Daily Republican., 1886-01-22
News Summary
COL0RED ZEN PARDONED-HOw
cVWhONb AMUsED THEM.
SELVES S-bMALL.POX
HEAVY SNOW STORM.


The Governor Of Arkansas on Thurs
DAY pardoned thirty colored men VIII,
Two years ago participated in riot IL
howard county, when q white Ear
named Wyatt was killed while work
ing In field. Another of the rioters
had been convicted OF murder and
hanged. Strcpg efforts had been 1nads
10 secure the pArdons OH the ground
that wholesale convictions. were IN.
warranted by facts, and the terms OF the
sentence excessive. The sentences
ranged from i've to fifteen years in each
case.
Nine cowboys visited Burlington,
Texas, on Wednesday night, got drunk
and amused thernselv by ''firing into
windows and ae,ing like savages." III
nally. q deputy sheriff, with posse,
drove the rufhsns from the town after
klllng four OF them, nanas6 jackson,
Hirnme, Trimble aud 1aptley.
| The Superintendent OF tie Health
department at Montreal has resigned
owing TO the disappearance Of the
smallpox. He says there is not one
case OF the disease in the city nor, SO
lar as known, IN the su burbs. No deaths
nave been reported in the sub urbs for
several days.
The Treasury Department is advised
that during the recent storms the reve
nue. cutter Woodbury. assisted seven
vessels in distress off the coast OF Maine.
and saved property to the value OF
Sto4, 6OO; and that the Hamilton assist
cd nine disabled vessels of the Virqi.
MA capee, saving S72O, $50 worth Of
property.
Governor Lloyd, Of Maryland, was
Installed on Thursday In preseh CO OF
both Houses of the Legislature. He
said in his address that he "belieyed In,
the appointment of men of Capacity and
of:the same political views as the ad.
mlnistration under which they
serve"
Vandalis, Missouri, has q mad dog
scare. Recently dog supposed to
have the rabies, bit several Others, and
these In turn bit still other CANNES, On
wednesday all the animals, thirty
seven IN number, were taken to the
public square and shot by their own
ers.
Lark Checkley, a well-knowu lion
tanner and pugilist, was arrested In
Toronto on Wednesday night, ON sus-
plcion of having stolen a diamond ring.
he was taken TO the station house, and
soon afterwards committed suicide by
strangling himself in his cell.
Cashier Corsett, of the broken Bank
or DEVILS Lake, DAKOTA, secretly took
train for the East on Thursdav
morning, but was arrested at Larmore
on complaint of a depositor, charging
him with taking deposits, knowing the
bank to be insolvent.
News has been received in Boston
that the ship Frank N. Thayer, 1892
tons, bound from Manila to New York
win cargo OF hemp, has bsen burned
st sea. Tbe vessel Vas valued ut $50 :
GEO, the freight at SIS, 600, and The cargo
at $3.50, 600.
D. Is. Oliver u Go. grain comm ission
merchants of Milwakee, failed yester.
day. Their principal creditors are in
New York and Chicago, and their liza
bilities are estimated at $500
The great ice gorge between Wheel
ing and ParkersburS, West Virginia,
gave way yesterday morning. A tow
boat and her fleet OF barges were sunk,
and several other tows were damaged.
Thomas Mulligan started from
Hazleton, Penna., to walk to his home
at TreskoW, nine miles distant, on
Wednesday nigh:, aud was frozen to
death on the way.
A heavy snow storm prevailed on
"Wednesday throughout: Northern Illi-
neis, Southern w isconsin and Eastern
Iowa. Travel on some of the railroads
was stopped.
Thomas Stafford, "a wild young
man, fatally shot his sister in quar-
rel at Parkersburg, West Virginia, on
Wednesday.
The Diplomatic Corps was entertain
at dinner by President Cleveland last
evening.