Daily Republican., 1885-02-20
Hews summary.

The u. 8. Court In Dallas, Texas, II
trying the suit of w. M. Wyatt. re.
presenting Boston Capitalists, against
j. q. Hallsoll and others, of Decatur,
70 recover S2O0, 900 on . cattle contract
In which the plaintiffs allege that they
were swfndled out of 1900 head Of
cattle by false representation. The
case involves not only actual damages
In $500, 600, but also exemplary dam
ages to the extent Of $500, 200.
At Gibson City, Illinois, on Wednes-
day night, q young woman living with
George Scott ignited her clothes while
passing q red hot stove. She started
to run through the house, but Scott,
who was 20 years OF age, caught her
and carried her out Into the snow
drifts. He saved her life, but was 10
badly burned himself that he died ip o
few hours.
While Mrs. Henry Zimmerman, her
child and her sister, Mrs. Hiram
Brown back, all of Spring Grove. Berks
county, Penna., were driving on Thurs
day morning, the horse ran away and
threw them from the carriage. Both
ladies were dangerously injured in
ternally, and Mrs. Zimmerman fell ON
her baby, hurting IL. probably fatally.
The schooner Il. v. Olive, from Rua-
tan for Mobile, went ashore ON Wednes-
day night, on Dixie Island, ut the en-
trance to Mobile Bay, and will be
total loss. The vessel had a crew of five
men, one of whom was taken from the
rigging on Thursday morning, but died
shortly after. No traces of the others
were found.
An application was yesterday made
before Judge McKennan, of the U. 8.
Circuit Court in Pittsburg, asking for
authority for the Receivers Of the
Read ing Railroad TO pay interest on
the floating Indebtedness of the COM
pany. The argument was made in
chambors, and the Court reserved it's
decision.
News reached Washington late last
night OF a collision on the Virginia
Midland Railway. 1t was reported the
north bound mail, due in Washington
at 1925 p. m., had run into q freight
ftrain few miles from Alexandria,
and that several persons were killed.
The cars Of the passenger train caught
fire.
Tho Graunis block, on Dearborn
street, near Washingtos, in Chicago,
occupied by the Continental National
Bank, the National Bank of Illinois,
and number Of law and other Offices,
was burned on Thursday night. The
building was erected three years ago. ut
a cost OF $l75,000, and was insured for
$120, 600.
James ID. Fish, ex-President Of the
defunct Marine National Bank of New
York. was arraigned on Thursday on
he charge of misappropriation Of the
banks funds. He pleaded not guilty.
II IL tail WAS increased from $50, 900 to
$50, 600, and the amount was furnished
by his friends.
The Board Of Pardons at Harrisburg
yesterday granted a rs-hearing toFrede.
rick Eberle, of Philadelphia, sentenced
to IL years. imprisonment for larceny.
The application of Thomas Handy, OF
LuzerDe, sentenced to 8 years imprison-
ment for robbery, was refused.
The Senate Of Oregon on Thursday
by vote of 18 TO 10 rejected bill 10
re-submit tho stitutional amend.
ment comforting suffrage on women,
which was voted down at the State
election IN June.
A bed in the Everett House at Troy,
O'Clock on Thursday morning to be on
fire. George Lucas and Thomas Han.
drigan were arrested on the charge OF
arson.
Captain Thomas Phelan returned to
his post in Kansas City on Wednesday
night, after his enforced absence of six
weeks. He looked wan and nervous,
and carried his left arm In a sling.
Charles Wallace, aged eleven years,
died in Oil City, Pa, on Wednesday
night, from blood poisoning, the result
of slight scratch upon the knee.
Mrs. Charles Andrix and her twelve.
year-old step son are sick Of trichi-
nosis in Columbus, Ohio. There 10 nc
hope Of the boys recovery.
The Russell Paper Company's mill
No. 6, in Lawrence, Massachusetts,,
was nearly destroyed by FIRE on
Wednesday evening. Loss $5O, 900.
A. S. Stables -four mill at Rondout,
New York, was burned on Thursday
morning. Loss $25, 900,
A tenement house in Cincinnati was
burned yesterday morning, and Nellie
Brice, aged IL, perished in the flames,