Daily Republican., 1888-04-27
Mevs summary.

The Chicago committee OF the Central
Traffic AS rciation on East bound freight
has adopted new rates on live stock and
dresaed meats from Chicsgo to eastern
points. A reduction Of 5 cents per 100
pounds is made on all live stock and
dressed meats In carloads, minimum
weight q. .0J0 pounds. The new rates
went into effect yesterday.
George W. Wan Lear has been arrested
In Urbana. Oaio, charged with burning
the Mckelyy property and attempting to
murder his wife and three children, who
were in the house at the time. 1t is
said he was endeavoring to get hold OF
the estate, he being a son In law of Mrs.
McKelvy.
John s sDelano, the age1 biGamist, now
IN jail 10 Carthage, Illinois, has refused
food or medicine for six days, except in
one instance, when he took a bite OF
cracker and sup of tea. lie is 10 an
enieebled condition and will die II nour-
ishment cannot be forced upon him.
The President yesterday Informed a
Grand Army Committee that he would
visit New York on Decoration Day to
participate in the Grand Army memorial
exercises there. He will first review the
parade in New York, and then go to
Brooklyn to review tie parade there.
Adam s, Fry, e F. TIlgnman, s. T.
Henry, II. I. Kaufman and Isaac Kauff-
man, the convicted election officers In
Lancaster, Penna, were yesterday each
sen enced by Judge Patterson to an az
gregate imprisonmen.o one year, and
Si6 fine and costs. ..
Tso empty coal trains on the Bound
Brook branch of the Reading Railroad
collided at Woo1hourne Station yesterday
morning Charles Wishman, conduct Jr,
and George Warren, brakeman, of Pbila :
delphia, were killed, Seventy five cars
were wrecked. .-.- ..-
The internal revenue collections during
the first nine mouths OF the current fiscal
year were $50 ,S33, ,95s, an increase OF
%, ,S52, ,753 on tine collections for the cor
responding period OF the last fiscal year
A monument rnarKing the site of the
old Revolutionary Fort Nonsense, at
horristown, New Jersey, will be- UNVEILED
this afternoon under the auspices of
the Washing on Association of New Jer-
sey. ..l.
The Treasury Department has decided
that all TRAININGS which are chiefly
adopted for use in making or rornamenting
hats, bonnets and hoods, ne dutiable AZ
the rate OF 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Mrs. Eleanor Buck committed suicide
at ber home, in Oswego, New York, yes
terday, by hanging herseltto the bedroom
door with skein Of yarn Nervous trouble
was the cause.
There was heavy frost In Norfolk,
Princess Anne and Nansemond counties,
Virginia, On wednesday night, ard the
total damage toyegetation is estimated at
over half million OF dollars.
The steau ship Maine, from Bremen,
which arrive d at Baltimore Wednesday
night, has one case of smsll pox on board.
The vessel wiiisbe detained al quarantine.
She bas 1lt0 passengers,
About 200 Senators and Congr fsmen
will visit Philadelphia 10 witness the
launching of the cruiser Yorktown and
the dynamite cruiser at Cramps shipyar1
Tomorrow.
The bank of Amigo, Wisconsin, was
robbed OF $500 yesterday afternoon by
some unknown person, who went in at
the back door while this cashi.r was at
dinner.
John ShlDdell, well known tobacco
dealer and cigar manufacturer, Of Lam
caster, Penna.i was struck and killed by
a train at street crossing In that city
last evening.