Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
HELD FOR PERI MICA .
RAGUAN TREATY DEAD
SCALOED To DEATH.

Aggie McMurrin was yesterday held
in ST 600 bail in Salt Lake City on the
charge of perjury. She swore that
she was married to Royal b. Young,
(who was held in ~, 900 bonds for poly
gamy) in 1881. Her oath Tor registra-
ton papers in Septemb ber, 1882. shows
where she swore she had not married
in polygamy." Young, who has two
other wives, is a stepson Of Brigham
Young.
In the Grand Army of the Republic,
of Massach usetts, in session st Boston,
a resolution ipstructing delegates to the
National EncamI ment to favor the
overipg bill granting a general pen.
sion of IS per month to all soldiers and
"a ilore Who served in the army and
navy for eriod of sixty days or more
was de eteated-yeas PA, nays 25S.
The Nicaraguan Treaty is regarded
| in Washington as "dead for the pres
ent session of Congress at least" as
even if the vote upon it should be re-
considered, the:e is no prospect OF o
two-thirds majority for its ratification.
The Spanish and Mexican treaties are
regarded as even deader than the
n Nicaraguan.
| While James Sampson was repair
| ing the inside of one of a set Of boilers
\ dJ AuUuTU, NOW 1OIhs IcooCAunyt bhO
fireman accidentally turned on the
steam, scald ing Sampson 30 terribly
that be died 10 an hour.
| A committee of citizens Of Vicksburg
has resolved 10 memorialize Congress to
appropriate $500, 600 for the purpose OF
jdiverting the " ater of the Yazoo river
and bringing the same to the city,
thereby making permanent harbor for
IVichsburg.
! Jones, alias Jimmy" Carroll, q
notorious American burglar, was on
Friday released from the penitentiary
at Kingston, Canada, where be had
served term OF several years. Before
; he left she exhibited American bonds to
the value OF 100000"
Il A great temperance meeting was
, held last evening at the new church OF
the Panlist Fathers in New York.
, Bishops Kane of Richmond, Spalding
t of p eoria, and Ireland OF st. Paul, made
addresses. Five Thousand people were
q present.
A great religious revival is going on
, at Auburn New York. On Thursday
. night Rev. DIR. Pentecost addressed an
8 audience If 4 1000 in the skating rink.
About 1000 more were unable to get
I inside.
i, The Mayor of Boston has appointed a
committte of ply sicians TO act IN con-
. junction with the Board of Health in
/: taking measures TO prevent the spread
of the cholera mex summer.
Il Friday was the third day of the Re-
AZ publican enrol, ment in New York City.
~ The number Of pames entered during
II the three days was @pout ~ 9oo, apo"'
e' 4 900 less than at the las1 ebroiihAeht
q The carnival at Montreal ended on
70 Friday. In tho morning there was a
* promenade concert, in the afternoon q
49, farmers drive and in the evening a
grand ball
Ie- Twelve cars of a freight train on the
y Pennsylvania Railroad were thrown
a from the track near Collins Station on
Thursday NIGHT by a broken truck.
The road was blocked for several hours
John l.. Sullivan, the prize fighter,
was on Friday fined $ll5 in the Mu
nicipal Court at Boston for fast driving
and cruelty beating the horse.
Alexander Anderson and Charles
Wickstrum were killed ON Friday at
st. Paul, by the caving in Of a bank
under which they were digging.
The Governor of New Hampshire
3. has acct pied The invitation of the Con-
!. gressional Committee 10 attend the
h dedication of the Washington Monu-
n ment.
is 1t is reported from Santa Cruz, Mexi-
ir co, that negro has been burned
3, the stake there. No particulars are
d given.
n William IL ompson, aged &c, fell
s dead from over-excitement during the
fire at Angola, New York, yesterday
o morning