Daily Republican., 1881-07-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
A Chapter OlsbutFages-The Mexics
Railroad H0rrOr-YellOw Fever
In Havanna-Other Items Of I'm.

terest.
Henry King and Michael Hamilton
convicts In the penitentiary at Clinton
New York, quarrelled on "Wednesday
about the political situation, and Ham.
ilton struck King in the head with an
axe, intlicting wound of which he
died at midnight. Donald G. Mcleod,
said to be we'll connected in Chicago,
was shot dead at Silver District, Ari-
zona, on Wednesday, by man named
Billick, who says he acted in self-de-
fence. Henry Brumer, a shoemaker,
was kicked and pounded to death by
three other men in quarrel started by
one fthem named O'Brie1, at Mariana,
Wisconsin on Wednesday,
The commission appointed in the City
of Mexico, to investigate the Morelos
Railway horror, says,in its report TO the
Secretary of War: "The broken bridge
being merely a temporary one, the Com
pany is guilty of astonishing careless
ness and recklessness in loading the
train with weight of more than 200
tons, which the bridge could not sustain.
Consequently there is no reason why
the Company should be excused from
paying damages caused by the catas-
trophe.
There were 90 deaths from yellow
fever in Havana during the week end
ing the Sth inst. The infection is spread
ing among the vessels at the wharf.
Sagua La Grande is reported "sufering
severely" from the fever Five new
cases of yellow fever, making seven in
all, are reported on the bark Emma
Paysant, in quarantine at Pensacola.
One of the patients is convalescent.
Advices from China indicate the recall
of the Chinese Educational Mission, es-
tablished in Hartford, Connecticut, in
1872. About 100 Chinese boys are now
studying in this country, half of them
being in colleges or technical schools.
The probable early termination of the
mission causes much regret in Hart
ford.
Charles B. Unlack, aged 12 years, and
Andrew Singer, aged 10, died yesterday
in Balti more from lockjaw, the result
of wounds inflicted by toy pistols on the
Fourth of July. This makes thirteen
victims Of such toys" so far, Three
other cases were reported last night as
likely to prove fatal.
There were 35 deaths from sun-stroke
in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Yester-
day eight cases of sun-stroke were re-
ported up to noon, but the weather was
cooler, the temperature being only 81
in the shade. 1t was "the coolest day
within a week"
John Barry, aged IS, was killed yes
terday in Rochester, New York, by the
bursting of a circular saw, fragment
piercing his heart. Sylvester Mills was
killed yesterday by "a fall Of coal in the
Diamond Mine, at Wilkesbarre, Penn
sylvania.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Niagara river, below the
Fails, yesterday morning. 1t had been
in the water but a short time, was 5
feet s inches in height, and had dark
hair, the head being slightly bald.
The anniversary of the taking of the
Bastile was celebrated at Montreal yes
terday by picnic on one of the islands
in the St. Lawrence. About 5000 per-
sons participated. The day was also
celebrated in New Orleans by the
French residents.
Through carelessness in the use Of
coal oil, yesterday, two women were
severely burned in Williamsburg, one
in Brooklyn and one in New York. 1t
is feared the Williamsburg woman will
not recover.
Cadet Engineer John Leeds WORTH
ington, U. S. n, who graduated at the
Naval Academy last month, died yes
terday, at his fathers residence, in Bal
timore, aged % years.
A dwelling in Railway, New Jersey,
was damaged by lightning on Wednes-
day night and Orville Campbell, one Of
the inmates, had piece of his ear taken
otf-it is said by the electric fluid.
William Wood, a boy, died in Ro-
chester, New York, yesterday, from the
effects of a toy pistol wound received
On the 4th inst. He is the sixth death
from top pistols in that city.
An express train was thrown from the
track by a bull near Conway, Massachu-
,etts, yesterday afternoon. and the en-
CINE was badly wrecked. No person
was injured.
Jared Parkhurst, for many years en-
gagged in the oil trade in Baltimore died
Yesterday in that city, aged S:i years.
He was a native of Massachusetts.
William Vaughan, a mascn, was
lrowned while bathing at Pawtucket,
Rhode Island, yesterday afternoon.
Most of the strcking 'longshoremen in
Montreal resumed work yesterday.
Ex-senator Conkling arrived in Wash
ngton yesterday morning
10 STRUGGLE CHO UGH DROWN.