Daily Republican., 1882-08-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
ACQUICTAL OF A OUELIST-SALE
OF a FEMALE COLLEGE-YEL
Low FEVER SCARE

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The Wesleyan Female College, Gin
cinnati, Ohio, sold Yesterday by the
Sheriff to satisfy debt of S75, 900, was
bought in for $78, 900 by Rev. DR.. j. M.
| Walden, who had been selected by the
Trustees for that purpose The property
is appraised at $1l7 200. Rsy. DR.. w.
X. Brown and his wife have been
elected President and Vice President OF
| the College for ten years More than
$50, 600 have been raised by subscription
which, with the Colleges available
assets, will liquidate it's debt,
Owing to the recent large increase in
the force of the Pension Office clerks at
Washington, it has been found neces-
sary to rent additional buildings. Com.
missioner Clark said yesterday that,
"about the first week in September,
there will be upwards of 1900 clerks in
the Pension Office, and that possibly
more buildings will be required to ac-
commodate them.---PensIon warrantl
for the payment of $4,000, 200 were is
sued yesterday from the Treasury De-
partment.
After an absence Cf fifteen minutes
the jury yesterday afternoon, at Lunen-
burg Court House, Virginia, acquit-
ted Il. B. Garland of the murder of
Joseph Addison. Addison was killed
by Garland in duel fought some weeks
ago. AS soon as the verdict had been
announced the crowd left the Court
cheering, while Garland was warmly
congratulated by his friends.
President Arthur and the members
of his Cabinet visited the torpedo sta
tion at Newport, r. l., yesterday morn
ing. During the day he visited the
Casino and attended the receptions
given by Mr.. Gardiner Brewer, of Bos-
ton and Mrs. II. j. Dickey, of New
York. In the evening he attended q
banquet at the Vanderbilt mansion.
The cattle in some slaughter. houses in
the outskirts of Auburn, N. Y, have
been attacked with Texas fever, and all
beet there is sold under Board of Health
certificates. Street peddling of meat
has been stopped for six weeks, and all
the injected fields will probably be
quaranlined until the cold weather.
Albert Dibbins, William Roach and
George Hay, pitmen at the North Chi
cago ILL., Rolling Mills, we're horribly
and, it is feared, fatally burned on
Wednesday evening by the explosion
of an iron mould. The molten metal
was thrown all over them by the ex-
plosion.
The police of St. Johns, N. B., caused
some excitement yesterday in the jew
elry trade by seizing large quantities
of imported American jewelry at four
establishments. The goods are, it is
said, smuggl0d into the upper provinces
and thence sent to St, Johns with regu-
lar invoices.
The Smithsonian Institute at Wash
ington has received from Professor
Foster, of Berlin, the announcement of
the discovery by M. Palica at POla, on
the 22d instant, of a planefold of the
twelfth magnitude in % hours 18 mir
utes right ascension and 13 degrees IL
minutes south declination.
A later despatch last night says that
there were sixty-two new cases of yellow
fever at Brownsville, Texas, yesterday,
and two deaths. Twenty five Quaran-
tine guards were sworn In at the Custom
House to aid in confning the yellow
fever to its present lines.
In the case of the Commonwealth
against W. W. Boswell and John A.
Roach, charged as accessories in the
murder of Addison, the Common
wealth's Attorney entered a no le
Prosequi and the accused were dis
charged.
A Brownsville (Texas) despatch
says that "the yellow fever is rapidly
| apraod;nn in tho F,,urfh War1 Tudoa
Harris and his wife and two Custom
House officers we're attacked this morn
ing.
Over 10000 people were at the Gran
gers pic mic at Williams Grove, Har-
risburg, Pa, yesterday. Addresses
were made by Victor K. Piolett, Gen.
J. A. Beaver and W. U. Hensel.
The iron steamship Chattahoo ochee,
5000 tons burden, built for the Ocean
Steamship Company of Savannah, Ca,
was launched yesterday from Roach's
shipyard at Chester, Pa.
Mrs. Betsey Wamser, respected
resident of Stony brook, r. l., attempt
ed suicide yesterday morning by swal-
lowing Paris green. Her recovery is
doubtful.
Another late despatch says that at
Matamoras, Mexico, there were eight
deaths, though but few new cases. The
weather is clear.
Frank Canon, 45 years old, was kill
ed yesterday morning by q fall of coal
in NO. Mine, Summit Hill, Pa.
In Matanoras, Mexico, many patient
have been frightened to death, the doc
tors say.
Three cases of fever have developed
in Fort Brown. The troops are scatter
ing into camps near by.