Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-01-07

Himseif-Revolus
ti0D ia MexIcO-RatirOad Sold
Other incidents, Accidents,
Grimes aud Casualties.

Crimes ana CnsunItAeh.
Lsonard Case, wealthy citizen Of
Cleveland, Ohio, was found dead on
the floor Of his room yesterday morn
ing, with saucer containing chloro-
form beside him. lie was nearly sixty
years Of age and unmarried. His
property Is estimated a. more than
b., 900, 900. He had made many mum
iacsnt gifts, and some years ago gave
large block of ground to the Cleve'
land Library.
A rumor Of q revolution in the Mexi'
can State Durango, has reached Rio
Grands City, Texas. 1t Is said the re-
bsls have defeated General Trevino,
and that all the available troops at
Monterey have been sent TO his assist
ance. The uprising, 1t is expected,
"will have gained immense proportions
by the lst Of March.
The Atlantic and Great Western Raii.
road was sold at Akron, Ohio, yester-
day, under foreclosure. II was bid in
by K. G. Ralston and $. A. Strang, OF
New York, the purchasing committee
Of the English bondholders, under the
reorg anization scheme, for $4,000, 900,
The road will be reduced to the stan
dard gauge.
The body of a wsll-dressed man, ap-
parently SO years Of age, was found in
the bushes near Kratz's Station, on the
Perkiomsn Railroad yesterday. There
we're no marks Of violence upon IT..
The name civilian Markin" was tat
tooed on the arm in Indian ink.
A night freight train from Long
Branch plunged through the draw
bridge across the Railway river, near
Woodbridge, N. j., on Monday night,
and was wrecked. The wrecked cars
caught Are and were consumed. Two
train men we're slightly injured. The
loss in property is $4,000.
Daniel Emmons, the absconded town
treasurer Of Everett, Mass, is found
to bs over $l0, 900 "short In his &C
counts" His friends attribute the de-
fciency TO "his careless manner Of do.
ing business
Two stock trains came into collision
at Gales Hollow, ILL.,, ou Monday night,
and were wrecked. Two men were
killed and several others are supposed
to be In the wreck.
The little son of Mrs. Mary Hook was
burned to death, during its mothers
temporary absence from home, in Pitt
uton, Pa, yesterday morning.
The frame dwelling Of Daniel Hos
kins, in San Francisco, was burned
Yesterday morning, and Mrs. Hoskins
and three OF her ehildren-one an in
faut-psrished in the flames.
Sitting Bull is reported to have
moved from Fort Walsh, Manitoba, to
within mile Of the American bound
ary line. Buffalo are plentiful in that
region.
Horace 0. Pierce and Edward c.
Bloom injured by the explos on in the
celluloid factory, at Newark, N. J.. have
died. All inquest will be held on Fri
day.
A train on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Gulf Railroad ran off the
track at Shawnee, Kansas, on Monday
afternoon. A platform was wrecked,
and the damage altogether is estimated
at 5000
John Harris, a deputy sheriff, was
mortally wounded by an unknown as
sassin while sitting in his office at Sar-
dis, Miss, on Saturday night.
John Parker, colored, was shot dead
by James Ellis, colored, in a quarrel
about ten cents, in Louisville, on Mon
day night. Ellis is in Jail.
Two men were fatally burned by a
FIRE in Lombard x Ayres' oil works, on
the North River, at sixty-sixth street.
New York, yesterday morning.
George Williams, colored, was shot
dead while making a desperate attempt
to escape from Jail at Brownsville,
Tenn, yesterday.
John NJ. Carr, a prominent citizen Of
of Rushville, Ind, committed suicide
yesterday.
An "Anti Third Term for Grant
Club was organized in Albany, N.
Y, last night.
Messrs. Parnell and Dillon addressed
a large meeting in Newark, N. j., last
night.