Daily Republican., 1888-06-13

Grain and Provision shipmsnts-Arriva
OF q Fishery oruiser-Maine Speaks

Grain and frOvistOn bhipmrnts-AFttvS
OF q Fishery oruiser-Maine Speaks
Out.
The abatement OF east bound ship
mepts of -four, grain and provisions
from Chicago last week by the lines 10
the Central Traffic Assot iation show
that the total tonnage was 1906,
against IA 248 tons for the preceding
week. The Vanderbilt lines carried 43
ptr cent. OF the entire businessi the
PennsylvAnia lines, 357 per cent the
GrEni Trunk, lis per osnt the Balti-
more & Ohio, 9.5 psr cent; and the Big
Four, fraction OF per osnt.
Ths fishery oruissr Acsdia arrived at
Ariohat yesterday On route Tor the
Prinos Edward Island coast A des'
patch from AriohAt says that American
selners have dispersed along the
Southern coast The damage TO nets BY
the recsnt outrAges 10 believed to be
very large, aud an interesting litigation
IL expected to be the result.
The Republican State Convention OF
Maine was held In Portland on Tues
|dsy. The platform adopted opposes
free trade and the Mills Tariff billi
favors reduction Of the national revk-
nue. to an amount which shall equal 40
nearly as possible the annual expendt.
tures, and condemns the present sd.
minlstrAtlon for "the abandonment OF
the principles OF civil service reform"
The bsdy Of I. Harrison Garrett,
who was drowned on Thursday night
last by the sinking OF his yacht, Clean,
has been recovered. 1t was found .
mile distant from the spot where the
accident occurred. The steamer Nam
ticoke took the remains to Baltimore.
A man named Glas2o. q resident Of
GlasRo, Cambria County, Pa, shot and
killed his son-in-law, named Tornado,
on Monday, and then shot himself In
the head. He is still alive, but IL 10
thought he cannot recover. The tragedy
was caused BY family troubles.
Joseph Bigger, member OF the Oily
Council In PAduchb, Ky, fell dead In
bis chair during meeting Of that body,
on Tuesday night. Ap0plexy was the
cause. He was speaker OF the Ken
tuoky House OF Representatives In 1880.
The large puddle mill as Naomi.
Berks county, Pa, ID Idle. A reduc'
tion Of 10 per cent. was made in wages
and the puddlers refused to work. II
the men do not return this morning the
mill will be closed In All the depart
ments for the SUNNI "..
Twelve large packages OF coRtraband
opium, containing In all about bOJ
pounds OF the drug, valued at S24 OOO,
were seized in a freight depot at EAsl
St. Louis on Monday night. 1t was
addressed to "MTs. L. Lewis, Tulare,
California"
John Zlnke, O young man employed
In book ssors In Oluolnnati, oOnmit.
ted suicide Tuesday by shooting him.
self In the head. He had complained
OF illness. HtSbrother committed sui
eide 3 few months ago.
Harry Frazer went into store In
OinoiDnAti, yesterday, and bought q
revolver tor %, giving $40 bill In pay
ment, While the clerk was getting the
change, Frazer shot himself In the head
and died almost Instantly.
Ths total exports Of cotton from the
United States during tho nine mouths
which ended on May 31st, were valued
at $!03 .514,2 against S193. $40, III
during the corresponding period Of lAsi
year.
Mrs Mary EYster, sped % years.
e9m mitted suicide In York, Penna
yesterday. II " reported that g young
man ruiued her and then refused tt
marry her. .---. -=
Frank II. Wheless, junior member o.
che arm of Wbeless & Co., Of Augusta
Georgia, committed suicide yesterday
BY shooting himself In the head.
Prince BonapArte called at the Stat
department yesterday, and had an ln
terview with Seo etary Bayard. HI
will lenve for the West today.
Ia an interview, yesterday, Governor
Foraker, OF Ohio, said that he was no
q candidate for the second plaoe on thu
ticket, and would not be. .-
Eighteen oonvicts, employed on
rAilroai, escaped from o camp, nea
lGtorgetown, Kentucky. on MondA.
might,