Daily Republican., 1882-09-28
PRICE ONE .yENT
NEWS SUMMARY.
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD CONDENSEO-INDI.
DEN IS, ACCIDENTS, ETC.

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St. Louis and its vicinity were
slightly shaken by an earthquake at
18 minutes past 4 o'clock yesterday
morning The shock lasted about
"a rolling even noise" WAS noticed
followed by twelve distinct vibra-
atiOns at apparently regular inter.
walls, the first vibration being the
strongest. Earthquake shocks were
felt at Ceutralia and Springfield,
| Illinois, at nearly the same time. At
Centralia the shock was accompanied
by rum bling sounds, and aweke near
| ly all sleeper5. The earthquake WIS
also fet az VlnCennes, Indiana, where
it ''rattlsd windows AMI lasted three
minutes.
The Bucks County Republican Con-
veutiOn met yesterday iu Doylestown
and nominated the following ticket:
Senator DR. Joseph Tomas; Assembly
men, Samuel B. Thatcher, Allen M.
Fretz, Wm, B. Worthington and
David IL. Taylor; District Atto,n ney,
| VIM Stuckert; Proth nOtory, John l..
Wlddetield; Jury Com missioner, Thom-
AZ L. MjCArty; Director of the
Poor, Isaac Kohl; Auditor, James G.
Iden.
Democratic primaries were held In
the Third and Fourth Congressional
Dictricts of Baltimore yesterday TO elect
delegates to the Conventions to meet &c
day. In the Third District, delegates
were chosen favorable to the renomina-
tion of +. S. HOblitZell. In the Fourth,
where Robert MJLane declined to be
candidate for reelection, delegates
were selected in favor of j. V. l..
Findlay.
The Hollow Ware Manufacturers'
Association of the United States held
an adjourned meeting ye 'terday In
Columbus, Ohio, but made,no. change in
the scale of prices. G. L. Merrill Of
Auburn, New York was selected Presi-
dent, and j. f. Murray, of Columbus,
Secretary.
Five persons got into an old boat to
cross the Miami river, near South Leb-
anon, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon, and
upset it "during playful struggle for
the possession of the oars" -Four OF
the party, Newton and Ella Wallace
land Abraham and Belle Lucas, were
drowned.
Engineer Melville yesterday had an
interview with the Secretary of the
Navy and gave detailed account OF
the finding of the bodies Of De Long and
his party. 1t is stated that, at Mrs. De
: Longs request the private papers and
\ Journal of her husband will be handed
t over to her.
Tue Republican Convention of Clear
! field county, on Tuesday night, noml-
! mated the following ticket: Senator,
}. - Mccullough Assemblyman, H.
i Il. Hurd ; Sheriff, John Swami; Dis
triot Attorney, Oscar Mitchell Jury
t Commissioner, W. H. Hemphill.
y A woman named Bush and her FIVE
b children were drowned by the sweep
J. ing away Of their dwelling by a tioou,
near Heathsville, Northumberland
county, Virginia, last Friday night.
The bodies of three Of the 0hi'1lon
o have beeen recovered
- A great prairie fire has been raging
t. near Rsdfeld, Dakota, and threate aing
that town. DR.. H. U. Towne, formerly
o of Chicago aud Zachariah John were
- caught in wagon on che burning prar
70 ie, a few days ago. T0Tne was burned
to death and John terribly sCorchsd.
rs One-t&ird of the employees Of he de-
partment of construction and repairs In
~ the navy yard at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, were suspended yesterday
TO "for the remainder of the month" be-
cause of lack of funds.
William Walter Phelps was nomi-
mated tor Congressman yesterday by
the Republican Convention Of the Fifth
,d New Jersey District. He received LOG
Ia votes to IS for John Hill, the present
10 incumbent, on the first ballot.
le The Secretary OF the Navy yesterday
It received cable message from Minister
Hunt, at St. Petersburg, saying:
i'd "Gilder has arrived hege, accomps
N MED by Henry Wilson, of the Jean
ts nette. Both we'll"
Dc Fernando G. Beaman, who was Re
~ preventative in Congress from the Flrs
er district of Michigan for five successive
terms, from $50 to 1870, died yester
- day a. his home in Adrien, aged u
years.
40 ~ 1t is said that tle rifled field guns re
Gently purchased in England by tn
N Militia Department Of Canada, hav
~ arrived at Quebec. They are simlla
- in pattern to the guns used by tn
British in Egypt.
William r. Burke, 90 years of agt
died in Brooklyn, last night, of lock
u, Jaw, caused by wound in the hand
~ from the explosion Of the cap of gu
10 which he was examining.
The Republican Judicial Conventio
of the Second District Of New Ior
met yesterday in Brooklyn and nom
mated Beniami +. Tracy Tor Judg
upon the first ballot.
John Winans has been nomina ate
for Congress man by the Independent
ar of the First District nr Wisconsin, an
ed his nomination has been endorsed b
ar. the Democrats.
I'D The steamer NaUoocLee, built for tn
tee New York and Savannah line wa
nd launched yesterday at RoaCh's shil
ward, Chester. She is 265O tons Ou
IA then.
eS- The failure of Duncan a. Gran, tm
porter of laces, trimmings and emhrol lei
les, in New York, was announced ye'
terday, with liabilities amounting
on, S125. 900.
no Five new cases of lever wera reporte
IN in Bro wnsville, ami three at Fo
d. Brown.
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