Daily Republican., 1882-03-25
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The Suicide List-A Confessed Em
bexsler-sympasby for tho Strik.
eps- Farmers troubles in Sou h
CarOliba
The Exec uti We Com mittee Of the in
dustrial Organization of Schuy kill
county met yesterday in Pottsville
Resolutions were adopted sympathizing
with the strikers in Maryland and at
Omaha; advising Schuylkill county
working men not to 60 to those places
until the trou bles have been amicably
settled; calling attention of the Mine
Inspectors to the neglect of mine owners
to obey the Ambulance law, and thank.
ing Conl ressman Brumm for his action
on the Anti Chinese bill.
The farmers In the neighborhood of
Columbia, South Carolina, who are
fencing their pasture field. in accord
ance with law Of the last Legislature,
which will take effect on the lat prOx I,
have been threatened by masked riders
for their compliance with the law.
"Coffins with deaths heads and cross
bones" have been lett at farm houses,
and incendiarism has been threatened
A recent fire in Richmond and ano her
in Kershaw county are q tributed to
these rutiians.
The Mississippi foods continue to
subside, except along the Black and
Tensas rivers and the Bayou Macon, in
Louisiana. The loss iii these districts,
which contain population OF $4,000
persons, is estimated at S150,000 in
.to aI Tho bnynn1
the mouth OF the BLACK river resembles
an inland sea, and the water ON many
of the fields is 6 feet in depth. Several
lives have been lost in the flooded dis
tricts of Louisiana within few days
The Senate of Wisconsin yesterday
adopted Congressional Apportionment
bill, which, 1T Is said, will give the
Democrats two Congressman from that
State, if not three. The plau is due to
the fusion Of the Democrats with a
faction of the Republicans. Leading
Repuolicans throughout the State are
very Indignant, aud protest against the
bill.
The messenger Toys of the Rapid
Telegraph Compai y ia Boston slruck
yesterday morning because they were
dissatistie III with tie pay for messages
delivered on long routes. The matter
was speedily arranged to their satisfac.
ton, and they resumed work.
The House Committee on Post offices
yesterday considered Mr.. Bingham, :,
Money Order bill. 1t was decided to
recommend the reduction of fees on
money orders of less than IS from 10 to
Z cents, and to increase the maximum
order issue from $50 to 500.
Colonel William Tappan Thompson,
for thirty two years managing editor
OF The Savannah Morning News, died
yesterday Ill Savannah, eyed 70 years.
He was the author of "Major Jones
Courtship" and other humorous works
Army circles in Washington are ex-
cited by report that the President in
tends to place General Mcdowell on
the retired list, and promote Generals
Pope and Nc kensie, giving Pope the
succession to Mcdowell.
Gear brings disgrace, bravery brings
honor, cowar1ice saves no man from
his fate," says the Caliph Omar; but
lions from an awful fate.
The brig Three Cheers, from Manzs.
Milo for New York, with sugar, went
ashore at Station No. 20, on the New
Jersey coast, yesterday morning. Her
crew got safely ashore.
John NJ. Francis, OF the Troy, New
York, Times, is mentioned III Wash
ington as likely to be the next Minister
to Belgium. He was Minister to Greco 9
under President Grant.
General Grant was serenaded last eve
ming by the Government working men
in Washington, and acknowledged the
compliment in few appropriate re
marks.
The scho pner Fapnie Il. Lawrence,
from Apalachicola tor Philadelphia,
with lumber, is ashore eight miles
south of Hatteras Station. Her crew
are safe.
The crop prospects throughout Kau-
sas and Illinois are reported excellent.
In Kansas the wheat is "a month in
advance of the season."
1t is rnmored in Washington that
Richard L. Merrick will be appointed
assistant counsel in the Star Route
cases, to succeed Cook, resigned.
Count Johanini, italian Minister to
Mexico, committed suicide in he City
Of Mexico on the Goth inst, because of
pecuniary troubles.
Professor j. G. Hawkins, teacher in
the Howard School at Fort Smith,
Arkansas, committed suicide on Thurs
day night.
Jacob Averv, a prominent citizen of
Blue Point, Long Island, attempted to
hang himself yesterday, but was cut
d. wn before life was gone.
The painters in Pottstown, Penna.,
have demanded an advance o. 25 cents
per day, to take effect on the 1st proxi.
mo.
Knights TEN plsrs.
On Thursday evening the following
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