Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-01-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
Tho irish Agitators - DsmaEes
Awarded-Eread or Biosa-f"x
John Porter Again--Oiher inc''
dents. Accidents. Grimes aaa
Gnsuaiifen.

John Porter AEhtu-ushnE 'S
dents. Accidents, Grimes and
Casualties. --...
Messrs. Parnsll and Dillon received
several delegations Of Irish citizens In
Boston, yesterday, among them one
from Portland, Me-, inviting the lead
srs to visit that place. Last night
there was a great "Parnell dsmonstrs-
ton In Lowell, at which nearly $30Oo
were subscribed.
Daniel Sbehan, a fireman, employed
by the New-York Central Railroad
Company, was awarded $500 damages
In the Supreme Court at Auburn, n
Y, yesterday, for injuries to his spine,
caused BY collision in August, 1878.
l"An unemployed workingmsn's
bre sd .or blood mass meeting" was call
I'D to assemble in the City Hall Square,
At Ottawa, Canada, yesterday. Only
four persons were present-those whose
names we're signed to the advertise
ment OF the meeting.
The Senate Committee ou Military
yesterday authorized the Chairman to
appoint sub b-compittee to consider the
bill for the relief OF Fitz John Porter,
and report 1t to the full COMMITTEES at
future meeting.
The Territorial Legislature Of Utah
met on Monday. Lorenzo Snow was
elected President of the Council, and
Orson Pratt Speaker Of the House. 1t
is said all the members Of the Legisla'
ture are polygamists except six.
The Ohio Legislature elected Mr..
Garfield U. s. Senator to succeed Mr..
Thurman. Garfield received 20 votes
TO l3 for Thurman in the Senate, and
66 to "A for Thurman in the House.
The House Committee on Elections
yesterday, by vote Of 8 to g, refused
to dismiss the appeal OF the contestant
in the case of MeCabs vs.. Orth OF In
diana.
Deputy Collector Wilson has just
seized two mules, wagon aud 6l gal
Ions Of illicit whisky in the Second Dis
t-ict Of Georgia, and arrested the pro-
prietor of an Illicit still.
Thomas Newman, colored, accident
ally set fire to The buildings at the Ca
meron Furnace, at Middletown, Pa,
yesterday morning, and was burned
to death. The loss by the fire is small.
The U. s. steamship Lackawanna ar
rived at Honolulu ON December 1lth,
and the Wachusett was at Rio Janeiro
on the same day.
The collection made in Richmond,
Va, fer the Irish Relief Fund, aggre-
gates about s250G, but the COMMITTEES
have not yet completed their work.
Daniel o'Connell, at Pottsville, on
trial for killing John Hackett in q
drunken brawl at Boston Run, on the
18th Of December last. was acquitted
yesterday.
George Caigler, q butcher, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the head
while drunk, in the presence Of his
wife and child, in Atlanta, Ca, on
Monday night.
Senator Lamar's illness is now be-
lisved to be vertigo rather than para
lysis. His condition Ia considered
"serious but not dangerous"
W. Parker, Jr., colored, was killed
by Allan Hite, a Justice Of the Peace, at
Assumption, La, yesterday. Hite es-
capped arrest.
The augusta Factory and Warehouse,
at Augusta, Ga, we're burned last
night, with 1900 bales of cotton. Loss
$50, 900.
The City Insurance Company Of Pro-
vidence, r. l., has decided to close its
business.
Alfred Stubbs was shot dead by Hen
ry Grsen in a quarrel, near Sadieville.
KY, yesterday.
The New Jersey Legislature met yes
terday. General Sewell was elected Pre-
sident Of the Senate.