Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-14
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NEWS SUMMARY,
INDIANS ON TEE WAR PATH-A
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
MIBCELLANEOU9 NEWR.

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Mr. Jordan, the "farmer in charge
OF Ghe Ponca Agency in Idaho, reports
70 tne commissioner of Indian Affairs,
as IolIo"s Serious Overtures have
Deen made Nez Perces by Cheyennes
70 JOIN them In a raid to the North. Nez
!. Perces are unwilling to go, but say a
II arge party Of Cheyennes will visit
them wiTh'u ten days to force them to
4 Join. They ask to be protected by the
5overnment." The situation is believ-
b ed in Washington to be exaggerated.
During thunder storm at Texarka-
ma, Arkansas. on Wednesday evening,
: a large three story brick building, lust
tlniShed, vas struck by lightning, and
ttji upon the top of frame saloon adj
Olnipg, crushing it in. The saloon was
fn.l of people at the time and eighteen
persons were killed, several others be-
= ing injured.
Admiral Nicholson, commanding the
American vessels at Alexandria, Egypt.
reported yesterday, in ar official de-
. spatfh TO our Government "that there
pas been some destruction of property
belonging to Americans in that city.
put no loss OF life among them so far as
he has been able to ascertain"
The War Department yesterday is
SUED an order disseminating the Mill
tary Department of West Point after the
1Oth of August. General o. o. How
ard will be relieved by Colonel Wesley
Merritt as Superintendent of the Mil
itary Academy.
The ship Ryerson. 1929 tons hurtban
caught fire while disoharglng coal at
Quebec, on Wednesday, and was ex-
pected to be a total loss. She was
oullt ten years ago and owned in Nova
Scotia.
Fourteen women of the town OF
Perry, New York, have notified the
assessor to place them on the tax roll
as owners of personal property, 80 that
they may vote at the next school elec-
tiOn.
The stalk borer is reported TO be DAM
aging the oats in the country around
Bloomington, illinois, State Etomolo-
gist Forbes is investigating the charac-
teUstics of the past.
Judge Jeferds, of Issaquena, former.
ly of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
has been nominated for Congressman
by the Republicans of the old "Shoe-
string" district of the State.
A telegram from Montreal reports
that " a party of students from Penn
sylvania, calling themselves "A School
OF Science, and wearing a peculiar
dress, arrived there yesterday.
In Lowell, Massachusetts, on We'd
nesday, three boys, John Hayes, aged
IL years; John Benen, aged II; and AL
fred Jarvis, aged 10, died from lock-
Jaw, caused by wounds from toy pis-
tolls.
The mill and lumber yards Ohm,
Holmes, at Ogemia, Wisconsin, were
destroyed on Wednesday by fire caus-
ed by sparks from RAISING locomotive.
The loss is stated at $l5O,0OO.
j. S. Montgomery, County Superinten
dent of Education at Natchez, is rspor.
ed to have absconded after swindling
various persons by forged teachers
warrants.
George Harper, well known con-
tractor, and William Robinson, were
killed yesterday by fall of rock in a
new slope which they were sinking at
Excelsior, Penna.
The cotton yarn mill of John L. Ross
in Burrillville, Rhode Island, was
burned on Wednesday night. Loss
$4,000.
East & Lewis mill, at Lima, Ohio,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morn.
ing, for the fourth time in eight years.
Loss, $780,
John Manning and Joseph Delaney,
boys, have died from the same cause
n Boston within few days, and an
'ther boy is not expected to recover.
Alexander johnson, aged 49, died Of
ockJaW, from a similar wound, in
Massachusetts, on We'd
lesday night.
The steamer whaler Lucretia, of New
3edford, which sailed for Honolulu
asst spring, had not arrived there on the
ID inst, and was given up for lost
Hanlan has deposited $1,000 with the
layOr of Toronto, ''to rOake good his
hailenge to row any five men in the
yOrld."
The bill for the extension of the
harters of the National banks was
lgned yesterday by the President.
The Natick Mills were sold at auc-
on yesterday i'll Providence to the
'uion Company for 1921 200.
Mrs ScOville denies that she put
olson in the bouquet sent by her 10
ulteau before the latter's execution.
Captain William Moser, of Atlantic
ity was drowned in the Inlet at that
lace on ednesday night.
John II. Clark died yesterday in
ashua, New Hampshire, of lockjaw
ON toy pistol wound.
The White Mountain Indians in Art.
ma, 100 III number, are reported on
10 war path.