Daily Republican., 1882-12-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
A WOMAR CONVICTED OF MAE.
SLAWGMTMR aTHRR NEWS
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The trial of Theresa Sturia, for the
killing of Charles Stiles, in Chicago,
resulted yesterday morning, iO YER
dict Of manslaughtsr, fixing the pun
| ishmsnt at one years imprisonment in
the penitentiary. I5 will be remem beI-
ell that during The trial, while the pris-
oner WAS tsstifying in her own behalf,
and giving q terrible recital of the bru-
tai treatment she received from tbs
man abe killed, she suddenly became
incoherent at the climax OF The nara
tive, aud, utsering loud shrek, fell TO
the ground In violent hyBterical ht.
| The defence WAS insanity, ,superinducsd
by five years cruel treatment.
The eight son Of Michael
Leonard, q lao0rer, on Thursday, found
bottle containing whiskey on the
railroad track, near Sedalia, Missouri,
AID carried il home to his father, The
latter took drink aud gave some TO
his wife and each OF his three children.
All were made violently sick, and the
youngest child, two years of age, died
In commissions. The coroner will in
vestigate the maitor.
A difficulty in the Medical College In
Kingston, Canada, growing out of the
attendance of the female students at
certain lecturss and clinics, which
caused tho male students to withdraw,
has been settled by the Faculty. The
females now attending will be allowed
| to finish their course, but no more Of
the sex will be admitted TO the College.
Great suffering Is reported among
the Cherokees in the Indian Territory,
owing TO the ravages OF smallpox.
One family Of five has been entirely
swept away by the disease. To check
its ravages and secure attendance for
the sick the Territory Government has
appropriated $1,000.
There have been very heavy rains in
Oregon and Washington Territory dur
ing the las2 three days, and much dam
age has been done to the railroad by
foods. Houses, mills, bridges and
other properly have been swept away,
but no loss Of. life is reported.
MIR. Parks Lermire aud his sisters
Alice and Flora were killed yesterday
at Upton Station, near Altoona, while
walking on the railroad. They stepped
from one track to another 10 avoid a
passing train, and were run over by an
engine.
Sixteen timber thieves have been ar
rested by Government land agents in
Dakota, and will be tried at the next
term of the U. s. Court. 1t is said they
have offered TO compromise with the
Government for 100000.
Criminals convicted of murder were
hanged yesterday as follows: Peter
Thomas, colored, at Mansfield, Louisi-
ana; John Redd, colored, at Scale, Ala
bama, and James Leighton Gilmore,
white, at DeadwOod, Dakota.
Argument was begun yesterday, be-
fore Attorney General Russell, at Al |
bany, on the petition Of Graves andI
others for permission to bring suit TO
compel the Western Union Telegraph |
Company to Vacate Its charter.
Mrs. Einstein, her two children, and
Margaret Buchler, servant, were
made very sick by eating sausage in |
New York on Thursday night. The
sausage has been sent to chemist
for analysis.
The cotton crop report of the Depart |
ment of Agriculture for December !n-
dioates yield of 6 700, 900 bales of 4G0
net pounds of lint eacn, This is $4,000
bales in excess of the November esti-
mate.
Never interrupt any conversation
with hacking cough it creates bad |
impression. Better invest a quarter of
a dollar in a bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough |
Syrup and cure it.
The schooner John Floyd, frow New |
York, fer Jacksonville, with coal, has
boen driven ashore and sunk near Hat
teras Station. Her crew Of seven men |
and passenger we're saved.
Godlove s. Orth, Congressman Of the
Ninth District OF Indiana, who has
been sick for some time, is not expect
ed to live more than a few days. His
disease is cancer of the throat,
At Lancaster, Penna., the jury in the
case of Edwin Wagner, charged with |
completely in the assault on Lizzie Nc
Claren several months ago, returned a
verdict yesterday of not guilty.
William Wilson, "a we'll known |
colored pugilist, of Philadelphia" was
sentenced at Jersey City yesterday to |
five years in the penitentiary for bur-
glary.
Henry Rushlew, of ORdensburg, |
New York, sentenced on Thursday to !
the State prison for ten years tor lelo- |
ny, hanged himself to the door of his
cell the same night.
Robert Ould the well-knORn lawyer,
of Virginia, who was Confederate Com |
missioner for the exchange of prisoners
daring the war, died yesterday, in !
Richmond, In the 62d year of his age.
Two miners named Sheppard and |
Lear were found dead on Thursday at
the S nd Mines, near Lewiston, Penna.,
covered with "ten tons" Of sand.
Bishop Tuigg; Of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Pittsburg, was stricken with
heart disease yesterday, and not SLpec-
ted to live until this morning.
The steam boat St. Fracis Belle, with
full cargo of cotton, sank yesterday in
Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana. No
lives were lost.
1t is expected that the repairs to the
White House will be finished in the
latIer part of next week and the Presi-
dent will spend the holidays there.
The Boston Pilot says: 1.-THE article
known az st. jacobs Oil STANDS with
out an equal"
A DOEbI0 KurdeF.
In Lilesville, N. c., on Tuesday |.
night, Alexander Dockery murdsred