Daily Republican., 1884-06-05
NEWS sum MARY.
THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE DESTROY
ED BY FIRE-WHITE CHIEF
KILLED.


The Palisades Mountain House, situa
ted on Englewood Cliffs, above tn
Hudson River, nine miles above New
York city, was destroyed by fire early
on Wednesday morning. The loss is
es mated at $l3O, 900 insurance 500,
600. The house was to have beel
opened on Saturday next for the sum
II or, and it was occupied by the pro
plietor and about 40 employees, many
cf whom barely escaped in theiI
night clothes. Two OF them were Sc.
verely burned.
| Information was yesterday received
killing of the Sioux chief White Thun-
der, at the Rosebud Agency, Dakota,
on the 1st inst. He was shot by young
Spotted Tail and Thunder Hawk, rival
chiefs of the same tribe. White Thun.
der's only child, girl Of sixteen, and
two OF Spotted Tails brothers are
pupils at the school.
George W. Booker died on Wednes-
day III Henry County, Virginia. He
was for several terms a mem Der Of the
! Leg lature Of that State, was elected
|
1868, and was a delegate to the cOnven-
ton that elected Horace Greeley tor
President. He was Union man dur
ing the war.
In st. Louis, yesterday morning, John
Stanton, a s eamboat engineer, threw
nearly goblet full of vitriol over his
wife as she lay in bed. Her eyes were
eaten out, and her face, neck, breast and
shoulders terribly burned by the acid.
She cannot recover. Jealousy was the
cause.
James f. Irvine and Mary G. Irvine,
his wife, W ere placed on trial in Newark,
New Jersey, yesterday, for cruelty to
two boys in the Faith Orphanage,
which they conducted. A nolle pros.
was entered in the case Of Mr.. Irvine
and Mrs. Irvine was tried and aCquit-
ted.
The funeral of Samuel W. Shoemak-
er took place yesterday in Baltimore,
and was attended by large number of
prominent persons from all parts of the
country. The services were conducted
by Bishop Randolph, of Virginia, in
Emmanuel P. E. church.
At Milford, Penna., yesterday after.
noon, George Smith, on trial for the
murder of Frank Heitz. pleaded guilty
of murder in the second degree. The
plea was not accepted, and he
then made an unconditional plea of
murder.
Evan Davis and David James, broth,
ers-in-law. living in Scranton, Penna.,
had a fight yesterday, when James
struck Davis heavy blow. Davis then
procured an axe, and hit James, who
died last night.
In the Criminal Court at Washing
ten, on Wednesday, Judge Wylie re-
duced from S45,O to $4,000 the bail
Of Colonel Burnside, ex-disbursing otfi-
Ger Of the Post. office Department.
Counsel of Joh'. G Emo, in Quebec,
Wednesday, demanded his discharge.
The Judge decided to hold him until
to-day. IN order to obtain expected evil
dence.
Senator Edmunds left Washington
yesterday, TO be absent until Friday
evening. 1t is understood that he has
gone to Farquahar County, Virginia,
on private business.
George De Haven has been appointed
Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in the Baltimore district, with
offices in Baltimore. The district is a
new one.
The steamer Main, from New York,
May Gath, for Bremen, was spoken on
Tuesday, the 81 inst, with her shaft
broken. All on board were well.
Locusts are causing much damage in
the State OF Vera Cruz, Mexico, and
the coffee, tobacco and sugar crops are
TEey came from Yucatan.