Daily Republican., 1882-08-18
NEWS aUMMARY,
A Philad eIph1a FIre-CriminRl DO.
inEs-ImdIan Ra1ds-Other Incl
0euts OF Miscellaneous N0Ws.

A Rh110d 01ph1A AEIFo-UFAmAuAAW WV'
fnws-Indinn Ra1ds-Other Incl.
dents OF Miscellaneous NowS.
Last night about half past 8 O'Clock, "a
fire broke out in No. 8 Strawberry
street, Philadelphia, above Second and
Chestnut streets, and spread rapidly to
No. 10. The two buildings were occu-
pied by q number OF firms for manufao.
turing and storage purposes, nearly all
the stock being destroyed and the
structures much damaged. Stock in
the adjoining buildings was damaged
by water. Nos. 8 ard 10 were owned
BY an estate of which the Fidelity Com
pany is Trustee. The loss will proba-
bly, amount to 500, 1000, The origin OF
the fire is unknown.
At meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany yesterday, at Annapolis, Md,
Lewis Cass Smith, of Hagerstown, was
elected President, in place Of Hon. A.
P. German, resigned. The State being
the largest stockholder, Mr.. Smith was
elected by vote of the Board Of Public
Works. The Board also reelected
Jesse X. Hines InsuranceC Commissioners,
and Levin Woolford, Tax Commis-
sioner.
The white laborers on the line OF
the Memphis and Kansas City Rail
road, in Craighead county, Arkansas,
drove off the colored laborers under
penalty of death. The Governor OF
that State yesterday telegraphet the
Sheriff of Craighead county to inves.
tigate the matter and protect the work
men"
The family of NJ. L. Smith, at Sla-
tington, Pa, consisting of five persons,
was severely poisoned on Wednesday
by eati.. corned beef from tin cans.
The beef had softeDed, and iS supposed
to have absorbed poison from the cans
All the members of the family were
critically III, but yesterday all were re-
ported recovering.
Eleven cars were demolished and the
track torn up by the wreck OF a West
bound freight train, on Wednesday
night, on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
near Mountville, Pa. About the same
time and a short distance from Mount
Vile, another freight train was wrecked.
Four cars were destroyed and the tracks
were blocked for eight hours
An official decree was published in
the City of Mexico yesterday, declaring
the forfeiture of the Tehuantepec Rail
road concession, and ordering the
800, 900 placed on deposit by the Com
pany to be transferred to the Mexican
Treasury, the Company to be held liz
BILE to suit for damages.
The international rife match be-
tween the Amateur Rifle Club of New
York and the Victoria Rife Club of
Hamilton, Ont, ended yesterday, the
Canadians scoring 1862 and the Ameli-
cans 379 at the 1000 yard range. The
total score stood; Canadians, ,11S9, Amer.
leans, 1179.
The Wisconsin Protective Associa.
ton, composed of brewers and liquor
dealers, met and resolved yesterday to
oppose, by all legal means, the enforce
ment Of sumptuary laws; to organize
similar bodies throughout the State,
and to take an active part in the ele1-
tions.
w. d. Russell was convicted yester.
day in the United States Court atYank-
ton, Dakota Territory, of completely
in the Santa Fe scrip frauds. TIE cases
against his companions, Cameron and
Carpenter, have been continued until
the November term.
The Cree Indians are reported to be
much discontented at the inroads
which the various projected railway
lires will make into their hunting
ground, and threats are freely made
against any surveyors who may begin
operations on their reservation.
Mexican advices from Magdalena,
Sonora, say that the Apaches continu
their raids in the vicinity of Ures. A
band of 70 to 100 is raiding Sonora
River Valley. Over 1CO people have
been killed in the vicinity Of Ures with
in the last month.
Captain John Bodine, "Old Relia,
ble," will, 1t is believed, be the captain
of the American team which will con.
test in the forthcoming international
rifle match. The team will probably
be- organized this evening.
In New York Yesterday TWO lCallans
were arrested and imprisoned for at
tempting to extort $500 from I. Msrca
dante, a fruit merchant, by blackmail
They threatened him with death If HI
refused.
The Jesuits of Quebec are aRitating
as matter of justice, TOR the restitu
tion to them of all their property conhs
Gated during the reign of Henry w., o
France.
The Montreal authorities have grant
ed a writ OF habeas corpus in the cas-
of Ernest Duchesne, the Belgian EN-
beZzler.
Alvin Kehsalc's, q Pole, aged l,
years, was accidentally drowned yes
tardav in the OJWepo. N. Y, canal,