Daily Republican., 1880-02-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
LesHeps CanRl-Mail Bida--Fire-
Persisted 1D. abe FIames-t,iher
Incidents, Accidents, Grimes and
Casualties.

Incidents, Accidents, Grimes and
Casualties.
Advkas from Panama TO the 23d ult.
says that the surveys initiated by NJ.
de Lesseps are being rapidly pushed.
Eight working parties we're in the field,
including l30 men. It is not expected, ,
however, that the surveys would be en-
tirely finished by the time De Lesseps
would leave for New York, on the 9Th
Of February.
The Commission appointed by the
Postmaster General on the proposals
for carrying the mails for four years,
from July next, reported yesterday.
The bids number $4,000, from Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
The large furniture factory Of George
c. Flint & Co., in West Nineteenth
street, New York, was destroyed by fire
last night. Loss 100000. The work
men in the factory struck several days
ago, and, as some of them made threats
the fire Is believed to have been incen-
diary.
John D. Gardiner and his wife per-
ished by the burning of their house in
Easton, Mass, on Sunday morning.
They had been drinking with some
callers the night before, and are sup
posed to have caused the fire by over
turning coal oil lamp.
The City Councils of Petersburg, Va,
yesterday authorized the sale OF 3235
shares OF Petersburg and Weldon Rail
road stock, held by the city, and valued
at $165, 900. The sale is made for the
purpose of reducing the city's bonded
debt.
Linda Young, aged 20 years, was ia
tally burned by her clothes igniting
while starting fires in the High street
public sshool in Middletown, N. j.,
Yesterday morning. Her mother was
severely burned while trying to save
hsr.
The tanners of Cincinnati, whose
wages have been gradually reduced
from $l5 and $l2 to 50 and So week,
struck yesterday for an advance of 10
per cent. Three Of the employers grant
ed the demand.
The Princess Louise arrived at Hall.
fax, N. s., yesterday, and was received
with military honors. Throngs OF peo-
pie on the wharves cheered heartily,
and flags were displayed on many
buildings.
A crevasse thirty feet wide is report
ed in the levee at the Cassbonne plan
tation on the Mississippi river, seven
miles below New Orleans. A force Of
men has been sent out to close it.
At Montgomery, in Orange county,
N. Y, yesterday morning, the ther-
mometer indicated degrees below zero.
The Waikiki river was entirely frozen
over during Sunday night.
There is report from Scranton that
Samuel J. Tilden, Of New York, is to be
married to Miss Fanny Ranch, of Lew
isburg, Pa, this week.
Mary Newman, young woman, was
arrested and committed to Jail in Potts
Vile yesterday for infantioide. She
confessed the crime and implicated
another woman.
John Gillespie, Jr., a brakeman on
coal train Of the Reading Railroad, was
killed by falling under the train near
Pottsville yesterday morning.
Ths foreign exports of Savannah
during January was S3GO,OOO larger
than during the corresponding month
of 1879.
William Palmer, of Williamsport,
was found frozen to death in the woods
at Wheatland, N. j., yesterday morn
ing.
The President yesterday nominated
Elijah A. Stone to be Indian Agent at
the Lemhi Agency in Idaho.
Two Illicit distilleries have just been
captured in Orange county, North Car-
olina.