Daily Republican., 1882-10-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
FATAL CASUALTIES-PHIPPs EX.
TRADITION CAsE-THE STAk
ROUTE CORRUPTION,

ROUTE CORRUPTION.
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An attempt at smuggling was made
from the Chinese steamer, Arabic, at
San Francisco, on Monday night. An
officer saw boat run alongside the
steamer and receive packages at the
mall dock, and the boatmen, trying to
get away, were fired at by the officer.
Ohe of the men cried out that he was
shot, and dropped his oar, wbereupon
MS comrades threw the packages over
BOARD and escaped in the darkness,
The PACKAGES We're found to contain
opium and silks to the value of SIC, 600
A Cabinet meeting was held yester-
| day, all the members except Secretary
Holger and Teller being present, at
which the army promotions consequent
upon the retirement of General Nc
Dowell were considered. The officers
to be promoted were not designated
however, and it is understood that the
matter will lie over until the Presi-
dents return from his next visit to
New York.
The Naval Advisory Board held a
short conference with Secretary Chand-
ler in reference to the work before
them, and arranged to meet in the
Navy Department to-day. Three
plans, with specifications, for the two
steam cruisers to be built under the ap-
preparation made at the last session of
Congress, were submitted TO the Board.
An attempt was made on Monday
night TO rob the N 4tional Bank at Con-
way, Massachusetts, and the vault was
badly wrenched by Gunp0wder ex-
pIosion. The vault contained unsigned
ten and twenty dollar bills to the
amount Of $4,000. and about $4,000 be.
sides. The burglars escaped in stolen
team.
Supervising Surgeon General Ham,
itOn has directed Surgeon Murray, of
the Marine Hospital Service at Browns
vile, to- withdraw the Arroyo Gordon
as soon as he thinks If will be perfectly
safe to do 80. The Gordon on the Rio
Grande will be continued as long as
the adjacent towns in Mexico are in
fected with yellow fever.
The Swiss Minister, Colonel Frey; the
Brazilian Minister, SENIOR F8ippe
Lopez Netto, and the japanese Minis
ter, Torash1ma Nunenori, presented
their credentials to the President Nes-
terday morning. The usual compliment
tary speeches were made.
A telegram from Montreal says the
Indebtedness of $500, 900 of the Roman
Catholic d oCese Of Montreal, chiefly in
Cured in building churches, has all
been cleared off by subscriptions of the
Catholics and the sale of Church
property.
The striking shoemakers at L. H.
Days factory, in Biddeford, Maine, re-
sumed work yesterday at $13 per week,
the WAGES offered TO them by their
employer at the time of the strike.
Michael Day, while walking on a
railroad bridge at West Troy, yester-
day, was struck by an engine and fell
10 the ground, So feet beneath. His in
juries are fatal.
Atron II. Burnet, of Orange, who
swallowed a drink of corrosive subli-
mate in mistake for whisky, few days
ago, died yesterday OF the consequences
OF his mistake.
Thomas j. Gorgan, a we'll known
lawyer of Boston, was probably fatally
injured yesterday morning while get
ting off a moving train.
William Northerly, 13 years of age,
was killed yesterday at Mahanoy City
by falling into the breaker of the Tun-
nel Ridge Colliery.
Chalkley Harvey, well-known citit
zen OF Delaware county, Pa, died
lis home in Birmingham township, on
Monday night, aged Y years.
Charles Gillespie, for thirty consecu-
i've years member of the City Coun-
Ill of Lancaster, Pa, died yesterday in
hat city at the age of 81.
Captain William A. Parker, of the
]. S. Navy, died in Boston yesterday
He was a native of New
The spinAers of the Mechanics Mill,
n Fall River, Massachusetts, who
struck last Saturday, resumed work
yesterday morning.
Fifty.One new cases of yellow fever
md five deaths were reported yesterday
II Pensacola, making total to date of
'O58 cases and 1853 deaths.
The Customs Surveyor at Toronto has
ezod 70 sewing machines, tho
of the Wheelor & Wilson
for undervaluati0n.
Two sons of D. s. Baird, aged re-
pectively 12 and 1S years, were
yesterd ay, at Ottawa, by the
lpsetting of boat.
Patrick Murray, one of the injured
" the railroad disaster near Nor tn
Adams, Massachusetts, died on Mon
lay night.
Sambola's m accarori factory, in New
orleans, and several adjoining build
ngs were destroyed by ire on Moncay
light Loss, $4,000,
The four story paninz mill of the
IS & Phillips Mann actHring Com
'any, in ChiragO, was turotd asst
light. Loss $70 geo
The lumber aud planning mil Of A.
5aCkus, it,, u Sons, in DrIroi' was
'urned last night. Loss, $4,000.