Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-01
NEWS SUMMARY
COM MISS ONER PsIsE DOA'r BE.
LJEyEIN INDIAN sPOw. j."
A GnilOws Victim Suicides
AnnIher Attempt 10 Blow up
the Andre Monument
Tne On u es Btll not
signed Yet.

AnMher Attempt 10 Blow up
Inc Andre MOnumont-
Tne Chi u es Btil not
signea Yet.
Commissioner Price, of tie Indian
Bureau, does not believe in Indian
"pow vows" He said, yesterday, he
did not think there would be another
Indian "pow- WOW" in Washington
while hA was mmissioner, and
added: ''It is perfect nonsense their
coming here, they don't know what
they want when they start, and The
longer they stay here the less they
know, and it is only a waste OF time and
money"
At half past eleven o'clock on Thurs
day night, an attempt was made to
destroy the Andre monument at rap
pan, by blowing it up with dynamite.
A hole had been drilled in the base of
the monument, and the explosion, be-
sides damaging the base, blew OH
,)iece OF stone from the shaft about two
feet long, and weighing nearly 200
pounds.
The Chinese bill was considered in
Yesterdays Cabinet meeting, but no
conclusion was reached. 1t Will be
again considered at d Cabinet meeting
on Monday. The California Senators
and representatives, several OF whom
had interviews with the President yes
terday, say they think ne will sign the
bill.
The Star Route cases came up for a
hearing before Judge Wylie, in Wash
ington, yesterday on a motion to quash
the indictments After argument by
Messrs. Ingersol and Chandler for the
defence, the Court adiouI ned until
to-day, when Mr.. S1elabarger will be
heard on the same side.
The moulders in the Grant Locomo.
tive Works, in Pater-on, New Jersey,
struck last evening for an increase OF
20 per cent. A general strike of all the
mou. .ders in Paterson is expected to,
day, as their Union agreed several
weeks ago, TO demand al increase on
April lst.
l.. H. Ballinger, a grocer Of Calves
ton, died in that city on Thursday night
from the effects of poisonous vaceina-
tion. Mr.. Redmond, Superintendent
of the Texas Compress Company, is be-
lieved To be dying Of the same cause in
the same city.
The three masted schooner reported
sunk opposite Manasquan, New Jersey,
is the Henry Dayy, Of Barnegat. She
was sunk by steamer in fog on the
night of the 29th ult. but her crew were
saved
DOC" Wright, colored, was hanged
y yesterday at Pittsylvania, Virginia,
for the murder of Coleman Arthur,
white, committed on February s.,
1881. Wright denied his guilt on the
scatfod.
Alfred Weisinger and VIM. Ludlow,
convicted of the murder of an old man,
were hanged yesterday in Selma, Ala
bama. Tney made long speeches on the
scatfold protesting that they were in
nocent.
Samts Tremaine, wealthy broker,
formerly OF New York, committed sui
ciue yes erday in Boston. No cause ls
assign ed. He leaves wife and three
children.
The Governor of South Carolina has
ordered Attorney General IOumans tC
20 to Charleston and defend ,he elec'
| ton officers indicted and 10 be tried II
the U s. Court,
The St Lawrence river at Quebec II
closed with solid ice bridge, which il
likely to last Tor several weeKs to come
Last season the river at that point wa!
open on t1e first Of Anril.
The Chinese merchants of San Franc
isco have opened merchants ex
change, which they have been secretly
organizing for some time past, TO
mutual benefit ana protection.
The Wisconsin Legislature adjourne'
yesterday after session OF eight.
day, during which 80 bills were pass
ed, and appropriations voted in tn
amount OF S575,2 ,2j5.
Arthur Wright, aged 81 years, ant
Charles Z. Hale, aged 20, were drown
ed in a pond in West Dedham, Massa
chusetts, on Thursday, by the upset
ting OF boat.
Mrs. Hacker, an aged woman o
LanCas ter, Pa, committed suicide yes
terday morning, by hanging herself TO
bed nOst.
The safe factory of Rieseck Bros: an
5 brick wellings,in Plttsburg, were de
stroyed by fire yesterday morning
Loss $4,000.
| An incendiary fire in Forest City
Ark, yesterday morning, destroye
eight stores, causing loss estimated a
$4,000
The public debt statemesy TO
March, to be issued to-day, is expecte
to show reduction of about $4,000,
600.
Senator Logan, who is sick of rhsuma
tism intends to 20 to the Hot Spring
in Arkansas next week.
state Of the Thermometer
Il the REPUBLICAN, offsce, IN the shAd'
his morning:
IL o'olo,k 10 o'clock Il O'clock
40 4SC 800
The weather.
80 . Nj