Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
PROM tbs GALLUWS INTO ETER.
NIFTY.
q Les isiatare scared NJ the Small.
POx-RaiIlOsd Accidents
New Mfn1sier ~ the Cen.
trAl A nsrican ksnses.

jesse Williams, coloreJ, convicted @
murder, was hanged yesterday at Sa
vanRah, with circumstances apparentl,
, copied from certain modes of crimina
procedure at Washington. His exeru
tion took place at the time fixed b.
himself, I'D p. M. IT WAS private
but, about six thousand persons having
gathered outside the Jail, Williams, aI
his own request, was allowed, under Q
guard ohpoiice, to 10 on t and address
the crowd from, the Jail steps. Lie
spoke for ten minutes, warning them
against gambling and drinking; and
when he lad flushed he was taken
back inside the Jail and hanged.
The Virginia House of Representa-,
tives yesterday passed Joint resolu-
tion looking 10 the establishment in
Richmond Of private hospital for the
exclusive use OF members and attaches
of the Legislature who may be attacked
by the smallpox. The Senate, by a
close vote, refused to concur in the
resolution, whereupon one of the MEM
bers announced that he would offer to-
day a resolution reno Iing the session
of the Legislature to Norfolk.
While a freight train on the Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railroad, WAS
crossing the Mississippi river bridge at
La Crosse, last Saturday, it was run
into by another train. One span Of the
bridge gave way, and five cars, loaded
with timber, coal and iron fell into the
river. No one was killed. The dam
aye to property was about 100000.
1t is reported in Washington, that
Mr.. Hall, oar Consul General at Ha-
vana, will soon be appointed Minister
to the Central American States; i.
being desirable, in view of the promi-
nence of the Interoceanic Canal q,les-
tior, that this country should bs repre-
sented in Central America by an eXpe-
rienced diplomat.
Advices from Peru to the 2sth ult.,
report that the American Commission
ers had left Lima for Chill. There was
severe earthquake the day of their
arrival at Callao. Nothing has ys. re-
suited from their visit, anu affairs were
in 'statu quo" The probable results
of their mission were the absorbing.
topic Of discussion along the coast.
Thirty nsw cases of smallpox and
one death have been reported in Pitts.
burg and Allegheny since Saturday
night. In Wilmington, Ohio, q few
days ago, child died of what was sup
posed to be chlcken-poX, and its fune.
raj was largely attended. Since then
fifty cases of virulent smallpox have.
developed in the city.
w. ii. Lake, ex- Postmaster of Eufan.
la, Alabama, committed suicide on
Sunday morning at his house. He was
removed several months ago for deh-
cheney, and his bondsmen paid up the
loss. Last Saturday he was arrested at
the instance of one Of his bondsmen,
and WAS to hav been arraigned to-day.
1t is reported from Sonora that in the
recent battle between Mexican troops
and Indians near the Ganyin river, the
troops lost five men killed and several
and were compelled to retire.
were sent to the field,
it being intended to starve out the In
lians, itpossibe.
Washington gossips predict that one
If the jurymen IN the Guiteau case
liright-will stand out for acquittal, on
the ground that Guiteau is insane.
6right's father spent several years in
The Government insane asylum At
and died there.
An express train on the Dubuque
division OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul Railroad, was wrecked near
Lansing, Iowa, yesterday, by the break
ing of car wheel. A child was killed
and twenty other persons were injured,
two fatally.
The New Jersey Legislature rc-as-
sembled last evening. In the House
,he Senate resolution in reference to
the assassination of President Garfield
was adopted, the reference to Guiteau
As a sane man being stricken out.
The entire morning session of the Ma.
;ional Agricultural Convention in
Washington was consumed yesterday
~ Mr.. Isaac A, Hedges, Of Missouri, in
he reading Of a paper on the sugar
industry Of the United States
A despatch from Richmond, Indiana,
ays that Mrs. smith, widow of the
nan whose murdered body was found
II a well there, has confessed that SIZE
md her sons planned the deed, land that
Ter son Daniel put IL in execution.
The river at Nashville rose four inches
and at five PIN. had reached
- feet and seven-tentbs, the level cf
he flood of 1874. 1t was still raining
It Nashville last evening.
The track of the Mexican National
Railway has been laid across the State
# TamauliUaS and is now being laid
It the rate of mile a day in the State
# Nmevo Leon.
The total exports OF domestic bread.
tufts from the United States during
SSl were valued at $224, llS, $50, against
y 1886, $50 III the preceding year