Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
SERGEANT MAsUN'S CASE TO RE
ARGUED.
A Farce Of Justice in Missouri
The Ford Brothers, Indicted,
Pleaded Guilty, Seatenced
to be Hug and PardOned
all Within n few Hours
-Other News.

When the case Of Sergeant Mason
was called yesterday in the Supreme
Court OF the United States, Mr.. Lyddy,
of counsel for Mason, asked leave 10
ille a supplementary petition. Mr. Nc
Even, of counsel for respondents, OBJ
jected, on the ground that they had not
been served with a copy of this pro-
posed supplementary petition, and were
unacquainted with its contents. FL
nally the Chief Justice ordered tue case
to be set down for argument at the foot
OF yesterdays list, which will POSTPONE
1t tor several days, ard give counsel
time to examipe the petition.
The Ford brothers, who killed Jesse
James, were indicted yesterday by the
Grand jury at st. Joseph, Missouri, for
murder in the first degree. An hour
later they were taken into Court. plead
ed guilty, and were sentenced to be
hanged on the l9Jh of May. A little
later in the day, Governor Crittenden
granted an unconditional pardon to the
convicts, and Git may be presumed,
though the fact has not been tele-
grapned) they were released.
1t was announced yesterday by the
Treasurer of the Pacific mills in Law
renee, Massachusetts, that unless the
strikers voted to resume work the up-
per mill should be closed for six months
The threatened order, closing that mill,
was issued last evening The shutting
down includes the whole cotton manu-
featuring department and one third of
the wOrsted department of the mills,
and throws over 2500 operatives out of
work.
The appeal of Henry Walker, Police
Commissioner of Boston, to prevent his
removal from ofti ~, has been dismissed
by Chief Justice Merton. The Judge
holds that, as Walkers term will ex-
pire on the first of May, the full bench
would not have time TO discuss his
appeal.
Sixty boys and ninety girls employed
Ill the spinning and carfing and wcav-
ing departments Of the Reading cotton
mill, at Reading, struck yesterday b..
Cause OF notice of a reduction of ten
per cent. in their "ages, to take effect
on the goth inst. The mill is running
with reduced force.
Preston Covers, a house painter of
Emporium, Penna., being freuzied by
drink, went last evening to the house
of his brother in-law, Clarence Linds.
ley, and shot him dead. Covers then
returned homC, killed his wife by cut
ting her throat, and committed suicide.
The Spinners in the Harmony Mills
at Cahoes decided at meeting last
nil ght not to accept the ten per cent. re-
'luction, posted to take effect next Mon.
day morning. Their action will cause
a complete stoppage OF the mills.
The Providence Tool company of
Providence, Rhode Island, is embar-
rassed, and 2 meeting of its creditors
has been called. The plant Of the Com
pany cost " 100000; its liabilities are
estimated at $500 900.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs yesterday received q request
from W. II. Hurlburt, editor or the
New York World, for hearing in coz
nection with the Shipherl investiga.
ton.
The roof of the Doe Gully tunnel, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 80
miles east of Cum berland, Ca we'd in yes
terday upon twelve men injuring all of
them, some it is believed fatally.
A warrant was issued in Reading
yesterday morning for the arrest Of
Adam Dundore, the thieving ex-Treas-
urer Of Berks county. His whereabouls $
are unknown.
Mr.. T.P. O'Conner, member of Fsrlia-
ment for Galway, addressed meeting
of the Land Leaguers Of Chicago on Sun
day night. on his return from the Pacific
coast.
The bill allowing women vote for
Presidential electors was defeated in the
Massachusetts House OF Representatives
yesterday.
The bill redisrricting Ohio so as to
give the Republicans Is and Democrats
8 of her Congressional Districts, yester-
day became law.
The Legislature of the Mexican State
of Guanaj uato has passed a compulsory
education bill.