Daily Republican., 1885-10-12
News Summary.
A BUTCHER ROBBED OF sI.sos
JAY GOULD SUED FOR SI58, 900
-ExPLOSlON OF GAS.
=" STRICTLY PRIVATE.'

OIltlOlL1 i nv a II.
W. IL. Hindmarch, o butcher of Gen.
eva, New York, visited Buffalo on FRI
day with large sum OF money in his
pockets. He started out at night to
SOC the town" and made the acquain.
tance OF an unknown man, whom he
invited to the hotel where he was stop
ping. They retired together, but dur.
ing the night the butchers friend arose
and decamped with but 81 sos of the
butchers money. The thief is supposed
to have gone to Canada.
Jay Gould. upon arriving in st. Louis
on Saturday, WAS served by deputy
sheriff with papers in damage suit
for $780, brought against him by
John M. Woodward for breach of con.
tract. Mr.. Gould having, as alleged
failed 10 keep his promise TO Wood.
ward to furnish that gentleman with
money for the location and building OF
line of road from Pacific, a suburb, to
St. Louis.
Secretary Flannery, of the Coal Miner g
Association, has issued an address to the
miners OF the Pittsburg district, in
which he asserts"there IL conspiracyto
overthrow the Miners Union aud form
a secret Socialistic League" He warns
the members of the Union to beware
lof agitators" and advises them to
stand by the old Association"
The State Veterinarian of Wisconsin,
In his annual report, says that State ia
completely free of pleuro pneumonia.
Chambers existed in several counties,
and thirty.one horses have been killed
since April 1st. The disease is now be.
lieved to be stamped ont. Hog choleia a
has prevailed in several counties during
the year.
A "strictly private" banquet was
given to Vice President Hendricks by
the st. Louis club. in st. Louis, on
Friday night. Only forty covers were
laid, notwithstanding several hints
By responders to toasts, the Vice Presi-
dent, in view, perhaps, of the character
/ of the banquet, refused to say anything
about politics.
An explosion of natural gas, caused by
n leakage in the pipes, occurred yester-
lday afternoon in q pit at Godfrey &,
Cla-k's paper factory at Tarentown,
Penna., and George Headep, William
Garlick and Samuel Thompson danger
cusly II not fatally burned. As this gas
is odorless leak is not easily detected.
The First Auditor of the Treasury
said Oh Saturday that he had not
finished the con Dsideration of the ac-
counts of the Civil Service Commits
sioners, "but be had already made mp
his mind not to slow such items al
ginger ale, lemonade and newspapers,
under the head of necessary ex penses. -
Three distinct shocks of earthquakes
were felt In Lynchburg on Friday
night. each shock being preceded by a
lrumbling sound. Many people, alarm
ed by the vibration, ran into the streets.
Staunton hsd q similar experience.
The shock was very slightly felt in
Richmond.
Archbishop Ryan on Sundayconfirm-
ed over 100 persons In the Catholic
Church at Newton. Bucks county,
Penna. About fifteen hundred persons
attended the services. The Archbish.
op was escorted from the cars by ffty
horsemen, headed by brass band.
Rev. DR.. O'Reilly, Treasurer of the
Irish National League, in Detroit, says
| that about $500 per week IL being for
wsrded to Charles s. Parnell for the
parliamentary Fund. DIR. O'Rsiliy ad-
vises the sending of money, not oratory
TO Ireland.
George Romney and William Rossi.
ter, convicted of unlawful cohabi.ation
at Salt Lake City, we're sentenced on
Saturday 20 six months Imprisonment
and pay nent Of $500 fine each. They
I refused 10 promise obedience to tbs law
in future.
The commission of Fl. b. Plummer,
as Naval Officer for Philadelphia, has
been signed, hut not yet issued. IL il
said in Washington that strong po.
litical Influences are being brought to
bear to secure suspension OF the com.
mission.
Terrible prairie fires causing great de-
| struc ii Of property, are again report
I'd in Pierce Cedar, Wayne and Kno,
| cou mites, Dakota. Three fires wer,
started near Bismarck, ON Friday 1t i,
thought, by sparks from railroad On
| giue
Four men recently from Canada wert
taken III at a lumber camp near White
more, Wisconsin, last Thursday. They
| walked to Nhittemore, where they
wers found TO be sick of the smallpox
The glassworkers employed by tn,
Boston and Sandwich Glass Manufac
Turing Company, struck on Saturday
the managers having refused 10 accept
the Unions prices.
a telegram from Halifax says "the la
test advicas indicate that the polltica
lstruggle in Newfoundland will result il
the election of 81 Protestants aud
catholics"
One hundred and ten men emplo yet
at O'Neil's G lass works in Jersey Git,
struck on Saturday in obedience TO tn
mandate Of the Union.
Forty deaths from smallpox were re
lported in Montreal on Friday, an,
Ieleven In the suburbs.
| Negro whipping In the S0pth.
| ARCADIA, La, Oct. H. on The 30tl
OF s,epten Der ,at point thirty-tw
lEiles South Of this place, near the lin