Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-24
NEWS SUM merry.
A PARAGRAPH OF BOILER EX.
PLOsIONS.
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The Newfoundland coast is block
AIDED with ice, and a continuous north.
easterly gale prevails. At present 10
arrivals OF vessels are possible. Fugi-
live groups of seals have been taken
around the northern bays Of the island.
A despatch from Cape Race, received
at st. Jehn, Newfoundland, says that
large sheet of ice has passed west.
ward OF the Cape, on which were dis
cerned an anchor, seaman's chest, q
gaff, several pieces Of rope, and what
appeared to be the recumb bent body Of
u man.
The old city sewer running along
Bear Grass creek, in Louisville, burst
yesterday morning at daylight, Destroy
ing one hundred yards OF the SIals
Line Railroad embaIkment, and food.
ing all the territory between Jackson
and Clay streets. A yard engine, now
ing east on the railroad, tumbled thirty
feet in the crevasse made by the broken
embankment, and the men who were
upon the engine all suffered ihj juries
more or less severe.
William b. Twomb bly,, while crossing
Lake Champlain on the ice last Sunday
with his 13 year Old son and Is yet1
old girl, during furious snow squa.l,
drove his horses and sleigh into an
open piece of water. Mr.. Twombly
vas picked out unconscious, and his
son, who was kicked by one of tne
horses, was dead when taken from the
water. The girl was uninjured.
A boiler in the blooming mill of the
Vulcan Steel Works, of South st. Louis,
also exploded yesterday morning, in
juring eleven men, tour OF whom
Michael Cuakley, John Dolan, Frank
Chambers and Oliver Ande-are not
likely to recover
The brig Pearl arrived at New York
yesterday afternoon with Napoleon
Metharin, seaman from the lost
steamer Bahama. He was picked up
on the 10th inst, after having boatsd
on deck house for six days.
The Mexican Government yesterday
began the construction of telegraph
line from Oaxaca sonth to Tehuanteper,
and north to the Vera Cruz railroad,
"evidently for service i'll the event OF a
war with Guatemala.
Anti-polygamy mass meetings ware
held On w ednesday evening in Chica
90, Sacramento, keokuk, Minneapolis,
milwaukee, and Norwich, Connecticut
The meeting in Chicago was addre 'sed
by Joseph Smith, son of the Mormon
Prophet.
For Mayor of Portland, Maine, the
citizens have nominated John w. Deer
ing, the G:eenbackers, Asa l.. Ames,
and the Prohibitlonlats, George q. Lit
tlefeld. 1t is thought the Democrats
will "endorse" Deering.
All the gambling hells in Chicago
were closed on Wednesday night for
the first time III the history of that city.
One of the largest of the dens was shut
by the police on Wednesday afternoon,
and the paraphernalia contiscated.
In the U. S. Court, at Trenton, New
Jersey, yesterday, the trial OF Hewitt,
on the charge of taking $1,000 of sold
iers pension, resulted in his acquital by
the Jury after two hours deliberatiOn.
The Presbyterian churches of Chica-
60 have appointed committees to confer
with other churches, "with a view to
closing theatres on Sunday and putting
a stop to indecent performances. !"
During last week 72 new cases Of
small pox and 90 deaths were reported
in Pittsburg 25 deaths in Chicago IS
cases and deaths in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, and deaths in San Francisco.
An engine and caboose on the Van
dalia railroad we're thrown into the
river near Vandalia, Illinois, on Wed.
nesday, by wash6ut, and the cOnduc-
tor and brakeman were drowned.
A boiler in the rolling mill Of A, M.
Byers & Co., at Pittsburg, burst yester-
day morning, demolishing the boiler
shed and injuring three men, one per-
haps fatally.
The boiler of a porta bic saw mill in
New Carlisle, Ohio, exploded on We'd
nesday, killing. five men and so badly
injuring sixth that his recovery is
doubtful.
The Wood River Smelling Company,
capital 100000 and the Mineral Hill
Mining Company, capital $500, GOO, filed
CoTTlHCdJoS VI iuCOl PoAbtAOh IL Aio"hy
yesterday.
The discovery is reported of a"rich |
gold bearing belt" in Chilcot county,
British Columbia, above the sixtieth |
parallel of latitude, just back Of the
Alaska line.
Three car loads of California wheat
arrived in St.Louis yesterday morning,
beiug the first installment OF 100000
bushels recently purchased by st. Lou
is millers.
Herman and Henry Batter compos.
ing'the firm of Herman Batter q Bro,
of New York, have made an ass! gnment,
with preferences amounting to sl05, 79l.
The Governor of New York has reap.
pointed Samuel Y. Miller a commits.
sioner of the State Board of Charit-
ties.
General Grants visit to President
Arthur at the White House is set for
the 10th of March.
The Denver, Colorado, Times says the
recent census gives that city a popula-
tion Of over 10000.