Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-12-24
NEWS Sun MARY.


Collection "f Ise,deuts, Acct
dents, CrfmeS aod Casu siatiea
raken from tho M .vnanK FIX.
changes.
Tue Department Of Justice in wash
ingiou is draped in mourning for the
de stu OF ex'Atsorudy General Akerman
md will close on the day of his funeral.
Arch bishop Corrigan, yesterday
morning confirmed 100 adults, Including
several oolored persons and 900 child
rem, in St. Joseph's Church New York.
The trial Of Jonathan Moyar for the
murder Of Gretchen Kintzler, at Mid
dleburg, Penua., Tesultsd yester day in
murder in the first degree.
John Krouenthal, aged 50 years, COM
mitted suicide iu New York, yesterday
morning, because he could not get en-
ploymept.
Herman Hinsdale, aged IA years. was
killed by train while walking on the
ErIe Railroad, at Binghamton, ysstsr-
day.
The commission Of Judge Woods as
Associate Justice Of the SUPP eme Court
pf the United States was signed by the
President yesterday.
Further particulars Of the disaster
on the Carolina Central Railroad. at
the Indian Creek trsstle, ON Wednes-
day, show that five men were killed
and three injured, two seriously.
The broken end Of the ocean pier at
Long Branch is being repaired. The
strained portions Of the deck are being
jack screwed back into position 70 be-
ready for mole rough weather.
DR.. Vest, Charles N. Morrison and-a
colored man went cunning ON the
James river, last Tuesday, and have
uit been heard Of since. II is feared
they perished in the snow storm.
Five men, whe pleaded guilty to the
charge of sending lottery circulars
through the mails, we're sentenced each
to pay fine Of $500, in New York, yes
terdsy.
As the steamboat Clara 8. was max
ing landing on the Lover Mississippi,
on Wednesday morning, four colored
r0ustabouts we're thrown overheard BY
the fitting Of swinging stage and
drowned.
Charles Z. Smith, eldest son Of Rich
ard Smith, of the Cincinnati Gasetts,
and formerly connected with the edi-
torial department Of that paper, died
yesterday.
A passenger train on the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad was
thrown down an embankment near
Augusta, Georgia, yesterday morning,
by broken rail. Four men we're in
jursd. but not seriously.
Steps have been taken in Columbus.
Ohio, to transfer to the Supreme Court
Of the United States the ,ase involving
the placing of Bell telephone in an
office in which the American Union
Telegraph Company does business.
An engine exploded ct Pale Alto. on
the Reading Railroad, last evenine
killing Patrick Donahoe, engineer:
Thomas Kenvin, conductor, and VIM,
Ash and John Maher, brakemep. All
leave families.
The Chinese employees in the shirt
factories at Jamesburg, New York.
struck some time ago. and were replac.
cd by whites. The factories employ
300 persons and are pro5perinS since
the change of labor. All the China,
men have left the town.
J. W. Brockway, Recorder of cbio,.
go, began suit for libel, in that oitv
Yesterday, against the socialistic Pub.
ilshing Company; whose paper, the Ar
better z9itung, published articles. dur.
ing the political canvass, charging him
with immortality. He claims $50. 600
damages.
Two of party OF gamblers who were
,eiz9d at Baldwin, Florida, on Wedues-
lay, by some men they had swiudIed.
aud who were compelled to give back
heir winnings, procured warrants for
he arrest ofthe Regulators. "In makipe
he arrests, on Thursday, a fight en-
upd, in which Simpson, one OF tus
gamblers, was killed. Three of the
Teen iators" were captured and taken
o Jacksonville for a hearing.