Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-19
NEWS SUMMARY.
A MISCELLANEOUs 1OLLEDTIOM
FROM The NORTH, EAST,
WEST AND SOUTH.


} Albany, about 100 delegates being pre-
sent George o. Jones', Chairman {
the Executive Comnittee, in oallin
the Convention to order, said they wer
t. determined to make no affiliations o
=. combinations with any party--an ut
II terance that was loudly applauded
During the afternoon a collection wa
d taken up for the Cohoes strikers, and
the Convention not being ready 70
the business before 1t, adjourned unit
this morning.
General Barrios, President of Guate
mala, will be presented to Presiden
Arthur to o-morrow. A telegram from
the City of Mexico says it Is reported
there that Senator Herrera, the Guate
malan Minister to Mexico, has been in
stru cte1 to meet Barrios in Washington
in connection with the Mexican Guate
malan question. The Monitor Repub
licano says on this subject: President
Barrios' going to Washington for the
avowed purpose Of arranging the ques.
tion with Mexico presents it in a new
and alarming shape" ....,..t
DIR. Keys, young physician, was
shot dead by Charles Roberts, at Mill
vile, Missouri, last Friday. Two years
ago Keys killed DR.. Roberts, rather of
Charles, was found insane on o second
trial for the murder, and placed in the
insane asylum at St. Joseph. He was
pronounced recovered last Thursday
and released, when he went to Mill
Vile against the advice of his friends,
and was shot by the son of his victim.
Roberts is in jail.
A two-year-old child of Malvin
Smith, a wealthy gentleman Of Mon.
treal, was abducted on Monday night.
A note was left on the child's pillow,
demanding $50, 900 in gold as ransom,
and threatening the murder of the little
one in case OF refusal. The missing
child was found on doorstep last
night.
Oscar Goodwin, lately Cashier of the
Logansport, Indiana, National Bank,
is reported to be a defaulter for $15, 900.
He disappeared some time ago, taking
his bonds as Cashier, after having torn
from the records all reference to It.
A violent storm of rain and hail
caused damage estimated at $4,000 in
st. Joseph. Missouri, on Monday even
ing. Much damage is reported to have
been done by similar storms in various
parts of Missouri and Kansas.
George Fl. Reeder, sun Of a former
Kansas, and recently one of the editors
and proprietors Of the Easton, Pa, Ex-
press, was found wandering in one of
the streets, yesterday morning, insane.
Secretary Folger has ordered that the
new revenue cutter now about to be I.
completed at Wilmington, Delaware,
shall be named the Walter Forward,
after former Secretary cf,he Treasury
By she breaking of an axle two cars
were thrown from the track of he
Prince Edwards Island Railroad, near
on Monday, and four
passengers were fatally injured.
Mrs. Hugh Evans, her young son
and a little girl were drowned in the
Little Rideau river near Montreal, yes
terday. Mrs. Evans persisted in trying
to save the children.
The Coralline Works in Schenectady,
New York, were destroyed by an ex-
plOsion on Monday night, and two boys
named Fearey and Ketchum, were
killed.
The striking boiler makers of Gin
,innati resumed work yesterday at an
ADVANCE Of ten per cent. They struck
or an advance OF fifteen per cent. on
he I'd of June.
1t was rcrorted from Atlanta yester-
lay that Senator Hill was in q dying
from the effscts of his caucer,
md of the operations which it had ne.
essitated,
Thomas Holt, a Qed 65 years, d
Wealthy manufacturer of Oakdale,
Delaware county, Penna., died sud-
lenly of heart disease at his home on
donday.
The Democratic State Convention of
'exas met yesterday in Galveston, but
id not organize. 1t is believed that
udge John Ireland will be nominated
Or Governor.
Folger u Co., hardware merchants,of
lew Orleans, have failed. Their books
how $50, 900 of assets and $01, 900 of
abilities.
Colonel Alfred Shorter, who is re.
uted the wealthiest man in North
eorgia. died yesterday in Rome, aged
years.
Robert G. Pate and John Glordan,
'nvicted Of establishing lottery in
t. Louis, were sentenced yesterday to
K months imprisonment.
The President has appointed Secre-
ry Chandler to be acting Secretary of
'ar during the temporary absence of
,cretary Lincoln.
The Treasury Department estimates
e reductions on sugar and steel rails
opposed by the bill now before the Sem
e at 50, S44, 248.
The Greenbackers of Illinois will
I'D State Convention on the I'd of Au-
lst, and the Prohibitionists of the
me State will hold one on August 9th.
The Utah Commission met yesterday
Chicago, with closed doors. It's regu-
r sessions will begin in Utah next
Il.
A colored boy was stabbed to death
white boy at Morrillton, Ark. yes
day, in a quarrel about pair of
Oes.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment with a
i band and drum corps, left Balti-
IRE last night for Cape May, where
9y will 60 in camp for ten days.
The French newspapers of Quebec
i'm that many miraculous cures oc-
red during a recent pilgrimage to
shrine of st. Anne Beaupre.
The Republicans of the new Sixth
strict. of Ohio yesterday nominated
bert r. Hit for Representative in
1gress.
ames Emery, colored boatman,
ident OF Philadelphia, dropped dead
ochuykill Haven yesterday.
he hay crop of Illinois is officially
orted to be the largest ever known
hat State.
he failure of Sleeves Brothers, ship
ndlers, ofSt. John, New Brunswick,
J reported yesterday.
he Tariff Commission will meet to.
at Long Branch.