Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-19
NEWS 81 uMARY.
Arrested for Murder-IncidentR tRS
Accidents, Grimes land CAsualfs
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Accidents, Grimes land CAsualf~
ties.
Irwin Luster, John Martin, joseph
Belch, Herbert Gould, Henry Reinchie,
and Thos. and John Merriman were ar
rested yesterday, charged with the
murder OF the unknown man who was
driven into the river near Agnew Sta
ton, in the vicinity Of Pittsburg, Pa,
and stoned to death for stealing 9
bunch Of grapes. The men say that
they did not stone him.
Freeman F. Gross, Of Chicago, ILL.,,
shot and killed Mike Fleming yesterday
morning. He had entered the latter's
house to prevent him beating Mre.
Fleming and breaking the furniture,
and, being pursued by Fleming with an
uplittsd chair, he shot him in self-de-
fence.
The inquest on the bodies Of the
philadelphia victims Of the Mays
Landing disaster was continued yester-
day and will be concluded to-day.
Libbie Grace, who was injured BY the
accident, died yesterday at Nays
Landing.
A boy fishing in the river at Car
thage, N. T., yesterday morning,
hauled up the body Of a man about 80
years old, supposed to be that of Patrick
Miller. The body had apparently been
in the water about ten days.
George Bell, indicted for swindling
the Merchants National and Third
National Banks Of Baltimore, Nd, by
means of forged cheeks, was brought to
that city yesterday from New York on
a requisition.
A despatch from Fargo, D. T., says
that the storm Of Tuesday evening,
southwest Of Fargo, was terrible.
Houses were blown down, one man was
killed, and three were severely injured.
Henry Orr, railroad employe, while
engaged in driving piles at Pueblo,
Col, on Tuesday, fell against the point
Of a crow-bar, which passed entirely
through his body, killing him instant
ly.
Tho body found in the Narrows by
the New York Street Cleaning Depart
ment's tug was identified yesterday as
that of Bernard Morgan, the murdered
Staten Island truck driver.
It is stated that the coal companies at
an informal conference in New York
have agreed to further advance prices
25 cents per ton on all grades, except
steamer during September.
Walter Morgan, well-known citi-
zen Of Poughkepsie, N. Y, and one OF
the editors of the Daily Press, fell down
stairs at his residence last night, and
died instantly.
Antoine Hennemberg, creole, shot
and instantly killed, yesterday, James
Kelly, negro, at colored fair at
Whistler, Ala. Hennemberg escaped.
Felix Campbell, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
has asked the assistance of Secretary
Evarts for the release Of his two sons
who are held al prisoners of war in
Peru.
Joseph P. Norris, Chief Engineer of
the Auburn, IN. W Fire Department,
committed suicide yesterday morning
by cutting his throat with a razor.
The final arrangements have been,
made for the swimming match at Allan
tic City, N. j., to day, between George
Fearn and Captain Paul Boyton.
Rennie and Joe Frick, Q and II years
respectively, while playing in a boat
on the Dusquehana, at Pittsten, Pa,
yesterday morning, fell overheard and
were drowned.
Among the death returns yesterday
at the City Registers Office, Boston,
Mass, was that Of Michael Barrett, q
native Of Ireland, aged lO7 years and
4 months.
Jacob Anderson was arrected in
Hampton County, s. G., yesterday, on
a charge Of numbering two men named
Collins, at Reidsville, Ga, about three
months ago.
Gen. Mysr, Superintendent of the U.
s. Signal Service, known as "0ld
Probabilities" has been ordered home
to Michigan by his physicians.
Rube Carutbers, oolored, cattle
thief, was taken out Of jail, last night,
at Brenkhsm, Texas, by 40 masked
men and lynched.
John Manson, . miner at Wilkes
barre, Pa, was killed yesterday while
blasting.