Daily Republican., 1885-08-15
News Summary.
MONEY TO BE COUNTEO-REs
MOvAL OF GATTLE-kILLED
ON THE RAIL.
COTTON CROP DAMAGED.

understood in Washington that
the newly appointed Assistant Treasur-
ar az San francisco has been instruct
ed by Acting Secretary Fairchild to
take pessession OF the Sub Treasury
there, and to continue the count OF the
money and securities In such manner
as NJ ey be deemed TO the best interests
of the service"
The Louisv lille Southern Exposition
will be opened to day. The art collec-
tion will, it is said, be exceptionally
Ifine. The opening ceremonies will In
clude q review of the Fire Department
and military by the Mayor and Cover
nor, and an address by John Young
Brown. The Exposition will remain
open until October Oath.
Two train loads Of cattle from the In
dian Territory numbering 800 head,
passed through Fort Scott, Kansas, last
night, on the way to Chicago. Iney
are the rst cattle removed from the In
dian Territory under the Presidents re-
cent order, and came from the Austin
Cattle Company's rancho.
At Beading, Penna.. yesterday, Henry
Johnston and James Badger, employees
Of the new Reading and Pottsville Rail-
road, were killed while trying 10 board
moving trains. Charles P. Duston, an
other employee, had his head blown on
by flying stones from blast.
The wo-masted schooner Angie Pred
more, from Norfolk, Virginia, for Derby,
Connecticut. with lumber, struck on
A bsecom bar about O'Clock yesterday
ImOrnipp. The crew were taken OF by
i the Life Saving Service The vessel is
full of water, and there is little prospect
OF saving her.
One section of Forepaugh's circus
Itrain on the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railway ran into another near
Abba, Iowa, before daylight yesterday
morning. Several cars were crushed
and . number of persons injured, seve-
ii dangerously.
Colonel Thomas Dodamead died yes
Iterday in Richmond. Virginia, aged 68
years. He was q native of Phtladel-
mia, but removed to Richmond nearly
Ififty years ago. He had been superin-
itendent Of nearly every old railroad in
Virginia.
The Irish National denomination to
take place to day in Chicago will. 1t Ia
j ex pected, be one Of the largest ever held
in that city. Senator NiddleDerR'
er, of Virginia, will be one OF the speak
er,.
At Boston yesterday the case Of Cap
tain Parker, Of the brig Mary Celeste,
, and A. Q. Wendell. for conspiring. &c
r wreck the brig and obtain the in
o suranoe on the cargo, was given to the
ljury.
The latest cotton crop reports from
Il every section of Texas indicate mucl,
;. damage from drought. Notwithstand-
ling this, all the reports indicate bettel
It yield than last year.
eI An incendiary fire at Franklin, OBJ 10
n on Thursday, destroyed G. Eldridge't
n agricultural warehouse and several
n barns and sheds.
:, The store OF W. A. Carpenter & Co., q
Farwell, Michigan, was destoy'
ed yesterday morning by an incen
ldiary fire. LOSS $17, 900, insurance $12,
1000.
The steamer Kate Carroll, which
lcleared from New Orleans on Friday
for Belize, carried 100 cases of rifles and
100 cartridges for the Government OF
Honduras.
The schedules Of the assets and liza
e bilities of John Roach show hii
n liabilities to BIO 81, 222 ,877 his nomina
a assets S.. los, ,008, and his actual assets
!. la, 1881 AIS.
J.. The Prohibition State Convention O
q Massachusetts win meet in Springfield
n on September 10th. A full State ticke
y will be nominated.
oI John B. Cough, who is in Northfeld
: Massachusetts, participating in thu
lie Moody Christian Workers Convention
10 is reported to be sick.
le Senator Vest, who has been suffering
~ from an acute neuralPic malady q
" Helena, Montana, fer several days, wa;
III on Friday sufficiently recovered to 81
up in bed.
Henry Freese, oolored, convicted o
murder, was hanged on Friday at Cat
o. o. lettsburg, KY, in presence of thre
~ thousand persons.
" The Grand Army Camp at Gettysburg
il closed on Friday.
RS The largest corn crop since 1882 i
le promised in Georgia.