Daily Republican., 1882-05-19
NEWS SUM MARY.
DAMAGES RY FIRE-SHOr HIM.
SELF WHILE AT CHURCH-
OTHER NOTES, &C.. AU.

III SAaIios benauuln, FRENCH
man, ~ years of ago, shot himself dead
III tAe Episcopal Church of the An
hunclatlon, in New York, during SER
vice yesterday afternoon. The pistol
snot was scarcely au lible, and the ser
vices were not INTERRUPTED. tits SUP.
posed he was induced to commit the
deed by lack of work.
The Virginia State officers of the An
clent Order of Hibernians met in Rich.
mond last evening, and adopted reso--
lutions condemning the Dublin assas-
slnations, and also condemning the
British CONSUL at Philadelphia. for
his alleged publicly expressed opinion
attributing the vile deed to members Of
the Order.
A letter has been received in PcG-
land, Oregon, from Customs Collector
oaktord, at Wrangell, Alaska, 'eport-
ing fighting between parties Of whites'
in VI " tss- eonu III o,Una ash a1t r,t y
the U. s. ship Wachusett.
The steamer Progress was burned in
the st: Lawrence river, near Green
Island, on Wednesday night. Three
OF her crew perished in the vessel; the
others took to the boats aud were pick.
Cd up by another steamer.
The steamer American Eagle burst
her boiler yesterday afternoon, while
racing with another steamer, on Lake
Erie, twelve miles out from Sandusky.
+. Bittle, fireman was killed, and r.
Walters, deck hand, fatally injured.
The engineer was badly scalded.
The gambling hells in Chicago, &C.
cording to telegram from that city,
are again in full blast. The gamblers
say "they are convinced that the prose-
cutlons against them are not bona fide,
and they do not intend to be intimida-
ted"
A subscription was started In Des
Molnes on Wednesday evening "for in
formation leading to the arrest of tho
Irish Landlords who hired the murder
ers of Cavendish and Burke" The
amount contributed has reached ST.
800.
The 10Th anniversary of the Meek
lenburgCounty Decoration of Independ-
ence, Is being celebrated in Charlotte,
North Carolina. The festivities which
began yesterday with military dis
play, will continue until Saturday
night.
The Sprague estate was again "put
up" for sale at the adjourned auction
in Providence yesterday, but no bid
was offered. The sale was, therefore,
adjourned without day.
| About 100 vessels are reported in the
ice arond the Magdalen Islands. All
vessels arriving at st. John and Hall
fax reE ort difficulty in getting clear of
ice.
| Complaint is made in South Carolina
of the bad effect of the uuseasonably
cold nights upon the cotton crop. In
some cases replanting has been found
necessary.
The President yesterday nominated
Commodore j, b. Creighton to be Rear
Admiral; Captain William f. Truxton,
to be Commodore, and Commander
Alfred Hopkins to be Captain.
| a tornado in Sewer county, Arkan-
sas, last week, devasted a number of
farms, and inj ured all the family of
George Ayers, two of them perhaps
fatally.
The Gleaaon Kpitting Mill, at Seneca
Falls, New York, was damaged yester-
day by fire to the extent Of about $780,
900. The main building was saved by
a brick wall.
Thomas Oliver, convicted in the Bur-
lington county, N. j., Court few days
ago, Of cruelty assulting girl, has been
sentenced to six years imprisonment
The "pink-eye" has proved very de-
structive in Montreal this spring. On
Montreal Island alone 500 colts and IL
les have died of the disease.
w. H. Winans, ex Treasurer of New
ark, New Jersey, has been indicted for
falsifying the books of his office. He
will be arraigned tomorrow.
The Northwestern Packing and Prov
ision establishment in St. Louis was
burned on Wed nesday night. LOSS,
$4,000
The old Chronicle building on Penn
sylvania ave-, in Washington, was de-
last evening by fire.
The Jail at Westminster, Maryland,
was burned yesterday morning, owing
to defective chimue
Oliver Holt's wooden mill, at Swarth-
more, Pa, was burned last night. Loss,
$4,000.