Daily Republican., 1881-08-09
YESTERDAYS NEWS.
vENNOR PREDICTS VERY COLD
WEATHER.
Jail ID livery in Lancaster, Pa
Parker, the Wicked Guide Re.
captured-Other Incidents,
Grimes ana Accidents,

Mr.. Vennor, the Canadian weathe
prophet, has vcntured upon another
prediction of "a positive kind. He say!
I'VE may expect great change in the
weather about the time the new comet
Is iu its perihelion, when it will also bt
nearest the earth. This will occur or
the 10th of the present month. During
the time from the 18th to the Goth of the
present month, instead of being burned
up, as we might expect, he says we shal
be nearly frozen by frosts and strong
cold northerly Winds
1t is announced "frOm official sour,
ces' that the cattle disease now preva.
lent in portions of Nova Scotia has
continued for the last twenty years tc
be "purely local in its effects" 1t i.
pronounced infectious, but not conta.
gious, and the best preventive of its
spread is "absolute cremation" Til,
disease runs its course in about twenty
four hours, tne symptoms being lame
ness in the hind quarters, followed by
general swelling. Blood poisoning i,
.he cause.
Eight prisoners, sentenced for long
terms, We're discovered in an attempt to
escape from the county prison at Ian
caster, Pennsylvania, on Sunday night.
They had cut through the partitions of
their cells and made a hole IN the wa
of the yard large enough to crawl
through. ThrJ also had a rope made of
bed clothing, with which to scale the
wall around the prison. Three of the
prisoners have terms Of ten years each
to serve.
The dead body of Charles G. Kitchen,
aged about 50 years, al tmploye of the
Signal Service Department, was found
yesterday in Eden Park, Cincinnati,
with ii bottle Of prusSlc acid in one of
the pockets. A considerable sum of
money WAS also found upon him. The
only clue to his residence was q letter
dated Cape May, August 3, and post
marked Baltimore, from his mo ther,
Mrs. Matilda Kitchen.
At forty minutes past six o'clock last
evening William Gale, the English ped
estrian, completed in New York his
great feat of covering 5000 quarter miles
in 5000 consecutive ten minutes, and he
remained on the track until he had ad-
ded II additional quarters to the IT cord
He wanted at the finish to bet $500 to
$1,000 that he could "heIin right off,
and cover 800 miles within seven days.
While the steamer Haniy was ap
Portsmouth, Ohio, on Sun
day morning, fourteen shots were fired
into her from Il wagon on the road close
to the river bank. The pilot had to lie
down to escape the bullets, which also
entered the engine room AMI the cabin,
one of the balls Just missing lady
passenger No cause is known for the
attack.
Samuel Miller has been arrested in
Clinton township, Lyco Iing county,
Pa. on a charge Of poisoning his father,
aged "a years, for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning an insurance on his life. A
post-mortcm examination has revealed
the presence of poison in the old mans
stomach.
The steamer Cortes, which strur k on
Thrum Cap, III going out of Halifax
harbor early on Sunday morning, will
be "a total loss, with her cargo, valued at
$50 600. She has broken in two and
was going to pieces at the last account.
Sailors from the L. S. steamer Vandalia
were stripping her.
Parker, the guide who assaulted Mrs
Bull in tie Adirondacks, was captured
It Lon. Lake, on Saturday afternoon.
.ie resisted arrest and was shot in the
eft breast by the constable. His re
,overy is doubtful. 1t was reported
ast week that Parker had been arrested
n Canada,
Dr. George G. Worthington, physi-
ian Of II years practice in Baltimore.
vas arrested yesterday on the charge of
and committed TO await
he action OF the Grand jury. His VIC
i'm, young woman named Hewett, is
aid to BE- III a critical condition.
There were jl1 deaths in Chicago last
week, or - III excess Of the highest
,umber Of deaths ever recorded III that
ity before. The rate is - and frac-
ion per thousand against normal rat"
# Is. The terrible mortality IS attrl- |
,utel to the intense heat.
A horse attached to IL dog cart. at
Newport, Rhode Island. ran away yes
erlay morning, seriously injuring the
oAchmau. Anoth'r dog cart was run
nto, and Joseph +. Dodge, OF New
iork, was seriously cut.
1t is proposed, by number OF Bos-
onians, to hold an indignation meeting
u Faneul Hall, this week, 20 protest
,gainst the reported action Cf the state
in regard to HARTMANN,
he Nihiist.
William Weeks and Thomas Warren
we're killed by lightning, in Coventry.
I,hodr Island, on Sunday morning,
while standing under woodshed. Tie
lightning entered the shed after strlk-
NJ an 0velhanging tree.
A hook-keeper, named Albers, lost
lis lite while bathing ut Central Valley
Jew York, on Sunday. He divrd and
truck a stump, VIII ch tore open his
h, omen, can sing almost instant death
Joseph O'Donnell, clerk for a lumber
rm, was shot dead by Edward Nor
hrup. II prominent lawye", in Eliza
eth, New York, yesterday. No cause
, reported for the deed.
The first party of Chinese students at
Hartford, Connecticut, about twenty in
lumber, left for home yesterday, by
,ay of San Fraucis"o. Others will
Don follow, until all are gone.
The house of Owen Higgins, in Brook
IN, was struck by lightning, on sun
y, and Higgins was killed. He was
) years of age.
S. |. II. Lever, aged % years, was
rowned while bathing ut Tomkinson-
lille, Staten Island, on Sunday.
Henry Britton, aged 4 years, was
rowned while batLin :, at Glove Lake,
II Sunday last.
Ii IN Wonderful