Daily Republican., 1881-10-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
TAaE PROGRESS MADE IN DIG
GlNGTHE PAAAMA CANAL.
Attempt 10 Blow up q Train =
symptoms for Ireland-A Ian.
castor County Murder Do.
termined 70 Commit Sui
ciae.

Elk Secretary thompson, who is now
in Terre Haute, Indiana, said on Satur-
day, that work on the Panama Canal
els being pushed with 9ll speed. The
company has had an average of $50
men employed during the last six
months, and the number will be large
ly increased" Mr.. Thompson denies
that the mortality among the laborers
il extraordinary, only 30 of the laborers
having died in six months. He says
that the company's purchases in this
country "wiliamount to many millions
of dollars"
A yellow package containing roll of
dynamite was found. on Saturday af-
ternoon, lying l"ngthwise on one Of the
rails at the Third street crossing of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in Zanes-
vile, Ohio. The package was taken
by the finder to Mr.. Lee, the roadmaster
who, it is said, found the explosive suf-
ticient in quantity to elbow any train
to atoms" 1t is not known who placed
the dynamite on the track.
A meeting under the auspices of the
Land League was held in Steinway
Hall, New York, last evening, to ex-
press sympathy for Ireland. Mr.. T. p.
O'Connor and DR.. Dillon Eagan were
present and spoke. The hall, which
can bold about 2jc0 persons, was filled,
and about 5000 were unatle to gain ad-
mission.
The Synod of Philadelphia, compri-
sing this city, nineteen counties of
Dan Iva in ii nf
Africa, will meet next Thursday even
ing in the First Presbyterian Church
az Wilkesbarre. 1t is expected that
about 400 delegates will be In attend
ance Rev. W. Etdclitfe, of Reading,
will preach the opening sermon.
William Guisemer was shot, and IA
tally wounded by Samuel II. Miller, a
hotel keeper, at Union Station, Lam
caster county, on Saturday night. Gui-
se'ner died esttrday of his wounds.
He and some friends were trying to
gain admission to Mller's hotel at the
time. Miller was lodged in Jail at Ian
caster yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Harriet Smith, wife of a New
York merchant residing at Upper Mont
clair, New Jersey, attempted suicide
on Saturday morning by drowning.
Being prevented, she cut her throat,
and was removed to a hospital in Pater-
son. Here she tore open the wound
with her fingers, and separated the ju.
gular vein, causing instant death.
The relations between Mexico and
are req orted to be Critical"
owing to boundary dispute. The
Government has asked me-
diation of our Government, which has
but Mexico refuses arbitra-
tion. The dispute, now becoming
threatening, has lasted for fifty years,
The returns of the condition of the
cotton crop received by the Agricultu-
raj Department up to the lst inst, show
a condition OF 6S, being decline of
four per cent. since September lst, and
fifteen per cent. less than on October / st,
1880.
A fight is reported to have Occu rred
last Friday between settlers and cattle
stealing Indians in STEMS Mountains,
near Gila, New Mexico, in which one
man was killed. Folr others are MISS
ing.
The U. S. Senate, on Saturday, adj
journed after an executive session. 1t
Is understood that the Senate will adj
journ from to-day until Friday next, to
enable the members to attend the York.
town celebration.
The Madge had another race with
The Shadow, at Newport, on Saturday,
and this time the Shadow was defeated,
The Madge coming in half a mile
ahead.
1t is reported from Tucson that Gen.
,ral John G. Fremont has resigned as
Governor Of Arizona, and that General
n. ?. Banks is spoken of as his success
,or.
James Tretheway, leading mine
and City Councilman of Will
1esbarre, shot himself through the heart
asst Saturday morning, because no.
orious woman had attempted to defame
lis character.
George Carroll, young man, COM
nitted suicide while drunk in Augusta,
ieorgia. on Saturday morning.
Governor Wilt, of Louisiana, died
'esterday. in New Orleans.
Ex-senator Conkling is confined to
is room, in Utica, with Jha malarial