Daily Republican., 1885-08-20
News Summary.
FOn STEALING BOOTS
AND HA OES-STEAL LANG LET.
TEIsS.PlG.HIG ACCIDENT.
A IA NIX EX PL0 D ES.

Five employees of A. FL. Borland &
Co., Wholesale boot and shoe dealers in
Pittsturg, have been ARRESTED on the
charge of stealing from the firm. The
stealing has besn CARRIED on In sys-
tematiC manner for three years, and It,.
is estimated that during that time Sl5.-
600 worth Of goods have been taken.
Edwin Eichman, en- employe of the
Lancaster Inrelligencer, of Lancaster,
PenEa., was arrested on Wednesday,
charged with the theft of letters fromthe
post OfRee. A punbss OF stolen letters
were found in his possession.
According to an Associated Press de-
spatch, e. ID. Knott, real estate and
insurance agent, and director Of the
Central Bank of Canada, in Toronto,
Ontario, has-fed to Kew York, leaving
large liabilities.
Forged checks, parportlng to be sign.
ed by Pew. Canon Charles Martin Stills,
have been received by the banks in
Portland, Maine, They had been CASH
ed at diaerent points in Central New
SYork. Canon Silis has been IN Europe
FLOR two months. Episcopal clergyman
appear to have been the victims.
| M. McMullen, Ianchman, living
thirty miles east of Pueblo, Colorado,
was arrested on Tuesday by q United
States marshal for contempt of Court,
In failing to remove fen nSes placed Oh
Government land. McMallen made q,
show Of resisting arrest and was shot
| in the leg. He had $4,000 acres ills-
gally fenced in.
While charging a caanon at pic-nic
at Shenandoah, PeDna, yesterday,
John Gilfllan, a miner, had his 7ighI
arm blown off and received other fpju-
uui hah 80 tal
There was preDssuIe discharge.
The Indian Buzean has awarded a
contract for furnishing 225,000 pounds
of beef and 11O, 600 ponnds of apur to
the Northern Cheyenne Indians, to
Thomas G. Powell, Of Chicago, the for
mer at S3 AZ and the latter at S2.70 per
100 pounds.
A proposed excursion from Quebec
TO Montreal has been abandoned by the
advice of medical men, who state that
it would be dangerous on account OF the
| smallpox epidemic in Montreal.
The trial OF Chief Ponndmaker for
Iccmplicity in the rebellion in the
Northwest was concluded at Winnipeg
yesterday. He was sentenced to three
years imprison meEb. He said he
would rather be hanged at once than
imprisoned.
A despatch from Baltimore says that
on the 9th inst. Arch bishop Gibbons
will ordain a. sub deacons, deacons and
priests, at Woodstock College, twenty
TWO candidates. Minor orders will be
conferred on forty candidates.
| The Northwestern Furniture Factory
and Zeseoaugh Bros picture frame
works in Minneapolis, Minnesota, were
damaged by fire yesterday. The loss is
$50. 600 insurance, $1,000.
| In New York yesterday. David II.
McAlpine and Thomas P. Rowland,
became sureti6s Ia the sum of $500, 900
for Messrs. Qlintard and Webb, the
Assignees OF John Roach. The bord
was approved by Judge Allen.
A tank at the Citizens Oil Works, in
Pitsburg, exploded Last night and set
ire TO the main building. 1t was
thought the entire works would be de-
stroyed,
General Middleton has been created
a Knight CommaudAr Of the Order of
81. Micoael and ST. Georges, tor SER
.0'ces rendered in the North W est during
the rebsllion.
Toe mountain town of Heath. way
oa-h III the hills of FraDklin county,
Massachusetts, celebrated its one hun
luredth anniversary yesterday.
IL two separate cases in Chicago yes
terday bills for divorce were filed, evil
dence heard land DEGREES granted in just
thirty minutes.
| The total contributions in New York
10 the Grant Monument Fund amount to
S45,l25.
Bishop Andrews preached the OPEN
ing sermon of the camp meeting at
OCEAN Grove yesterday morning.
Yesterday was recognition" or
commencement" day at Chautauuua.
New York.