Daily Republican., 1889-01-31
News Summary.

News Summary.
\ Posey (Rspubllcal) has been elected
to Congress In the Fifst Indiana District
BY majority ranging from 500 to 1000.
This is the district represented by General
Hovey, aud yesterdays election was
called for the purpose OF flling the va.
cancy In the present Congress caused by
his resignation. In November Posey was
beaten 20 votes BY W. Il. Parrett in the
race for Representative in the Fifty-frsi
Congress.
| The West Virginia Legislature yester.
day took two ballots ior United States
Senator, which resulted as follows: Golf,
AZ; Kenna, AZ; j. X. Thomson (Labor)
2; T. o. Green, Senator Flourney, A. b.
Fleming, l each. Whole number oi
votes cast, 80; necessary to o choice, 46.
The second ballot did not change the
result other than the three Labor votes
went to ]. w. Goshom.
Matthew Tyler, q prominent business
| man OF York, Penna., made an assign
ment yes erday. "uls estate is esti-
mattel TO be wor h over 100000, while
his liabilities may reach $4,000. The
assignment was not made through any
embarrassment, but because of the great
age and ieebleness OF bar. Tyler"
Diphtheris has become epidemic in
Hancock County, Ohio. The SCHOOLS In
Big Lick, Blanchard and Marion town
ships have been closed, aud others will be
unless the progress Of the disease abates.
IL Is not OF malignant type, and deaths
are few.
An alleged chicken thief, who had
been arrested at Bryn Mawr, was shot In
the hip by Special Officer Kershaw at
Haverlord Station last evening after he
had attempted to escape by jumping from
a train. He gave the name Of Harry
Hilton.
Ex-Recorder Fl. d. D. Lefferts, of New
Brunswick, New jersey, was arrested on
| Wednesday on charges Of embezzlement,
obtaining money under false pretenses
and forgery preferred by Frank NJ.
Oliver, q Victim oil his "stsamless boiler
scheme.
| The British steamship Ayrshire, lold'
ing with cotton at New Orleans, took fire
IN her fore compartment early on Wednee-
day morning. One hundred bales were
damaged by fire aud water. The damage
10 the vessel is slight.
James NJ. Williams was shot and killed
/ by Benjamin SkillmGn, In Albion, Ne
braska, on Tuesday night. Skillman ia
the youngest brother Of Rebecca Skill
man, who recently charged Williams ant
DIR. Fernland, in an Omaha court, with
malpractice.
Charles NJ. Balch and his wife wer,
found dead In bed near Walnut Springs
Texas, on Tuesday morning. Both wer,
shot through the heart. 1t is supposed
Ealch killed his wife Ind then committe,
suicide.
John w. Smith, aged 30 years, a to
baeco grader In the employ of G. NJ. Ben
ningbaus In Baltimore, has been arreste
aud has confessed thst be stole min
hogsheads OF leaf tobacco valued a
$500.
Harry L. Bryan, Secretary Baysrd'
stenographer, has been ordered to pre-
ceed TO Florida to obtain the election Gel
ficate Of that State for use in countln
the Electoral vote Of the Union.
Three negroes were whipped in Me-
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, on Sunday last
by Regulators, but for what oifense n
person knows. One man said the victim
were thought to be aglt1toEs.
Two men, who gave the names Of Ge,
0 Nelson and Radaele Lingali, were arreste
, in Philadelphia last night on the charp
: of victlmizing shopkC pers with spurior
silver dollars.
: Three deaths occurred from smallpo
: at the Poor House in OnoDdsga Count,
New York, yesterday, and IA persons al
t down with the disease.
Tho steamship Cherokee, OF the Clyd
J, Line, is reported ashore In the st. John
! river, three miles below Jacksonvill,
: Florida.
. The bescon In the northwest mast, b,
) low st. Johns Bluff, In st. Johns rive
{ Florida, was carried away by the recer
gale.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes has pr,
sented his large medical library to IL
Q Bos on Medical Library Association.
Trustees of the Poor.
: The report In the REPUBLICAN yeste
8 day Of the Quarterly Meeting of th
{ Trustees of the Poor extended up to th
: time that an adjournment for dinner ws
effected. After dinner at 1 o'clock th
board resumed Its meeting and passe
the following accounts;
: John b. Taylor, bread, $i ,184. OF; Alex
. ander Chambers, tnwsre, 81. SO; jaime
: F. Wood & Co., repsirs, .S62.29; g. "
l Lodge & Sons, groceries, 1907 .SS; jaime
NJ. Griffin, dru. s, e3; Republican Print
/ ing Company, advertising, 1882; ii. X
+ Watson, drugs, $i99.l9; Daweon Brotf
ers, butter, S675; l.. Burns, BLACK
smithing, $?2.45; Llchtenstein q Hart
dry goods, $3.50 TO-. John G. Brisou
plumber, 1910; s. G, Simmons 81 Bros
lumber, S4S.7l; Lynch & Leary, grocel
: les, S499.84 Hart, Morgan Il Co., bed
i ksteads, S72.5p; The Wilmington Prin,