Daily Republican., 1888-04-14
NEWS SUM MARY.

NEWS 81 M NARY.
a PssssDgor IRA PIunges Into a
RIver-FisndIsn Murder-Kiilod w ith
htones and Clubs.
A passenger train on the Grand Rap.
Ids and Indians Railroad ran off the
track at Luther, Michigan, on Thurs.
day afternoon, and plunged into the
Little Msnistee river. The train was
wrecked, but, as the train was going
slowly, only two persons were injured, i,
one Of them, the engineer, severely,
J. T. Halesy and J. o. Hulist were
going home drunk, near Short Noun.
tain, In the Indian Territory, q few
days ago. Passing o cabin, In front of
which stood O year.old oolored boy,
one OF them said: "Watch me kill
that ooon," whereupon he put . bu llet
through the boys breast, killing him
on the spot.
Late on Thursday night four men en-
tered q ewitch shanty Of the Wisconsin
Central Railroad in Chicago, and took
possession. The switch tender, Will
liam 5tudner, endeAvore6 to put them
out, whom they assaulted him with
stones and clubs, ihhicting fatal inju'
ries.
Early Friday morning Q stock train
on the St. Paul Railroad ran through
an open switch ut Oak Glen Station, 20
miles from Chicago, aud the engine and
ten oars Of STOCK were diiched. Trains
on the road were delayed several hours.
Near wellsvills, Ohio. on Friday, the
5-year-old daughter OF Thomas Baker
fell into q bArning brush pile. Her
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were fatally burned. Mr.. Baker was
severely burned while extinguiahing
the flames on their clothing.
A locomotive and twelve freigh. cars
on the Chicago and Alton Railroad were
wrecked and destroyed near jackson
Vile, Illinois, on Thursday. From the
appearance Of the tracks 1t 10 thought
that fence posts were put on the track
by persons unknown.
Lee McElroy, 10 years of age, stole
the 3.year-old child Of Robert Hoskins
from In front OF his fathers dwelling,
iu Loutsyille, Ky, Friday. When
caught he said he intended to hold the
child for ransom.
A construction train on the Ksnsas
City, Memphis auG Birmingham Rail.
road struck cow and was ditched, 60
miles weet OF Birmingham, Alabama, !,
Thursday evening. Bonr workmen
were killed and ten injured, one fatally.
The legislature OF the Mexican State
ofGusnsi iuoto has prohibited bull fights.
Many petitions have been presented to
the Federal Congress- in the Cisy of
Mexico, asking similar action by that
body for the capital.
City Marshal John Il. Howard shot
and killed E. l.. Little, a co!ored
preacher, In Conway, Arkansas, on
Thursday night. The preacher had
knocked the Marshal down with q can
of peaches for some unexplained affront.
The total value of our exports of do
mestic breadstuffs during the nine
March lRat, amounted to Sl00, 844, ,779,
against S119,671, ,63i during the CORE.
spending period of 1887.
The First National Bank of Johns.
Vile, n. Y, was robbed early on Fri
day morning. Less than $40, 600 in cash
was taken, but the thieves secured q lot
of jeWelry left at the bank for safe
keeping.
DR.. Cornelius r. Agnew is danger.
ously Ill In New York from perityphlt
tis. The operation of laparotorly Was
performed on the patient yesterday az
ternoon, and the result is awaited with
much interest.
The total value of the exports of our
dairy products during the eleven
months which ended March 81, 1888,
WAS SIC, $40, ,801, against IS. 858, ,734 dur
ing the corresponding period of the
preceding year.
Madame Dlss DebAr, her husband
and DIR. Lawrenos and his son remain
ed In prison In New York yesterday,
being unable TO procure bail. She re-
fused to be interviewed.
MIRA John Green died OF trichInosis,
In Rldgeville, Indiana, Tuesday. Her
husband, two sons and three daughters
are also suffering with the disease. and
1t is feared the latter will die.
Jerry Smith, negro who atte mpted
to assault q white girl in Memphis,
Tenn, some days ago, WAS taken from
jail by crowd OF farmers on Thursday
and lynohed.
The total value OF our exports OF beef
and hog products during the five months
which ended March 3lst last, was S32,
457, $50, against $50, ,4l8 867 during the
corresponding period OF 1887.
Ioe half an iuch thick formed at
staunton, Va on Thursday night. The
peach buds in that region arc greatly
damaged.
A man calling himself James McGee
has been arreated In Oneida, Tenn. he
lie supposed to bs William B. TAscott,
the alleged murderer Of millionaire
Smell of Chicago.
The Pacific Mail steamship Newport
is quarAntined as New York, several
cases of smallpox having been disoov.
cred on board.
Four new oases Of smallpor were dis.
covered in Now York on Friday
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