Daily Republican., 1885-10-10
News Summary.
SEVERAL DROWNING CASES
ILLICIT DlETILLERIEs
BROKEN UP.
SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKES

The October term of the Supreme
Court OF the United Sta tes will BEGIN
on Monday next. There are /. 4OO
cases on tho docket, but the Court. bv
energetic work during tho last few
years, has ceased to fall behind hand.
-Four hundred and sixty cases were
disposd OF last year, Mt which rate the
last cases on the present docket will be
adJudicated within three years.
A gang OF Illicit distillers near Will
ke barre, 2enna., has been broken up
by revenue officors. The distillery OF
stephen Tiffany, In Alfred, Susque-
hanna County, has been seised, with
900 gallons of spirits. Tiffany was
arrested. w. Chandler, . saloon keep
er OF Giba0n, has been arrested ~ an
accessory, and 400 gallons of spirits in
bis place have been seized. Other ar.
rests are expected.
In Montreal yesterday afternoon.
while Beaudou, of the Sanitary Police.
was attempt ng to put up q smallpox
placard on on house where riot took
place week ago, a woman in the see :
ond story threw y handful OF red pepper
In his eyes. 1t Is feared that he will
lose his eyesight.
The Toronto Globe reports that GER
tain leading Orangemen Of that city
are sounding the rank and file OF the
order with view to asoerta ining
whether the Oraogemen generally will
not be- content TO put up with imprison.
ment of Riel for life. instead of his exc
cution."
IA very distinct shock OF earthquake
OF three-quarters of q minutes dura-
tton is reported TO have been felt at
III 80 last night at Louisa Court House.
sixty miles from Richmond, on
the Chasapeke and Ohio Rail-
road. A slighter shock was felt q
Lynchburg.
The Georgia House Of Representatives
yesterday defeated the bill giving rail
roads tho right to make their own rates,
subject 10 revision only on complaint.
The bill received 83 votse, SS being me-
cessary for its passage.
Andrew Carnegie has presented to
tha workmen of the Keystone Bridge
Works, at Piitsburg, q brick building
costing S2S 600, to be used AZ library.
Flo also gave $1,000 tor the purchase Of
books.
The New York Board OF Health has
instructed the local Health Commits.
sioners at Niagara Falls and Suspension
Bridge not to allow any one to cross in.
| TO New York State without showing
Indications OF recent vaccination.
A passenger train struck q wagon at
railroad crossing near SteubenviIle,
Ohio, yest rday morning, demolishing
| the wagon, killing the horses and fatal
ly ipjuring the dri YER, George Pax
ton.
,, turing a gale AZ Frankfort, Michigan,
on Thursday Charles Belonke Ana John
yarracb, residents Of that place. were
drowned by the oapsizing OF q fishing
smack.
Three men left Boston yesterday
morning on fishing excursion. Their
hoat oapsized and two of them were
taken from the water alive, but died
soon after. The body of the third has
! not been recovered.
The poetnssters of Ashby, Granite.
vile and shirley, small towns adjacent
| to Boston, have beon " recommended
for removal" for mailing matter At
| their offices which should have been
mailed ~ Bostou.
There have been three inoendiary
fires at Highspire, five miles from
Harrisburg, within week. Tho third
destruction Ofa barn on the farm of
Sheriff Mumma.
A cargo of clothing which arrived in
Buffalo yesterday from Montreal was
thoroughly fumiRated. The work OF
vsccinating pupils in all the &c hoels Of
Buffalo will begin at once.