Daily Republican., 1885-07-11
News Summary.
sUICIDE-sTRUCK BT LlGHT~
NIN6-YELL0W FEVER
REPORTS DENIED.
GEN. GRANTS CONDITION.

lGEN. GHAN y CUNUIllUNs
Edward Rose, SO years of age, .
lcollector for the Prudential Life Tnsur-
lance Company, committed suicide by
Ishooting himself in jersey City, ON
ITharsday night He was $3o short in
and was given until Thursday to make
Iup the deficiency. Being unable to do
lsO, he killed himself.
The Board of Health Of Few Orleans
1ofiicsally denies that there ia any yellow
Ifever in that city other than the ono
lease reported several days ago, "and
THAT person is almost recovered. The
Board renews its assurance that any
lease uf yellow fever occurring in that
lofty will be promptly reported Officf-
ally to other Boards and through the
press."
General Gra,so's condition on Friday
was 10 aoh the same as the day before.
2He received visit from the ex- eonfedo-
rate General Bnokner, who was his
Iclass- nRte at West Point, and the in
terview, though fatiguing to the suffer-
Ter physically, had cheering effect
upon h:s spirits.
A despatch from Chester, Penna.,
isays thedecom posed remains Of Bridget
1
were found In q small house near Fern
wood on Thursday night. As she was
lsupposed to have o. great deal of money,
murder % suspected. The police are
making an investigation.
1t ia said that Ejel's counsel will
subp@na Sir John Macdonald, Sir
David Mcpherson and Hon. A. P.
, Carson. The defence will contest the
constitutionality Of the Criminal Court
in the North west, and If nh unfavora.
t BILE verdict is returned will appeal to
the privy Council.
al Robert J. Pallitt, q we'll. known
young man Of Paterson, New Jersey,
t has been missing since Wednesday. It
8 was aacertained yesterday that he had
purchaeed revolver. 1t is thought
! his mind was affected by the heat and
y = that he committed suicide.
The Ressian fly is devas to tang the
= wheat fields in Wayne County, New
! York. The loss in Arcadia is estima-
y ted at 100000, and in the vicinity of
Lyons at $40 ,0O8.
n Daniel Mollery, aged 10 years, was
8 drowned yesterday at Shenandoah, Pa,
yesterday, while bathing in q niue
!. breach filled with water. Two oompan-
= ions narrowly escaped drowning.
John steuben, II years of age, died
d y esterday in Reading, Pa, from the
sr effects of a pratical joke. A companion
N placed naptha in Steuben's pocket and
then set il on Hre.
IL Rev. Il Gravel, cure OF St, Hyaciuth
al Quebec, has been appointed Bishop of
r. the new Eoman Catholic diocese of M
colet, Canada, which includes all that
portion Of Three Rivers south OF the St.
Lawrence river.
The Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service telegraphed several
days ago to Toledo, Ohio, fo- a report
from the medical inspector there in re-
gard to the alleged cases of sporadic
A cholera. No reply has beea received.
~ A boiler in the West Marlborough
=, Paper Mills, near Hamilton, Ontario,
y, ~ urst on Thursday morning, killing Ed
y ward Maloney apd John A. Stutz, and
!" >, dangerously ipihring another man.
d At Erie, Penna., on Thursday, two
v young ruffians put bunch Of firecrack-
n ers under the dress of Miss Elizabeth
,. Waggoner. Her clothes caught fire and
q she was burned to death.
pI Early on Friday morning fire at
n ISharpsbnrg, Pennsylvania, destroyed
" M cNamara & Roberts livery stables,
\ Frita's butcher shop and three frame
d DIV ellings. Loss, 20, 800. Incendiarism
" ID pCCOcus
The house of Henry Kinnear, of
II Rantoul, Illinois, was struck by light
!, ming on Thursday. His two children
10 were killed and himself and wife were
e severely injured.
The house of Ephraim M orr is, at Fort
. Popham, Maine, was struck by lightning
!, on Thursday afternoon ,and Mrs. Morris
was fatally injured.
}. Robert Varley, farmer, was killed
% by lightning while walking home from
r. work at Lucan, Ontario. on Thursday
a evening. He was carrying hay fork
o on his shoulder at the time.
It A fire at the lumber yards of White
y Brothers and Allen, Tuggle & Co., in
:. SanFrancisco, ,on Tuesday night, caused
a loss of $4,000. Insurance, $4,000.
8 George Collier. 81 years of age, hang
cd himself on Friday in Jersey City !,
z because he could not get employ
. ment.
,'' Oil has been struck in Saratoga
a County, New YORK, at a depth of 100
# feet.