Daily Republican., 1882-08-29
NEWS BU WMARY,
spread of the Yellow Rever-Per.
secuted for EnfOrcIng the Liquor
Law-ShermSn TO ReGAre-OIher
IBc1dents OF Inter est,

Incidents OF Interest.
1t is announced that General VIM. T
Sherman will ask to be placed on the
retired list in November, 1888. He
would be retired under the law on Feb.
8, 1884, when he will be GA years Of age
The General says he has made up his
mind to retire In the fall of next year,
$50 as to give his success in command
of the army, Lieutenant General Sheri-
dan, an opportunity of expressing to
the next Congress such vleMs as he may
have looking to the best interests of the
service.
r. B. Weloh, OK. Principal of the Pom
tiac School, writes to Bloomington, ILL.,,
from Topeaka, Kansas, that his life sis
in danger from the liquor men," of the
latter place. As Assistant State At
torney he has been prosecuting viola.
tors Of the State law. Within in a day
or two "they have cut his buggy to
pieces, disfgured bis horse and threat.
ened his life," and he "has had to call
meeting of the citizens to prevent
being mobbed."
The Twelfth Regiment of Infantry,
Cornel o. B. Wilcox commanding, has
been ordered from the Department OF
Arizona to Madison Barracks, New
York, to report to General Hancock.
The regiment has served in the Depart
ment of Arizona for thirteen years,
and it is transferred to New York to
replace companies of infantry sent
thence to the frontier to be mounted.
Forty-six new cases of yellow fever
and three deaths were reported in
Brownsville on Sunday, and SO new
cases and eight deaths yesterday
Mayor Carson and Rev. Mr.. Hall are
among the sick. DIR. Murray, of the
U. s. Board of Health, has arrived al
Brownsville and reports the arrival oI
nurses and supplies at that place. 1t
is believed the epidemic has reached
its climax there.
An excursion train returning from
Grand Rapids to Toleda, Ohio, on Sun
day afternoon, was captured by five or
six ruffians, who drew revolvers and
robbc ] the passengers. One excursion
ist lost $75 and was thrown off the plat
form. The conductor was badly beat
on. One of the robbers, "Larry" King
was arrested in Toledo; the others es-
capped.
Forty.two of the forty seven applica-
tions appointed by congressman for
admission to the Military Academy
have arrived at West Point, and all Of
them passed the medical examination
yesterday. Among them is Lemue
W. Livingston, colored, applicant from
Florida, who ia described as "nearly
six feet in heighth and jet black"
The strike at the Harmony Mills, il
Cohoes, New York, which began on the
Oath of April last, with lockout, end
cd yesterday morning. When the mills
Op5ned there was a general break in
the ranks of the strikers, and 5000 looms
were put in operation, there being q
proportiUnate number of ofoperatives in
the other departments.
Colonel John L. Tourtelotte, of the
Seventh Cavalry, has been detailed tc
accompany the Marquis of Lorne and
Princess Louise on their journey across
the United States. They will arrive in
Chicago, by way OF Detroit, about the
9th proximo, and go to British Colum-
bia by way of San Francisco.
The house of Jefferson Kirkland in
Pealson, Georgia, was burned on Sat
urday night, and Bertha Greer persisted
in the flames. Her sister Belle waE
saved by r. j. Mcdonald, who had hit
hair and whiskers burned off while
rushing through the fire.
The wife of Charles Harvey in Thet
ford, Michigan, on Sunday tied hersel
aud her five.y .year.old child together, and
plunged her head and the child's into a
washtub full of water. Both we-t
drowned. 1t is supposed the woman wal
insane.
The lumBermen of Chicago on Satur.
day fixed the yard prices of lumber fol
September. The rates on ioist and
scantling are advanced 30 cents to IL,
on box boards one dollar, and on com
mon boards and fencing 80 cents.
Benjamin Turner, colored, was fatally
shot by Grant White, colored, in Orange
county, Virginia, on Friday, in quar-
rel growing out of both paying atten'
tion to the same girl. Both were "mere
boys"
The tannery of D. j. Decker, at East
Waverly, near Elmira, New York, was
DESTROYED by fire early on Sunday
morning, with two adjoining houses
and a large quantity of bark. Loss
$4,000.
The head of Bosque Creek, Texas,
was flooded by waterspout on the 24th
inst, and property to the amount OF
$50, 900, according to the lowest estl
mate, was destroyed. One life was
lost.
A fire in Wells, Minnesota, on Sun
day Morning, destroyed the vinegar
factory, corn.cribs and stock.yards OF
G. W. Thompson, causing a loss esti'
ma Jed at $4,000.
A cattle train on the Grand Trunk
Railroad was thrown from the tracH
and precipitated down sixty foot EN-
bankment near Toronto, yesterday
Nine cars were wrecked and 100 cattle
killed.
Chicago kilograms report frequen
sho wers dnring the last few days, but
say the weathe continues favorable
for the gathering and the growing
of grain all over the Northwest
William J. Grant, of Dallas, Texas
is charged with embezzIing funds o.
lodges Of anti-Catholic negro societies
and is threatened with indictment ii ht
does not refund.
The tug Mocking Bird was sunk by {
collision with the Gladiator near Detroit
yesterday morning. The Gladietor hac
to go on the dry dock to get new
stern.
Two cases of yellow fever having
been officially reported in Pensacola
Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama
have established quarantines against
that city.
A steersman on q canal boat known
as "Billy" committed suicide on Sun
day by Jumping into the Erie Cana
near Crescent, New York. He was in
temperate in his habits.
Five deaths from yellow fever were
reportsd yesterday in Matamoras. The
disaasa il thought to have run II!