Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-26
News Summary.
PEUJ URY- THE sTBIKING HI.
NERs.- AP To 4 SLEIGH.
ING PARTY.
A LICENSE DEFEATED.

In Chicago on Wednesday the preltmt-
nary exam ination Of Charles e. Gil.
more, J.J. Sullivan and Thomas y.
o Brien, for committing psrjury In tho
late trial of MackiD and the other par.
ties con cerned IN the election frauds, BE-
gan before the United States Commits
sioner. Gilmore was held under bonds
to await the action of the Federal Grand
Jury. The case against the other priso-
ners will be heard oday.
The striking miners Of Straitsville,
Ohio, met on Tuesday. and decided not
to submit to a reduction from 20 cents
established the State prices. A mass
meeting of s.riking miners will be held
at Sand Run, Saturday. The strikers
report an increase of outside aid, and
appear conhden: that they will be able
to hold out.
Three youths were yesterday expelled
from the State College of Kentucky, a.
Lexington-two for drunkenness, the
| other for disobedience. Twelve other
eympathiz:rg students have left the
| college in consequence, and more Of the
same sort are expected TO follow.
Two more Intellectual ballots for U.
S Senator were had yesterday In joint
convention of the Illinois Legislature.
The Republicans refused to vote, one
of their number being absent. The
Democrats cast 9S votes for Morrison,
and 4 scattering ON each ballot.
Miss Mary A. Fletcher, who died in
Burlington, Vermont, on Tuesday, be.
queathed all her property, amounting
to nearly 81 O. 900 to the Mary Fletcher
Hospital, except a few personal be-
quests, including one of $4,000 to her
faithful servant, Michael Kelly.
| A fatal disease prevails among
horses and cattle in the neighborhood
OF Dudley and South Olive, Noble
County, Ohio. The animals are sud-
denly taken sick, the symptoms indica-
ting an affection of the kidneys or the
spine, and then die in few hours.
A sleighinR party of twenty was pitch
oil down an embankment by runaway
horses, near Reading, Penna., yester-
day morning. All were injured, Miss
Lille Heming and Mrs. Homan very
seriously.
1t is stated that Speaker Carlisle has
agreed to recognize Representative
Morse, OF MassachL Lsetts, some day be-
fore the close of the session to move to
suspend the rules for the passage OF the
bankruptcy bill.
The employees of the Fall River
Horse Railroad, at Fall River, Massa-
chusetts, who struck last week against
a reduction of 10 per cent. resumed
work on Wednesday, the old rate being
restored.
Mr.. William Burke, of Easton, Penn
sylvania, was stricken with paralysis
of the heart while out sleighing on
Tuesday night, and died In half an
hour.
A sled carrying nine boys and girls
dashed into wagon at the foot OF a
hill in South Pitt|burg on Wednesday
afternoon, and all the sledders were
injured, five Of them dangerously.
| Owing TO the protracted cold weather
the supply of ysters in Baltimore has
been reduced until it is not equal to q
fourth of the demand, "even at quad
rupled prices"
No news has yet been received OF the
| whereabouts of Lieutenan: f. W.
Remy, of the training ship Portsmouth,
at Norfolk. Virg mia, who disappeared
about ten days ago.
| The miners in shafts Nos. and 8.
at Centralia, Illinois, have struck
against an order to discontinue The
blasting of ccal and to take it out Ia
block.
| The schooner Solomon Poole, of
Gloucester, Massachusetts, is overdue
on trip from the Banks, and much
anxiety is felt for tns safety of her
crew of fourteen men.
The high license act passed by the
Minnesota Assembly was defeated in
the Senate, although a majority of
the Senators pledged themselves TO
stand by it,"
The Minnesota House yesterday by
"a unanimous rising vote' passed n
joint resolution asking Congress to
place General Grant on the retired list
ofthe army.
The iron foundry of G. L. Olds &.
Co, at Fort Wayne, Indiana, has shu.
down, owing to the dullness of trade.