Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1882 — NEWS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS.

George Nesbitt, a ranchman, living in Tulerosa, cantai, New Mexico, started for Las Cruces in a wagon, accompanied by his wife, Miss Woods and a stranger. The dead bodies''of the last three were subsequently found. It is thought Nesbitt, who had been drinking, murdered them and then drove’ off, as he and the team have not been seen since, i ... .A dispatch from Albion, Neb., says: The bodies of William C. Griffith and his sons Lester arid Willie were found' dead under the ruins of their sod house in Wheeler county, where they had lain for several days. They were prolmMy killed instantly while asleep. The dispatch does not state how they were killed, but the supposition is that the house fell on them. An election was held in Maine on Monday, Sept 11, for Governor and other State yoftjcen?, members of Congress and members of the State Legislature. Returns received up to this writing indicate that the Republicans elected their entire State ticket by a ntjjority of not less than 7,000. all four of the members of Congress, and gained several seats in the Legislature. At Leono, Ark., Postmaster Winstead met with a terrible accident. In order to protect his goods from thieves hb had been in the habit of placing a loaded doublebarreled shotgun in his store in such a way as to cover any one entering. After setting the gun it seems the doctor had occasion to enter the store. In his endeavor he discharged the gun, the vJ lo l e load passing through his body, killing him instantly.... The death is announced of Isaac Murphy, ex-Goy,ernor of Arkansas He was the only delegate to cast his vote against secession in the Arkansas ■ Constitutional Convention in the spring of 1861. Charles S. Carter, of Brooklyn, received #l7, 000 from the Lake Shore road for injuries received in the Ashtabula disaster, and kept intoxicated for four years, when he shuffled off this mortal coil Now his . widow sues a saloon-keeper for $25, (Km) for causing Carter to become a drunkard.... Tne total number of immigrants received at Castle Garden, New York, for the’ week ending September 9, was .9,408. The steamer Peninah, which was I seized by the United States Marshal at Bismarck for selling liquor while lying at an Indian reservation, and was stolen away by the former crew, ran the gantlet of four forts, but was brought to near Fort Pierre I by leveling Winchester rifles at the pi10t.... ' Two daughters of Cassius M. Clay were delegates to the National Woman Suffrage Convention at Omaha. The sentence and imprisonment of an Italian at Tunis for attacking a French soldier has caused great excitement among the Italians; and at Rome fears are entertained that it may lead to an open rupture between I both countries... .The passenger dues and tonnage realized by the Suez Canal Company from the British Government’s use of the canal between Aug. 20 and Sept 6 aggregate £96,000.... Francis Hynes, a Land-leaguer who murdered a landlord, was hanged on the 11th inst., at Limerick. Seven hundred extra policemen were assembled from the northern counties and a military guard was held in readiness. In many towns in the West of Ireland business places were closed on account of the execution of Hynes. Acting Secretary of State Davis says no instructions have been given Stephen Meany (arrested in Ireland) as to his action in surrendering his bail bond; also that any action of this kind Meany may have taken sis entirely on his own responsibility. Thus far 1882 has been an extraor-

dinary year for fires. The estimated losses in the United States for the eight months foot up more than $61,000,000, or $7,000,000 more than the average for four years. A daring mid-day burglary was committed at the residence of Mr. McSoriey, at West Brighton, Staten island. The burglars stole $15,000 in railroad and Richmond county bonds, SBOO in gold and silver coin, a gold watch and some plate. No clew.