Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-03

George Matthews, driver Of a coal wagon a
Rochcstcr, N. Y, was knocked down an,
killed, on Saturday, while trying to prevent hi
horse from running away.
Charles o. Brown attempted to kill his wife
at Poughkepsie, on Wednesday, but inflicted
Gully slight wound. He then committed sui
oide by hanging himself 20.
Messr.. NJ. NJ. Child & Co. have on hand fol
sale 2O00 w. & W. Railroad bonds which the,
are Offering at IS aud accrued interest,". No.
Exchange Building. ~. If
VIM. p. Clyde Il Co., Of New York and Phi
iadephia, have formed new line to Havana
and bought the steamships Moro Castle and
Crescent City.
| In the District Court, at Washington. on
Saturday, Judge Humphreys entered a decree
confirming the award Of the arbitrator In the
| rarragut paize claims, aud ordering payment
| Of the money. The amount of the awards, as
already stated, Is $26s,O00.
General Butler, it Is said, has decided to post
pone his defending the extension of Congress
mems salaries, ''until the popular feeling
against 1t subsidies"
boy, named Daniel Spelman, was killed
a. Cincinnati on Saturday, by the falling of
the second floor Of house in course of demo
lition.
The case Of Tasker and others against the
decided at Chicago on Saturday. The Jury
found general verdict for the plaintiff, awar-
ding damages to the amount of $l19,83I.
1t is stated that Henry Rambo, of Reading, Pa,
a horse dealer, who went to New York nine
weeks ago, and sold stock to the amount of
$2oOO, has been missing since.
The Secretary of the Treasury will buy $500
wv In bonds OIL the 9th and 23d of April, and
sell III 900 900 in gold Oh each Thursday dur
ing The month. Total bond purchases, $1,000, 900
gold sales, $6,000,00O.
-. The postal car trouble has been compromised.
The railroad companies have agreed to run the
postals cars until the special Committee Of the
Y. 5. Senate to investigate the subject shall
have reported at the next session.
The Dominion Board ofTrade, at its last
session, resolved in favor Of gauging dsters'
products, fish oils, etc., by weight instead of
tie gauge.rod. The Fairbanks Company manu-
iacture class Of scales expressly adapted to
this use.
1t is understood that the Treasury Depart-
ment has issued an order for the retention of
the whole amount ofearnings fthe Union and
Central Pacific Railroads for mail and Govern
ment transportation, in accordance with the
recent law Of Congress.
The Austrian brig Ugo, from London, while
coming up New York Bay on Saturday, with
out pilot, struck on the Southwest Spit and
sprang u leak. She was towed to the basin
at Staten Island, where she lies with her
decks under water. Her cargo Is badly dam
aged.
Joseph Relyea, of Schenectady. brakeman
on the New York Central Railroad, was thrown
from train at Utica, Oh Saturday night, and
kile!, In consequence OF a misplaced switch.
George w. Abbott, proprietor Of the Randolph
Express, was accidentally thrown from q
train aud killed, at Braintree, Mass, on Friday
afternoon.
SINGULAR FATAL AccIDENT.-BETHLE-
HEM, Pa, March 3l.-On Saturday evening
Mr.. Stuart, son of the General Car INSPECTOR
Of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad and
ayoung lady, while crossing small wire bridge
over Hokendaqua Creek above Catasaqua were
both blown over into the creek and drowned.-
The lady had just arrived at the station to visit
family near Lanbachs station.