Daily Republican., 1885-07-15
NeWSSummary.
AN IMPORTANT DECIsJON-IS.
ScANILY KILEED-SfAGE
DRIVER v A AsSAULT.
A WIFE S SU ICID Z

About two years after the great Ire
of 1871, In Chicago, in which all the
Court records were destroyed, au order
was entered by the Circuit directing
that all chaDcsry files and records
should be restored prior TO n certain date,
other wise the suits would be dismissed
Since then many applications have been
made for leave to restore records. Mr.
Tu!ey on Tuesday decided that the origi
nal order was invalid, and was entered
apparently in the interest of clerk of
the Court. The decision is one of great
Importance as affecting litigation in
Chicago.
While the centre of the roof of new
gasometer was being hoisted into posi-
ton In Albany, on Tuesday, the gaff
gave way, precipitating Ave men from
the platform. Three fell to the bottom
cf the shaft. distance Of .05 feet, and
were instantly killed. They were
Joseph Pernell, of Philadelphia, boss
rigger for R. d. Wood & Co., who have
q contract for the iron work. and Mich
ael Roach and William McCarty, of
Albany. The other two were saved BY
catching hold of rope.
i A telegram from Long Branch says
CDR. Edward Lawrence and A. r. Lee,
both OF Philadelphia, were attacked by
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Depot last night because they refused
to pay Ave dollars for . ride of one
block. Both men were severely beaten,
and DIR. Lawrence WAS robbed of q gold
watch and chain and several hundred
dollars. Three OF the men were CAP
tured in tho rooms Of the Turf Club.
The Union of Hebrew Charities met
again in st. Louis on Tuesday morning
and unanimously adopted the name Of
the Associated Hebrew Charities of
the United States" Delegates from
Louisville, Nashville, Baltimore, st.
Paul. New Orleans, Wilmington, Dol,
and Montgomery, Ala, promised that
the societies they represented would
ljoin the association.
The Second Comptroller of the Trea
travel at Government expense are
not entitled to mileage, and that
mileage is allowable only when
they travel at their own expense
This Ia reversal Of . former decision
of the accounting officers, and will re-
Isult in a saving to the Government of
several hundred Thousand dollars.
The stage coach plying between Dodge
City, Kansas, and Fort Supply, Indian
Territory, was carr ed away few days
!! ago in a swollen stream. One passenger
aud the driver were drow ned. The
mules also perished. The mail bags
: were recovered.
a The explosion of kerosene tank in
the basement of building at Liberty
1 street and Temple place, New York, on
7 Tuesday, caused loss by Are Of $25, 600
A Il. Lehman, a shipping clerk, and
p William A. Kelley, fireman, were
: painfully inj nred.
a
!country around Huntington, Penpa. on
q Friday night. 1t lasted the greater
: portion of the night. In some localities 8
). the growing corn was " literally cut
into shreds."
! A large quantity of the cargo of salt
,ofthe British ship Latona, from Liver
pool for Quebec, disappeared during her
voyage to the latter port, she having
taken in water rapidly, which dissolved
The ealt.
David G. Topper, aged forty years,
committed suicide by shooting himself
in his Office on Broadway, New York,
on Tuesday afternoon.
John Shandon was arrested yester-
: day in Boston on the charge of EN- bf H.
: zling $1,000 flom the Louashoremer 9
Aid Society, of which he as treasurer.
TIE tenth death from lockjaw re-
shifting from the firing o. toy pistols m
the Fourth OF July occurred yesterday
in Chicago.
The web worm, which ia much
dreaded, has appeared in tho hear; of
J the Texas cotton belt.
There is much ex citemea; in El Posa
Texas, over an exDosure of grcsI COR
ruptiOn in municipal affairs.
The Bird Coleman Furnace, AT Corn
wall, Penna was damaged by fire on
Monday night.
Nine new cases of smallpox were
! reported yesterday in Montreal.