Daily Republican., 1885-01-17
NEWS SUMMARY.


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"One of the worst snow storms OF the
season." in Iowa, Wisconsin and H.
nois ragged yesterday, blocking railroad
traffic in all directions. The snow is
from two inches to foot in depth aud
dr1fted badly. From the Mississi ppi
eastward to the Ohio Valley the pre-.
vious rain has turned to sleet interfer-
ing greatly with the working of the
telegraph wire Q. The Allegheny and
Ohio rivers are swollen by the heavy
rains.
A telegram from Panama reports
ano ther revolution in the United States
Of Colombia. Barranquilla has been
captured by the rebels. CartaRepa.
captured on the 18th inst, Wa retaken
BY the national forces on Thursday,
Troops have been despatched 10 recover
Barranqutlla. Troops have been sent
also 10 Buena Ventura 70 restore order
there. Affairs at Cauca and Panama
are quiet.
There ID much excitement in Akron.
Ohio, aoont violent sickness which
has prOstrated 300 of the 700 men EN-.
ployed In Aultman, Miller & Co.'s
| Mower and Reaper Works MANY
others throughout The city are alsu
suffering. The symptoms are violent
purging, and pains in the stomach and
bowels. No deaths have yet been re-
ported. The cause OF the sickness is un.
known.
The annual reports of the Depart.
ment of Agriculture, how in the press.
make the corn production for the year
1884, 1895, ,O00. 600 bushels; that of
wheat nearly 513, ,OOO, 900 bushels and of
oats oo3, ,ooO, oOO bushels. These aggre-
gates are the largest ever recorded. The
1 rate Of yield Is 1858 bushels for corn, IA
for wheat, and 27.4 for oats.
A telegram from Lebanon reports that
on Thursday morning, at ten minutes
past four O'Clock, an earthquake shock
was plainly felt at ShafferstOwn. "The
shock was dis inctly felt by persons
living In different houses, and furniture
was Jared, and seen and heard moving
and shaking. A noise accompanied
| the shock.
A telegram from Baltimore SAYS the ef-
fort to establish a female college, under
the auspices OF the Methodist Episcopai
church, has SO far progressed that Sl35,-
! ocO OF the S2OO,OOO requisite has already
been subscribed tor the purpose. The
indications are that the remaining
S65,hOO will soon be obtained.
Aho VIII "a LOW ID. oIone, OF orange,
new Jersey. just probated gives SIC, 900
70 the Board Of Foreiga Missions OF the
Presbyterian Church and $4,000 to
Home Missions. In case the estate
realizes Ct rtain sums, Princeton Col
lege aud the Orange Orphan Asylum
Are TO receive liberal sums
Wright Leroy was hanged on FRIDAY
az san Francisco for the murder of
Nicholas Skerrett, an aged capitn,ist-
whom ne dtcOyed INTO a vacant house
over year ago and chokei TO death
whll1 tfyinG 10 txrort tIom bin a lar.e
, sum 9t Iloney.
An engine and three cars of f,.;eht
traih on the Chicago, ST. Louis and
6lttspnrg Kallroad ran off the track at
summit, Ohio, on Friday mncning.
1eorge Barbee, an engineer, Wa killed.
and two other train men w-ts badly
injured.
The Daily News of Chicago says there
seems TO be no doubt that the sonth
end of the new County Court House in
that city :" is slowly settling on its fouu.
dations, and IL is only a qustion of time
when the building will TALL"
DR.. w. f. Carver on Friday morning
began his fifth days task at New
Haven. He showed signs of fatIpue.
At noon he had fred 1000 shots. his
total score showing 4,OS5 misses and
3,O40 hits.
DR.. Rudolph Tauszky, the insanity
expert, who shot his wife and himself
two weeks ago, was on Friday adiudged
Insane by a Sheriff's jury in New
York.
1t is reported from Vera Cruz that
the customs collections for the last half
OF the month of December were onlv
S9O, ,0OO for the same period last year
they were more than $3.50, 900.
William Felix Henry, colored, was
hanged on Friday, In s.. Louis for the
murder OF two other colored men, com.
mitted in March, 1883.
Rear Admiral L. NJ. Powell. U. S.N.
retired, died on Thursday night, at his
residence in Washington, in the 68th
year of his age.
Convention of Christian Work.
ers, conducted by D. L. Moody. the
revlvalist, opened on Friday in the
church in Washington.
Martin Del Escobal, tobacco mer.
chant and manufacturer of New
Orleans. failed on Friday. Liabilities.
1894, 900; assets, $500, 900.