Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
WHAT 1T TAKES TO PAY PEN.
SION CLAIMS.
II Irine Dlsasters-APrestp Of q Mur.
derer-lhe French Government
teaching Gauiamela Good
Manners mpnthy for
the JeWS-TOO much
n arr d.

A telegram from Panama says that
the French Government, upon learning
that the Supreme Court of Guatemala
had acquitted the soldiers charged with
assauiting the Secretary. of the French
Legation on Novemberstb, refused to
receive the Gnatemalan enuOy. France
has ordered II frigate 10 Guatemala to
demand Satisfaction, and an indemnity
of O,000 francs and the imprisoum ent
of the asSai iaiits.
A large meeting was held in CHECKER
ing Hall, New YORK., asst evening, TO
express sympathy tor the prosecuted
Jews in Russia. Mayor Grace presid-
ed. Among those prescpt were Hon.
Hamilton Fish, ex-Mayor Ely, Hon Ed.
ward PierreponC and Mr. Robert Bon.
ner Addresses were made by ex-Sec-
rcta:y Eyarts, Jadge Noah Davis,
Howard Crosby, Rev. j. T. Newman
a nd others.
The Comm isaioner of Pensions, in a
communication sent to the L. S. House
of Representatives yesterday, in reply
to resolution OF that Lody, estimates
that for the twenty-five years enGing
with 1866, there will be required for the
payment of pensions Sl,3i7 ,6jl, ,593, of
which 81 26l, ,229, ,S77, are rebel lion
claims filed prior to June 3Oth. 1880,
S3l, 100000 rebellion claims filed after
June Both, 1880, and 81 ,022, 6l4 Mexican
| war claims.
The schooner G. W. Bentley, from
| Etizabethport, n. j., for Somerset,
Massachusetts, grounded aud sunk as
she was trying to make New Haven
harbor in the storm Of Tuesday night
| No lives were lost. The Schooner f.
A. Pike, from Weehawken for Boston,
went to pieces on Shag Rock, Massa.
chusetts Bay, on the Light Of the 3lst
ult. Grew saved
Patrick McGlew, charged by the con.
| feSsiOn Of Russell Brown with compile
lty in the murder Of Browns grand
mother, Mrs. Doris, has been brought
to ST. Louis, and he and Brown have
been indicted for the murder. He ad.
miis that he drove around with Brown
on the night of the murder and the day
following, but denies all knowledge of
the crime.
j. Lawrence, alias John G. White,
aged 45 years, has been arrested in St.
JChn, NeH Brunswick, for bigamy. 1t
is alleged that he has q wife and seven
children at Fox Creek, New Bruins
wick, and wife and three children
at Salmon River, Nova Scotia, and that
he deserted the fist wife seven Yeas
ago.
State senators Fishburne and Smythe,
of South Carolina, INDUCED in person.
aities in u debate in Columbia, last |
week, and breach of The peace being
anticipated in consequence, botn were
arrested on Tuesday morning aud held
each in $500 to keep the peace Later
III the day Fishhurue was rt-arre>ted
on "n atti iavit and committed to Jail.
Snow fell in New England and New
York State on Tuesday night to a depth |
Of II to "A inches on alevel. AT Boston
the depth was ne trly l8 inches, at
Poushkocpsic lS inches, at Port Jervis ,
II inches, and NArrowsburg, thirty |
miles West of Port Jorvis, n inches.
General liazen and other Off :crs
connected with the signal Bureau ap-
peared yesterday before d sub commit
tee Of the House Committee on Military
and earnestly urged the reorganization
OF the Signal Service on independent
basis.
A check TOR 81, 6,7G7,7GG was issued
yesterday by DreXel 50 Co., in pay
ment for the proportion of Pennsyl- |
vania Four per Cent. Loan awarded to
their house. This cheek probably eX-
cceds in amount any other ever issued
in Pennsylvania.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue reports that there were in the dis
tilery warehouses on January lst,
u, SOb,9ll taxable gallons of spirits,
which is about 40, ,O40,O0O gallons in eX-
aess of the quantity on January |,
1881.
Malignant smallpox has appeared in
Brunswick county, Virginia, and sevel-
al persons have died Of it. The
churches and the schools have been
closed. The disease was first sU pposcd
to be chicken-poX.
News was received at St. John, New
Brunswick, yesterday, that the ship
owned there and at Liver
pool, has been burned at sea, and that
several lives were lOSt.
Thousands of families have had occa-
sion to try the never failing qualities Of
Or. Bulls Cough Syrup, and they all
unite in the praise Of this wonderful
1t is not yet known how many lives
were lost in the Park Row fire in New
York. Two are known TO be dead and
a list is published of eight missing.
Zen persons were injured.
la the Senateof Virgioia, yesterday
4 bill "to prevent the vocation OF the
Sabbath ry railroad and steamboat
was after two hours dis
custom, Indefinitely postponed.
IL is generally believed in Washing |
iOu that Mr. ScovIle will abandoned
the Guitcau case if his motion for a
new trial is refused by Judge Cox TO-
A fire in Houston, Texas, on Monday
light, damaged the Fox building,
by the Post-otfice and Western
Union Telegraph, to the extent OF about
TO- 900.
NJ. Carl Steen Anderson De Bile,
he Danish Minister at Washington,
lad the customary audience OF the
President yesterday.
Thomas G. Shearer, Secretary of the !,
iatveston Wharf Company, committed
uicide in Galveston, Texas, yesterday !!
llJDrnUJn.
In tho House adverse reports were (
made upon bills abOlishius tho whip
Vi n y. IoSt and chain gang.