Daily Republican., 1885-01-05
NEWS SUMMARY


1t is reported from Arapahoe, Ne
braska, that the wife and children of
ohm Miller, Ex. County Com m issioner.
recently fled from their home to a neigh
boris TO escape Miller's wrath. Miller.
1t is said, followed them, yowing venge-
ance, whereupon they fled again into q
snow storm In their night clothes. The
chi dren were badly frozen, and one of
them will die, while the otner will lose
two limbs.
In the Magma Charta mine ut Wake.
vile, Montana, on Saturday, James
Ilppert and William Bray, miners,
became dizzy while ascending the
SHAFT, and falling out Of the cage, drop.
ped TO the bottom of the shalt nearly
100 feet below. John Bray, the onlv
other occupant of the cage, arrived at
the landing place suffocated, and hold
the bar in death clutch.
| DIR. Ralph Tousky, a we'll. known
| physician OF New York, early yester.
DAY iuorning shot his wife in the head.
ihnictlDR scalp wound, and then shot
himself in the forehead. As the bullet
dlu not toucl his braIu his recovery A.,
hoped for. he has for some time Da,t
shown symptoms of insanity, a disease
III which he WAS considered AN expert.
The long-expected notice of contest
OF the election of Komeis, Republican.
to Congress from the Toledo III ,trict OF
Ohio, was served on that gentleman ON
Saturday by Frank Hurd, the present
incum bent. The contestant alleges re-
peating, intimidation aud bribery Of
voters.
Jacob Statterstein and Miss Mcllio
CrystdI We're drowned yesterday Oy
breaking through the ice while skating
on : pohd In Westchester County, New
iork. Statterstein' wife also fell into
the water, but was rescued, though so
Denum bed that her recovery was des-
paired of.
At Graft n, West Virginia, on Satur-
oay' mary Beck was arrested on The
charge OF being the person whe wreck
cd the st. Louis express near thai p,aoe
last Wednesday, with the loss of two
lives and much destruction of prop.r
She admitted her guilt.
X. S. Reese and BENJAMIN Raw. both
coiored, have been arrested and lo,. I'D
In jail at New Iberia, Louisiana. ON
three charges of having set fire 70 The
D"h OF Jeaunerette, last Thursday.
lne principal Ill the crime Is said 20 b,
still at large.
Michael Sullivan, who was Clerk of
Eiection in the Second Precint or the
Eighteenth Ward in Chicago, and +, Is
appeared soon after the discovery of
the irauds In that precinct, has been
seen by reporter in Sarnia, Canada.
AT Goshen, Indiana, George Link and
Eva Mills, aged 20 and 18 years respec-
tveiy, broke through the ice while
skating on Saturday night, and were
drowned.
II. ii. Chalmers, Associate Justice of
the supreme Court of M ississippi.
lultu suddenly in Jackson Yesterday.
he was brother to General j, Il.
Chalmers.
The Springfield Republican publi, ,hes
sum mary or the reports from the diff
lciUpi wUii o".O,., 49, .----~~- -
James G. Scrugham, Teller OF the
Lexington City National Bank, OF Lex
ington, kentucky, is reported to have
He'd to Canada, after having embezzled
about $4,000.
| Clinton Smith, aged 10 years, was ar
rested near Terre Haute, Indiana, on
Friday, on the charge of numbering his
father, Ira Smith, farmer, on the 3lst
lult.
The Moline Boggy Company's works,
at Rock Island, Illinois. were clost d on
Saturday afternoon, the Company hav-
ing made an assignment.
The clothing house of j. NJ. Nird.
linger, the Oldest and largest in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, was closed OH Satur-
day by the Sheriff.
Congressman Randall had an enthu
siastic reception in Chattanooga, ON
Saturday.
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, voted
against license on Wednesday lasl by
l3l7 majority.