Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-13
EDITION.
News summary.

News Summary.
The Executive Com IN ittee OF th'
Knights of Labor who for As days have
been confined In the county jail at Par
sons, Kansas, for non -payment OF tn.
fines imposed for conspiracy against
the Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany, were yesterday released by the
County mmissioners. The Kuights
were given the understanding that II
they would pay the costs of the sui
the Committee would be released, tn.
fines to be held against them to secur.
their future good behavior.
Mrs. Emma Frances Shaw, while e.
route from San Francisco, committed
suicide yesterday morning at the St.
James Hotel in Pittsburr by taking
and was travelling with her son, ten
years old. She gave the boy . cup OF
coffee In which stry chnine had been
placed, but it was bitter and he did lot
drink 1t. Her husband, Isaac R. Shaw,
10 General Manager of the Electric
Light Company 1T WilliAmsport.
1t is reported from Milwaukee that
although the forests In the northern
counties OF Wisconsin are still ablsze,
and likely to remain on fire until rains
Queneh the flames, the danger of the
villages and towns is over. Many PEG.
pie had narrow escapes from death
having hidden in wells or submerged
themselves up to their necks in streams,
with wet blankets covering their heads
until the fire passed.
Rev. John F. Bergen, Vice President
OF the st. Louis University, died OF
Tuesday night, al the Eovitiate OF the
Jesuit Fathers, at Florisant, Missouri
In the 31st year of his aee. Although
30 young, Father Bergen had filled re
eponsible positions in Cincinnati and
Omaha, before being appointed to the
office he held at the time OF his death
He died OF consumption.
Willis Sharp, colored, OF Chattan ooga
Tennessee, by means of false affidavits
OF half dozen negroes, managed to sc
cure discharge cert iticate from tn,
War Department, and received a pen
sion and several hundred dollars al
rears. TIE fraud was detected, and
Sharp and his acsomplices have been
arrested.
Bernard Martin, his wife and tw'
children, started from Weaver, A rizona
on July Both, for a visit to Erie, Pa
Nothing being heard ~ them, searcl
was made, and GA Wednesday their
charred remains were found betwer
Vulture and Phoenix. Martin had re
ceived $4,000 for the sale Of his ranch
and the family had evidently been mul
dered by robbers.
At Graysville, Tennessee, yesterday
Thomas Bondy, son OF Baptist mimi.
ter, attempted to whip John Davis fol
visiting his sister =" Davis crushed
Bondy's skull with a stone, when
Bondy's father interfered. The minis.
ter and Davis fought with knives, and
both were MORALLY wounded.
Mrs. Rica Buckart, an invalid, " he
had been confined to her bed for two
years, committed suicide in Michigan
City, Indiana, on Wednesday. She
tied veil around her neck, fastened ii
to the bedpost and then rolled off to the
floor, causing death by stTangulation.
The checks and drafts, amounting tC
about ga, 900, stolen a few days ago
from the messenger boy of Fow 10 r
Brothers, in Chicago, were returned yet
ierday morning to the firm. Whoever
took them had discovered that they
were OF no value to any one but tht
firm"
In Lancaster, Penna., yesterday
morning. man entered gunsmitt
snop and produced revolver for re
pairs. During the examination a
chamber was discharged and the bail
lodged in the side Of Richard Boattser.
an empioye, inf letting, 1t is supposed, 8
fatal wound.
The Postm aster Gerer yssterda,
made reQuisitioD upon the Treasur,
Departm ent for $3.50. go for cornpensa
ton OF poetmasters readjusted under
the act OF March 3, 1883. The Depart
ment Will no: begin the payment O
these elaine until after septem Der l.t
the lead pipe and plumber supplies
factory OF james L )binson 81 C5, il
Baltimore, was damaged by FIRE yester,
day morning to tia extent of $50, 600
There is 8 partial insurance.
Messrs, Squire and Flynn were Ar
raigned before Judge Cow ing, in Ne,
1ork, yesterday, On the Indictment
found against them by the Grand dur;
The trial was set for September 9th.
Michael Metz was hanged yes.erda
In the jail at Uniontown,l Penna
for the murder Of man named Cass
DART committed il September last.
Two companies OF volunteers al
being organized at Shenandoah, Penna
to offer their services to the Cover
ment in case of war with Mexico.
Hanlan yesterday rowed thrse mile
with a turn on L ske Q1insIgsmond, /
10 minutes 80 seconds, beating all b
previous records.
The tanneIy Of May & Foster, in OF
tawa, Can ada, was con sumed by ltab
ming on Wednesday. Lose S15, 900.
The Brandywine Springs are filed u
at the present time.