Daily Republican., 1882-10-19
NEWS SUMMARY.
ONE HUNDRED WOMEN SWIM
DLED-RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
-OTHER NEWS.

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Two swindlers, travelling as Harry
Fancher and sister, have duped about
one hundred women In Buffalo, to the
extent of So each, and have left "for
parts unknown" The Bwindlers ad-
vertised for women to learn the art of
embroidery. They gave each pupil q
small piece of embroidery, for which
they required deposit OF IS, promising
to return the amount when the appli-
Cants had finished their lessons, and
also promising their dupes positions
with salaries when Capable of filling
the same" The harvest of the swind-
lers was reaped in single day.
A telegram frem Pittsburg says "the
largest steel spring ever made has just
been successfully rolled at Kloman's
steel works there, for the United States
Gar Motor Company of Philadelphia.
The spring is 80 feet long, 6 inches
wide, and n of an inch thick. 1t will
be tempered and coiled by the Motor
Company at their works in Philauel-
phia, and exhibited in the Bi-Centen-
nial parade"
Fifty-six casses of yellow fever and 3
deaths were reported in Pensacola yes
terday. Total cases to date, 1888; deaths
147. Francis Marschalk, publisher of
the Adam Gazette, is sick OF the fever
after having lost two children by it.
The weather at Pensacola is unfavor-
able, being described as 'preternatur-
ally warm"
During the fog yesterday morning
freight train ran into the rear of coal
train on the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, at Crawtord's Station. The
freight engine and the vaboose and four
cars of the coal train were wrecked.
The engineer of the freight train was
injured, perhaps fatally.
Mary McCarty has brought suit in
Boston against Associate Justice Field
for $40, 600 damages, because he refused
to issue a writ of habeas corpus when
she was sent to prison for lyrCeny in
1881. She alleges that her good name,
etc, have been greatly damaged by tho
action of the Judge.
In the U. S. Circuit Court at Portland
Oregon, on Tuesday, Judge Deadly call
ed the attention OF the Grand Jury in
political assessments, and said that, II
there was any violation of the law,
1t was their duty to indl ct the otfenders-
The Presbyterian Synod of Pehnsyl-
vania will meet to-day in Harrisburg
and continue in session for several days.
Neariy 800 delegates will be in attend
ance. Rev. Henry s. Butler, of Clear
field, will preach the opening sermon,
The compositors in the Constitution
office, at Atlanta, continue on strike,
and the paper is got ont in a fashion
with the help Of such OF the editors and
contributors as are type settlers. Print
ers will be hired in other cities.
A freight train on the New York and
New EugIand Railroad was run into
on Tuesday night by another freight
train, at Bolton Hill, Connecticut. 0na
locomotive was partly thrown from the
track and caboose WAS wrecked.
A warrant was issued from the Grim.
inal Court in St. Louis last night,
charging Col. Cockerill with murder in
the second degree. Cockerill gave bail
in 500 for examination on Novem-
Der ID.
Benjamin LeRault, of Beauharnais,
Quebec, has begun suit to prevent his
widowed sister, aged IS years, and pos.
sessor of 800, 900, "from marrying
young man to the injury Of the plain
tiff, "
Captain William E. Dalton, of the
lighter W. G. Lapham, moored at a
| pier in the East River, Now York, was
shot and mortally wounded by river
thieves on his vessel on Tuesday night.
The Tariff Commissioners continued
in executive session yesterday In New
York. 1t is said they will simply read
over the evidence taken, compare notes,
and proceed TO draw up their report.
Robert Fl. Sayre, sr., Chief En- yineer
and General Superintendent OF the Le-
high Valley Railroad, has resigned that
position, his resignation to take effect
On the 1St proximo.
It was reported from San Antonio,
Texas, that there is a great deal of
cotton open in the fields, " and labor Is
so scarce that the farmers are paying
pickers 81 per 100 pounds.
Frost's Touring mills at Wenona,
Minnesota, were burned yesterday
morning. Loss $4,000.
The strike on the Northern Pacific
Railsoad ended on Tuesday, all the men
resumiDg work.