Daily Republican., 1882-01-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
A DAYS RECORD OF OCCURRING
BVENIS.
A COlOrod WAtchman ParDOlled d =
Escape Il C0nv1cts - Boiler
Explosion - sally BlOOdv
Bequest - Death Of an
Old Bank PrAsident-
Items OF Interest.

Edward A Mills of Philadelphia, was
arrested on Wednesday at New York,
for stealing jewelry etc, valued at $50,
from . boarding house in West Four
teenth street. He was also charged
with robbing another boarding house in
West Fifty third street of articles val
ued at 500. He bad been stopping for
a short time at both places. In court
yesterday he was held for trial on both
charges.
Three convicts yesterday escaped
from prison at Auburn, n. T., by saw
ing the bars of a hospital window near
the walls and reaching the ground by
means Of a rope. One was recapttlred.
John d. Stiles, Of Syracuse, sentenced
for thirteen years, and Francis Grape,
Of Jefferson county, sentenced for two
years, are still at large.
The case of William Kelly for the
murder of his wife, Anne Kelly, at
their home in IsoXbury district, Of Bos.
ton, on the llth of last December, came
up for trial on Wednesday. The pris-
oner pleaded guilty to assault and bat
terry, and was sentenced to the House
of Correction for two years.
The quarterly meeting of the lnsur
ance Journalists Association was be-
gun yesterday at New York, the pro,
ceediDgs being conducted with closed
doors. The meeting was called to
order by j. A. Fowler, of the Ameri.
can Exchange and Review, of Pbiladel-
phia.
John Warrick, colorel, aged 80 years,
employed az night foreman in the boiler
room of the Corcoran building,at Wash
ington, ID. c., was terribly scalded yes
terday, while attempting to remove
some distractions from the tubes Of
one of the boilers. He will probably
die.
Charles Boyer, of brooklyn, died in
the Long sland College yesterday trom
injuries he received on Wednesday by
being run over by car of the Myr
tie avenue and Broadway line. The
driver, Sebastian Piccoli, was arrested
A boiler exploded at shaft of the
Canon City, Col, Coal Company OF
Wednesday, killing fireman Instantly
and injuring a blacksmith SO badly tha
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his leg broken and was badly scalded
The will Of Sally Blood, If Concord
Mass, after giving small sums to rela
tives and friends, be4ueaths the resi-
due. several thousand dollars, to thu
payment of the debt of the town. Sh'
was 80 and unmarried.
Theophilus Parsons, late Professor il
the Harvard College Law School, diel
yesterday in Cambridge, Mass. HI
was II son of the eminent Theophilu
Parsons, Chief Justice of Massa
chusetts from 1906 to 1873.
George w. Cramer, aged 81 years
died on Wednesday i'll West Troy, n
Y. He was an extensive builder, ant
erected the Ocean Beach Hotel, th'
first large hotel built on CoMey Is
land.
william White, ascl 81 years, died
yesterday at Albany, n. Y, frolu in
juries received by being rnu over by i
runaway team. He was iormer on
of the prop,ietors of the Albany Jour
nal and the Albany :egister.
The store of Moses NJ. Elack, one OF
the oldest houses in Mansfield, Ohio, il
in the bands of his creditors through
the withdra wal of patronage caused by
two of his clerks being down will
smallpox.
| Only $1,000 in money and Slj in pos
tage stamps were secured by tn
burglars who blew open the safe III th
general store of Mclaughlin ~ Lewis
at Reynolds, Rock island county, III.
on Wednesday.
The Governor of North Carolina SAT-
to the Governor of South Carolina
"Sif, the best remedy in the world i
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup" and the latte
seconded the assertion.
George X. Osborne, one of the posta
, clerks crushed in the railroad colliaio
at Adams Run, $. G., on Saturday
died yesterday making four deaths s
far resulting from the collision.
3 Nathan Peck, so years old, Pres
dent of the Mercbaots' National Bank
and prominent citizen of New Haven
Conn.,, died yesterday of injurie
received by being run over b. II team
Thomas Wallace, who was found in.
sensible by the side Of his dead wife
who was sutfocatcd by a gas stove i
their bed room at Brooklyn on Monda.
night, died yesterday.
J.J. Schmit, "crank" prisoner il
the Jail, at Rock Island, ILL.,, on Wed
nesday, set fire to the prison whicl
, was partially destroyed together will
the county building. Loss, 1000.
The dwelling ofGeorge II. Bend,
New York broker, located on Riverdal
avenue, one mile from kingsbridge
was destroyed by fire on Wednesda
night. Loss SSO,oOO.
The will of Mary Pratt, of Watertow
Mass, recently deceased, gives to th
Massachuset. General Hospital $50
900.
r Philip V. Blair, aged 30 years, mar
aging editor Of the Tobacco Journa
died suddenly, yesterday at New ior
of heart disease.
Camp, Morrell & Camps dry good
store, at jackson, Mich, was robbie
on Saturday night Of silks and satin
valued at 100000.
Elizabeth Ashworth's dwelling a
South Thomaston, Me-, was burned o
Wednesday night. LOSS. 1000.
The California flour mills and maca
roni factory at San francisco We'
burned yesterday. Loss. 10000
General Robert b. Mitchell, TX Coy
ernor of New Mexico, died yesIe'da
1T Washington, ID. =.
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