Daily Republican., 1886-01-30
News Summary.
DAMA6Es lAwARDED-sTRIKINa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
"A DRUHkARD SUICIDES.
CONTRACTOR ROBBED.

Al Buffalo. on Friday, Jury in tbe
suit OF Joseph p. Thoms, switchman-
against the Buffalo Greek Railvav'
for $40, 600 damages for loss of his arm
awarded the plaintiff $1,000. Thoms'
while In the act of uncoupling n car on
August 18th, 1882 had his left arm no
badly crushed that it had to be ampu.
tated, and he claimed that the accident
was due to the negligence of the COM
pany in not having the engine in PROD
per repair.
AT meeting of the striking weayers
OF the King Phillip Mill in Fall River.
on Friday, Q compar ison of the pricee
paid at that mjll with those paid by
other corporations for similar work
was so omitted, showing that the rates
PAID py the other mills were " far
more remunerative" than those CT the
King Phillip. 1t was decided to an.
point committee of four to confer
with the Treasurer, If he desired IL. and
to meet again to-day.
| In the Superior Court at Fall River.
lMassacnusstts, on Friday, the jury in
herald Publishing Com pany for $4,000
damages for calling him q thief. re-
turned . verdict for $500. A new trial
WAS asked for on the ground of excess.
I've damage. The Herald charged
Wilson with stealing q shawl, but
day. s
AN express train on the Baltimore
ana Ohio Railroad ran into the rear of
freight train at Chicago Junction.
ABOUT one O'Clock on Friday morning.
and terrible wreck ensued. Four
train hands were killed and n number
OF passengers were injured. It is said
tne disaster WAS caused by the failure
OF the freight conductor TO display bis
danger signal on the rear of the train.
Pearl Cox, aged % years, went into
hardware store In Buchanan. Michi-
gan, ON Thursday night, borrowed a
revolver and, placing the muzzle to
his temple, committed suicide. He had
been drinking hard for two DAYS. He
was cousin Of Charles Cloves. who
murdered disreputable won an and
committed suicide in Chicago q few
days ago.
General William T. Sherman told q
reporter last night that he bad made
up his mind to remove to New York
next spring. His daughter. Mrs,
Fitch, Row resides In that city. and his
son is In an eastern college, >" leaving
nothing to bind him TO the west"
While Mrs. DR.. Julia Hunter and
Mrs. and Miss Stanton were driving
across the Delaware and Hudson Rail.
road track, near Carbondale, Penna,.
on Friday, they were struck by a train.
Mrs. Hunter was killed and the STAN
tons were injured. Mrs. Stanton fatally.
The body Of q man who had evidently
been suffocated by the falling of q hay
stack upon him was found covered
with hay near Burton, Nebraska, on
Thursday. An old carpet sack and a
large quantity of fishing tackle Law
beside him.
1t was reported In Cincinnati on Fri
day that contractor named Dinsmore.
from Washington, entered spo rtine-
house" in the former city early in the
morning, and discovered after be left
that he had been robbed of 1900 while
in the house.
Mrs. Adams,of Westboro', Massachu.
setts, while visiting friends at Au Sable
Chasm was seized with fever. On
Thursday night, while delirious, she es-
oapeu from her attendants, and Jumped
point.
A snow slide at Thayer's Canon near
Park City, Utah, on Thursday, killed
four men. Their bodies were recovered.
A man named Loring is reported buri-
cd under sixteen feet of snow on Thomp.
sons creek.
The Lucy Furnace. at ::Pttsburg, en-
ployipg 800 men, closed on Friday be-
cause OF the scarcity of coke. 1t is said
the other furnaces will have to suspend
In few days unless there is a settle.
ment of q strike.
The fourteen year old son of Frede.
TICK Schwartz a, butcher of Belvidere.
New jersey, on Friday assau tied his
father with hatchet. He was arrested
on complaint OF the father and lodged
in jail.
W. 81. Dempsey Indicted In Wash
ington on the charge of presenting o
false claim on the Navel Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery, was acquitted
ON Friday by the jury.