Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-30
NEWS SUN MARY.
ArrapEiBg Post onico Grades
Sentenced for HaviBg Counter.
felt COin-Otner Incidents, Acct
dents, Crime. and Casualties.

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Postmaster General Maynard issued
an order yesterday raising various
post offices to the grade Of those Whose
incuakents must be appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate
The order will take effect on January
lst. Among the Offices are Minersylie
and Mount Pleasant, in Pennsylvania
Charles A. Hill, = lawyer Of St. Louis,
who has been several months in jail
ON various charges OF ceunterfeitlng,
WAS taken before the U. S.Court In that
city Yesterday, and pleaded guilty Of
having counterfeit coin IN his pos
session. BE was sentenced to one
years imprisonment.
At meeting Of Ministers OF thF
Evangelical Alliance in St. louis yes
tsrday, 1t was decided to bring suits
against proprietors Of saloons, theatres
and other places Of amusement viola
ting the Sunday law, and the Advis'
ory Board Of the Society was instruct
ed TO prepare plan Of operation.
There was q panic IN a church IL
Clifford, Ontario, on Sunday night,
caused by the snow falling from the
roof and some one shouting "fre. "
The door became jammsd by the rush
to get out, aud o number Of persons
tainted and were tramp ed on, a woman
being seriously injured.
Mrs. Littlefsld, who, on Saturday
poisoned her husband and child in
Stouqhton, Massachusetts, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting herself.
Gsttleid Braun hanged himself in Bat
talo, New York, on Sunday, because
Of quarrel in lis family.
Fiity.one deaths from dipthsria were
reported in Brooklyn, New York, las
v eek. This disease prevails in the
village of College Point, Long Island,
where five deaths from it were reported
in the twonty. four hours ending yester'
day noon.
President Hayes, Gen. Sherman,
Secretary Ramsey, Postmaster General
Maynard and Assistant Postmaster
General Hazsn, left Washington last
evening for Easton, Pennsylvania, to
attend the re.dedication of Pardee Hall.
Lucius Hotchkiss, retired merchant
and banker, died suddenly in New
Haven, Connecticut, yesterday morn-
ing. His wife, being told that he was
dying, fell dead on the bed beside b i'm.
She was u years Of age.
General John A. Logan, who is visit
ing some friends at MurphysborO', llli-
nois, has been confined to his bed since
the 18th instant, with painful ulcsrG-
ted tooth, followed by an attack OF
acute rheumatism.
Edson Fuller, who was assaulted by
Henry Witham in Hartwellsville,
Macs husstts, last Wednesday, died
on Sunday Of his injuries. Witham,
who was in custody Of the local consta-
Ole, mas escaped.
Late last evening, the four remaining
bodies of the tw sn:y men who perishea in
the Huduon River tunnel were recov er-
Cd and taken to the Morgue.
A branch with the Irish Land League
with 800 members, was organized in
Lawrence, Mass, last night. Another
branch was organized in Concord, Nh,
with 80 members.
E. W. Fsrr, Congressman elect from
the LittIeton District of New Hampshire,
is dangerously ill Of pneumonia.
Solomon B. Stsbbins was nominated
for Mayor of Boston by the Republicans
of that city last evening.
A severe earthquake was felt at ST.
Paul's Bay, Quebec, on Sunday
General Garfield left Washington yes
terday for home.