Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-18

a Collection OF News OF Interest
Prom all Sections of the Country
CalIod from tho nOTninE Ex.
changes,

a Collection OF News OF Interest
From all Sections of the Country
Called from tho Morning Ex.
changes.
Ann MCCARTHY and Eliza Martin we're
terribly burned by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp, in New YORK, ON Wed
nesday night. Two men, named Nep-
han and Kelly, psrished by the caVing
IN of an em6ankm1pt al Oakdale, Mas
sachuSetts, on Wednesday. The mutt
lated body of an unknown man, about
thirty years Of age was found yester
day norning OF the Brie Railroad track
at Paterson, New Jersey. 1t is sup.
posed he was passenger who fell Cf
q train.
The ship chsndlsry stores and ware
house of Wilcox Brothers, in Toledo,
Ohio, were burned yesterday. Loss
$40, ,0AO. T. +. Braunan X Co.'S hat
factory in Orange, Eew Jersey, was
destroy cd by fire yesterday moruit &,
through ths oarelessness of p work
man in the finishing room, Loss $685.
600. Sixty operatives are thrown out
Of employment.
An effort Was made OF Wednesday
night 20 lynch Tish ana John Pee, in
Jail at Winchester, Tennessee, for the
murder Of young man, named Baker,
last week. A crowd of men boarded
train at TuIlahoma TO 70 to Winches
ter, hut the condncter held the train
1t was thought the attempt would be
renewed last night.
The New York Krening Post confirms
the report OF the retirement of Mr..
Howells from the editorship of the
Atlantic Monthly, and says he retires
to devote himself more closely to ere.
stive work. An opportunity for this,
it is said, will be given him by appoint
ing him Minister to Switzerland.
The remains Of Hon. Fernando Wood
arrived at Pitts6urg yesterday after,
noon. and we're received by the Con-
gresbiOnal committee snd delegation
of officials aud citizens. The train left
for Washington over the Penusylvania
Railroad a. q few minutes past eight
O'Clock.
General Garfield is quoted as saying.
q tsw days age, "that ne had made nc
pledge III reference to an appointment
in his C$binst or any other place tC
any body in the whole country. lie
has Thousands of applications FOR oHOG
which he has fled Tor reference at Tuc
proper time"
| Petitions, signed by $1,000 persons
were presented yesterday, in the Norti
lCsrolina Legislature, asking prohibi
tory legislation. The petitions, witt
former ones presented, show Al aggye
gate of abeut 200, 900 petisioners Tor I
prohibitory Law.
The President yesterday sent mes
sage TO the Senate Withdrawing III
nomination Of George Il. Foster TO b
U. .. Attorney for Ssuthern New York
No name Swas substituted for Mr.. Fos
ter's.
The cabo0se Of train on the Wabasl
Railroad was thrown from the track q
Ba5t Hannibal, Missouri, yesterda.
morning. A passenger named Snel
was killed, and two other passenger
and two train hands we're hurt.
, An Illicit distilery has inst beel
captured in Clartenet county, Hortl
Caroline, with 800 gallons Of mash
and quantity of spirits, wines, etc
Two stills were captured and two mel
arrested.
| Yesterdays ballot for U. s Senate
at Harrisburg stood Beaver, IS; Wal
, lace, II; Bayne, So; Il. NJ. Phillips, S
alexander Henry, a; Schofeid, 2
HaTmer, 2; scattering, Z.
/ The President yesterday pardone'
Daniel Risinger, George Risinger an
' Herman K. Kickler of Illinois, convict
I'd OF conspiracy to defraud the reye
nue.. Their pardon is conditional.
A prohibitrry amendment to til
, Constitution Of Michigan was lost Il
the Senate of that State, yesterday, b,
one vote. 1t was reoousidersd and lai
over for future action.
= The Valley Bank, Of Kansas City
Missouri, suspended yesterday. 1t
a principal depositors are storekeepers
and q Number of them will be embRI
1 rassed.
Charles P. Lloyd, well.known tuFi
man, died suddenly at his residence il
Hoimdell, N. j., yesterday morning
aged 81 years.
Fue snow blockade has ended OIL
the Kansas Pacific and Santa Fe Rail
roads.