Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
NEWS SUM MARY.
EXPLOA IONS-AN In.
PORTANT DECl1lON-OTAER
IMPORTANT NEWS.

In Chicago yesterday decision wa
rendered in the case Of Frederick Ker
who abscOnded to Peru with $5O, ,OO
worth ofsacurities belonging to Pres.
ton, Kean & Co. He applied for his re-
lease on the ground that he "was kid
mapped from Peru, and, therefore, no
legally under arrest" Judge McAllis
ter decided that, as proper writs of ~
rest were issued by q Court having jur
isdiction of the crime, those writs were
operative, no matter how the prisOneI
was brought within the territory of the
Court jurisdiction" The case goes to
the Supreme Court. ''
The case of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company against the PbiladeL
phia and Reading Railroad Company
touching the control of the New York
and Long Branch Railroad will come
before the United States Circuit Court,
at Trenton, New Jersey, to-day. An
argument is also expected on William
B. Dinsmore's rule to show cause why
the lease of the New Jersey Central
Railroad to the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad should not be annulled.
A kitchen range. in the Scoville
House, at Waterbury, Connecticut, e1-
ploded yesterday morning, in conse-
quence of the shutting off of the city
water which supplied it. Several scr
wants narrowly escaped with their
lives, the building was fired in several
places, window and partition were
shattered, and the boarders rushed into
the corridors in their night clothes.
Fortunately no serious damage was
done
Early yesterday morning large still
In Gaff, Fleischman & Co.'S distillery.
at Blissville, Long Island, exploded
while being charged, and set fire to the
still building, which was burned down.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. John
Snedecker, the still man, was terribly
burned, and internal revenue officer
Cook was severely injured by jumping
from a window.
Anthony Comstock, with largo
posse of deputy sheriffs, yesterday raid
ed the race tracks and pool rooms at
COney Island. He first made some Ar
rests on the Brighton Beach race track,
and then descended upon the West
Brighton pool rooms. Within half an
hour after he left the Island the pool
rooms were again in full blast.
I la hail storm2prevailed along the Ohio
river on Sunday, from Carrollton, Ken
lucky, to the vicinity of Lawrenceburg,
Indiana. The ground was covered with
hail to depth of 2 to inches, and the
crops were ruined.
A forest fire at West Bay, in Colds
borough, Maine, on Sunday, extended
to and destroyed church, the town
house and dwelling and stables, be-
sides number of cattle.
Work on the Washington Monument,
in Washington, is to be resumed ON
Monday next. The shaft is now $40
feet high, and it is expected that 40 feet
will be added to it this season.
A fire in Peotone, Illinois, on Sun
day morning, destroyed the town hall,
an elevs tor, a hotel and three stores,
causing loss Of $4,000.
Two new cases of yellow fever were
on the naval reservation 1t
Pensacola on Sunday, both the patients
being children.
Th0Steamer Coptic, which arrived ut
San Francisco on Sunday, from Hong
Kono, brings news that the cholera has
broken out in Pekin.
A number Of the weavers in tho
Lorrain Mills at Pautucket, Rhode
Island, struck yesterday against re-
duction Of wages.
The journeymen plumbers of Pitts
burg and Allegheny City struck yester-
day for an advance of 80 cents per day.
A block of buildings in Marengo, ILL.,,
was burned on Sunday. Loss $4,000.
Eight houses in New Orleans were
burned yesterday morning. Loss $780,
000