Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-04
NEWS SUNNI Larry.
A CASE or INFATUATION-THE
"PAsSION PLAY"-BENCII
SHOW. ETC.

| Boston. III Is suit OF the parents Ol
Lizzie Cannon to recover $1,000 from
Rev. John H. Fleming and Archbishop
Williams, of the Catholic Church.
The Gannons allege that their daughter
Lizzie, in 1879, being then 13 years OF
age, was attacked by peculiar nervous
disorder which so affected her mind
that "she became greatly infatuated
with some cuts of images taken from a
paper, which she said were angels sent
by her brother who was dead" Father
! Fleming was sent for. and he took away
the images, refusing to return them.
The girl fell into such paroxysms
that the physicians thought the images
should be returned to her to enable her
to remain alive As "both Father
Fleming and Archbishop Williams
refused to return them" this suit was
begun.
The Wyoming Stock Grower Asso-
citation is holding its tenth animal ses-
sion in Cheyenne. The Executive Com
mittee's report shows that during last
year 220, 900 beef cattle were inspected,
an increase Of 80, 900 on the number for
thepreceding year. About 200 head of
cattle were killed by the Union Pacific
Railroad. Herds of breeding cattle
are selling % per cent. higher than last
year, and $50, 900, 600 Of Scotch and En-
glish capital was invested in Wyoming
and the Texas Pan Handle during 1882
Salmi Morsc'S " Passion Play" was
to have been performed in New York
last night, but few minutes before
the time announced for the beginning
of the play it was prevented by the
serving of an injunction granted by
Judge Donohne at the suit of the Socie-
ty tor the Reformation of Juvenile De-
llnquents. "A very large audience was
present. who received the announce
rnent of the proceeding with Kisses.
Mores's counsel also made a speech de-
nonncing the "outrage.
The managers of the Eas'-b bound
trunk lines, at a meeting in Chicago
yesterday. approved The action of the
freight agents permitting the Grain Re
ceivers and Shippers Association to
appoint its own weighmasters, making
Il proviso, however, that the weighmas-
ters appointed shall not be members of
the Board of Trade, and that the ap-
pointments shall be subject to the ap-
proval of joint agent Moore
The Legislature of Missouri has pass
ed bill providing that no Railroad
Company in that State shall advance
its freight rate without giving twenty
days notire Of the proposed change by
posting the new scheme in three con-
spicuous places on each of it's freight
and passenger depots." a penalty of
$500 is imposed for the violation of the
law.
One hundred and twenty heads OF
French-Canadian families, from an
industrial centre" in Massachusetts,
have arrived at Winnipeg in charge Of
the parish priest Of the futile Mnun-
tain district, where they intend to
settle. Their families will join them
10 the fall.
The National Rifle Association met
yesterday in New York. General Grant
was elected President, a life member
and an honorary director. Arrange
ments were made for the selection of
the American Team for the Inter-
national match to be shot at Wimbledon
in July next.
NJ. st. Paul, Il Paris physician, has
offered the French Academy, the sum
of $4,000 to found . prize for the dis
covery Of a cure for diphtheria. He
hus evidently not heard Of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, which has cured hun
dreds of cases Of this awful disease.
The fifth annual bench show Of the
Western Pennsylvania Poultry As
sociation opened yesterdayin Pittsburg,
and will continue during the week.
Four hundred dogs, from all parts Of
the United States and Great Britain,
are on exhibition.
The report that General Crook has
ordered his men to take no prisoners
in any engagement with the hostile
Indians is discredited at the War De-
parment.
The Dominion Government yeSter-
day passed an order in Council
refusing to grant the privileges
asked by the disfIlers Of III" United
States.
The venerable Peter Cooper, of New
York, is dangerously i'll of pneumonia,
and his recovery is LOuh'tnl. He is u
93 years OF age.
Henry Moii,tt, c\.rueniher uf the
New Jersey Legislature" and rX-Nayor
of Burlington, New jersey, died III thar
city on Monday, aged - yra r..
Eheumatism, 'iisordered hlojn, gen
eral debility, and many chronic diseases
pronounced incUrable, are often cured
by Browns Iron Bltt"rs.