Daily Republican., 1882-02-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

! NEWS SUMMARY.
4 MUNDRED THoUS AND BAI
RELs OF bIL DksrxOYED.
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A member Of Acsidents-Immen
Transfer Of Land-Marins Dis.
asIsr "A MIssfssiPpi Gre.
vasse-Othor Items.
The oil fire at Orlean, New Yorl
near the Pennsylvania line, is sti
burning, but is coufined to the ohre'
tanks reported yesterday in flames
All apprehensions Of a further sprea,
of fire were relieved yesterday at tel
noon, the precautionary measures, in
cludiDg the drawing off of sutfioien
quantity of oil by bombarding tn
tanks, having proved sufficient. Abou
100, 1000 barrels Of oil are destroyed, ant
tina loss is estimated at $4,000, whicl
will be- borne by a general average as
sessment on all persons having oil stor
ed with the United Pipe Line.
An immense tract of land set asid
by the State of Texas to pay for tn,
erection of new State House has beer
transferred to Abner Taylor, G. B Far
rell and John V. Farwell, of Chicago
and A. G. Babcock, of Canton, Illinois
The tract Of land is in the northwes,
corner OF the State, and the survey ex
tends south from the Indian Territory
a distance Of 1877 miles, with an aver
age width of n miles. Two railways
are already projected through that sec
ton.
Justice Field, of the Supreme Court
of the United States, gave birthday
banquet in Washington last evening
to his brother, David Dudley Field
who has now enter upon his 18th
year. A distinguished company was
present.
The Austrian bark Melchoir arrived
at Boston yesterday, from Sagua, will
the crew of the schooner Stampede
from Jacksonville for New York, aban
doned at sea. One of the Stampede
men was lost and another seriously in
jured.
The Van Vert National Bank, of
Van Vert, Ohio, with capital of 500,
900, and the First National Bank OF
Socorro, New Mexico, with capital OF
$50, 900, have been authorized by Comp.
troller of the Currency to begin bust
ness.
Governor Purnell, of New York, yes.
terday issued a proclamation declaring
the town of Greenwood, in Steuben
county, in a state of insurrection, and
warning those who are resisting the
collection of taxes therein to disperse. j..
Ralph j. Jewell, prominent mer
chant OF Adrian Michigan, has been
a arrested for alleged completely in the
fraudulent il sue of bonds by Mayor
Nevin, of that city. Nothi nR is vel
known Of Nevins whereabouts.
The 73d birthday of Abraham Lin
coin was celebrated in New York last
evening by banquet of Lincoln Club.
Speeches were made by General Grant,
Emory A. Storrp, Gov. Cornell and
others.
As a result of recent exposures of the
management of certain "charitable
and educational Institutions Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children has been formed in MOI :
treal.
The following cotton buyers at New
Orleans failed yesterday G. l.. Walk
er, Jas. A. Latitte, Winchester ana
Quackenboss, Lewis & Williams, Payne
he & Greene, and Williams, Pinckard
& Co.
The winter cruising of the revenue
cutters has been very successful this
season. Up to the end of January moro
than eighty vessels were assisted by
them on Ou1 coasts.
Alphonse de Bardy, "a years of age,
foreman of French newspaper office
in Glen's Falls, New York. shot him
self dead yesterday morning because a
young woman refused to marry him.
Governor McEnery, of Louisiana, de-
nies that there is any dsstitution in the
northern section of that State, certainly
none beyond the ability of the local
authorities to relieve.
Aggie McGee, aged % years, died on
Sunday in Gilberton, Penna., from
burns received while lighting a fire on
the previous night. Her father was
severely burned in trying to save her.
William Hegeman, 2S years of age,
was drowned in cistern at South
Amboy, New Jersey, on Sunday night.
Fou! play is suspected.
Mrs. Doty and Mrs. Sennett were
killed while walking on the Bee Line
Railroad, near Indianapolis, last even,
ing.
Julius Earl, "an esteemed young
man of Skaneateies, was killed by all
ice boat accident on Lake Skaneateles,
New York, last Saturday night.
Mrs. Sabilla Morgan was arrested
yesterday at Parryville, Pennsylvania,
for the murder of her four weeks-old
infant.
The coroner's jury in the case of A.
M. Soteldo, at Washington, found yes
terday that he was shot by his brother,
A. G. Soteldo.
The bark Scotland, which arrived at
New York yesterday, from Liverpool,
lost two sealnen overheard during the
voyage.
James Finley, aged "a years, was
killed by falling from a stand-plpe at
the Steel Works in Harrisburg, yester-
day afternoon.
jeremiah O'Brien, of Kingston, Pa,
was drowned by falling from the high
bridge at Nanticoke on Sunday night.
The levee at Trotter's Landing, oppo-
site Helena, Arkansas, il broken, but
rs yet no serious damage is reported.
LEGAL Hash.
Police business is rather quiet just
now.
To-day is st. Valentines Day and the
letter carriers are kept busy.
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