Daily Republican., 1888-04-16
THIRD EDITION.
Nous summary.

died In Galveston, on Saturday, AGED ~
Prior u the war OF the Rebellion he was,
perhaps, the weslthiest planter in thei
south. His slaves and plantations were
valued at $3,00O,00O He was known
throughout the south as the ''Dnke OIL
Bazoria " President Liucoln's procla-
nation emancipated 1000 selected slaves
belonging to Mills, and resulted in his
financial ruin, from which he never en-.
tirely recovered.
A box car containing leo kegs of pow
der, staining in the Louisville aud Nash
willie Railroad yard at Montgomery, Ala
hama. blew up on Saturday. A colored
car coupler standing near by was blown
70 pieces. The city Tor q mile around
wa; shaken, windows for q distance of
half mile were SMASHED and plastering
was thrown down from ceilings OF upper
stories.
In Pittsburg, on Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. B. L. Wood was knocktd down by
two men and robbed of diamond ring
and purse, containinga small sum OF
money. The highwaymen ran, pursued
by several men. The robbers turned and
fired several shots from revolvers at their
pursuers, which had the effect OF making
them give up the chase.
A food in the Big Sioux river has done
much damage in the neighborhood of
Sioux Falls, Dakota. Two railroad
bridges, one at Keys, and psIt of the rail.
road track at Elk Point, have been wash
ed away, aud communication with Sioux
City is cutoff.
Mrs. Eliza Thornburg, aged "A, was
found dead at her homein Jetfersonyille,
Kentucky, Saturday. In attempting TO
start q fire with coal oil her dress caught
fire, aud che was 30 badly burned that she
died before any person learned Of the &C
cident She was quite wealthy.
B. wolh head of the principal firm oi
furniture dealera in Montgomery, Ala
bama, hanged himself in his store, yester
day afterno n He leaves q wife and
children. he had been melancholic Tor
teveral months, fearingpoverty, although
he did agoOd business.
The body Of "Belly, the Soldier" an
aged tramD, was found in the Lochiel
Geek, at HarritbuE, on Saturday. There
were marks Of v!o ence on the dead man,
and Two tramps whl were with him were
arrested on suspicion.
William Robinson, the colored police
man In Pittsburg who shot and killed
James DOlan for resisting arrest, on
Saturday entered plea Of guilty OF vol.
nntary maBslaughter He was remanded
for sentence.
An examination of the books and YOU
chers OF Semler, the missing postmaster
OF City Island, New York, shows him to
be deiaulter for El2l9. He is supposed i
20 be on the Canadian sids of Niagara
Falls.
Oscar syllm, booBkeeper for Aaron
Feltenstetn, wholesale clothier in Chi
cago, is under arrest, charged with en-
bezziing $1,000, which he secured by en- =
largiDg freight bi Is and Iay rolls.
John K. Bnodle, aged "a years, be
coming angrs at the l2-year old son O
policeman james Wilson, In Newark
New Jersey, last night, "tore both ear.
from the boys head The rufiian wGt
arrested.
Mrs Taft, wife of DR.. John Taft,
prominent resident OF Cincinnati, wa
struck by locomotive and killed, OF
Saturday afternoon, near Riverside.
Julius Meyers shot and killed Rober
kleintoh, aged is years, while the latter
with two pals, was trying to breal
into and rob Meye saloon in St. Loui
yesterday afternoon.
eimon Bosenfeld, travelling salesmar
committed suicide on State street,
Chicago, on Saturday, by stabbing Lin
sell. The street was thIonged with PEI
pie at the time,
Thirty three Cinnamon were capture
in gambling joint kept by Hop Hing /
Newark. New jersey, last night, an
fined $40 each
Seth Collln, well known but eccentrI
resident Of Hudson, New York, CON
mitted suicide On Saturday ly shootin
himself.
The brewery Of Fresenius q Sons, 4
New Haven, Come cticut, was burne
yesterday. Loss, sl50,OC0; insurance
$4,000.
In Akron, Ohio, on Saturday, Charlie
+. Teitz, merchant tailor, fatally In
Jured his wife with base ball bat an
then committed suicide by drownir
himself,
: A boiler at the CentralIa Colliery, q
Centralia, Pa, exploded yesterday moir
ing, inluring thee men, James Flynn fl
tally.
Robert McEvers was stabbed to deaf
by Howard Garrison In quarrel over
cali lear White Hall, Illinois, on Satu
day.
No change was reported yesterday /
The condition OF DR. Corne ius X. AgneV
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