Daily Republican., 1886-07-03

i william Hanes, inventor and manu-
.aGturer OF dynamite bombs, is reporte
" oe oylIR at his home in Covinetou
hentucky. IL is said that he ba
some S4O. 600 worth of them hidden OF
the banks of the MISSES sippi rive,
between Vicksburg and Memphis. 81
Gas FURNISHED them to several foreip,
lGovernments, and was negotiating wit
breece during the recent war excite
Tent there. Lately he said that Hon
Jonn u. Carlisle had informed hin
mat ne had about succeeded In gettip,
Sne government to purchase his paten
for $3.50, ,00O." p"''A
IN Elliott County, Kentucky, recent
~, moonshiners "who were oDposed h,
Mr.. Parton In the manufacture of m,
taxed whlskey" took revenge BY burn
ing the Baptist Church, to which IN
9eionged, burning his house and tn
evenings OF three Of his neighbors ant
poisoning large number of cattle
Farton, accompanied by his neigbbors
lanes remington, Tobias Cox an(
samuel Slater, event cunning for tb,
lncehdiaries Monday, and coming unor
two OF them, nam ed respectively Sim en-,
and Turkison, shot them down and
burned Them"
Theodore Hart, member of the Pam,
sy!Vahla Legislature and editor of the
rittston Gazette, was convicted of libel
IN une criminal Court at Wilkesbarre
op FRIDAY night. The libel complained
vi was puollshed several months ayo
W tne enect that Mrs. Patrick Hart.
resioing near Pittston, on account OF
Sne unhappiness of her married life.
had attemp pied suicide. Mr.. Hart will
appeal from the verdict to the Supreme
Court.
A heavy rain during the past forty
ei2ht hours has caused a damaging rise
IN all the rivers of Central and Eastern
virginia. The fall in Richmond was
20 inches, the James river was ten
rect above low. water mark, and the
lower section of the city was flooded.
Washouts occurred on the Richmond
ana Allegheney, Richmond and Fred
eficksburg and Richmond and Danville
railroads.
Inc First Comptroller of the Treasury
decides that wherever laborars. work
men or mechanics employed in any of
tne Executive Departments are req uired
70 WORK more than eight hours a day,
they are entitled 10 extra compensation
lof the extra work, unless there is
contract with the head of the Depart.
ment 10 the contrary" The decision
applies only to the three classes named
ana not TO clerks or other employ es.
Joseph oaperman, aged 20 years, died
IN Galveston on Thursday from the
en- Cts OF rat poison taken with suicidal
intent. He was the son of prominent
and wealthy citizen. who is absent on |
bridal tour, and it is said twas en-
suoured of the young lady his father
:, u u Gummey, stroke oar of the
fennsy lvania crew, spIained his ankle
yesterday morning at Lake George. and
Il. Alexander has been substituted for
MIN for TO days race. The race he
tween the Pennsylvania and Bowdoin
C!aos was rowed at II. 80 a. m,
Small poX, supposed 10 have beer
imported from Canada, los appeared
among the settlers near Steelwalt post
9th 3ei in Michigan. In family named
Hannah, two children have died, and 1
the father, while 6elirous from the dis
ease, has fled 10 the woods.
A msss meeting in aid of the PsrnellI
Parliamentary Fund was held In SanI
Francisco on Thursday night, underI
he auspices of the Young Ireland Par.
iamentary Club. Three thousand per
IONS were present, ana the sum oil
$1,000 was su6scribed.
The engine house and coal at the
DOT OF the slope of the knickerbocker
Jolllery, near Shenandoah, Pa, were
Uncovered 10 be on fire yesterday
morning, and men were set at work toI
ry to quencn the flames.
Only five jurors have been secured in
ne Anarchist cases at Chicago thus
ar. 1t seems to be almost impossible
o md talesmsn who have not expressed
II entertained very decided IDEAS in
he matter.
The race between the Yale and Har-
ard crews at New London took placeI
asst evening on the Thames riverI
curse Yale dnished first in 20 min.
ties Al = seconds, beatir G Harvard by
even lengths.
During the fiscal year which ended
n June 30th, there were issued from
be Pension Office 81 400 pension oer-I
ticates. which is 6 721 in excess of
he number Issued in any previous
ear.
A meeting of the Knights of Labor
Till be held at Kanawha Falls TO day
0 nominate Congressman ior the
I ird District of West Virginia.
Matters were quiet Yesterday at the r
AXE Shore yards in Chicago and its
icinity. Trains were moving freely-ls
nder the usual guards of police. Is
John and Thomas Donahue, aged re.
oeotively 8 and II years, were killed
y freight train yesterday at cross
x near Boston,
All the striking miners on the Kama
ha river ard in the New River dis.
let, In West Virginia, have gone back
work.