Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
AN OLD OFFENDER ARRESTED
AkhIY OFFICERS DISH EARTENED.
Feloniousiy Assaulted and Murdered-
Struck 1t With an Axe-A Tramp
Eeddler Arrested.


At Lancaster, Penna., Yesterday,
James Henry, a. las Charley Wise, alias
Henry Linden, was arrested charged
with having stolen horse in Carroll
County, Maryland, last April, and
with having burned the barn in order
to conceal the crime. The prisoner is
68 years of age, and was released from
The Lancaster County Prison in August
OF last year, after having served four
teen years of twenty-year term for an
offence similar 60 that for which he is
now under arrest.
The latest advices from Sonora sag
that THE Mexican army officers are
thoroughly disheartened and disgusted
with the 1aqui war. The Yauuis mum
Der about 5000 well armed men and
have defeated the Government troops
badly. About 200 Ysqnis have been
captured and shot The orders were
given TO shoot all Yaquis found. This
! order vas met by counter order by
Caieme 10 kill all Mexicans. The re-
suit IL shat more Mexioans have peen
killed than Yaquis.'
| Mary Holweger, 13 years Of age, was
| lfeloniOusiy assaulted and murdered
near Franklin, Ohio, on Thursday even.
4 AePAAR 1sANoCAiJ Oull WllbGu lCl-
low, has been arrested on suspicion. A
one. armed tramp peddler named Taylor
has also been arrested, but he is gener
ally thought to DO innocent.
Herman Jacobs and Edward Kroncke,
boys, found closed tin box in an alley,
in Chicago, on Thursday. Something
ratified inside like money, "and they took
it to chopping block and struck il
4 with aYnIpJal ,--se
port which was heard for blocks around
aud both boys were severely wounded.
Fourteen of the gang of young ruff ans
in Newton county, Mississippi, who
have been numbering colored people, are
under arrest, and il is said one OF them
has turned states evidence. The Cir
lcuit Court Of the county, which meets
next Monday, will begin an investiga-
Ition.
Two trains on the Pan Handle rail-
road coiiided yesterday afternoon near
Fernwood Station, Ohio. Both trains
were wrecked and five train men were
lseyerely injured One Of them, named
Michael Cairns, is believed to be SO
badly injured that he cannot recover.
i AS result of an ice cream supper
given in church at Eastport, Me, on
Thursday night, the minister and about
forty other persons were taken violently
III with cramps and vomiting. 1t is be
lieved that poisonous extract was used
in the cream.
Stephen Brodie, 23 years of age, on
Friday afternoon jumped from the cen
tire span of the Brooklyn bridge into
the East river, He was fshed out
having suffered only slight bruises, and
is now under arrest. 1t lie said he made
the fearful leap for bet.
II Peter Wolf, so years of age, hanged
, himself in ar uuinhabited house il
| Lebanon County, Pa, on Wednesday
] last. He was veteran of the Mexican
4 war, Forty miner" In California ani
D a soldier of the Union.
G. Plummer, aged 80 years, a promi
I nent lumbeTman of Waseau, Wiscor
= sin, committed suicide in his bed room
on Thursday night. He had lost heavil
by recent lumber fires.
A boiler at the Water Works at &c
lumbia, S. c., exploded Friday after
moon, killing one man and injuring 81.
others, one morally.
Casper Wehner, Chief Clerk in tn
/, County Commissioners Office at Pitts
burg, shot himself Friday morning
j.. with suicidal intent. He is not ex
: lpected to recover.
II Lincoln Sprole and Calvin James, tn
I latter colored, were hanged Friday a
9 Fort Smith, Ark, for murders commit
b ted IN the Indian Territory.
4 At Butte, Mont, Friday, j. "
Moore shot and killed Joseph Hendel
son and then killed himself They ha,
trouble about money.
e Henry Kennedy, 90 years of age sn
{ married, was arrested Friday In Osweg
e on the charge of having teloniously as
/, saulted 10.year old girl.