Daily Republican., 1885-07-24
TH|R D EDITION,
News summary.

in claim against his estate for Sll4,.
600. the market value ut Government
bonds, which P Istley says he deposited
with the doctor for safe keeping The
ella i'm was sent to q referee, who decld
ed in favor of Postley, and on Thursday
Judge Donahue confirmed the referees
opinion. A judgment for Sll7,7S2 was
entered against the estate.
Thirty.nine thousand five hundred
and thirty.two children and caretakers
have visited the Sanitarium at Point
Airy during the forty days it has been
open, making an average of 9S8 per
day. There have bsen d distributed 3. $50
gallons of soup, 2,3l0 pounds of crack
ere, l 200 quarts OF milk and 1,s12 cups
OF tea. During the past eight days the
numbers have greatly increased on
account of the hot weather.
George j. Grey, ;he juror in the
Mackin per- Jury TIA At Chicago, who
was alleged to be OF unsound mind, LETT
home on Monday last and has not beeu
seen or heard from since that time. The
disappearance followed so closely upon
the attemp pied impeachment of Grey az
juror that 1t is causing much gossip
Judge Moran, o. the Circuit Court at
Chicago, has granted stay OF two days
in the case OF Joseph c. Mackin, under
a sentence of five years to the state
penetentiary for perjury III connection
with the Eighteenth ward election
frauds, TO enable his counsel TO argue .
petition for a supersedeas before one OF
the Supreme Court Judges.
Judge Wallace, OF the United States
Circuit Court, at Buffalo, n. Y, III the
case of the Insurance Company OF the
State of Penney lvania, against the pro
ceeds of the sale of the barge Laubau-
sheue, holds that vessels cannot be
seiz ID and laid mp for insurance claims.
Henry Whelep, the Philadelphia ia
banker, has just presented the Govern
ment with a lot of land 200 by 200 feet
on the southern end OF Lut tlam's s Beach.
upon which it Is proposed to erect a
station 10 take the place of the Town.
send Inlet Life Saving station.
John l. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan
have signed articles Of agreement for a
six round glove contest, Marquis OF
Queeusbury rules, to take place on the
race course at in,innati o., on Tues
day, August 18. The w.uner will take
the net gate receipts.
The premiums of the Lancaster CouL-
numerous this year. A list OF them
has been published in book form, and
notice is given that the Fair vii. be
held from the 18th of Septem Der to .he
18th inclusive.
Senator Mcpherson informed the
Washington correspondent of the New
ark Evening News yesterday that
there will be great changes among
"a II \. a.1h hFl faru
Jersey this week.
Postmaster Janney, of Camden, hav
ing requested the resignation of Letter
carrier j. Oscar Nicknals Republican,
to take effect on August l, the latter
concluded not TO wait, but has resigned
peremptorily.
The contract for supplying settees for
the public grounds in Washington has
just beon aw arded by the War Depart
ment to the Manly & Cooper Manu-
featuring Company, of Philadelphia.
The loss by the wreck on the Taman.
end branch Of the I.eadiug Railroad on
Wednesday will reach S45 Coo. The
tracks were cleared yesterday, and
trains began running regularly.
The President yesterday issued pro.
clam 1tion directing the cattle men on
Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations, in
the Indian Territory, to remove their
cattle within forty days.
The assignees Of John Roach & Sor,
who have been examining the books Of
the firm, say that Il will De fortnight
before they can present statement oi
the ass ete and liabilities,
Walt Whitman, the poet, was over
come by the heat while sitting on the
steps of his Camden residence on We'd.
nesday night. His condition is not
serious.
Edwin Nase, a farm hand, of Reekhill
township, Bucks county, was made a
raving maniac by the intense heat OIL
Wednesd ~, and died soon atterward.
The President yesterday appointed
Samuel II. Buck 10 be Postmaster n
New Orleans vice w. B, Merchant sus
pend.
James VI. Tay lor and wife, Of Easi
Rockville, recent y &c enrated the gol
den anniversary Of their marriage.
Captain ) NJ. Lee, Of the NintL Infan
try, has been appointed ludlan Agen
OF the Cheyenne reservation.
The age OF Bethes la Baptist Churcl
near the Fails OF French Creek in Cnas
ter Soulty; III unknown.
CAPITA sts from Sew York are look
ing for site il STaAt1n for an exten
sve planning NIL,
The receipts faoIl interaai revenu
yesterday were $50 ,55=, aIa from Gus
toms, s487 OBS.
A grain elevator with capacity i
$1,000 bushels will soon be erected a
Media.
The crops III al portions of Nor rthamI
ton county are suffering from III, wal
CT rain.
Work has been commenced ia Che,
ter upon large switch works.
The resignation Of William Buan ?
Governor of Idaho has been accented.
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