Daily Republican., 1885-05-12
7 H|RD EDITION
News summary.

Isaac Banks, who, with woman
named Brown and physician named
Hall, was locked mp in the County work
house In Pittsburg awaiting trial on the
charge of causing the death of Lena
Steubenrauch by malpractice, commit
ted suicide yesterday. lie snatched a
razor from colored barber who was
shaving him and cut his thrUat.
Tie total value of cur exports OF
domestic breadstuffs during the month
of April was $l4, 07s, PSI, against $l2,
25l, l7S during April, 1884. The total
value of such exports during the ten
months which ended on the 30th OF
April was Sl35. LOT, 1888, against $l3S,
3,3lS during the corresponding period
OF last year.
The Hampton coal mine at wilkins
burg, eight miles east of Pittsburg,
caught fire last night, and Is reported to
be burning fercel5. A number OF
miners were in the pit at the time, but
all escaped. The mine Is one of the
largest in the district, an the loss is
expected to be heavy.
A house in Charlotte, North Caro-.
lima, occupied oy LIZZIE" Blunt and
Minnie" Bell, women Of evil repure,
was shattered by dynamite at 5 O'Clock
on Sunday morning. The women es.
capped injury. Two young men have
been arrested on suspicion. jealousy
is supposed to have prompted the deed.
A telegram from St. Louis says ar
rangements have just been completed
by parties there and at Belleville, Hi.
nois, with capitalists in Pittsburg, for
the erection of a $lO0, 900 mill for the
manufacture of Bessemer steel, in con-
nection with the nail mill ut Belleville.
The United States training ships
Portsmouth,, Saratoga and Jamastow IL
sailed from Newport, Rhode Island,
yesterday morning on their summer
cruise. They will 60 together to Fayal,
Gibraltar, lisbon and Cadiz, anu be
away about four months.
A special despatch from Edinburg
Texas, says the excessive rains which
have prevailed for week caused the
Rio Grande river to overflow yesterday
submerging thousands of acres of lant
planted with corn. The crop will
prove an entire loss.
A saloon keeper in Chester, Pa, re
fuses to sell liquors to minors, and ha
even gone to the trouble to visit tn
parents of large number of youu,
men who wanted to purchase liquor a
his saloon to find cut if they were O
age.
The garrison artillery of Montrea,
aoout $50 strong, left yesterday for III
Northwest. Before starting Mayo
Beaugrand made q speech in which b
told the soldiers that 1.-The eyes OF NJ or
treal were upon them
David J. Meeker, aged 80 years.
prominent citizen of Elizabeth, Ne,
Jersey, was killed at that place yeste
day morning by being struck by
freight engine as he was stepping from
passenger train.
The steamship Helvetia, ZIG! tor
burthen, was crushed by ice and sun
off Scatterie, Cape Breton, last Saturda a,
No lives were lost, all on board bein
rescued by the Arcadian.
While Henry Stevens and his wi
were absent from home near Jeffersc
City, Missouri, last Saturday, the hou
was burned and two of their childrt
persisted in it.
A jury in the case of T. j. Clrveriu
indicted at Richmond, virginia, f
the murder of Fannie Lillian Madiso
was secured yesterday. The case we
over until to-day.
James Reilly, of Philadelphia, W
killed yesterday while trying to board
coal train on the leading Railroad ne
Po.tsville.
Ten per cent. of the coke ovens &C
trolled by the Connellvi!ie syndica
were closed yesterday owing to Il
depression of trade.
The Great Council of the Improve
Order of the Red Nj of Psnnsylvan
will begin its altual session
louisville to-day.
1t is said there was heavy frost
Southwestern Virginia GU Sundd
night, ice forming 10 nany places.
The British man. of war Constant
from Cal;ar, arrived at san Francis
Yesterday