Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
NAIL AND FELEGRAPH aLEAH-
1NGS FROM ALL sEC.
HONS.
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An express train and q freight train
on the Little Mama Railroad, In Ohio,
collide0 near Fosters Crossing, on Sun.
day, on dangerous" embankment.
Both engines were wrecked, and two
freight cars were thrown into the river.
The engineer of the freight train WAS
severely injured; several Of the passsn-
gers we're slightly hurt 1t appears that
hs freight train had orders to stop at
Fosters Crossing TO allow the expresa
tu pass, "but the engineer undertook to
pass be switch and then back In, when
the express train came on"
For the week ending July 22d there
were 495 deaths in Philadelphia, an
co pared with 42l for the previous
week, and 475 for the corresponding
week OF last year. The main causes
were cholera infantum, 100; consump-
ton of the lungs, 49, conv ulsions, 20;
diphthsria, -; heart disease, 20; infia-
nation of the brain, 10, marasmus, 80;
old age, II.
Francis c. Potts, of the firm of Sower,
Potts q Co., publishers, committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver, at
his residence, 1712 Wallace street,
Philadelphia. He has 0een in ill.health
for five years, and is supposed to have
committed the act while laboring un-
der depression of splits.
The feature yesterday of the Grand
army Encampment at Gettysburg was
the dedication by the 106th Penn
sylvania Volunteers of q memorial
tablet. An Grafton was delivered by
General james N. Lynch; j. r. G.
Ward, one of the survivors, read his
torical sketch, and q salute Of Is guns
was fred.
Rufus G. Walden, ex.Selectman
Chief Of the Fire Department, Deputy
Sheriff and City Collector, of North
Adams, Mass, and Treasurer of the
Hoosac Valley Agricultural Society,
was yesterday sentenced to four ears'
imprisonment in the penitentisry for
incendiarism. He had pleaded guilty.
Yesterday morning, the mangled
bodies Of two colored men were found
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad near De
Soto, Miss, they having been run over
by train. 1t is supposed they were
robbed and murdered, and colored
man has been arrested on suspicion,
while another is being hunted down.
A number Of people have been poison
ed in Moncton, New Brunswick, from
the use of prepared corn beef" and
many Of the victims have narrowly
escaped death. A number of persons
who have eaten the beef were suddenly
taken sick In one Of the churches ON
Sunday. |..
The PottsVille Chronicle publishes q
reply Of Judge Pershing TO a request of
53 members of the bar that he shall be-
come candidate for reelection. The
Judge says he twill be a candidate be-
fore che people without regard to the
action OF any political party"
IL is announced for the information
OF those concerned that kilograms to
Egypt must be written In plain Ian
guaRe, in English, French, Turkish or
Italian. Secret language will not be
accepted"
The liabilities OF C. A. Willard, the
suspended banker, Of Jonesboro, Ill
inois, are reported at $3.50, 900, and the
assets at $4,000. The failure Is as
cribed 10 cotton and other speoula-
tiOns."
The Independent Republicans of
Maine were again in conference yester-
day at Portland. the proceedings were
secret, but it is stated that a q. for q
new convention was adopted, which
will be published in few days.
William Holmes and James Watch-
man, mirers, being drunk, were run
over by railroad train near Walsen-
burg, Colorado, on Saturday night.
Holmes was killed and the other badly
Injured.
Two children, named Yole and Buss,
aged respectively and years, were
fatally injured yesterday morning,
near Freem ansburg, by being struck
by Lehigh Valley train.
1t is announced that General Il. p.
Kennedy will be candidate for the
Congressional nomination in the
Eighth District of Ohio against Speak .
er Keifer.
President Barrios, of Guatemala,
took "official leave" of President Ar
thur yesterday, and left for Philadel-
phia in the afternoon.
The Secretary of the Navy has con-
scented that the Marine Band shall go
to Cape May for one week during Au-
gust, to give concerts.
Secretary Folger was 81 lightly unwell
yesterday and unable to attend TO his
official duties.