Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-26
NEWS SUMMARY.
4 CUAPTER OF FATAL ACCI
DENTS.
A LightnADg CalcUlatOr Recomipg
Insane Fractures his Wifo's
Skull with . ROlling.pin-
CarpepteFs StsIke-Other
Incidents, Grimes, DC.

incidents, Cri.nes, DC.
j. ID. Andrews, an insane man, frac
tured his wife's skull with q rolling-pil
at their residence near Hayesville, Che
ter county, Penna., on Monda,
night, and she died yesterday morning
Andrews who was known as "Profes
sor" had amassed fortune by wonder
full skill rs a mathematician, an,
lightning calculator" but he ha,
been insane for several years and unde
care of an attendant.
A man, apparently cattle drover
was found fatally injured on the rail
road above the Junlata bridge, nea
Harrisburg, yesterday morning, and b
died few hours later, without regain
ing consciousness. He had paper
bearing the name of G. L. Walmsley
considerable money and a railroa,
ticket from st. Louis to Baltimore. |
is supposed he fell from the fast trail
during the night.
The Senate on Foreign Relations
agreed yesterday to report favorably tn
nominations made last Thursday, name
ly: Alphonso, Taft, Nicholas Fish an,
VIM. l.. Dayton as Ministers to Aus
tr'a, Belgium, and the Netherlands, au(
j. M. Francis aad j. z. Wickersham a
Charges OF Affairs to Portugal and Den
mark, respectfully.
A census bulletin, j ust issued, proposes
a plan to suDdivide the States and Ter
ritories tor statistical purposes into tiv,
divisions. These are to be known az tn,
North Atlantic, South Atlantic, n orth
ern Central, southern Central AL,
Western Divisions, instead of New
England, Middle, s outhern and Western
States.
The carpenters on strike in Toronto
were addressed yesterday morning by
Rev. DIR. Wild, in the interests OF com
promise. Prominent citizens propose a
public meeting to protest against tie
general stagnation in trade caused by
The p' olonged strike. Sixty strikers let t
yesterday tor the Westren States.
1t is said that the President will send
a message to Congress in a few days on
the subject OF the cowboy lawlessnese
in Arizona, asking legislation to enable
the general Government to Assist the
Territorial authorities TO restore ord el
jn that State.
At the Cabinet session yesterday the
question of American suspects in Irish
prisons was considered, and it is salu
steps were taken looking to their re-
lief" The last appeal OF General Fit2
John Porter was also considered, but
no co.clusion was reached.
An attempt was made on Monday to
wreck tram on the Amboy division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near
Burlington. A plank was placed along
a rail to throw the train Off the track.
Charles Grevett was arrested on suspi.
cion.
FIVE cars of an excursion train from
Eoston and New York jumped the track
yesterday morning, while rounding a
curve on the Rio Grande Railroad,
near Pueblo, Colorado. Fifteen per.
sons were III ured, three seriously.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, accompa-
MED by his wife, son and Physician, ar
rive in st Louis yesterday, on his way
to Eureka Springs. He is still very
weak, and obliged to travel by easy
stages.
The Harmony Mills at Cohoes re-.
NAMED entirely closed yesterday.
SeyenCy.tive families of operatives have
lett that City to accept places in other
manufacturing towns, and more are
preparing to 60.
There was heavy frost at Norfolk,
Virginia, on Monday night, aud thin
ice formed in some places on the penin.
sula, killing beans, cucumbers and to
matoes. Another frost was threatened
last night.
A motion for continuance in the
murder case of A. g. Soteluo, set tor
Thursday in Washington, was filed yes
terday by Soteldo 5 counsel, who alleges
new and important evidence in favor OF
his client.
DR.. John P. Lipscomb, merchant of
Danviile, Virginia, Was killed in that
city, yesterday 4norning, by his father
in. law, Sterling Edmunds, in domes-
tic quarrel.
The session of the Troy Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church closed
yesterday, after having unanimously
adopted q resolution thanking the Pres
ident for his veto of the Chinese bill
John Speckner died yesterday in
Mauch Chunk from the effects of two
ounces OF laudanum, which he drank
on Saturday, after beating his wife 80
badly as to endanger her life.
John Craft, of Carr's Rock, Penna
was found dead in a hotel at Port Jer.
Wis, yesterday morning, he having
blown out the gas before going to bed.
The hearing in the Rerdell Star
Route case, before the Police Court in
Washington, yesterday was further
postponed until to-day.
The Forestry Congress met yesterday
n Music Hall, Cincinnati. Governor
Foster and ex-President Hayes will at.
end the session.
Argument on the petition for =
labeas corpus in the case Of Mason was
'egun yesterday in the Supreme Court
# the United States.
The commencement exercises of
Princeton Theological Seminary closed
yesterday, AZ graduates receiving their
diplomas.
The Nebraska National Bank, of
)maha, was yesterday authorized to
,egin business with capital of $780, |
90.
From present indications 'immense"
rops will be gathered in Nebraska
hts year.
Chinese immigrants are reported to
70 arriving at Victoria, British Colum-
ia, at the rate of7O0 per week.
w. Stull, an alleged murderer, shot
imself dead near Franklin, o., yester-
ay morning, to escape arrest.
The fifth annual session of the Su.
RENE Council Of the Royal Arcanum"
egan yesterday in Baltimore.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was reported
better yesterday.