Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
STABBED AIs WIFE AT MIDNIGHT
-PLEUR0.PNEUMONIA.
Ten Years for Stealing 8EO--Greas
Damage from Drought-Fan
Of D Scafrold

Tbe Commissioner Of Agriculture on
Wednesday received Q telegram from
DIR. Salmon, chief of the Bureau of An.
imal Industry, saying that "the inves-
legations of the past week show that
pleuro'pneumonia is widely scattered
among the cattle of Chicago. He Ii
|perfectiag arrangements TO secure quar-
antine CT fexposed animals and slaughter
of diseased ones. In this work he has
the hearty co operation of the State
Cattle Commission Of Illinois. A new
quarantine notice has been issued, in
which the penalties provided by the
national law are set FORTH"
Reports from different sections of
Berks County, Pa, show great damage
from the drought, which 10 said to be
''the severest for over twenty years. !"
Many fields will have 10 be replowed
and resown. Wells are drying mp, and
In some places farmers are compelled to
haul water from long distances.
Police Captain Horace N. Ford, in
Boston, has been dismiss ed from the
force for "unauthorized disposition OF
property belonging to the city, borrow
ing money Of licensed dealer In In
to1 icating liquors, and negleeting to
prosecute violators Of the liquor law. "
In West 5tratford, Conn.,, Joseph
Freese qusrreled with his wife ut mid.
plight Of Tuesday and stabbed her four
times with dagger, infllctiDg fatal
wounds. An hour later he threw him
self In front Of q railroad train and was
killed.
Five men were injured in Pittsburg
yesterday by the falling of . scaffoId,
on building in course of erection.
Two OF them-Alexander Freeman and
Cyrus etewart-are not expected to re-
cover.
The storm at Galveston subsided yes
terday. The damage to shipping and
railroad property Is much less than was
Expected. The damage along the Loui-
siana coast is greater and Ia estimated
at $l80 900 in the aggregate.
Simon Ryan, q cattle owner and milk.
man of Chicago, on Tuesday, secured
an injunction against Commissioner De-
Wolf, restraining him from interfering
with the sale of milk from Ryan 3 cows.
William Helm, aged "a years, q re-
spected resident of Reading, Pa, was
found hanging from q fruit tree In his
yard Wednesday morning. He had
been suffering from mental anxiety.
1t Is said by telegram from Pitts.
burg that arrangements were ON We'd
nesday completed for the removal Of the
Disston saw works to that city from
philadelphia.
Experts who have been examining
the books OF County Treasurer Hol-
lingsworth, at Vincennes, Indiana, re-
port that he owes the county q balance
of $76,S
The triennial session Of the National
Congregational Church opened on Wed
nesday in Chicago. L. A. Coke, ol
Rivelton, Connecticut, was elected
Moderator.
There was no change in the situation
lat Chicago Wednesday. No approach
thas been made by the strikers and the
lpackers towards an arrangement.
Gottfried KAISER, another OF the gant
who attempted to mob the Anarchis
informer Waller, in Chicago, was cap
tured on Tuesday evening.
The Western Nail Association met o.
Wednesday, in Cincinnati, and unani
3 mously re.afirmed the present card rat
of S2.20.
Augusta, Ga, has subscribed $500 q
. o first instalment to the Irish Anti
eviction Fund.
1t is reported that Neeld, the defaulter
, has left Montreal for England, with hi
I wife.