Daily Republican., 1888-04-02
News summary.

Judge Sharp, OF Lexington, Kentucky
Chairman OF the State Democratic Execu
tive Committee, has been appointed
Treasurer by Governor Buckner, to sue
ceed defauluDg Treasurer Tate. The
nomination was confirmed by the Senate
Saturday afternoon
Governor Ross, of Texas, on Saturday
Issued proclamation for a special sss
sion OF the Legislature on April 10Th to
reduce the Treasury surplus. amend the
tax and school laws, inspect the new
Capitol and consider tie Greer county
boundary question.
Counsel LOT Volkovitch, the convicted
LuzsrDe county murderer, on SATURDAY.
pleaded with Governor Beaver. for re-.
spite The Governor announced that he
would not interfere with the course Of
the law. Volkovitch will be hanged to-
morrow.
The jewelry and drug store OF Adam
Alleman. at Parsons, three miles from
Wilkes5arre, was robbed OF jewelry and
diamonds valued at 10000 Friday night.
All the mones, cigars and many valuable
articles in the drug store were also
taken.
Memorial services In honor Of the late
Chief Justice Waite were held in the
Federal building in New York yesterday
morning, United States District Attor-
ney Walker made an address and eulo-
gized the life Of the deceased.
By the breaking Of spring the smok
ing car on the afternoon tra in on the An
napolis Short Line Railroad was thrown
down an embankment Saturday and
several members of the Maryland Legis
lature were injured, meme fatally.
Henry Lane, farmer, living near IF.
1ngham, Illinois, killed his wife on FRI
day nis hit and then committed suicide,
They quarre led because the wife objected
to his lighting his pipe at the kitchen
fire.
Benjamin F. Hopkins, late assistant
cashier OF the Fidelity Bank in Cincin.
Dati, convicted of violating the National
Banking law, was on Saturday sentenced
to feyen years and two mon this imprison.
ment.
James Maloney, aged SO, pit cleaner
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. and his
son, David, aged IA, were killed satur.
day afternoon by being run over by a
train while working in a pit near Mill
Creek, Pa
The boiler in Payne, johnson & Co Is
Hour mill, In Madison, Indiana, Exploded
on riluay, klillng Engineers NJ Il. Snod-
grass and Thomas Stewart and severely
iDjuliug Charles Hill and L. Parsons.
David N. White, ex-editor of the Pitts
burg Gazette and said to be the founder
OF the Republican party died at his home
in sewickly, near Pittsburg, yesterday
morning He wes born In 1905.
Funeral services over the remains of
William Dorsheimer were held In Grace
Church, New York, on Saturday. Among
those present were President Cleveland
and Secretary Lamont.
William Helmick, formerly a member
OF congress, and who has lately served az
justice of the Peace in Washington,
died Saturday in the 71st year of his age.
Professor E A. Paul, Principal of the
District High School, In Washington,
was run over on Saturday night and so
badly injured that he is not expected to
live.
Treasurer hyatt, on Saturday, mailed
" O94 checks, representing 81, ,2l1 ,6SS. In
f2aSEy-,gent Sy, OF the interest due April LIST on
tJnited Ss,t tes teur per cent. bonds.
The steamer Dofifhi5on Doihil5sos,niIn mas oeen seized
a. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, ,o' ussiinE
in 1885.