Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
KILLED HIs wITE-HUH0-D DE.
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Den AND ARSON.

In the Circuit Court at Dubuque, Iowa, on
Thursday, the demurrere OF the defendants
in number Of liquor cases were sustained,
the O0uri hslding that until there had been
an injunction restraining the defendants
from maintaining . saloon. The Court
claims that 70 grant the injunction would
deprive the defesdsnts Of tho right OF trial
by Jury The case will be appealed.
The fAtsl disease which has been ravag ing
several OF the mountain counties In virginia.
and which 10 attributed to the impure water
supply, 10 described by phj sicians Is acute
typhoid dysenteTy. The disease is now
sbatlns. II has had 80 victims in Wise
County alone, while Il has beeu equally
prevalent and fatal in Lee, Buch, nan and
Dickinson Counties.
oliver Bateman, aged 20 year,, was hanged
yesterday At Savannah, Mist0uri, for tho
murder Of two young girls, committed In
August last. Hc LETT letter admitting his
cutton was public. people going to see IL
nom points nifty miles distant, and tho
nu nber Of spectators was estimated at 10
0ov.
In Washington, yesterday. tho jury In the
case OF Frank Minor, cOlored charged with
rendered verdict Of "guilty as indicted" !"
At q previous trial Minor was convicted and
sentenced to be banged, but the Court In
General Term awarded him new trial
HIS counsel Yesterday gave notice Of 0 mo.
tion for new trial.
Pc ~der cartridges in kettle Of hot sand, at
Worcester. Massachusetts, yesterday morn.
Ing, an explosion occurred, killing Matthew
Habir, and injurinK two other men. Tho
ind stone wall was spread over m adjoin-
Ing field.
The District Court. at Cincinnati. yester-
day sustained demurrer In the disbarment
Proceedings against I. u. Campbell, as to
the charge which recited that Campbell
was man OF notoriously bad reputation" !"
The Court held that = no one should be pot
on trial for reputation, except as to the SIN
gle point Of veracity."
In Little Kock, Arkansas, on Thursday
night, Harvey johnson, colored, after quar-
reillng with his wife, struck her on the head
her throat, and set fire to tho house, The
woman managed to drag herself nearly out.
side the burning house, but her feet were
almost burned off johnson escaped.
Tbs Hotel Helen, . five-story family hotel
In n,s bSston was = da,magsd by flre on Thursday
Janitor. were aspsyxiatsd, and two Of his
children, Esther and Ida, aged respectively
la and years, died yeste.dsy. The oilers
are expected TO recover, though Sswye,'s
condition IL dangerous.
j. X. Tucker, Democratic Congressman
from the Tenth District OF Virg MIA, has been
guardian Tor tho minor children
OF President GARFIELD. Histrust includes all
the GARFIELD property In Virginia. The ap-
pointment was made at the request Of Mrs.
A meeting OF Democrats was held last
evening at Caldwell, New Jersey, tho birth
piace OF Governor Cleveland. "A resolution
was adopted recommending General Nc
Ciellan 20 the next President for his Secrc-
tary Of War
Il. Il. johnson, the Pacific EXPRESS agent at
Washington Territory, has been
acquitted OF the charge Of having embezzlsd
81 900 sent by Ladd b Tilden to his care for
N Bennett.
At Troy, New York, on Friday evening.
Michael Tracy, who Is held for assaulting his
wife with hatchet, cut his throat with n
jail. His recovery Is doubtful.
The condition of Michael II. DeYoung,
shot by Adolph Spreckels In San FranciscC,
10 reported TO be more serious. He passed q
restless night, with increased fever and
trouble.
Acting Mayor Brooks, OF Denver, Colordo,
last evening issued an order TO sho Chief Of
Police directing that all / he gambling houses
IN 10 closed. Several arrests were made.
Lieutenant Greeiy. Of Arctic fame, read
paper relating TO b recent expedition before
the American Geographical Society In New
York on Friday night.
John Bush, colored. was hanged yesterday
10 Lexins ton, Kentucky, for the murder Of
Miss AMMO Van Meter. committed nearly
six years ago.
Albert Manning. wholesale boot and shoe
manu- facsurer Of Boston, has gone into In
=. T. Meyer a 90, wholesale jewellers o
81 Louis. have made an assignment.