Daily Republican., 1885-05-06
NeWs aumn,nrx.

News gummary.
No systematic efforts have a. yet
been made TO discover the cause Of the
epidemic at Plymouth, Penna. Not 0
post-mortem examination has been
made. Tho opinion generally held by
physicians 10 that 1t Is fever, complica-
ted with malarial poisoning. A relief
committee reports that there are 730
cases of the disease. Surrounding towns
are being canvassed for subscriptions
for the sufferers, and $500 have already
been collected.
No moro deaths have resulted from
the boiler explosion ut the fremont
Hotel In Galveston, on Sunday, and
the injured are doing we'll. Carr, the
fireman, was on top of the boilor, clean-
ing the pipes, when the explosion took
place. and he wns blown three hundred
feet high. An expert engineer has
testified before the Coroner's jury that
he once saw the steam gauge Of the
exploded boiler register 100 ponnds.
At . meeting of Baptists In Chicago,
on Monday, TO consider what should be
done In view of the approaching fore
closure Of the mortgage against the Chi.
cago University, committee Of eleven
was appointed TO devise means for the
establishment OF such an institution, to
be distinctly Baptist in its government.
The indebtedness against the building
is 1890, 200. Its sale Is advertised for
the 9th inst.
1t was reported In Chicago yesterday
afternoon that Charles A Libby, a
partner in the New York and Chicago
house of James A. Libby & Co., had
|mysteriously disappeared, and that the
police and bis relatives could find no
clue to his whereabouts. Libby left
his store last Monday, saying he would
soon return, but since that time he has
not been seen or heard Of.
There has been no further disturbance
at Lamot, Illinois, though Ill feeling
was manifested by the strikers, who
gathered In groups and talked In the
Swedish and Bohemian languages.
Two Of them stoned q foreman at work
In one Of the quarries, and one Of the
assailants was arrested. The troops
are encamped on q bluff overlook log
the town
A public sale Of colored vagrants,
under the vsgrAnt laws Of Kentucky,
took place on Monday, in front of the
Court house at Richmond, In that
State. Zone man brought $3S for
twelve months service, one $14 for three
months, aud woman rs cents for
twelve months"
Lucy, wife of John Gilchrist, while
insane from liquor, in Newark, New
Jersey, on Tuesday morning, chopped
of the head of her six months old baby.
Anothre OF her children gave the alarm,
and the neighbors rushed in, though
ton late to save the infant.
Dennis Morrissey and Peter Brontz,
firer en- attached to the life.saving
service In New York, while practicing &
for an exhibition yesterday afternoon,
fell from the fifth story of a house by
the breaking of q rope, and received
fatal injuries.
The trial of Richard Short for mur
derously assaulting Captain Phelar in
lO'DonOvan Rossa's office, some time
ago, was begun on Tuesday in New
York. Phelan was put upon the wit
ness stand.
The trial of Thomas udson Cluverius
charged with the murder of Fanni,
tLillie Madison, whose body was found II
| a reservoir on the 18th OF last March
was begun on Tuesday in Richmond
Virginia.
Monday night, destroyed the Opers
House, post Office and several stores ant
dwellings, causing loss estimated q
$50, 900.
Secretary Whitney had conference
On Tuesday with John Roach on thu
subject of the acceptance Of tn
Dolphin, and 1t WAS agreed that tn
vessel should make another trial trip
H. d. Miners banking house, a
Dunkirk, Now York, suspended Of
Monday Liabilities estimated q
$500 ,0(0. Many poor people had thei
savings IN the bank.
Governor Abbett's time for signin
bills passed by the last Legislature
New Jersey has expired. Forty bill
lamong them the High License measure
, remain unsigned.
The Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday, by q vote OF l3o.l
r 81, refused a third reading to the bi
l extending to women the right OF mum
cipal suffrage.
The House of Representatives {
i Harrisburg yesterday, by q vote I
g 115 to 80, passed bill prob ibitil
lpublic spsrring or boxing exhibition
A fire In Miles City, Montana, {
j, Monday night, destroyed who
sQuare of buildings. The lossis estim
. ted at 100000.
III The annual election In Red Ban
New Jersey, took place on Monda
n The liquor interest was successfl
a electing the five town Commissioner
ISL Yesterday, the 5th OF May. W
!. lobserved In Mexico as a national no
It day in commoration of the defeat OF t
h French at Pueblo in 1869.
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ItI Tho b0aru o. honitn'