Daily Republican., 1886-08-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
SIS, 200 WORTH OF STAMPS STOLEN
-mURDEkED HER HUSBAND,


Thomas Finnegau, David Shanahan
and Noyes s. Thompson were arrested
yesterday In Chicago on the charge of
completely in the robbery of $15, 600
" orth Of stamps from the postoffice at
Minneapol oils on the night OF July 9Th.
ShanahAn is Supervisor of the town of
South Chicago. Thompson said he re-
ceived several Thousand dollars worth
of stamps from Shanahan, and the lat
ter said be had received them from
Finnegan, to sell on commission. Fin
negan is said to be known to the 6etec-
tives as chandler" of thieves.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the
Marine Hospital service, arrived in
Chicago on Monday. He says he ''feels
no apprehension that the public health
will be affected this year by any form
of epidemic invasion. Inspe ction of
passengers sailing from European ports
is In vogue under direction of cur Gov
ernment, and from Cuba NOS a passen-
ger sails to this country. provided he
lie from an in fected district of the island,
without certificate of health"
There was q snow fall, lasting Ave
minutes, at Rome, New York, about As
minutes past four O'Clock yesterday
morning. An inch and half of snow
fell on the summit of Mount Washing
ton, New Hampshire, yesterday morn
ing, and the temperature was 20 de-
grees above zero. The races at Sara
toga were yesterday postponed "on &C =
count of the threatening and extremely
cold weather."
A telegram from the city of Mexico
says the new law against bandits sis
being actively applied" in various
parts Of the Republic. At Leon two
bandits were recently shot; at Coal.
Conan four, and since the passage Of
the law, nea r Tnlancingo, fifteen have
been put ont of the way. Six more of
BernaPs bandits have surrendered and
been pardoned by the authorities, in
accordance with the new law.
The Comm missioner of Patents said
yesterday, in reference to the dismissal
of Miss Alice e. Meik lehan,, q de-
scendant Of President Thomas Jeffer-
son from her position in the Patent
Office, that at the time of the Dismissal
he had no knowledge of Miss Meikle-
hams antecedents, and would imme-
diately orrect the error by reipstating
her. She was reinstated yesterday.
Clay Mays shot and killed a man
named Lovegrove in Mason county,
West Virginia, on Sunday. Mays had
been clandestinely visiting Lovegrove's
wife, and when the husband, going
home after temporary absence, en-.
countered Mays standing in his door.
way, Mays discharged a revolver at the
wronged man.
The ruin OF the hop crop in New York
State has caused sudden advance in
| the price. Growers ia the vicinity OF
Canajoharies have repeatedly refused
80 cents for hops picked in 1895, and on
Monday grower of Minden sCld last
years crop at 40 cents, which is the
highest price paid in three years
The Legislature of California yester-
day elected A. P. Williams to be U. 8.
Senator TO fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Senator Miller. Tae vote
of both houses stood: Williams, 90
Hearst, "a. Mr.. Williams Is a promi-
nent merchant of San Fran cisco and
Chairman of the Republican State Gen.
tral Committee.
Caroline jackson, oolored, died u
the poorhouse at Troy, New York, or
Monday night, at the alleged age Of 110
years. She was born in New York
State, and was q slave there uu til lib
Grated by law. Once she was noted
cook at the Saratoga Springs.
1 AI Clock yesterday morning, While
Robbins circus was on the way from
Manor to Sag Harbor, or the Long
Island Railroad, large elephant which
was in the same car with two csmels,
killed the latter animals. The keeper
narrowly escaped with his life.
Twenty seven new cases of typhoid
fever have been reported on the South
side at Plttsburg since Sunday. Ten oi
the Sisters of ST Joseph's Convent and
the Mother Superior are sick of the
disease.
Mrs. @. A. Copeland was ARE sted n
dexter, Maine, on Monday night, or
the charge of having murdered her hus.
band in Pittsfeld, few weeks ago, by
giving him laudanum.
| A Utah Northern train, convey ing
delegates to San francisco, was ditche d
by broken rail on Monday n light and
the sleeper was turned over. Nine per-
sons were injured.
John Grauey, 10 years of age, iived
from bath house near Lsconia, N. n.
on Saturday night, and striking the
Sandy bottom, broke his back bone
He died on Monday.
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