Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-22
THIRD ED|TIO


News summary.
In SPittsburg yesterday afterr DON,
Frank Babbert, aged IL years, shot and
killed Lizzie Lippech, aged four years,
and then committed suicide. Babbert,
who boarded with Mrs. Lippecb, was
playing with the little girl, the mother
being present, when he suddenly drew
q revolver and fired the fatal shot. He
then fred at the mother, but she escap-
cd by running from the room. He then
fred two bullets into his own body,
and was lying dead on the floor when
the neighoors rushed in. n cause for
the deed can be assigned. Bahberc was
q Bohemian, and had only been in the
country few weeks.
A strange disease, battling the skill
of the physicians, broke out in Paris
Roads, a small station on the Pan
Handle Railroad, eighteen miles from
Pittsburg, a few days ago. There
have been five deaths in one fam lily.
Eight persons have died and eight more
are sick. The local physicians re-
fused to attend the patients, and Steu-
benville, Ohio, doctors are there. The
disease is spreading rapidly and all
cases prove fatal"
John Trinler, who shot his wife and
then committed suicide in Chicago,
some time ago, left a Will in which his
legitimate heirs at law were ignored,
his property being devised TO his brother
and SONS. The Case after trial was de.
cided by the Court on Thursday, rem
dering verdIcl il favor Of the contest
ants. About S25, 900 was involved.
The State Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, at Harrisburg yesterday, az lou.u
ell finally after Installing the Ae@
officers. Before adjuurnipg perm issi Ju
was granted to tho lodges throughout
the State to appear in tull regsna on
Memorial ami Independence days.
Bishop Ireland, of st. Paul, sass
"authcritatively, that Bishop Spalding,
of Peoria, will not be placed at the
head of the great Catholic university
TO be founded at the national capital
The rector has been selected, but hit
name will not 5e made public for some
time
An Austrian duarryman, nance
PtzdeIkas, was fourd on WednesGa y
IN a freight car, at Joliet, Illinois
fatally wounded. His tongue wa
partly severed, his lips and nose wer,
cut off, and his skull was fractured
1t Is believed the mu;ilation was dou,
by strikers.
a humber of mem bers of the Saliva
tion Army, arrested on Wednesday Iol
preaching and holding religious exe-
cises on the Common, III Boston wer
arranged yesterday in the NJ unicipa
Court. They were fined $40 each. II
case Iii be appealed.
The General Assembly of the Presby
terrain Church began It's session yesrei
day in Cincinnati. Rev. DR.. George I
Hays, the retiring Moderator, preache
the opening sermon Rev. DR.. Craven
of Newark, New Jersey, was eiec;e
Moderator,
William Geies, o boy OF IL year
died yesterday morning in New Yor
from the effects OF dose of q" Rough Q
Bats" taken with suicidal lrtep'
because, as supposed, he was disal
pointed in love"
Rev. j. K. Reasoner, pastor o; II
First Presbyterian Church of Collin
vile, Illinois, committed sulcit
yesterday by shooting himself in y
head He is believed to have b.,
insane.
James King, aged 30 years, a farm
of Fulton, New York, commit
suicide yesterday morning by cutti
his throat because he hau been accus
of watering his milk.
James Geddes, flour merchant,
Philadelphia, who arrived III Bost
yesterday on The steamer Saxon, DIR,
ped dead last evening ON Coura sire
from heart disease.
The customs tlicer at Regina, in
British Nor hwest Terrific v, has b.
fiued for bringing spirltuous ltqlofs
to the Territory.
Tue Grand Jury nj Springfield, u
sachuseIrs, yesterday indicted ;he b
ton and Albany Railroad for runbi
trains on sunday,
The despatch boat Dolphin will
given one more trial in The latter lar
next week.