Daily Republican., 1884-08-07
NEWS SUMMARY,
HUNTING FOR A PLACE TO Wake
CAHNOAS-OPPsseITsON To A
HORSE RAILWAY, ETC.


HORSE RAILWAY, ETC.
The Special Committee of the U. s.
Senate on Steel War Vessels and Ordi-
nance resumed its session in New York
yesterday, and heard evidence. Com
nun icatiOns were received from ths
Cambria Iron Works, of j ohnstowD, Pa;
Brear Hill Works, of Youngstown.
Ohio; Pepnsylvania Steel Company, VI
Steelton, PsLna. Standard Steel Cast
ing Company, Of Tburlow, Penpa /;
West Point Foundry, of Cold Spring,
New York the Tredegon Iron Works,
Of Richmond, Virginia. and others. A
letter was read from w. r. Durfee, Of
Roach was heard orally.
The New York Board of Aldermen
yesterday, by a vote of 81 tn /, decided
to perm 1t the construction Of a surface
horse railway on Broadway. While
| the Aldermen were taking this action p
seltct commission appointed TO inquire
into and report on the advisability of
constructing any railroad on Broadway
was taking testimony in the Supreme
Court, the witnesses being real es'ats
towners and experts. The whole matter
Is likely to be contested in the Courts.
John w. Funk was awakened in his
house in New York on Tuesday night
by noise at the window of his bed
room, and, thinking a burglar there,
he fret. Yesterday morning dissO-
lutte young girl was found on the ver-
nanda with dangerous If not mortal
wound in her head 1t is thought she
was sleeping on the veIanda, aud was
shot while attempting to rise.
The Democratic Congressional Con-
ventions in Maryland yesterday made
the following nominations !: First Dis
trict, Chas. E. i5ibson !; Third District,
]Dr. William II. Cole /; Fourth District,
John V. l.. Findlay ; Fifth, Barnes
Compton Sixth, Frederick j. Nelson.
THE Second District Conventional Elk
ton, took $50 ballots without effecting q
choice.
Captain McMurray who went
with company of State Rangers
in pursuit of renegade Apaches, has
ports that "the Indians are doing NO
further depredations than usual, kliling
+ enough beef to live on. They scattered
Q on the approach of the troops, and
evinced no signs Of being on the war
q path"
TIL. Chairman and Secretary of the
a local Committee of Arrangements at
j. Chicago for the Republican National
Convention report that the total amount
t collected for the purpose was S25, 764,
o Of which $l3, ,22l was expended, leay-
ing a dividend Of AZ per cent. to the
J. ,subscribers.
The County Solicitor of Cincinnati
% having charge OF the prosecutions for
et non payment OF taxes under the Scott
law, has decided to ceasesuing individu-
d ais until test case can be raken to ths
p Supreme Court A fiual decision is ex-
u pected by November.
IA The fourteeth annual convention Il
,p the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
iAmerica was opened on Wednesday in
or Chicago. The business session was pre-
1t coded by the celebration of high mass
at the Cathedral, Rev. Walter Elliott, ,oi
en- en- New York, preaching the sermon.
A. telegram to the Louisville Times
.e. from Mount Sterling reports "pitch
an ed battle" in Elliott County, Kentucky
on Monday, in which four mer
'ir were killed and SIX cen wouuu
er ed. There is no confirmation oi
u the report.
On Two men, named Gormley and
III Ramsey, "cut and and shot eacu othel
's fatally in q fight over some wildca,
whisky" at Kiddsville, Kentucky, OF
~ Monday.
n Mayor Johnson, Of Newburyport
'o- Massachusetts, yesterday received a tel
egrsm from Lieutenant Greely, naminI
II the 14th inst. as the date Of the propo
rs rs seireception at his home.
d, Bears are reported to have "becom,
to such nuisance in the Megantic dis
trict Of the Providence Of Quebec, tina
the local authorities offer 50 per hea,
for their destruction.
The Texas cattle fever exists In bot
Ellis and Saline Counties, Kansas, AM
las head of cattle have been affected b.
1T, Of which 90 have died.
Professor James Garland, a musi
teacher Of New Brunswick, New JeI
sey, committed suicide yesterday morn
ing. He attempted suicide about eigh
years ago.
The steamer Amsterdam from Am
sterdam for New York, was lost ol
Sable Island on the Both ult. Thre
!, men and woman were drowned.
y" Frank e. Phillips, ex. .bookkeeper TO
90 the Builders Iron Foundry, at Provi
20 dence, has been arrested on a charge o
embezzling $4,000.
1gl General Logan remained in New
Of York yesterday, and again visited tn
rt Republican National Committees head
~ quarters.
w The Louisville Exposition will b
formally opened on the 10th inst, b,
a. Governor Knott.
W. Governor Cleveland will leave Al
~ !, bany to day for . two weeks vacation
~ in the Adirondacks.