Daily Republican., 1885-08-07
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William Parks, colored, has been
arrested in Amherst county, Virginia,
on the charge of starving his children
10 death. Within five months four of
his seven children have died and the
three survivors are said to be " emacia
ted from want Of food, the father not
only refusing to prov ide for them, but
prohibiting The Deighbors from giving
them food" Parks, it is charged,
wants to marry again, and the wo
man refused to accept him while he had
80 many children"
The Italian Postm aster General has
notified our Postoffice Department that
lowing to the prevalence of cholera In
that part of French territory through
which mails from the United States
destined for Italy must pass, all mail
sacks of the ordinary kind will be
fumigated." He suggests that to avoid
detention for fumigation, tarred mail
, sacks be used. The superintendent of
Foreign Mails has issued Instructions
carrying into effect this suggestion.
The National Barb Wire Fence Com
pany met yesterday in Chicago and
appointed o committee of five TO ar.
range new price list, "the same to be
not less than 10 per cent. higher than
the present schedule" All manufac.
tursrs will be requested to close their
factories until the new organization IL
completed and every thing in working
order. The amount of cash stock to be
issued, outside of that held by manu-
facturers in the association, is not to
exceed $3.50, ,000.
| Eight brakemen, who struck against
double header trains on the Wheeling
division of the Baltimore and Ohio
] Railroad, were arrested on Wednesday
night and had hearing In Pittsburg on
Thursday morning, on the charge o.
conspiracy. They wero held for trial
Mis- Samuel McElroy and her two
little boys were on Thursday struck by
a train while walking along the rail
road track at st. Clairsvilie Junction
Ohio. Mrs. McEiroy was killed and
the boys were fatally injured. One O
them has since died.
At Marshfield, Indiana, on Wednes
day night, DR.. Grin Aborn, who hat
been insane for three months, assaulted
and fatally cut DIR. g. Boyer, an init
mate friend. The maniac then cut hi
own throat and swallowed iodine. III,
died in few hours.
Henry Baker, a sea captain, was ar
rested on Thursday at Grow Harbor
Nova Scotia, on the charge of scut,l;ne
the schooner Smiling Water severa
months ago, while bound from Halifax
to Cape Breton. The vessel was insured
for 81, 200.
Edmund Hund, aged 63 years, ,
wealthy butcher of Jersey City, com
mitted suicide yesterday morning b,
hanging himself from a meat hook
He had shown symptoms of insanit,
since an attack of brain fever q few
months ago.
A train on the Boston and Main,
Railroad ran into the rear of a grave
train at Kittery yesterday morning
owing to an open switch. Luke Palmer
eneiLeerr was fatally injured by beinl
thrown heavily against the boiler head
The piece price system of labor ha
gone into operation In the New Jerse,
State Prison at Trenton. Oser 700 con
vic.s will be employed under the neS
system, which that prison Is said to b
the first TO adopt.
Augustus Taylor, 80 years of age
lodged in the debtors department o
the Jail at Chicago, because he failed t
pay a judgment obtained against him
by his niece, was released yesterday II
$4,000 bail.
Representative Morrison, who ia sicl
In Washington, was reported mucl
bseter last night.
The yellow fever has appeared q
Mazatlan and Tehuantepec, Mexico.