Daily Republican., 1889-09-17
News Summary.

On Sunday night several men entered
the house Of Margaret Robinson in
Lansrk, Ontario, and attempted TO as
sault a young imbecile girl. Thomas
Cameron and his son, alarmed by the
girl's cries, went to the house and ordered
the men away, firing some shots with the
intention OF frightening them away,
Yesterday the body Of VIM. Watson, one
OF the party, was found dead near the
mouse, pierced with bullet.
A f.ht occurred between whites and
blacks at Lawrenceville, Illinois, or
Saturday night, growing out Of an at
tack on the Jail BY the blacks, to rescue
one OF their color who had been I'm
prisoned for stabbIng a white man. Six
whites were severely wounded and two
negroes were shot, q number Of beads
being broken on both sides. -Four of the
rinRleaders In the attack were captured.
The Republican State Convention OF
New Jersey will DO held in Trenton TO-
day. The sentiment last night favored
General e. Burd Grubb Of Burlington
county for the nomination for Governor.
South Jersey 10 practically cold for him,
and he has strength In other sections.
While some laborers In tue stone quar-
ries near Vancouver, British Columbia,
were opening cans Of powder With ei..s.is
yesterday mor-ing, q terrible explosion
occurred, killing Patrick Morgan and
Patrick Delaney. -Four other men were
ieariully burned.
A train OF eeven cars going south from
Elmira, n. Y. last evening, rs: inio 40
engine at Ifoga Junction, Pa, causing a
bad wreck. The wreck caught fire aud
| the injured passengers were with din.
| Guilty rescued. Two persons were killed.
A milk wagon driven by young man
named Holmstrom, and containing five
persons, was struck by an engine at q
| railroad crossing In Chicago on Sunday
evening, One OF the men, William Ben.
sell, was killed; the others escaped with
slight bruises.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows convened in Columbus, Ohio.
yesterday. Representatives were present
from every State and Territory and from
Canada. Grand Sire Underwood pre-.
sided and all the grand officers were
present.
One hundred and Atty freight handlers
employed In the New York Central
freight house In Buffalo. N. Y, went on
strike yesterday because the company
would not pay extra for work ON Sunday.
Philip Corndoefier, 80 years old, had
both legs broken yesterday by the break
ing OF the chan OF crane and falling OF
n large stone at Bergen & Sons glass
works, Philadelphia.
During Sunday school services in n
small frame church near Columbia CITY.
Indians, on Sunday, lightning struck the
building, killing two girls, each about II
years Of age. Ten others were stunned.
Tho sage between Forest Hill and An
burn, in California, was stopped yester.
day morning by one masked man, who
demanded the treasure box. It was
given him and be rode away.
Intelligence has reached Needles, Cali.
forpta, OF anticipated trouble with the
Indians at Hockberry, Arizona. Citi-
zens Of Hockberry have telegraphed to
Kingman for arms and ammunition.
Johnny" Hanniga, the ex County
Commissioner, oil Chicago, accused Of
"boodling," who ran away two years
ago to escape prosecution, returned yes.
terday aud gave bail for further hear
ing.
The Grand Jury In New York, yester-
day, found two snd'ctments-one for
grand larceny and the other for conspir-
acy-against Mrs. Swinton, Joshua
Mann and Eva Hamilton.
Sixty barrels of coal oil came ashore at
Cape May yesterday, and more are being
constantly washed up. They are probably
floating out of some foundered ship.
Lewis UrQuhart, colored, % years old,
died yesterday Of injuries received on
Sunday, when he was run over by d
Reading Railroad train at Lswnton.
Frank Pine, a notorious confidence"
man, formerly Of Philadelphia, Is report
cd to be dying OF disease of the spleen
In Denver, Colorado.
Rev. J. W. Bllncow, one of the most
prominent ministers of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, died In Ash
land, Va, on Sunday.