Las Vegas Daily Gazette, 1881-09-01

The Dred of n Dowperado. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 31. The train from the north on the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's Railroad was the scene to-day of a most exciting affair. When the train reached Com Com-stocks - stocks Com-stocks two men, supposed members of the Frowley and Magee gang, entered the car as passengers.? -The Chief of Police at Albany and Deputy Sheriff Post, of Saratoga County, were tele telegraphed - graphed telegraphed for, and when the train reached Mechanicsville Post and an as assistant - sistant assistant boarded the train. Post walked up to one of the men and plucked the ticket out of his hat to see whether it read Albany or not. The man immedi immediately - ately immediately drew a revolver and fired, inflict inflicting - ing inflicting an ugly wound. ' Railroad War in Kentucky. Mount Sterling, Ky., Aug. 31. War has broken out between the surveyors of a coal road and the Georgetown & Paris road, and the Governor will be called upon to squash the bclligerants by sending up militia. The Frankfort party have been pulling up the coal road stakes and running the line of the Frankfort road in the same place., ; At Glade the Frankfort ' party blockaded the coal line corps by felling trees be behind - hind behind them so as to keep in advance. The Big Sandy track will be laid through this week. y , s . - - . ,, . . íyi I . Duncan Dow mm Low rey. Chicago, Aug. 31. Early this morn morning - ing morning James B. Duncan shot and killed a compositor on a morning paper, named Thos. II. Lowrey. who boarded with

yesterday. Pulse 5, temperature 1)8.4, respiration 17. Signed, 1). W. Bliss, J. K. Babnes, . J. J. Woodward, - Robt. Reybukn, D. H. Agnew. Frank Hamilton. Dlt. HAMILTON'S VIEWS. New York, Aug. 31. A Washington special says Dr. Hamilton, who arrived this .morning, was quite well satisfied with the condition of the patient, and the progress made was as great as lie expected. He did nothing he thought to weaken his strength, and expressed the belief that the President will-recover. ? . l t t v : f r' j FAVORABLE AFTERNOON.' J- Executive Mansion, 4 p. m. Dr. Key Key-burn - burn Key-burn reports that the President has hail a, very favorable afternoon. He ate a plateful of soup about 5 p. m., and has twice to-day chewed a small piece of beefsteak and swallowed the juice. There has been no material change in his pulse or temperature, and all symp symptoms - toms symptoms continue favorable. BLAINE TO LOWELL. , , Washington, Ü. C, Aug. 31. The fol following - lowing following was sent this afternoon: Lowell, Minister, London: The Presi President's - dent's President's condition is very encouraging to-day. His pulse is down to 1)5, lower than it has been for several weeks. Temperature and respiration normal. No adverse symptoms are apparent at this hour, 2 p. m. Signed, Blaine,. Sec'y. ' ' BLISS INTERVIEWED. Executive Mansion, 2.15 p. m. In an interview Dr. Bliss said the President's condition was highly satisfactory, and that he is making very favorable prog progress - ress progress in every way. The parotid swell-

were burned. Iron and Nteel Convention. Philadelphia, Aug .31. The American Iron and Steel Association propose holding a convention which shall be a demonstration in favor of intelligent and equitable revision of the tarifl'laws. ; Insanity. We learn from a distinguished physi physician, - cian, physician, who is in charge of a lunatic asy asylum, - lum, asylum, that the number of insane persons has very greatly increased during the last few weeks. , In fact the asylums in the United States and in Canada have suddenly become more crowded than they ever were before. ; 'llie great cause of mcntaldisturb mcntaldisturb-ance - ance mcntaldisturb-ance with these unfortunate persons is always related to the case of President Garheld, to the attack upon him, his illness, and the struggle between life and death which he has so long main maintained. - tained. maintained. ' 1 ' ' ' 1 Every one of the many persons who seem to bo habitually living on a nar narrow - row narrow margin between sanity and insan insanity, - ity, insanity, would appear to have now gone be beyond - yond beyond the line, and to have become cra crazy - zy crazy froiwelling too much and too ex excitedly1! - citedly1! excitedly1! pon the sad condition of the suffering President. New York Sun.

panie s railways and Amos o. lopKins as receiver of the Manhattan Company. Watson says . he owns six hundred shares of the value of $60,000, capital stock of the Manhattan Railway Company and asked that tripartite agreement made between the compa companies - nies companies should be declared null and void, and that the leases between these com companies - panies companies should be cancelled, and that accounting may be had under operation of the lease; that the Now York Ele Elevated - vated Elevated Railroad Company may be de decreed - creed decreed to pay to the Manhattan Railway Company, or its receiver, such sums as may ne found to be dud,' and that the same company may be decreed to de deliver - liver deliver to the same to be cancelled 65,000 shares ef capital stock of the Manhattan Railway Company; or in event of its inability to do so it may be ordered to pay to the Manhattan Railway Compa Company - ny Company the sum of $0,500,000 and interest thereon from May 20, 1870, and that the Metropolitan Company may be decreed to do the same.

The fire company gave asocial hop last night jn Fleck's new building. The party was án unusually pleasant one. . The number present was lerge and all enjoyed themselves to the fullestextent. The refreshments served were excel excellent. - lent. excellent. The lack of space prevents a more extended account. However, it is enough to say that all were well pleased and heartily joined in request requesting - ing requesting the company to give another soon. Fire broke out in the baptist church last night at prayer meeting. The alarm was given and the fire company promptly responded. It took them but a few moments to extinguish tho flames. The cause of the fire was the breaking of a lamp. Attention. The new Delmonieo restaurant in East Las Vegas near Mendenhall, Hun Hunter - ter Hunter & Co's. stables will open up on Tuesday morning next with the delica delicacies - cies delicacies ot the season. The hungry and the fastidious will govern themselves accordingly. The house is fiijt-elass . and meals will be served from bills of fart!.

usual nourishment, and during the day, in addition to koumiss, milk porridge and beef tea, which he partook freely of, he ate another piece of milk toast with apparent relish. The beef tea which he is now taking is prepared by Mrs. Garfield from raw beef chopped fine, to which is added a quantity of water and a few drops of muriatic acid. The patient greatly relishes this. Dr. Boynton said that the glandular trouble was apparently much better. There was a large discharge from it this morning. ; There is not much change in the con condition - dition condition of the wound. Granulation has been renewed, but not to any great ex extent. - tent. extent. His condition is apparently fully as good as yesterday. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. Executive Mansion, 8:30 p. m. The Presiden) passed a tranquil night, and this morning his condition is quite as favorable as yesterday at the same hour. Pulse 100, temperature 1)8.4, res respiration - piration respiration 18. Signed D. W. Bliss, J. K. Barnes, J. J. Woodward, Robt. Reybukn, . . Fuank Hamilton.

intrude in public upon him and he is the last man who would submit to such intrusions. Arthur and the Republican Commit tee. New York, Aug. 31. Vice-President Arthur remained at home all morning and received but few callers. A ma majority - jority majority of the members of the Republican State Committee assembled at their committee room shortly after 11 a. m. and discussed the time and place for holding a State convention. The pre prevailing - vailing prevailing opinion seemed to be that Sara Saratoga - toga Saratoga or this city would be the place named. Some members were inclined to believe that Gen. Arthur would re resign - sign resign the chairmanship of the commit committee, - tee, committee, while others claimed that his resig resignation - nation resignation would not be handed in. He did not put in an appearance when the meeting was called to order. Shortly after noon ex-Senator Piatt was called to the chair, and the meeting now is in session with closed doors.

killed. This is inferred from the lan language - guage language used by some of them. Also trom the appreciation shown by them for specie and bank notes. The Winchester Manufactory Explo slon. New Haven, Aug. 31. The explosion occurred soon after 2 o'clock and was in the loading room of the factory. The cause was the explosion of a ma machine - chine machine used in loading cartridges. The end of one story ot the building was blown out and both side walls fell in. But few people were in that portion of the room. . Sent up for Ninety. Nine Tears. Shoales, .Ind., Aug. 31. Doctor Otto, who during last fall coolly and without provocation shot and killed his brother-in-law near Jasper was yesterday taken to Jeft'ersonville prison for ninety-nine years. On the way he manifested the greatest cruelty of purpose and gloried in his crime.