Daily Republican., 1889-06-21


Frank Bear, aged IS years, was stabbed
to death by Augustus Park, aged 20, in
Chatham, Ontario, on Wednesday night
Bear was sitting on a step with girl
when Park and another young man, who
were passing by, made some remarks
about Bear. The latter told them to
move On, and Park stabbed him to the
heart.
Rev. Esther Damen, who was struck
with paral ysis In Omaha, few days ago,
has Ell tirely lost the use of bis LEFT arm
and hand and his lett leg is becoming
useless. He cannot walk unaided. He
also suffers c. Instant pains In the head,
which presage q fatal termination. Fully
realizing his position, he is cheerful and
resigned.
Two Choctaw Indians, who had drawn
several hundred dollars OF Choctaw net
proceeds funds and started for Fort
Smith, Arkansas, were killed on Tues
day night, in the woods of Sugar Loaf
Mountain, In Indian Territory. Their
pockets were riiled and their horses
stolen
Nettie Colburn, aged 10 years, com
mitted suicide by swallowing five grains
OF morphia, in Elkhart, Indiana, on
Wednesday night. The motive for her
self murder was annoyance caused by
being too fat. She made arrangements
for the funeral beforehand.
A 10 year-old boy, named Snyder, was
murdered by four other boys-two broth
ers named Peaman and two named Doug
lass-at highland, VsImillion County,
Indiana, a few days ago. They stabbed
and shot their victim and threw his body
in creek.
The jury in the case Of Clara Blatz, on
trial for the murder OF her lover, John
Doherty, in st. Paul, Minnesota, were
discharged yesterday, after two days SEES
sion, because Of inability to agree. 1t Is
understood the final vote was IL to | for
| conviction.
All the mall that LEFT the postof1ce in
Nashville, Tennessee, for the South, on
the night Of May nth, has disappeared
Ale fact has been withheld by the post
office officials that the investigation might
be uDhampered. No discovery has been
made yet
convention OF river miners Is to meet
In Monongahela City on the 10Th instant
to eonsider the wage question and the
abolition OF tile "pluck-me store" sys-
TEN. A strong effort will be made to
get large representation from the
fourth pool.
Ex-Governor Hartranft, of Peunsylva-
MIA, has been appointed member Of the
Cherokee Commission and has signided
his intention to the Secretary of tile IL.
terror Of accepting the office. This fills
the Commission.
At New London, Connecticut yester-
day morning, Alvin Park, 40 years of
age, cook of fishing smack, shot aud
killed l4-year-old girl, named Little
field, who bad rejected his addresses.
Tie Commissioners Of Frederick
County, Maryland, have awarded con-
tracts for seven iron bridges over the
MoDocacy river to replace those washed
away by the recent foods.
Washington Eugene Walters is re.
ported TO have left his home in Phila-
| dtlph,a, and Is accused of forging the
name OF his stepfather, DR.. J. F. Berlet,
TO two checks, amounting to $500,
and of taking diamonds worth nearly
$1,000.
Ella Goldman, % years old, who had
been il with typhoid fever in Philadel-
phia, died yesterday of injuries received
by falling or jumping from a fouitL-story
window at the jewish Hospital.
Jere miah O'DonJyan Rosa aud VII
bur II. Hendrickson were ARRESTED In
New York yesterday ON complaint OF
| Patrick earsiieli Cassily, charging the m
with criminal libel.