Daily Republican., 1883-08-21
NEWS SUM MARY.
ISIANA ECRIP-TWO SUI.
eide CASES.

Governor McEnery, Of Louisiana, has
requested the Attorney General OF that
State to begin suit for the annulment OF
tie entries of land for which the pay
ment was made in scrip issued by his
brother, John McEnery, under con-
tract II ade by the late Governor Wiltz.
The suit is to test the legality OF the con-
tract, and is taken because Of a charge
made by the New Orleans Picayune
that "the issue of scrip to McEnery
Was illegal, or if legally issued illegally
used, the scrip having been substituted
for cash after the money had reached
the State officers"
More liquor saloons and cigar stores
were open on Sunday in St. Louis than
on any previous Sunday since the par
sage of the Sunday law. 1t is said
that Governor Crittenden is indignant
at the course of the saloon keepers I,
land asserts very emphatically that
the law must be enforced, and that {
necessary he will send the Attorney
General there to assist in the prose-
cutioH of the GASES now before the
Courts"
A terrific thunder storm passed over
the northwestern part of the province Of
Ontario, Canada, on Sunday. At ListO-
well the water was two feet deep In tha
streets. Several buildings and bridges
were swept away and much other prop
erty was destroyed. At Wingham the
river rose twelve feet, the railway
bridge and track were washed away,
and the country roads were flooded to a.
depth of four feet. A large q quantity Of
uto nd nO r xuas lasfrOva0
John Kelly, of New York, has writ
ten letter to gentleman Of Jefferson
City, Missouri, declaring that sh0uh
the sold ticket" (Tilden and Hen
dricks) be nominated again, cit will ba
supported with as much vigor and ef-
fort as that made in 1876 by u.s. (Tam-
many.)
The body Of Captain William 7. How
ell, Assistant Quartermaster U. S. A.,
retired, was yesterday found floating i'm
the dock at Locust Point, Baltimore
Letters were found in his pockets relat-
ing to business and family troubles,
and one of them indicated that he had
com mitted suicide
A grain fleet of q propellors and
schoOners, carrying 1900, 900 bushels,
chiefly wheat and corn, sailed from.
Chicago on Saturday evening from
points on Lakes Erie and Huron. This il
the largest clearance ever made from
Chicago in a single day.
AT Seaford, Delaware, yesterday
morning, Captain John W. Scott, of the
schooner Mr.. Colbourne, took dose of
strychnine and then jumped overheard
and was drowned. Business and ply
sical troubles are supposed to have
caused the deed
The Trenton, New Jersey, Times OF
yesterday afternoon says "The Times
can state, upon the very best of infOr-
nation, that Ex-Governor Joel Parker,
|tf rendered the nomination for Cove.
nor by the Democracy Of the State, viii
accept such nomination
Up to noon yesterday the number Of
cases OF yellow fever reported at the
Pensacola Navy Yard was 3 and OF
deaths 3. Two attempts, one by force
the other y bribery, we're made to pass
the Gordon on Sunday night.
Two cases of leprosy have been dis
covered among the Cinnamon in Reno,
Nevada. The County Commissioner have
instructed the Sheriff to consult with
Nu-B Bee, the Chinese Consul,in regard
to them.
The cotton crop of South Carolina is
reported to be endangered by drought.
The upland crop is estimated at three
fourths of an average, the Sea Island At
less
The Spanish steamer Norano from
Havana and Cienfuegos for Baltimore,
in ballast, has been ordered into quar-
antine at the Capes, because of case
of suspicious fever on board.
An estimate of the leather in the watts
of the seven Maine tanneries of f. Shaw
Il Brothers, makes the amount of 5000
tons, valued at 81, 2O0, 200.
A cloud burst in Tin Canyon, Utah,
Oh Sunday carried away saw mill,
machinery and lumber and several
dwellings. No lives were lost
The steamer City of Washington left
Vera Cruz on the 18th inst tor New
York.
The funeral of Judge Black will take
place at 5 o'clock this afternoon. from
his residence, near York, Pa.