Daily Republican., 1885-08-25
News snln IN ary.

AdjutautGeDeral Drum yesterday re
oeived a des patch from the officer com
mauding in New Mexico saying tina
the Southern U5es in that Territory
were starving; that they had no sup
pii4s and were unable to procure any,
and that unless food was imm ediately
secured for them they would go on the
war path. These are the same Indians
that o few weeks since were reported
to be without food and In starving
condition. Temporary relief was afford
I'd Them by drawing on the military
stores.
At Big Rock Crossinr, ut PittsburR,
yesterday, a gravel train on the ALE
ghany Valley Railroad struck phae.
ton in which were three girls. instantly
killing Stella Smith and seriously in
juring Emma Smith, and Mary Dunn.
Eichard A. Kerns Is years of age,
was killed in New Orleans yesterday,
while carelessly playing with an elec-
trio light wire.
A despatch from Troy, New York,
says John Van Volkepb burg, 65 years of
age, was carried over the Stuyvesant
Falls on Saturday. His body has not
been recovered.
In .he United States Cireuit Court in
San Francisco yesterday, Judge Sayer
delivered an opinion in the Chinese
habeas corpus case of San HUM and
81 Yee, allowing them to take an ap-
peal from the United States District
Court to the Supreme Court of the
United States. The effect of Judge
Sayer's decision, it is said, will be to
give every Gilman who wants to get
into this country the right TO appeal to
the Sapreme Court OF the Uuited States.
The gift from France TO America ofthe
Statue of Liberty Enlightening the
World has started q movement at De-
fupiak Springs, Florida, to send a
return gift of q colossal bronze statue
OF Washington, the PEDESTAL of which
is to show, in bas relief, figures OF Gen
rails Grant and Lee, and the early
French-American missionaries.
Last night two freight trains collided
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
near Newport News, wrecking both en-.
gines and killing engineer Spott Swift
and brakeman George Wheeler, anG ia :
tally injuring Thomas Halloran and
seriously. injuring five other train
hands. An open switch caused the &C.
cident.
Mr.. Longworthy, Deputy Comptroller
Comptroller in the absence OF MIR. CAu-
non, was taken sick yesterday after
uoon, and it is thought will not be able
to tend to his official duties for several
weeks. Mr.. Cannon was notified and
is expected to retLrn to Washington to-
day.
The publicity given to the fact that
the United States Treasurer had re-
sumed the transfer of gold coin from
San Francisco to New York by regis
tered mail has again caused suspeD-
sion of that mode of transportation. 1t
Is not expected that any more gold will
be sent through the mails tor some
time.
A letter from Bishop Fabre, of Mon
treal, concerning the smallpox, and
urging that vigorous steps be taken to
stamp out the disease, was read in all
the Roman Catholic churches in the
city on Sunday.
The Western Export Associ ton, bet
ter known as the Z" whisky pool" ex-
pirss by linn itation on September 1st,
and all efforts 80 far for reorgar;2atit n
have failed.
The emblems of mourning which were
placed on the various public buildings
in Washington, out of respect to the
memory of Gen. Grant, were removed
yesterday.
Twenty five cases of smallpox were
reported in Montreal yesterday. There
were twenty eight deaths during the
forty EIGHT hours emo cd at noon yester-
day.
l.. l.. Ayres, a we'll known aud infiu-
ential business man of ilkesbarre,
Pennsy lvania, died yesterday, aged As
years.
Charles Stanford, formerly of Wall
street, New York, died suddenly in
Schenectady yesterday,