Daily Republican., 1886-08-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
DROWNED WHILE IN A FIT-THE
CUTTING CASE In MEXICO.
yellow Fever at New Orleans-A Wind
Storm and Display of Electricity
Demand for FIve-Cent Pieces.

yellow Fever at New Orleans-A Wind
Storm and Display of Electricity
Demand for FIve-Cent Pieces.
Colonel Cecil Valentine, of Hacketts-
town, New Jersey, died at the Toronto
General Hospital On Sunday night He
went to Toronto with the Knights of
Pythias, and 70 several persons said he
was commissioned by the United States
Government to visit Canada and inves-
tigate the fishery dispute. The causs
of death is said to be the bursting of a
blood vessel.
A despatch from the City of Mexico
papers from the interior of the Repub-
lie, including Journals of all shades Of
opinion, show that the Cutting case ex-
cites almost no interest outside the
press OF the capitol and the northern
frontier.
The bark Scotia arrived at the lower
quarantine station at New Orleans
yesterday from Colon. She lost two
OF her crew ON the passage from fever,
and had four cases on board. The sick
were removrd to the hospital, and one
OF the cases was pronounced yellow fe.
yer.
Mr.. A. G. SedRwick, the messenger
OF the State Department, has started for
Paso del Norte to examine the official
record OF the court before which Cutting
was convicted, and until q report has
been received from him no further stets
will be taken in the case by the Gov
ernment.
Heavy demands are being made on
the Treasury for one and five-cent
pieces, and arrangements are now being
made with the Mint authorities to fur
nish supply sufficient to meet all de.
mands. 1t will take some time to coin
the amount required.
The President left Washington on
Monday morning for his summer vaca-
tion In the Adirondack mountains. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland,
Mrs. Folsom and Colonel and Mrs. La
mont. DR.. Samuel B. Ward jointd the
party &c Albany.
A wind storm, accompanied by tor
rents of rain and brilliant display of
electricity, visited Chi cago early yes-
terday morning. A large brick build.
ing in course of erection ard q number
of frame houses were blown down, A
number of chimneys were destroyed.
| DR.. William Cruice, of Philadelphia,
was taken with a fit while bathing at
Spring Lake on Sunday and was
drowned IN water less than three feet
deep Vivian M. Shaw, of Morristown,
New Jersey, was drowned at the same
place. He was attacked with cramps.
Solicitors for Attorney General Gar
land yesterday filed his answer to the
bill recently fled by j. Harris Rogers
against the Attorney General and others
tor settlement of the affairs of the
Pan Electric Telephone Company.
The statue of Baron John De Kalb
was unveiled at Annapolis, Maryland,
yesterday. 1t was accepted by Sscre-
tary Bayard In the name and behalf OF
the government and people of the Uni
ted States.
| Tobrot Peterson, and two women,
Christina Tenders and Christena Han
| sen, all Swedes, were drowned in Rari-
tan bay lass evening. They were ont
rowing and the boat cspsized.
, The Treasury Department yesterday
issued q warrant for nearly a m illion of
r dollars In favor of the Postmaster Gene
, raj, to meet deficiencies in the postal
} revenues in the years 1884 6.
Hon. George ID. Wise has written q
letter announcing his deciination to be
candidate for re- election to Congress.
Neglected private affairs is the reason
assigned.
The Republican Convention of the
lSsventh Congressional D istrict met In
North Wales, Penua.. yesterday and
nominated Robert M. Yard ley of Doy les
town.
Secretary Whitney left Washington
, yesterday for Lspox, Massach u sets, to
be absent several weeks. Commo-
, dore Walker is acting Secretary OF the
, Navy.
A boiler in the carpenter shop of
Periner s. Webster. in Ashland, Wis
consin, burst yesterday morning. Five
G persons were killed aud two won uded
There was lack of water in the boiler.
ri Mrs. Mary Ekricht, young married
a woman of Harrisburg, Pa, committed
/ suicide yesterday by cutting her
l. throat. She was suffering from mental
aberration.
The issue of standard silver dolare
from the Inints last week was $500 ,427
!, The issue, during the corresponding
i Iperiod of last year was $3.50, 0,461.
q The total footings OF the school census
give Chiago population OF 703 SIT. ar
Increase during the last year of almos
, 900
Almost Well.