Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-23
News Summary, i,
ARsENICAL P0ISONING-MUTIN
AND MURDER-ATTEM To
POISON BIZ PARIS GREEN.
SOCIETIES DENOU need.

Alexander Lane, wife aud three OH
dren, and IN old lady named Reardou
live In the sane house In st. Louis
Being very poor, they applied on Sun
day to the Provident Associa ton for as
sistance. A quantity OF corn meal wa
given them, which, being made int
bread, was eaten by all six. All wer
taken sick with symptoms Of araenica
poisoninR. 1t Is believed the childrs,
viii recover. but the old people are no
out Of danger.
Captain r. X. Clarke OF the Aueri.
can ship Frank N. Thayer, arrived q
New York yesterday morning in tn,
steamer bervia from Liverpool. Ths
Frank N. Tnayer was bound from Indis
for New York. Two OF her seauueu
m mutinitd one night, killed the matel
and one seamsn, the man ut the wheel,
then fred the ship and lsaped into the
sea. Captain Clarke, wife and some
seamen were week in an open boat.
AT Corunna, Michigan, last Saturday
night, an attempt was MADE to poison
the family OF Robert Berry, by putting
Paris green IN his well. Several OF the
family became sick, but were saved by
prompt medical aid. Paris green was
found In the pump, and tracks lead.
Ing to the house OF Mrs. Charles Gage,
neigkbor and an enemy" Mrs. Gage 8
daughter aud her husband, Henry
Shater, were arrested.
The Dominion Government is con.
sidering scheme for placing the
mounted police under the control of the
militia department rs part of the mill
tary organic alton OF tho country. By
fhla N fha nnlina
SUBJECTED TO military discipline, and a
large saving in expenditure mixhs be-
effected.
In all the Roman Catholic churcbee
OF Otta va, Canada. on Sunday, a man
dament was read from the Bishop o I
Ottawa denouucing the Knights of
Labor, Telegraph Operators Union and
All secret societies. 1t is stated that
Monsignor FAbre, Bishop of Montreal,
will positively Issue q mandate against
the Knights OF Labor at an early date.
A train on the Buffalo, New York
and Philadelphia railroad ran off the
track near Mount Morris. New York
early Monday morning. The forward
coach tipped over and was burned.
Eighteen persons were injured, among
them Rev. s. d. Moxley and wife, the
latter seriously.
st. Michael's Church, in New York.
being free of debt, was consecrated on
Monday. Bishop Loughlin celebrated
the Mass, aud Archbishop Corriean
preached. Bishops MoQuade of Roches
ter, and spalding of Peoria, were pres
ent.
John Weber, 81 years of age. drank a
quart Of whisky in q saloon in Ashland.
Pa, on Sunday night, and then crawled
into an abandoned tenement to sleep,
He was found dead there ON Monday
morning.
The Avon river. in Nova Scotia, is
reported higher than ever known Do
fore. At Falmouth the cellars alop o
tne river are Hooded, Snd ut Port NisbetI
quantity OF donr and sugar has been
destroyed.
In the Virginia Senate Monday night
a substitute for the House Local Option
Dill was passed by n vote of 81 to 8.
The substitute goes TO the Honse for
concurrence.
The Irish American Council of Chi
,aRo, "after q stormy session" on Sun
lay. voted not to have q street parade
IN st. Patrick's Day.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, who has
been for several days Ill in Washington
rom overwork, Is reported GONZALES.
,ent.
The corutr.stone of Confederate
monument was laid Monday at Baton
Rouge, La.
Henry WatteTson continues to i'm.
rove, and all Indications point to his |
-covery.