Daily Republican., 1885-11-17
News Summary.
THE SNALL.POx-A POISONED
KNIFE-TwO ENGINES DEMOL-
ISHED-wIFE MURDER.
ASKING FOR LENIENCY.

Fifteen cases of smallpox have been
reported In Charlottetown, Prince Ed.
ward q Island. A meeting was held
there Y yesterday to consider the refusal
of the Government to allow the use OF
the old und unueed lunatic asylum,
which is entirely isolated, for hospi
tai. "The citizens resolved to take tor
chile possession OF the old asylum and
did so. The Premier, seeing he could
not help 1t, sent out the key, which ar
ri ved after the citizens had taken pos
session of the building. The most en-
|ergetic means have been taken TO
stamp out the' disease"
1t is reported from Meriden, Missis.
sippi, that "H. A. Reland, of Nexubee
county, recently had his arm cut by
gin, and had some skin from the arm
of Mrs. Holland grated over the
wound. Both Mr.. Kelaud and Mrs.
Holland have since died from the
effects of the operation, and the docter
| W no perform ed the operation is now in
critical condition. 1t is supposed
that the knife used by the doctor had
been used in dissecting.
A stock train running at a speed of
thirty five miles an hour, on the
Chicago and North estern Railroad,
struck "Wild " train at Montour,
Iowa, on Saturday night, and both en-
gines were dem molished. Michael Hogan,
engineer OF the stock train, was killed
and his fireman wsS severely injured.
The loss to the u9hroad company is
estim ated at $60.000
Captain Nelson Spaulding, recently
of Philadelphia, but now in Boston,
yesterday received from President
Cleveland handsome gold medal,
struck in commen Grafton of the heroic
rescue by the Chelmsford of the master
and crew of the wrecked American
schooner VIM. II. Phare, adrift at sea,
December l, 1888.
Hugh McCanu, nearly 80 years OF
age, and blind, was placed on trial at
Newbury, New York, yesterday, for the
murder OF his wife, Mary, who was
about the same age, in February last.
The couple frequently qusrrelled, and,
in one OF their quarreis, McCann, at
allegsd, cudgelled and kicked his wife
to death.
A large petition, signed by olergymen
and prominent residents of Newport,
K. l., has been forwarded to Philadel-
phia, asking that lenienCe be shown by
the Board of Pardons to Annie Il. Out
Eler, under sentence of death for shooting
a young man named Knight.
Stephen Edelmann, aged al years and
married, committed suicide in st. Louis
yesterday through fear of arrest aud
exposure for having attempted, about
three wesks ago, to criminally assault
the eight year.old daughter of an init
mate friend.
The Chattanooga furnace, at Chatta
Incoga, Tennessee, which had been blown
out for repairs. resumed work yester.
Z day. All the mills and furnaces ir
lChsttanoogA are now in full operation
Charles Williams, colored, convicted
OF an outrageous assault upon Mrs
Eliza j. Keene, was yesterday sentenced
al Cambridge, Maryland, to be hanged
Eight India will be hanged at Bat
ltleford, In the Northwest Territory, OF
1.-The 2Sth inst, for crimes committed
/, Iduring the Riei rebellion.
Il A rowing band of Indians killet
: three Cinnamon, near Lake Valley
: New Mexico. on Saturday, and mutt
8 lated the bodies.
4 Eighteen deaths from smallpox II
Montreal and its suburbs were reported
: on Saturday and thirty. two on Sunday