Daily Republican., 1886-07-08
NEWS SUM NARY.
ENrREME NOT WEATHER IS THE
NOR cav EST AND Ease.
a Hamlet Destroyed by Fire-A New
Trial Not TO lie Granted MAX.
well.

In the Criminal Court at St. 191is.
este rday, Judge Van Wagner over.
ruled the motion made recently by
Maxwell's attorneys for res, trial.
AS soon as the prisore or sNaH have
been tentenced an appeal will bs taken
to the Supreme Court. II this shall
prove unsuccessful the Case Gill be
taken to the United States Supreme
Court on the ground that the 8 . law
which allows the prosecution more
challenges Of jurors than the deieE CO is
unconstitutional"
The hot weather lin the North west
and East continued yesterday, the ther-
mometrical records being so in the
shade at North Platte, Nebrasks, 90 at
Fort Buiord, Dakota, Helena, ID ontana,
and Boston, Masss 1usetts. OF at Toledo.
Ohio, and Liza e1worth, Kansas, and 9E
at Albany, PittsburG and Omaha. A
cool wave or streak advanced from
Manitoba to Chicago and Milwaukee,
causing fall of 8 to Is degrees ip the
temperature, with . prospect of fur
tber fall.
The steamer Oconto, of the Oldeps-
burg, Toronto and Cleveland line, was
sunk by striking o shoal in the St,
Lawrence river, near Clayton, yester-
day morning. She is new boat of 500
tons burthen, and 1t was her first trip
through the lakes. She had cargo of
silks, cotton, boots and shoes, valued at
$500, 200, and, rs she is partially sub
merged, the loss Is estimated at $780,
OO0.
The City CouHcil Of Macon, Mis-.
souri,, recently passed an ordinance
prohibiting the sale Of liquor within
the city limits In less quantities than
one gallon. The proprietors Of the sa-
looms on Tuesday presented to the
County Court their applications for
Licenses, but they were all refused.
A freight train on the Grand Trunk
Railroad ran into COW near Omemee,
Ontario, on Tuesday night, and the
engine and eight cars were thrown
from the track. A brakeman named
w. Powell was killed, and Fireman
Daniel Beard was fatally scalded.
A telegram from Ottawa says that
all the half breeds now in Stony Noun
tain Penitentiary for participating In
the recent rebellion are to be granted
full amnesty by the Government, and
are likely To be released before the end
Of the month.
The whole haml let of Romeo, wiscon-
sin, was burned early yesterday after
noon, including the saw mill, planning
mill, 5000 600 feet of lumber, store.
b )arding house and dwelling of William
Van Hooser. Loss, $15O, ,0O0; insurance,
300, 900. The woods around are on fire..
The hop crop in the hop region Of
Central New York, 1t is estimated, will
this fall not exceed one-fourth Of the
average yield. Lice, English flies and
heavy dew are destroy ing the plants.
There Is much excitement at Gently
vile, Gentry County, Missouri, over
the discovery Of vein OF superior
quality of coal, &c inches thich, at a,
depth of 475 feet.
The Lake Shore Company at Chicago
to move freight without oppo-
sition from the strikers, every train
moved being guarded by armed detec.
tivee.
A violent storm of wind, rain and
hail, with thunder and lie htD ing.
passed over Scranton, Pa on We6nes-
Day evening. Several houses we're un-
rooted.
A convention of the miners Of the
region will be bela today
to consider proposal for final settle
ment of the wage question ou sliding
Gale basis.
The 200 coal miners at ReId's mines,
At Mcdonald, Pa =, struck on Wednes.
day for an advance Of 2 cents per tor
for mining.