The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-15
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Many friends Of the veteran actor, .goftn
Gilbert, intend shortly to commemorate the
hftieth anniversary Of his first appearance ON
the stage.
J.. l., Rncker, an old river captain. sufetsed
Of Kansas City yesterday by blowing ont his
brains With g revolver. Ill health Is given as
the gauge.
AZ zeiglerville, Pa, Mrs Steffer, wealthy
widow was robbed Tuesday night by masked
men, who broke open the door and checked her
till she surrendered heF pocket-book and all
valuabes.
way sonInsn eIt0tjf The ring vas vas n65 &c re
The daily evening Neans says, relative, to
the recovery Of the body Of A. T. Stewart, that
the fsct OF the recovery Is held q great secret
by the police, who are holding back all lnfor-
nation in order TO make further arrests.
It is reported that artificial tallow will
shortly be made from plant that Is sald 70
grow wild In all parts Of the continent OF
| America. The alleged article can be produced
at q nominal cost Of two cents per pound.
Yesterday the Buffalo board Of health noti-
| fed their chief executive to stop and quaran-
| tine tho propeller Canada, which is reported
to be coming to Buffalo from Toronto with
| small pox cases. 1t is q raging epidemic at
| the latter place
| Information has been received here that the
| American ship Lookout, wrecked near katzu-
aima, September IL, lost three men drowned
The steamship Nippimaree, went ashore on
| September IN at SDeX StEAlE5 anu lS h bobbi
loss. All hands were saved.
THE fear is gaining ground that the steamer
| Ludwig, Of the Rotterdam steamship line, Is
lost. The steamer left Jersey City forty-eight
days ago and nothing has since been heard OF
her She carried q heavy cargo and had
full complement OF officers ana crew. thirty
in all.
BENZ. Smith, sixty years Of age, was killed
Yesterday evening at Chicago by switch en-
gine on the Lake Shore road at Ihirty-ttth
street, while in the act Of saving the life OF q
drunken woman named HOnOra Given, aged
IS, who was about TO be crushed DeheaIh ehe
WeeeS.
The New York .Sue says while the body
gnatchers were busy in st. Marks graveyard,
Miss Elizabeth r. Brauson was dying in the
medical college of this city, having calmly
beuueathed her body for dissection and ex-
= pressed desire that her skeleton should De
! hung mp in the college.
, A fire broke out In Auburn prison, Syria
t cuse. n. Y, last night. Strenuous exertions
Of the fire patrol confined the fire to the store
, ROOM which WAS entirely burned out. no"
the fire originated is q mystery. Ihe con,
yiets behaved admirably, and there was nc
. panic or unusual excitement. The Keepers
were thoroughly prepared to control the
prisoners in case Of q serious conflagratlon.
+ In the County Court of Buffalo yesterday
= the case OF Mrs Joliet Schraigle against G
". Barr, both of Collins, Erie county, for s5O(
damages for assault and battery 10 kissing
the plaintiff with force was begun, Addltlona n
7 interest was attached to the case by the faG
that the plaintiff is about twenty years Ola
married and comely looking, and was form form
. erIy domestic in the defendants family
, The defendant is over seventy, years old ana
3 ssioyial cuss." The jury found g. nominal yer
. dict for the defendant with $40 damages.
? Yesterday morning Anthony L. Boise. o
dnltaG9'fhs dent IN the Office Of Counselof James
: Hawjn, was run over and instantly killed bT
, Engine No 335 Of the philadelphia and Kead xse4
ing Railroad Company on Willow street 81
heavy hasy Gt da1nages as the Road IS using stean
2 power on this street contrary to law. an
i Company were granted permission tempo Temp
!; rarily during the epizooty End also dutlns IT ~
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