Daily Republican., 1886-02-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
FIVE FOR ASSAULT
ING A ID STRICT ATTORNEY.
What Is Going on in tho Virginia House
OF Delegases-The Funeral OF
John II. B.GOugh-ExplosiOn.


George Ross, the 14-ye VI Id son of n
wealthy merchant at Harlem. N. W.
was captured at the railroad depot in
Jersey City ON Tuesday evaning. when
about to start for Denver, Col. He had
stolen $400 from his mother and pur.
chased two revolvers, o bowie knife
and silver watch, completing his out
fit by paying $100 for pointer dog. He
proposed q hunting expedition. Hs was
returned to his parents.
The Virginia House Of Delegates ON
Wednesday adopted, with some amend
ments, the local option bill passed By
the Senate on Monday. The House
amendments were subsequently CON.
Cured In by the Senate The bill now
goes TO the Governor for his action. The
bill applies TO all cities and counties in
the State except where local option law
now exists.
Five men have been arrested In Salt
Lake City for assaulting U. 9. District
Attorney Dickson. Two of them are
sons Of Geo. Q Cannon and one q nep phew
OF Angus Cameron. Gsorge @. Cannon
sent word to his friends that ne hoped
/ uone of them would bail Dicks0n's
assailants. and all Of them except one,
named Kenner, are in jail. 81.
At Richmond, Virginia, yesterday.
Peter @. Warwick and g sorge A. Barks--
dale, president and treasurer respect
lively. OF the Gslleso Mills Manufacture
ing Company, who were indicted on the
charge OF felony In coD aec ion with the
affairs Of that company, were bailed in
$l0 600 each to answer at the March
term Of court. r
Another blizzard is reported to be
coming from the British Northwest
Territory. Is reached GAINESVILLE, Min.
neso:a, last night, q furious snow storm
prevailing. with q high wind. The
temperature at St. Paul was falling
Rapidly, and q fall OF 200 to 25o was
promised AZ Chicago within twenty four
hours.
The bodies of o man and o woman
were found snder the ice In the canal
at Indianapolis on Wednesday morning.
The womau's was identified as that of
2 ,relda Newton, half demented
middle aged woman, who disappeafed
q month ago. The mans body was unE
recognizable. rs ssW
One of the Clinton Powder Cemi
pany's buildings near Plattsburg, New
York, was demolished by q dynamite
Foss and q young man named Austin
were injured, the later, 1t is thought,
mortally. - i,
in the Fifth Congre .sional District oi
Wisconsin, for q successor to the late
Joseph Rankin, show that T. B. Hudd,
Democrat, has been elected by q large
majority. "
Henry N. Walder, q well-knowr
lawyer of Detroit, formerly editor and
proprietor Of the Free PreIs of thai
J, city, and the first president Of th,
nesday morning.
3 The boiler of an engine on the Chi
! cago and St. Louis Railroad explode
, near Herman, Hin ois, on Tuesday even
Ing. Engineer Ashling was killed AM
: the fireman severely Injured.
A despatch from JohnstowH, Pa
2 says Jacob Shank and VIM. Missile
. were crushed to death in the coal banl
in the hillside above Bedford pike
while at work on Wednesday.
The Ohio House of Representativ ve
on Tuesday passed bill practically re
1 enacting the old Scott law. 1t make
the tax on epirituous liquors 5000, ant
on malt liquors at 500.
I In the East Pennsylvania Conferenc
at Reading, on Wednesday, Bishol
Z Bowman spoke against Sabbath break
! ing and in favor Of prohibition of tn
liquor traffic.
! A. a. Stump & Sons, grocers OF Bal
> timore, suspended on Wednesday
3 Their liabilities are estimated at $115,
8 fO0O. They hope to bs able to pay il
full.
The saloon of 7. 81 Bryant, at N, I
4 wich, Ohio, was shattered on Tuesda.
Z night by an explosion of gunpowdeI
Q The perpetrators are unknown.
9 The coal miners of the Cliff mines, q
Q EHporia, Pa on Wednesday demanded
! , an ad vance of 10 per cant. in wages, t.
q begin March l.
Q The funeral of John B. Cough tool
2 Iplace Wednesday at his lats home, Hill
: side, near Worcester, Mass. There wa
4 q large attendance.