Daily Republican., 1881-09-03
NEWS SUMMARY,
NRAvY DAlMs ON THE UPPER
DELAWARR.
Tho Drought In virgfnta-Repert.
cd Battle with the Indians
-lneldents, Accidents.
Crimes. &C.

Heavy rains fell on Thursday nigh,
along the Upper Delaware on THURSDAY
night extinguished the forest fires ii
SUSSEX, county, N. j., and Pixies, Co.
Pa. A severe thunderstorm lasting
three hours, passed over Scranton the
same night. A building was struck
by lightning and the telegraph wire.
were interrupted in all directions.
Along the Hudson river, the same
night, heavy thunderstorm prevailed
and after midnight dense fog, follow
Ing the siEoke from the forest fires, de-
layed steamers for several hours.
The drought in Virginia continues,
apparently without prospect of all early
abatement. The James river is lower
than 1t has been for fifty years, and the
corn and tobacco crops in many couu-
ties are burnt up" Farmers have
great difficulty in getting water for
their stock, and mills have been stop
ped by the drying of the streams.
1t Is reported from Camp Thomas, Ar.
izona, that u battle took place between
General Carey and hostile Apaches,
near Fort Apache, on the Both ult. that
Carey had lost number of soldiers and
that all the troops at Fort Grant and
Thomas were ordered to his assistance.
Troops from Fort Lowell and other posts
were alreaay in the field.
William Hughes, connected with tbs
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Compa-
ny's farm near Wilkesbarre, was found
drowned yesterday morning in pool
OF water near the Stanton Mines. He
went out to look for some cattle on
Thursday night, and is supposed to have
been thrown from his horse into the
pool.
The work Of Dredging the channel Of
the Delaware river, between Borden
town ard Trenton, was begun yester-
day under the direction Of Colonel
William Ludlow, of the U. s. nngi-
neers. Ii Is the third attempt to i'm
prove that part of the river, 80 as to
make it navigable for steam boats.
Edward kiley, aged nine years, VA.
killed and William Murphy, aged ele-
ven, was fatally injured by a heavy
tool chest falling on them from a win.
dow ledge of the Lake Erie Rolling
Mills, in Cleveland, yesterday. The
chest, with its contents, contained
nearly 900 pounds.
The forest fires continue very destruc-
tive in Ontario Nearly forty families
in the townships Of Verona, Wilber-
force, Stafford and Bromley have lost
crops, houses and all their other n ova-
BILE property by the fIes. Navigation
on the st. Lawrence Is EN- barrassed by
the dense smoke that fills the air.
A meeting Of the Corn and Flour Ex-
change Of baltimore was held yester-
day to protest against the proposed in
crease of storage rates in the Canton
elevators. A committee was appointed
to confer with the Northern Central
Railway and Baltimore Elevator Com
pany's officers on the subject.
There was a general strike In Calves
ton, Texas, en- Thursday, among the
car drivers, 'longshoremen, cotton pick
ers, laborers at the oil mills, and other
workingmen. The demands of the
were granted at once,
and those OF the car drivers were grant
ed yesterday.
A marvellous gold discovery" is re-
ported in the Central Hills, thirty mile,
from deadlock, Dakota. The veins
winch Is four feet wide, is alleged to
"Contain more precious metal than
quartz" and to 'rnn Sl5O,OOO to the
lon in the foundation"
The rubber works Of Eugene II. Clapp,
In South Hanover, Massachusetts, were
burned yesterday morning. Loss $780,
700. The latest accounts OF the fire at
California, make it less de-
,tructive than was at first reported, and
place the loss at 200.
Thus far notices have been received
from militia organizations aggregaIin
$1,000 men, of their intention to take
pari in the Yorktown celebration. 1t
Is expected that the total military force
present will number $4,000.
Seventy tive men employed by tie
New Jersey Central lsailroad Company
At their piers AZ Jersey City struck yes
;erday for IL cents per hour. They have
Deen receiving Is cents.
Crow Dog, the murderer Of Spotted
Fail, arrived in Deadwood on Thursday
light, and will be tried next week. lie
'ays he sis satisfied lie can prove the
ii.ling justltiabie.'
Yesterdays bank clearings in Chicago
were the largest ever recorded there in
. single day--namely, $39, 100000. The
argest previous clearance was $l7, ,VOO,-
700, on the ~ Of May last.
Mayor Shakespeare, Of New Orleans,
has ordered leo extra policemen TO be
sworn in H. protect the laborars who
nave taken the places OF the strikers IN
hat city.
George NJ. Eaylor, cx-Treasurer Of
Lincoln county, Dakota, was indicted
at Deadwood, for embezsling
$4,000 of the public money.
Henry Lawson, colored, was hanged
at Chattanooga, for q felon-
GUS assault upon q white girl.
A man who whipped neighbor's |
,hild at Dongola, Illinois, is reported |
o h-ve been lynched By mob.
Tx the Ladies'.
Nearly all makes of sewing machines |
With two drawers and drop leaf and all
he attachments for SIS cash; some
makes as low as SIS, ali new and salts
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