Daily Republican., 1885-05-20
News Summary.
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A. FuNERAL-JUWPE FxOM
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
VIOLENT WIND STORM.

j.. e. Sheppard, proprietor of the Tor
onto News, was arrested on Tuesday OF
the charge of criminal libel preterrst
by Major Dugas, of the Sixty-fifth Bat
talon. The suit arose from allegations
of drunkenness, ftlthiness, ETC., made
Iagainst the officers and men of the bat
TALON in published interviews had will
Sergeant Nelson, of the Grenadiers. and
Dr. White, of the Body Guards. Shep
paId was released on bail.
a new move is reported on the pari
iof cattlemen in the northern part o,
the Pan Handle of Texas, to preven,
driving of Southern Texas cattle owe,
their ranges, A herd passing north.
ward was stopped at Taseosa, on the
Canadian river, by the sheriff, acting
under writ of trespass, and the mat
ter has been carried into the Courts.
with the intention of making a test
case.
| The 10Th annual convention of the
U nited States Brewers Association
| began on Tuesday in New York. The
Association represents $3.50 brewers,
WIN anaannual capacity of over 18, O0O,-
ooo barrels, in which capital to the ex-
Ten Y OF over ono hundred millions is in
vested, furnishing employment to a
quatter of million of people.
A violent wind storm at Taylor.
Tsxas, on Saturday evening, demolish.
ed the Missouri. Pacific Railroad
ffeiaht house, uDrcoted the round house.
wrecked the City Hall and damaged
about twelve other buildings. The
railroad compsny's loss is s., 900, and
the damage TO the other buildings in
from Sl2, 1000 to 5000. No lives were
lost.
1t Is said at the State Department
that the presence of Minister PAelps
at the conclusion of the trial of the
IRISH Americans, Cunningham and
Burton, in London, on Euesday, was in
pursuance of special Instructions re-
ceivHd by him prior to his departure
Tor England, looking to the prote ction
OF tn legal rights of the prisoners.'
During funeral at the house of
JONI Haller, in Pittsburg, yesterday, a
porch In front OF the house gave way.
prec!pitating 65 people to the cellar. 10
ieet below. Mena Leptselter, aged 20
years, and an old lady named Culbert-
son, were dangerously, if not fatally,
injured, and number of others sus.
tanned severe bruises.
P-offesor Odlum, q we'll known
swimmer, being emulous of the noto-
rely OF Sam Patch, jumped from the
Brook klyn bridge, at New Work, yestsrday
afternoon. He died soon after being
taken from the water. Odlum was
formerly direc'or of natatorinm in
washington, W and was about 81 years of
age.
1t having been complained that fire.
ESCAPES were needed on . rear building
In West Thirty second street, New
YORK, an examiner was sent there on
Monday. He reported that " the four
story building, 20x60 feet, housed 40
families, or about $50, people" Fire
escanes were yesterday ordered on the
meeting of clergym men held in Min
neapolis on Saturday, denounced indie.
cent posters, and called on the Gity
Council to prohibit them. On Monday
evening, Rev. Father MeGoldrick took
'ut warrants Tor tho arrest of bill
poster aud M. B. Lsayitt, proprietor of
theatr'cal company, on charges of
'osting obscene piotaNs.
Ex- Governor Eostec, of Ohio, contra.
licts y widely published report that he
was looking after Sherman's seat in
he Senate, and had formed q com bina-
ion with Foraker and Sherman, look
ng to the chances of Foraker for Gov.
rnor.
Rudolph, "tho finest Hereford bull
q the world" the property of the
heyenne on Monday evening, after
eterinary surgical operation for the re-
,oval ofa 65.pound tumor. He was
alued at $4,000
Henry and Lizzie Stokes, colored. of
irginia, have been arrested on suspi.
ion of having mui dsred their son
amuel who 1T IS supposed was stunned
= a blow and then buried alive.
The forest fires around Frankford,
have been extinguished by
lin. One life is reported to have been
st al Arcadia. The forest fires at
obacdo River are still burning, and the
80 thus far is estimated at $4,000.
The bodies of Michael Head and
harles Doagherry, two of the men
uried under tall of coal In the
orth Ashland Colliery on the 18th
st, were recovered yesterday.
Admiral Jouett yesterday telegraphed
the Navy Department that an ad-
tional force of 500 Colombians had ar
we'd az Panama. to protect the Isthmus
om the insurgents.
trnder thousand dollars license law
ssed by the Council of Sioux City.
wa, eleven saloons have taken out
enses since Sunday and "many more
g expected to follow suit"
The Commissioner of Agriculture of
rginia estimates that " the State
II not produce over 5000, 600 bushels
wheat this year, against 7, ,o00, 900 in
,4.'
rhe town of Gaffville. Michigan. was
stroyed by fire on Sunday. Twenty
Q families lost all thes- property.
81 abbut S45, 1000.
Elk Secretary Frelinghuysen was re-
rted much worse on Tuesday night.
Il his physicians thoughS he could
possibly last "more than a day
So"
Phe CENSUS of the District of Columbia
Just been completed ,and shows that
population Is within fraction of
700.
Hiss Mercy Waller, an aged lady.
down stairs and broke her neck at
ming, New jersey, on Monday
rning.
forest ines st Straitville, Ohio, have
lsed loss of several Thousand dol
5 sinde Saturday.
What Makes q Man.
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does rough exterior neces, arily
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