Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-12
News Summary.
A THIEF nIsAPPOIHTED- KILL
ED ON THE RAIL-POOL PLAY
lHG-COU8I-NA ABxlAL.
NEWS FROM ALL AROUND

Mrs. George APP, weeltby wiOoWs
1T 6eiple's Station, Lehtgh county,
Penna., wss visiied on Tpesdey BY .
man who represented himself as" .
tie some matters in connection with her
deceased husbands estate" During
tTuesday night the visitor blew open the
family safe and fed with some valuable
papers. II 10 thought bis object was TO
secure SO. .O0O which Mrs. App received
| ON Monday from the sale Of iron mines.
but which was deposited in an Allen
to- wu bank. -
The trial of Lieutenant Nv lillian Er-.
glish and j. r. Pierce by court.Dartial,
ct Leavenworth, was fofshed on Tues.
day evening. English was found gull
| ty Of" conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman and Pierce ofdupI.
eating LIS rsy account. Both weiO
sentenced TO be dismissed from the SER
ju'ce. A courtmartial has been or
| Do ed for the tria! Of Lieutenant Vass
e. StolbraDd, charged with duplica-
ting his pay account. -.
Some time ago the propfh4siy Of .
pool room in Baltimore were - avicted
of violation of the law against gam
bling, and an appeal was taken to the
Court Of appeals. This court Jester
day rendered n decision reversing the
Il
lclaring that the keeping Of pool rooms
and the selling Of pools Is not, . viola
tiOn Of the law.
The court martial for the trial Of Gen.
eral Hszen met on "Wednesday In w ash.
iBgton, General Hancock presidiDg, and
tths trial of the accused was boQnn.
lthe charge Of conduct TO the preJs.a
tdice IF good order and military disci.
Iplipe In violation of the sd article OF
war. ~
Thomas II. Trippe and James Earle,
twhiie driving near the railroad depot
Eastob, Maryland, on Wednesday
Earle was killed. Tripps being danger
tously, II not fatally, ir jured.
j. ID. White, passenger on an Eaet
Teppessee Railroad train, was killed
near Knoxville, on Wednesday even
ing. by putting his head opt of q car
window while the train was crossing
covered bridge.
The President on Wednesday nomina-
ted Ed d Clark, OF Mississippi, to
be A Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
land Sidney ID. Jackman to be q. B.
Marshal for Southern Texas.
Secretary Manning ON Wednesday at.
! ternoon appointed Eugene Higgins, OF
Mary land, to be Chief of the Appoint
I ment Division of the Treasury Depart
ment, in place Of c. S. Trevill, of New
York, resigned.
Eek. Secretary Frelinghuysen and his
j. family left Washington on Wednesday
70 on special car for their home in New
ark, New Jersey. Should his health
permit, Mr.. Frelingbuy sen will return
to Washington for short visit in about
= two weeks.
The Republican State Con vention Of
Michigan met on Wednesday. Judge
It Cooley was re-nominated for Justice Of
the Supreme Court by acciamation g.
lStuard Draper and Aaron V. McAlvay
/. were nominated for Regents of the Uni
versity.
:, A public saleo imported Alderney
!, cows took place on Wednesday in Bal
!. timore. Although The attendance Of
Q fancy cattle breeaers WAS large, the
i prices were low, the range being from
g S55 up to $l33.
Andrew Wood /, ,colored died on We'd
!, nesday III New Orleans at. the alleged
v age of 10 years. He Often boasted that
J. he had been the body servant Of Gene
o raj Lafayette.
g The Freeholders of Ocean County,
New Jersey, met on Wednesday to
8 audit the bills for expenses uf the VAIN
Y wright murder trial. The total foots up
il about $4,000.
The trial of Nellie Horan, at Elk
horn, Wisconsin, on the charge of
}. having poisoned her father, mother
l. and sister, has resulted in q verdict OF
not guilty.
J, The town elections in Essex County,
!. New jersey, show slight Democratic
a gains, but the Republicans retain con,
ii troll of the Board of Freeholders.
- II. X. Elliott, a we'll known mem ber
of the bar of the District OF Columbia,
idied on Wednesday.