Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-08
NEWS SUNNI ARY.
Western Cycloaes-Large RODbery
by blind MAN "A number Of Cas-
usl1ttes-D b { hs By Violence
Dsath OF an old Eibrarian-Osher
News IiemS.

by . Hind Man "A numb or Of Ca
usl1ties-D b { hs By Violence
Death OF an OLD Eibrarian-Oshc
News Hens.
Destruct ctive cyclones occurred in va
rious portions of the West and North
west on Thursday evening and night
The little town Of Chase, Kansas, wa
almost entirely demolished, three per
sons being killed, and one fatally
injured. A woman was killed near
Raymond and another was fatally
injured.
| Much excitement was caused in Mil
waukee yesterday morning by the work
men In factories which do not employ
Union men receiving anonymous com
munications, with roughly engraved
skull and crossbones, and over the rep
resentation the word "scab." These
missives are supposed to threaten bodi
harm.
In the New York Methodist Episco
pal Conference in Sing Sing yesterday
Rev. James M. King and Mr.. John d
Cornell were appointed committee tc
confer with the Central Committee fol
arranging for Centennial meeting OF
the Representatives of ali the Metho.
dist Churches in 1884.
William Weston bacher, appointed by
Thomas Jefferson Secretary of the Fac
ulty and Librarian of the University Of
Virginia in 1929, and who filed the of.
flee ever since, died at his residence In
Charlottesville, on Thursday night, in
the 85th year of his age.
The boiler of the steamer Bella Mac
burst yesterday morning near La
Crosse, Wisconsin. She had on board
crew of II, of whom two are known
to be killed, five are missing, three are
believed to be- fatally injured, and the
remainder injured less severely.
General Sherman has telegraphed to
a friend in Washington that he ere
joices over the passage of the bill for
compulsory retirement of army officers
q the age of 62, and on no account does
lie desire any exception made In his in
t rest.
A mob of sixty men captured steam
or at Raymond City, West Virginia, on
Thursday night, went TO Winfield and
took from the Jail and lynched negro
named South, who had feloniously as.
saulted the wife of one of the railroad
hands.
A large meeting of the striking car
penters In Hamilton, Ontario, was al.
dressed on Thursday night by P. J. Nc.
Guire, OF New York, who advised them
20 stand firm. Several bosses have a.
greed to the demands of the men.
st. Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic
church, on Sycamore street, Cincinnati,
vas destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning, only the walls and tower re-
manning standing in bad condition
The building and its contents cost
Sl50,OO0.
Business was generally suspended in
Philadelphia yesterday, Good Friday.
All the departments of National, State
aud Municipal Government were closed
and there were the usual observances
in tEo churches of some nominations
Eleven new cases of small.po and
four deaths were reported in South
Bethlehem yesterday. Six of the cases
were in houses not quarantiued. Most
of the receLt new cases are Of the mild
varicloid type.
About half the striking laborers at
Tesumed work yesterday at the old
rates. The places Of the most of tho
other strikers have been filled by Ital-
ians.
The Grand Ttunk officials at Toronto
have refused 10 confer with the striking
freightmen and have ordered the i'm
mediate payment and dismissal Of the
strikers.
Adam M. Dundore, ex.Treasurer of
Berks, Co., Penn, has disappeared,
and Is charged with being defaulter
to the State for about So, 900. and to the
country for about $4,000.
A tornado near Highland Station,
Michigan, caused a loss of two lives.
Several persons were killed in Eaton
and Oakland counties in the same
State.
General "Jack" Wharton, U. s. Mar
shall for Louisiana, died suddenly of
apoplexy, in Pinchback's office, in New
Orleans last evening.
Joseph Hess, q saloon keeper, of Pitts
burg, killed his Wits and then attempt.
ed suicide yesterday morning. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
Patrick Shelley, who had shown
symptoms OF insanity, killed his son,
eleven years of age, in Hopkinton,
Massachusetts, yesterday.
VIM. H. Winans, City Treasurer of
Newark, N. j., was arrested for
forgery, in raising warrant from $165.
40 to $2l65.4O and drawing the money.
Two storehouses belonging to Fl. & L.
Silverman, at Indian Bay, Arkansas,
were burned on Thursday night. Loss,
$35, 900.
The Streaton Window Glass Factory,
at Streaton, Illinois, was destroyed by
fire yesterday afternoon. Loss about
$4,000.
The body of another victim Of the
Asylum fire at Yankton, Dakota, was
recovered on Thursday night, making
the total number five.
James Sharpe, Snowman, formerly
Of Wilkesbarre, was killed near Mauch
Chunk, on Thursday night, while steal.
ing a ride Oh the railroad.
Valentine Reilly, aged % years, was
killed by falling from thirl-story win
dow III New York yesterday morning.
There was no Cabinet meeting yester.
day, the President desiring 10 observe
Good Friday.
The female shoe operatives in Tcron.
to remain "out," but compromise 10
The Eastern Railroad Depot, at
Salem, Mass was burned yesterday
Loss, 100000.
Mr.. Teller, the new Secretary Of the
Interior, will not assume the duties of
MS department before Wednesday next.
lGreat damage to property is reported
II Iowa.
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