Daily Republican., 1886-08-02
EDITION.


News Summary.
The President on Saturday vetoed
bill granting o pension to Jeannette
Dow. He Is of the opinion that th'
death Of the claimants husband wat
not caused by wound received while
serving in the army, as 1t Is set up IL
the petition, and adds: 81 am sure thai
In NO case, except in an appl icstion TO
pension, would an attempt be made II
the circumstances here developed to At
tribute death from apoplexy to q wound
in the knee received 10 years before tn,
apoplectic attack"
Governor West, Of Utah, In letter
To the Secretary of the Interior trans.
hitting his proclamation against
Mormon immigrants, says. that from
the year 1880 TO date, the European
Morncn immigration to this country
aggregates II $50 persons. Other CON-
panies Of Mormons are expected to ar
rive on August 2lst and October 10th.
1t Ia reported from Mexico that on
Friday O party of revolutionists captur-
cd Burgos, in Tamaulipas, seized ali
arms obtainable and captured all the
public funds. including $500 from the
stamp office. 1t Is reported that "up
the river" in fght with the troops
the revolutionists were defeated, with
the loss Of two killed.
The heaviest rain of the season
throughout the Wyoming Valley fell
last night. In Wilkesbarre the streets
were flooded and many cellars fillet
with water. In the country districtl
much damage is reported. Crops ar
injured, roads washed out, barns ant
outhouses carried away and bridges de
strOye
The wife of President Cleveland has
been admitted TO membership In thu
First Presbyterian Church at Washing
ton upon certificate from the Contra
Presby terrain Church Of Buffalo. Sh'
and her mother attended communion
service at the First Presbyterian churci
yesterday morning. The President die
not attend any services yesterday.
A hail storm passed over portions o.
the Bald Eagle and Nittsning valleys
In the interior OF Pennsylvania, on FRI
day evening, doing much damage u
the crops. Some Of the hailstones wer
Two inches in diameter. A barn nea
Beach Creek was destroyed by light
ming.
At Gunpison, Colorado, on Saturday
Frank Mason, oo trial for murder. wa
acquitted. 1t app;ats that the mul
dered man applied opprobious epithet
10 Mason. The jury in its report d.
clared that "any one who called al
other such names deserved killing"
Stephen Brodie, who jumped froi
the Fast River bridge, at New Yorl
gave bail in $500 on Saturday, for fu
Their examination on the charge of "wi
fully obstructing traffic on the bridl
and anfa rfa rtvNr. d. nA
the discharge of mis- duty"
People are still arriving at Wac
Texas from the drouth stricken COUNT
in the Western part of the State. Maj
of them are almost destitute. The
say "they want 20 locate where 1t rail
a few times each year"
Henry Logue of Holyoke, Mass =,
charged with having attempted to pc
son his wife, two SONS and dsughtt
on Tuesday last, by putting fly pois'
in their food. Jealousy was the csus
He has disappeared.
A row boat was capsized by swe
from passing steamboat in the HUI
son river at New York last evening, "a
three young meu, Lonis Kaiser a
Louis and Martin Whitaker, W
drowned.
In Amsterdam, New York, gu SAT-
day night, three ruffians rushed int
Chinese laundry, knocked down Chu
Bong Song, threw q cloth over his hei
put out the gas, and stole 500 from
pockets.
The prosecution in the case OF I
Anarchists in Chicago closed their tel
mony on Saturday and motions for I
discharge of the defendants were
MED. Exceptions were taken by {
defence.
In Cincinnati on Saturday 10
Tosney convicted of fraud ulently cou
ing ballots as enc of ths election iud
in the Fourth Waid, in October il
was sentenced to three years in
peniteDtiary.
Owing % reduced appropriate
thirty clerks were dropped from
rolls OF the Patep. Office on Satuda,
1t is estimated that the public {
statement for July will show rec
lion of IS 900, 900.