Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-04

rape on Georgiauna V. johnson, came
in Court with q verdict Of not guilty as
indicted, but guilty Of assault only, If.
ter which they were discharged until
10 O'Clock this morning.
Tho jury In the case Of Frank Clay.
mont, indicted for the larceny Of n
watch, alto came in, and returned q
verdict Of guilty as In man Ter and form
indicted.
The Jury in the case OF Walter Ander-
son, indicted for the larceny Of an over
coat, could not agree, and remained out
all night.
During the latter part OF the aftei noon
twenty four talismep were drawn 70
complete the juries, n contingency that
has not occurred for years.
News Summary.
In Yell county. Arkansas, last Sun-
day night, Mrs. Gilkie, widow, aged
50 years, fred . shed q short distance
from the house. took q dose Of strych'
nine, and coolly seated herself in the
middle Of the building with the evident
intention OF burning her body to crisp.
She was heard by an unmarried sister
TO call out, and was helped BACK TO
the house. but died In a few minutes.
The ten year. old daughter Of Pressly
Saunders was found TO be insane on
Wednesday by the county court In
|Sprinsfiold, Illinois. Saunders refused
TO Join the Wabash Railroad strikers
last sum mer, and q number OF the men
who quilted work assaolted him In the
presence of his family. This act 30
excited his daughter that IL threw her
into commissions, from which she never
recovered. She will be sent TO the
Insane Hospital n. Jacksonville 70.
day.
Early on Wednesday morning from
100 to 100 pounds Of q species Of dyna.
mite, kno wn as +" forcIts." exploded on
the line OF the new aQueduct, close 10
York. Michael Mo3innis was killed
and several persons were injured. A
number OF residences at Fordham
we're damaged, and the shock of the
Iexplosion was felt along the line OF the
II udson.
O. Ii. Keek, Joint agent OF the rail.
roads centreing at Auburn junction,
near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and j. b.
Barnett, telegraph operator, have been
arrestsd on the charge Of stealing seve
raj thousand dollArs' worth Of valuabls'
from trunks and valises. Most OF she
stolen property was found In Barnetti
house.
An express train on the Central Iowl
RAilrosd ran into another train com
posed OF three engines and . caboose, =
Manly junction, Iowa, on Tuesday,
One engine and the caboose was demol
ished. The engineer OF the wreckeI
engine was killed, and two other train
men were dangerously injured.
During a hight in Joseph Bucholtz'
con cert saloon, In Baltimore, early yes
terday morning, Charles II. Tsyl lor fret
three shots from q revolver. One o
the balls took effect In the back of Mrs
Bucboltz, and, passing through tn
right lung, was extracted from the riRh
rIeast. Her condition is critical.
1t Is understood In Ottawa that
general white-washing bill will be In
troduced by the Government iudemni
flying all The members for any violation
Iof the Independence Of Parliament &C
they may have committed by taking
pay for their services In connection
with the Northwest rebellion"
The games In the chess cham mpjonshil
contest between Messrs. Zukertort ant
Steinitz wera resumed yesterday q
st. Louis. The game was won b!
Steiuifz, his antagonist resigning OF
the 6lst move. The match will be re
sumed on Friday.
"rhe largest OIL well in the Obi
field" Was developed on Tuesday at Ii
ma. 'Oil shot into the air to tn
height OF seventy feet when the tool
were withdrawn. They were replaced
TO keep the oil down. This we'll will
exceed 100 barrels per day"
The February term Of the Unite
States Court at Fort Smith, Arkansas
"opens with 1852 criminal cases on th
docket, of which 30 are for murder
] Nine convicted Indian Territory mul
Ideters now await their day Of execu
Ition.
A telegram from Parsons, Kansas
says that city was excited on Tuesda
by the appearance of rabid dog 4
the streets. 1t Tit several persons bt
fore it was killed. aud Ia also belisvst
to have bitten many other dogs an
several horses.
In New York on Wednesday Henr
and Edward Kohut were convicted G
arson In the irst degree and were scr
fenced to imprisonment for life. The
sst hre to tenement house, causing
loss OF human lives.
James II. Hough, one Of the U. 6
Secret Service detectives, committe,
suicide by shooting in Washington ol
n w ednesday. He had been unwell fo
: Beme time. He was formerly promi
nenI merchant of Baltimore.
During January the vessels of tn
, revenue marine service rendered assist
ance 70 81 vessels in distress and there
by saved the lives of about 603 person
! and property 70 the value Of abou
81, 900 900.
Coffin Tarr, aged 80 years, being de
spondent frOn lack Of employment
oommttted suicide by hanging In Glou
cester, Massachusetts,, on wednesda.
morning.
During quarrel In restaurant In Chi
GAgo early yesterday morning Thoma
Lawrence WAS fatally shot by Jame
Jameson, q saloon. keeper.
i Augusta Lsuk, 40 years Of age, an
single, drowned herself in q cistsrn a
} Newark, New Jersey, yeste rday, be
cause she " was tired OF living"
Two sections of Baltimore and Obi
freight train oollided at Dillon's Falls
Ohio, on Tuesday night, and two train
linen were injured.
The court house at Hamilton, Texas
was burned on Tuesday, with man,
valuable records.
The Fiske Block at Valparaiso, Indi
ana, was burned on Tuesday. Loss
1890, 600 insurance, $14, $3.50.
:.
II Horses like men need medicine whel
they are sick. Days Horse Powder 1
the thing to give them.