killed and the wagon destroyed,
but general 6cslas escaped by being
caught in . tEsa He 10 now ct his
home, badly bruised, but expects to TO
sumo his CANVAS In q few days.
In reference to . special despatch
from Locust Gap to PisAbuYg paper,
published yesterday Afternoon, alleging
revival Of Nollis MAGNETISM in the
Schuylkill region, despatch from 6ha-
mokin says Nothing Is known
here Of the reorganization of the Mol.
lie Maguirss- The district Ii quiet and
good feeling prevails between the mi
ners and operators. A similar oorrec-
tion comes from Pottsville.
John ROgers, OF Abingdon, Illonois,
has brought suit against Smith Latti.
mer. Henry Dunlap and DR.. Miller for
the alleged circulating of false reports
that his Angora cattle we're suffering
from pleuro-pneumoniA. He asserts
that J." the call for the State Veteri-
nariAnwas the result Of conspiracy on
tho part Of the defendants to injure the
sale of his cattle"
The Solicitor Of the Treasury yester-
day sent Communication to the Score
tary OF War requesting that the Chief
Signal Officer OF the Army he directed
70 furnish the accounting Ulcers Of the
Treasury with the proofs of the false
vouchers In the accounts of Captain
Howgate.
Isaac jacobson, convicted OF ethe
murder Of his employer, q carpet clean.
er named Bedall, In dispute about one
dollar. Was hanged yesterday in the
county jail at Chicago.
| Tie Health Officers of the District of
Columbia have taken steps to prevent
the further contamination OF the Poto-
mao water by the throwing of dead
hogs into the river.
Senator Pendleton, OF Ohio, has been
confined to his home by serious illness
for about ten days, but Ia now recover
ing. His physicians think he may be
able to 90 out within . week.
A Miss Begil while crossing a field
containing cattle nearQ Quebec yesterday
was frightened by q demonstrative
or" and died Of the nervous shock
after getting out Of the field.
Our state Depsr tment Ia informed
that the International Prison Congress
which was to have met in Rome this
month has been postponed, on account
Of the cholera, until September of next
year.
| Arrangements are being made by
the Delaware Sengerbund for O concert
and tell in German Hall, on Monday
evening, November, 3.
The sessions of the Friends First
day school 1t Fourth and West streets
will be resumed tomorrow afternoon
1t 2 O'Clock.
Wreckers arc engaged in raising the
schooner John 8. Delwi Her, which
was sunk In the Delaware river lasl
winter.
Postmaster Cotton, Of Rocky Com fort
Arkansas, is reported 70 have disappear
ed, ieav ing his account with the Post
Office Dep artment about $1,000 " short.
| The Michigan Central Railroad bridg,
st White Feather, Mich igan, was de
stroyed in the recent forest fires IL
that section. 1t Is being rebuilt.
East TarAs, Michigan, was surround
cd yesterday BY forest fires. A brisl
wind was rapidly spreading the flames