Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
EX-DEP UTIEs RELEAsED-FRANC
AND THE CHOLERA,
a "hiot Gun" for the Use Of Police
-Four Children Perish in
Burning House.

The Grand Jury at Belleville. IIu.
nois, yesterday returned their report 20
the Circuit Court after having refused
TO find true bills against the deputy
sheriffs who fired upon mob In East
St. Louis during the recent railroad
strike and killed six OF their number.
An order was made for the release Of
the ex-deputies and they left for their
homes. 1t is said the Jury stood fif.
teen for no indictment, while eight fa
vore indictment on the charge OF man.
sls lighter.
Inspector Bonfield, at Chicago, has
received from Connecticut nufac.
turers what Is called ga riot gun" for
u BY the city police. 1t is q centre.
IRE weapon, with spring ne . lie, and
shoots six times without reloadinR. Its
SIX shells each hold nine bucLsnot n
little larger than q twenty-five -caIibre
bal. ut operates rapidly, and is said
to be very efficasious in scattsring q
o wd."
The Marine Hospital Bureau at
Washington has received reports that
cholera, In violent form, has sd psarcd
In the villages of Bretsgne, France,
where fishermen assemble In large
numbers In the spring time, and live
together under unfavorable condi tions.
The cholera has also reappeared at
MalSeillt1, which is In q deplorable
sanitary condition.
In the Senate of Massachusetts ON
Wednesday the order frem the House.
under suspension of the rules, "that
the committee on &c 1eral Relations
consider the expediency of such action
by the Legislature as shall express the
the sentiments Of this Commonwea ealth
on the seizure in Canadian ports Of
nsning vesc ols." was concurred in
without q dissenting vote.
The house Of Mrs. Mary Mooney, a
widow, near Akron, Ohio, was burned
on Tuesday night, and her four chill
dren, whose ages ranged from 4 to IL
years, perished. Lawrence Mooney,
sged 6O years, her brother in law, was
dangerously, If not fatally, burned
while trying to save the children.
Franks chemical factory, in Hobo
Ken, N. j.. was on Wednesday burned
out py hre which was preceded by a
loud report, as IL from an explosion.
Three men in the third tioor-Edward
Terry, John Hoffman and Joseph Heiser
were terribly burned, and are not ex-
pected to recover.
- JNt A0NALk uOou b6Cur6U IN LQd
cese of 81. M. Brooks, alias Maxwell,
on trialdn st. Louis for the murder OF
U. Arthur Preller, the examination of
witnesseg was begun Wednesday. Lit.
tie was ELECTED beyond the particulars
OF the tragedy published at the time of
the discovery.
There were four incendiary fires at
Little Rock early on Tuesday morning,
none OF which did much damage. 1t is
supposed the object OF the incend iaries
was to draw people from their dwellings
and then rob their houses.
Harry Evans and Berkey Knox have
died from injuries received at the fire.
during performance of "Uncle Tom a
Cabin" In Westerfeld Ohio, on Monday
night. -Four others are not expected to
recover.
The Grand Jury at Seeper's Falls.
minnesota, has indicted Henry Van
Aernain (ex-Congressman) and George
n. Cornwell, both of New York, for
obtaining money under false pretences.
The Legislature Of Ohio Wednesday
adjourned until the 4th of January
next. The Democratic members of the
S9late DAD not return to that BODY, but
went to their homes.
The Sharon Iron Company's works at
Sharon, Pa, resumed operations We'd
nescay, after having been idle for q
year and half.
The Governor OF New York last night
signed a bill permitting women to
practice law,