Daily Republican., 1883-07-12
NEWS SUM MARY.
RIOT ON A RAILROAD TRAIN
BANK ROBEBD- PAUPERS TO
BE RETURNED, ETC.

On Tuesday night four harvesters
boarded a freight train at whitehall,
Illinois, to steal ride, and at Green
field four other men got on the same
car, apparently for the same purpose,
but after the train had started they
drew revolvers on the first four men,
and, after making them deliver up
what money they had, drove them of
the moving train. One man, named
Patrick Knight, fell headlong from the
train and was killed. The four men
responsible for Knights death were ar
rested at Brighton.
William j. johnson, foreman of the
stereotype room of the Herald news
paper, in Boston, was struck OH the
head with an iron bar, by some un-
known person, while ascending the
stairs from the press-room to Williams
court. David Flannery, engineer Of
the press-roon, was arrested an suspi-
cion. Flannery was arraigned yester-
day, but waived an examination and
was held in SlO,0 900 bail to await the ac-
tion af the Grand Jury.
The bank at Franklin, near Albany,
New York, was robbed early yesterday
morning Of $500 in silver. The burglars
gagged and bouud two families living
near the bank, and after two hours
work blew open the safe, the explosion
tearing out nearly the whole front Of
the building and setting fire to the
papers. 1t happened that the money of
the bank was in another safe. The
burglars were tracked nearly to One
onta.
Captain James Hunter and Lieuten-
ant Robert McMullen, of the Salvation
Army, were yesterday found guilty Of
breach of the peace in Bridgeport, Con-
nectcut, and fined SO and costs each.
The Court forbade them from holding
meetings on the streets and parading in
future. An appeal was taken.
The U. S. steamship Vandalia, which
recently returned from the West Indies,
has been quarantined at Norfolk, Virgin
ia, to await the development ola case Of
sickness which attacked one Of the
men on the 9th inst, as there is a pOssi-
bility of its proving to be yellow fever.
Elijah O'Neill was arrested at the
Broad street Station, Philadelphia, yes
terday. for stealing $4,000 from Caroline
Black. O'NeiN rented apartments in
Mrs Blacks house, and took the mo-
ney from trunk in her room during her
absence. The larger portion of the mo
ney was recovered.
Five pauper Polish Jew families were
brought to New York yesterday by the
steamer Lydian Monarch. The emigra-
ton authorities have notified the Steam
ship Company that these" immigrants"
must be returned to London, whence
they came.
Heavy floods are reported at various
points in the Canadian province of
Ontario, causing great destruction OF
property and loss of life. In the city Of
London bridges and dwellings were
carried away and II persons are re-
ported to have been drowned.
Secretary Teller will appoint COM
mission to visit the Indian Territory to
investigate the trouble between the
Spioche and Chicota factions of the
Creek Indians The commission will
start before the end of this month.
Seventeen col. laborers on the Balti-
more and Ohio's new Railroad line to
Philadelphia struck on Tuesday night
for an advance Of 2j cents per day, and
resumed work yesterday morning at
the advance.
About 25O immigrants arrived at
Boston yesterday on the steamer Aus
trian. They consist mainly of families,
have money, aud are bound West.
None were of the pauper class.
A tornado at Sadlier City. Nebraska,
on Tuesday night, demolished Il number
of buildings, killed three women and
child and injured fifteen Others
The investigation of the charges of
cruelty to inmates of the Soldiers
Home at Bath, New York, was begun
yesterday