Daily Republican., 1882-11-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
MARITIME DISASTERS - ALL
ROAD ACCIDENTS-AF FATHER
FIEND


D. Arnott & Co., Wholesale dry
goods merchants Of Toronto, have
made an assignment. Their liabilities
aggregate over 1856, 900, and the asse ts
are not expected to realize 20 cents on
the dollar. Their principal creditors
are the o Oltario Bank, for $lj9 900; the
Fore Street Warehouse Company Of
London, England, $50, 900, and Peter
Ryan of Toronto, S85 900.
AT Salina, Ontario, on Monday
night, William Tlimble and his two
daughters took some herb tea" to re-
lieve colds fIom which they were suf-
fering. All were taken violently sick,
and Trimble and one daughter died
yesterday, while the other is not ex-
pected to recover. 1t is supposed a
quantity OF deadly nightshade got
among the herbs.
Unofficial returns from all the coun-
ties. except one small one, in North
Carolina, give Bennett, Democrat, for
Congressman at Large, 373 majority.
The remaining county is expected to
slightly increase the figure. The North
Carolina delegation in Congress will
stand six Democrats to four Republi"
cans.
The Grand Jury in Washington, yes
terday, presented eight indictments for
embezzlement against Benjamin Frank
Bigslow, lately receiving teller of the
National Bank Of the Republic, eharg-
ing him with embezzling $25,773. OF
this amount, 1881 was stolen last
June, a few days before Bigelow abb
seconded.
About 90 puddlers and helpers em-
ployed by the Laclede Rolling Mills at
st. Louis, have struck against the re-
duction of 10 per cent. agreed upon be-
tween the mill owners and the Anal
gamated Association. All the other
union men at the Laclede Mills have
gone out in support of the strikers.
At Dixon Springs, Illinois, on Mon =
day, William Phelps, while eating
dinner, became angry at his six-year-
old daughter, knocked her from the
table and kicked her to death. His
neighbors are pursuing him, and he
will probably be lynched if caught.
No new case Of yellow fever or deaths
were reported in PensacolS yesterday,
for the first time since September Sd,
and there is general rejoicing in that
city. The temperature there yester-
day stood At SO degrees. 1t is hoped
that absentees will not return too soon.
The steamer LArkspur, from New
York for Bridgeport, Connecticut, with
large tow of barges, lost part of her
tow off PeDfield Reet,t gale on Mon
day night Five of the boats sank af.
ter going adritt; the r est were recover
ed.
Miss MagiJl, sister of the President
of Swarthmore College, was struck by
a locomotive while crossing the rail-
road at Chester, on Monday evening,
and so badly injured that she died yes-
terday. She was about so years of
age.
The official returns of the Fourteenth
Congressional District of the Penna.,
gives Samuel T. Barr, Republican, a
plurality of 145. The official vote Of
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania District
gives Brown 1876, Early 11,747, and
Stickel 1856.
An engine and twelve cars on the
Massachusetts State Railroad were
thrown from the track near Deertield,
yesterday, by broken switch. Four
cars were wrecked and the conductor
fireman injured.
By agreement of counsel, the case of
of Frederick Shaw, charged with at
tempting to bribe a Star Route juror,
will be called for a preliminary hear
Tag in Police Court at Washington, to-
morrow.
The schooner Charles Carroll, 40
tons burthen, from the Connecticut
river for New York, with cord wood,
was sunk off Clinton, Connecticut, on
sunday hight. No lives were lost.
William A. Fisher, Villa m A. Stew
art, Charles E. Phelps and Edward
Duffy, chosen Judges of the Supreme
Court of Baltimore at the recent cleo
tioD, were installed yesterday.
The safe of W. P. Nichols, at Dowa'
giac, Michigan, was blown open, yester.
day morning, and robbed of money and
gold and silver watches to the amount
of $500.
The Legislature of Alabama met yes
terday bat did not organize. The cleo
tion for u S. Senator, to succeed Gen
eral Morgan, will take place on the 2oh
| inst.
The fur store of S. b. Mount, i'll Troy
New York, was robbed Of $4,000 wOrtE
of sealskiu, otter and other turs OF
Monday night.
The President having refused to In
tertere in the case of the Indian mur
derer, Brave Bear, he wi. be hangeC
today, in Yankton, Dakota.
Gottfried Kruger is announced as
candidate for u s. Senator in New
Jersey. He headed the Democrats
electoral ticket Of that State in 1880.
Full official returns from all the Leg
islative Districts in Illinois show tha
the Republicans will have y maJ0rt
ty in the Legislature OF Joint ballot.
The convent Of the Sisters Of Notr
Dame, at CEDAR, near ST. dominique
Quebec, was ues yoyrd by fire yester
day afternoon. The loss is heavy.
Louis Gisen, who killed his wife
L. Sophia in New York, on Sunday last
died yesterday morning from the ef
feCts of excessive drinking.
There was little change yesterday il
the condition Uf Thurlow Weed. To
day Mr.. Weed enters upon the 86tl
ear Of his age
General George StonemaB, Governor
elect OF California, has filed his resig
nation as Railroad Commissioner, Il
take effect on the 10Th instant.
DR.. Julio Macias was killed in ;
duel in the suburbs of the City
Mexico on Monday night.