Daily Republican., 1883-08-07
NEWS sum MARY,
ED AT A CHURCH FESTIVAL
GORED Az A BULL.

Sixty.nine persons were poisoned by
eating ice cream at church festival in
Camden, South Carolina, last Friday
night, and one Of them, a girl, did on
Sunday evening. At last accounts
twelve others were not experted - rs-
cover The symptoms Of the pe'ients
resemble tuose following arsenical poi
sOning.
Mayor NrOom, of Trenton, New Jer-
sey, yesterday issued an order forbid
ding the Salvation Army to parade
hereafter with any kind of IN usic. The
order is issued in consequence Of many
complaints mad. by cltlz-us against
members Of the army.
A professional hOat race took place
yesterday at Newark, New Jersey, be-
tween William Elliott, ex.champion of
England, and George Garsel, Of New
York. The course was mile and halt
and return. Elliott won easily by two
lengths in 2l minutes.
An ordinance granting permission to
the Pennsylvania Schuyikil Raj road
to lay its tracks on certain streets in
Reading was unaniiL ousl Y passed BY
the Councils of that city last night,
and signed by the Mayor soon after
midnight.
A meeting of the creditors of C. H.
Ward, the suspended boot and shoe
manufacturer, was held yesterday In
Boston, at which Ward made state.
lnent of bis affairs. His liabilities are
about $745, 900; assets about S2Sa Qq0.. %
The Wright Braid Manufacturing,
Company's mill, in Lawrence, Massa-
I chusetts, was burned yesterday. Loss,
S15O,0OO. The fire will throw one hun
dred and sixty-fve operators out of
work for about month.
The Committee of the U. s. Senate on
Labor and Education met yesterday in
New York, to investigate the strike, but
as several witnesses were unable to be
present, adjourned until Monday next.
Felicitos Mejia, a famous bull fighter,
was fatally gored by bull in the arena
near the City of Mexico, on Sunday
morning. There was great excitement
among spectators.
In all election riot at Bryaptsviile,
Kentucky, yesterday, two culored men
were killed and two others mortally
wounded. Several others were severe
ly wounded, among them two whites.
A bale of new cotton, weighing 465
pounds, was received yesterday in
Montgomery, Alabama. 1t was sold for
IL cents pound, and shipped to Mo.
bile.
In st. Louis, yesterday, 1O4 warrants
were issued for violation Of the Sunday
law, although the law was better
observed than on the previous Sun
day.
Edward Carr, colored, who committed
y telonious assault upon a little girl,
has been captured and committed to
the Jail at Hagerstown, Maryland. He
confessed his guilt.
The delegation of knights Templar Of
Mary and Grand Communicates or
Philadelphia arrived in St. Louis yes
tcrday morning on their way to San
Francisco.
Levi J. Jarrard, the absconding
treasurer from New Jersey, has been
arres ed at Niagara Falls, Canada
Proceedings for his extrad:tion are in
progress.
About $50 laborers, employed in the
large boundary sewer III Washington
struck yesterday for $l.5O per day, an
advance of 25 cents.
A barge RAN into and broke two gates
of lock on the Melland Canal yester-
day III orning, causing a stoppage OF nav
igation for torty-eight hours.
Brown, Brothers & Co., lumber deal
ers and insurance agents, Of Detroit,
made an assignment yesterday. Liza
bilities $lOO,0OO ; assets S5O,OOO.
Lambs wire and grist mills,i North
ampton, Massachusetts, were burned
yesterday morning. Loss, $4,000. In
cendiarism is suspected.
John Applegate, aged IS years, was
killed yesterday morning by drill
engine, at Spotswood, on the Camden
and Amboy road.
William Fees, of Pittsburg, was kill
ed yesterday morning, by falling from a
Lenigh Valley excursion train, ut
Wilkesbarre.
Richard Canary, a farm hand, was
fatally gored bya bull near Atlantic
Highlands, New Jersey, on Saturday,
and died yesterday morning.
The Civil Service Commission was
notified yesterday of three vacancies in
the War Department.
The coopers' strike at St. Louis ended
yesterday, all the shops having granted
the demands of the men.
Since the 1st inst, the Treasury De.
partment has paid nearly Sl,0OO,OOO Oh
account of pensions.
The boiler of a portable engine burst'
afternoon, killing three men.