Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-10
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Pay Inspector James N. Carpente,
OF the Navy, retired, has brought sui
for $40. 900 damages against paw Tn
spector James Fl. Watmouph. for lihel
II is alleged that Watmougb ha
charged Carpenter with writing "a de
tamatory letter; with preferrinp falls
et. claims against the Government. wifi
.st Withholding bounty money from Thorn
ton Lewis; also, with publishing Ger
St tain false and defamatory staten ment
IL the shape of off cial charges an,
ID specifications against the plaintiff"
, Word was received in PHILADELPHIA
on Saturday, that the fish in tn,
o SGhuylkill bet ween Reading and Potts
" town were dying by hundreds, the
IT cause being attributed to the PUMPING
out OF an old coal mine. Yesterday the
a polluted water had not reached Norris
r. town. The Park Commission and Board
n OF Health were notified, the former
J. referring the matter to its Superintend
T. ent and the latter to the Sanitary COM
mittee.
Frederick Root, Of Burlington, Yer
= mont, Herbert McKenuey, of Elem
burg, New York, Jane Laucks, of
Aultsville, Ontario, and Agnes Fetter.
! by, of Morrisburg, Ontario, went out
rowing on the st. Lawrence river, near
Watertown, few days ago. Nothing
i has been heard of them since, and IL is
feared that they have gone over the
rapids and perished.
A telegram from Boston reports that
the effect of the Egyptian muddle lis
telt in the markets for East India mer-
chandise. The great fear of damage to
the Suez Canal has made shellac,
clutch, ETC., tirmer, while gum arabic
has advanced from to 8 ents per
pound.
At yesterdays Central Labor Union
meeting in New York, 45 organizations
were represented. The speakers de-
nounced the newspapers as not repre-
senting the working mems interests,
and advocated the starting of new
journal.
Three fatal cases Of yellow fever have
been reported lately among the canal
employees on the Isthmus, and eleven
soldiers of the Columbian guard have
died from the disease. There have
been deaths from the fatal fever in
Aspinwall,
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
at the corner of Garfield and Third
avenues, Long Branch, will be dedi-
Gated on the 10th inst. by Bishop
Simpson, of Philadelphia, in whose
honor it will be named.
Up to yesterday afternoon 81 bodies
OF victims of the SciOtO disaster had
been recovered, leaving six persons
missing. 1t is thought the missing
bodies may be found when the wreck
is raised.
Forty additional Russian refugees ar
rived in Milwaukee on Saturday morn
lag, and were cared for by the Russian
Relief Society. Employment has been
found for 12O refugees vino arrived last
week.
The country seat of Mr.. Hugh Has
tings, of the New York Commercial
Advertiser, at Monmouth B zach, New
Jersey, was robbed of about $500
worth OF silver and jewelry on Satur-
day night
Altamirano, alias Manuel Leapre, re-
Gently surrendered at Tuscon, Arizona,
to the Mexican authorities, has been
taken to Hermasillo. 1t is said he is
known to have killed seven persons.
Patrick Degan, who killed his father
N a struggle for the possession of a
lorse at Har winton, Connecticut was
lound over on Saturday in the sum of
800 for manslaughter.
Secretary Chandler on Saturday tele-
,raphed to Chief Engineer Melville, at
rkutsk, that he and his party, irclu-
ling Noros and Ninderman, may return
lome at their earliest convenience.
While Joseph Carter was haudlinga
'istol, in New York yesterday, it went
#, and the bullet killed the year.old
nfant of Mrs. Weingarten which was
n its mothers arms.
Morris H. Given, a Pennsylvania
Sailroad freight brakeman, had both
'gs crushed by being thrown under a
rain at Harrisburg yesterday, and
led last night from his injuries
the Senate Committee on the Distric,
f Columbia agreed on Saturday, BY
arty vote, to report in favor of the
of ex-senator West, of
for District Commissioner.
The round house Of the St. Louis and
an Francisco RailrOa /, at Vinita, in
le Indian Territory, was burned on
hturday night, with two engines. loss
1000.
The safe of f. NJ McGlee, at New
Illinois, was blown open by
lknown burglars yesterday and rob-
ID of over $500 in checks and curren-
John Taylor, aged 80 committed sui
lie by drowning, at ChiCopee Falls,
Gu Saturday afternoon.
is now believed that he was in
me,
Thomas Greenotf hanged himself yes
rday to rdtter Of his barn, in
uth Coventry, Chester County,
,nna.
Lieutenant General Gallwey, the
w Governor Of Bermuda, arrived at
Georges on the 81 inst, and took
@ oath of office.
The strikers in jersey City will to.
y march il a body to the depots of
. several railroad companies to re-
We the money due them.
Mrs. Mary Herman, aged 53, 3,commit.
suicide at her residence in Balti-
LOi Oh OdVuluaJ' ShO WOO III
table circumstances.
The Public school building at Fourth
/ Union streets, in Plainfeld, New
'sey, was destroyed early on Satur-
7 morning.
Della Brown, aged 40 years being
INK, fell from second story window
Brooklyn, on Saturday, and received
II injuries.
,ena Greech, aged So, was burned to
til on Saturday, by the explosion of
1al oil which she was engaged in
lting.
State of the Thel mOIn eLer
he REPUBLICAN Office in the shade
, morning:
clock 10 O'Clock II O'Clock