Daily Republican., 1886-08-19
NEWS SU UMMARY.
TRIENNIAL CONCLAvE OF THE
KNIGHTS TEMPLAk.


Preparations for the trisnnial c9n.
clave of the Knights Templar, to be
held In st. Louis next month, are
nearly completed. The Vice Chairman
Of the General Committee reports that
he already has positive advices that
30, COO knights, accompanied BIZ 81, 600
members Of their families, will be-
present. There will also be large
number of other persons present to wit
ness and share In the demonstT alton
A despatch from Quebec says it is re.
ported that all the cattle in Lewis
Quarantine will be at once killed to
prevent the spread Of contagious pIeuro-
pneumonia. The herds are owned by
Andrew Allen, DR.. Craik and A
Dawes, Of Montreal; Senator Cochr 40 9
of Compton, and j. j. Hill of st.
Paul. The cost of the herds foots up
$200, 900.
The Statistician of the Department OF
agriculture at Washington on Wednes-
lday received O cablegram from London,
saying tt al the wheat product of Great
Britain for the present year vas ee IT,
mated at sixty million bushels, and
that the area under cultivat tion, a. offi-
cially ascertained, was 2,2S6 900 aci es.
Patrick 81. McCarron, o barber in
Providence, Rhode Island, cut the
throat of James Crosby while shaving
him yesterday. Crosby ran into the
street, but died on the sidewalk
McCarron bad been subject to fits OF
ldementia, AMI last month q physician
advised that he be taken to hospital fol-
treatment.
An accident occurred on the Narrow
Gauge Railroad near Brattleboro, Yer
mont, last night. A bridge over thu
West river, sixty feet above the water
broke under the weight of mixed
train, and the cars went down with the
structure. Two men were killed anC
saven injured.
James O'Neill stabbed his mother in
law, Margaret Cavanaugh. and his wifi
In Bot ton Wednesday afternoon. Il II
: feared their wounds are mortal. O'Netl
said he had been in this country but /;
D few days, and that he came to kill hi
wife who preceded him, after takin,
1920 from him
Wednesday afternoon fire destroyet
Traffard & Co.'s tin shop, the Soutl
Florida Railway depot, Paramo ore
livery stable, the Lakeview Hotel
. Rand's warehouse and several small
- buildings in Sand ford, Fla. Loss
1865, 900; insurance. $11 600.
w. W. Smith, well known provision
), ldealer in Boston, has made al assign
Z ment. His assignment was caused b,
the action Of Mr.. Cerling, partner
l. who it Is alleged borrowed money ol
the firms account, overdrew his BAN
9 account and fed.
William Gray, Jr., the defaultin
Is treasurer of the Atlantic and Iudia
# Orchard Mills in Boston, has commit
4 ted suicide. His body was found 8
ia Blue Hills, yesterday morning
al In the Squire Flynn cases In th
W Court OF General Sessions In New Yor
yesterday, an adjournment was had ur
% TIL today to enable the counsel to plea
.r to new Indictments.
Andrew E. Warner, manufacturer {
e silverware and jewe)ry, in Baltimore
k made an assignment yesterday for th
10 benefit of his creditors. The bond {
,e the trustee Is $50,
A boiler, used to generate steam fo
Y, . threshing machine engine, near Vel
'I montville, Mich, exploded on Tuesday
killing e. Darrow and Leonard Gal
n ringer.
'n Governor Hill, of New York, has II
ID c9ived Mayor Grace's order removip
Squire, and has namtd Tuesday ne1
% as the time for hearing arguments.
The National Association of Pri
oners of war met in Buffalo, New Yorl
yesterday. Many old soldiers wi
were in Southern prisons were presen
ID Levi Killian was killed at Jarrett
brickyard near Ephrata, Pa, on We
nesday, by cave-in.