Daily Republican., 1882-09-27
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VEaSELS-THE TARIFF CON-
MISAION-OFHER NEWS.

The Tariff Commission was in session
at Charleston, South Carolina, yester-
day. 1t heard the President aud several
members Of the Chamber of Commerce
in favor of the retention of the present
duty on rice, not on its increase. One
OF the speakers, Mr.. Trenholm, said he
was willing TO give up the duty Oh
rice in exchange for free trade" but
so long as the protective policy was
mai tained he thought rice entitled to
its benefits. The Commission left in the
evening Tor Wilmington, North Caroli-
ma,
The three men killed by the wrecking
Of the circus train near Point Lick,
| Kentuchy, were Benjamin Case, of
Pittsburg; John Carter, property man,
residence unknown, and Willis q.
underwood, of Mount Vernon, Ken
lucky, FOURTEEN were injured, Welles
Beauford, OF Denver, Colorado, perhaps
fatally. The Coroner found that the
DISASTER was caused by the train being
run at unusual speed.
President Arthur will probably leave
New York to-day, but his destination
is no: known. Among his visitors last
night were Secretary Folger, Commits
sioner Stephen B. French, Congress-
man +. Crowley, Clayto McMichael,
of Philadelphia, W. W. Astor, General
q. S. Grant, ex. Governor Hartranft, of
Pennsylvania, and Paul Strobach, of
| Alabama.
Tie British war ship Northampton
arrived at Halifax yesterday, with the
officers and crew Ofthe Phoenix, wreck
of Eaotnnrf prinna 4 rd leland
| The Phoenix was still standing on Sun
stores, guns and material had been saw
ed, ana her propeller and rudder remov.
ed. The engines were still in the vessel.
Colonel James B. Price, of Jefferson
City, Missouri, one of the defendants
in the Star Il )ute cases, yesterday sur
rendered himself in the U. s. Court in
that city. He said he had been absent
from home under medical treatment,
He gave bail in $780, 900 to appear for
trial, and the bond was forwarded to
Washington for approval.
The Supreme Court at Albany in
general term, yesterday, affirmed the
decision of the special term refusing, to
direct the Superintendent of the InSur-
ance Department of New York state to
issue certificates of authority to trans
act business in tine State of the Hart
ford Life and Annuity Company Cf
Hartford, Connecticut,
The family of George Zimmerman,
residing near NOrristown, and consist
| ing of himself, his wife and two hired
nen, were poisoned few days ago by
eating toadstools in mistake for mush-
rooms. William Baker, zone of the
hired men, died on Sunday; the other,
Charles Epright, died on Monday
night
knowledge Clark, Gus wilkins,
David Clark, Henry Hymau, all colored,
have Just been acquitted in the Supe-
rior Court of Halifax County, North
Carolina. Of the murder of young
man named Henry Johnson, who was
killed at Scotland Neck short time
ago.
The barn and match factory of Anton
Krieger in Lake, Illinois, were burned
on Monday In trying TO save horse
Krieger was kicked by the animal or
overcome by the smoke, and was burn
ed to death in sight of his wife and
children.
The fever is decreasing greatly at
Matamoras and Brownsville Yester
days report for The latter city shu we'd 5
new cases and deaths. The new san
itary Gordon along the Rio Grande has
been completed.
The driving wheel Of the mule spin
ming department in the American linen
mill at Fall River, Massachusetts,
burst yesterday morning, killing John
Barnard, aged % years; and injuring
TWO others, but not dangerously.
The Berks County Agricultural Fair
opened yesterday at Reading The dis
play of cattle, fruits, implements and
farm productions generally is said to
exceed that of any previous exhibition
of the Society.
The factory of Mathy, Stevens 81
Curtis, manufacturers of plated and
cocoanut wares, in Birmingham, Conn,
was yesterday morning destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The Phipps extradition case came up
before Judge Sinclair at Hamilton,
IOntario, yesterday. After argument
by counsel it was adjourned until
lOCtober 7th, to procure further evidence.
The boys who struck for higher wages
at the glass works in Somerville, Mas
sachusetts, on Monday, returned to
work yesterday, the Chief Of Police hav-
ing threatened to make them go to
school.
The strike among the irOn.workers at
Wyandotte, Michigan, which began
when the Pittsburg strikers went out
last spinning, has ended with the men
returning to work at the o,d wages
Plowing for winter wheat in Kansas
is done, and the acreage psulel VIII %
) large. The corn will reach 81 10 100
3 bushels per acre on some IarmS, tattle
3 and she y are reported in good condl-
ton.
The schooner Druid, from Yarmouth
1 norr. was ashore on Sandy Neck, Barn"
= stable. Yesterday, but was expected to
: get ot by discharging her cargo.
i An unknown three -masted schooner
a sank Yesterday afternoon on the upper
! end of Brown Shoai, in Delaware Bay.
/ II is supposed the crew got ashore.
9 The drying-house cnnnected wi. b the
- tanuery OF Wallin & PaIltlps, in Doug
}. lass, Michigan, was 0arned yesterday
t Loss $50, 600.
= The engine attached 10 the pile dri-
yer at Indianola, Texas, exploded on
Monday, scalding John Casey and Fred
eriCk MOntier. the former fatally
: The striking lasters at Days Shoe
n Factory, in Biddeford, Maine, resumed
IS work yesterday, Day compromising on
a tho advance asked.
!. Sir Henry Halford and a majority of
, the member of the Bri ish Rifle Team
K sailed for Eogland yesterday in the
Il steamer Ari2onia.
Q The Lackawanna County Agricultu-
d raj Fair also opened yesterday at Scran"
ton.