Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1885 — THE NEWS CONDENSED. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

THE EAST. BrEDERIOK T. FrELINGHUYSEN. exSecretary of State, died at his home in Park place, Newark, N. J., aged G 8 years. For many hours previous to his death he was entirely unconscious. The fatal character of the disease was announced to the public more than six weeks ago, and since that time there has never been any hope entertained by the physicians, who were astonished by the extraordinary vitality of the patient. ...A policeman in New York, nt 3 o’clock fn the morning, discovered a Frenchman named Louis Francis carrying toward the North Biver a bag containing the mutilated corpse of his mistress. Francis at first stated that she died a natural death, and that he was unable to afford a funeral, but his subsequent admissions made it a clear case of strangling with a handkerchief... .An autopsy upon the body of Robert E. Odium, who jumped from the Brooklyn bridge, showed that five ribs were broken on the right side, upon which he struck the water, and it was evident that the heart had been affected by the shock, causing almost immediate death.

At Pittsburgh, Pa., Frank Karhnd, a Bohemian, 18 years of age, killed a 3-year-old girl, daughter of a man named Lepig, with whom he boarded, fired a shot at the child’s mother, jpid then fired two shots into his own heart, causing instant death. No cause is known for the deed,., .Following is the weekly semi-official bulletin in regard to Gen. Grant’s condition, which appeared in the Medical Record (New York) of ~.--yely= During the nast week Gen. Grant has been in a comparatively comfortable condition. He obtains his full amount of sleep, takes his nourishment without difficulty, and is quite free from pain. At the consultation May 15, Drs. Hands, Shrady, and Douglas being present. It was found that the swelling under the angle of the jaw on the right side had increased in size; that the glands were still indurated and deeply fixed; also, that there was a tendency toward diffused infiltration into the adjoining tissues of the upper law and anterior portions of the neck. There was, consequently, some rigidity of the jaws, preventing the wide cpening of the mouth, thus in a measure interfering with the examination of the throat. The palatal curtain was somewhat swollen, but the destructive processes at the Bide of the uvula had not markedly extended. No change had been noted in the appearance of the right tonsilar region nor in those of the posterior part of the pharynx. The ulceration on the right side of the base of the tongue showed a tendency to extend backward, was more excavated, ind had an elevated and indurated border. At the examination on Wednesday, made by Dre. Douglas and Shrady, the local conditions were found to be unchanged. Prof. Odium, the swimmer who leaped to death from the Brooklyn Bridge, was buried at Washington. His family exonerates Capt. Boyton from all responsibility in the matter. The Captain, it appears, repeatedly warned Odium not to make the foolhardy attempt. It is calculated that Odium struck the water at an approximate velocity of 187 feet per second and with a force equal to 9,000 foot-pounds.. . .It is asserted by the family of the late Secretary Frelinghnysen that his first serious illness was due to aconite bottled with some mineral’water. The Niagara Park Commissioners of the State of New York held a meeting at the Falls. 'The Comptroller expects to purchase the desired property in July, and to open the park to the public immediately thereafter... .A contract has been made by five telegraph operators in New York to proceed to Siam and spend three years in the postal service, teaching the Morse system. They are to receive SIOO per month and all expenses... .Work is in progress on the surface railway in Broadway, New York. The occupation of the street had been fought over since 1851.