Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
COLORED PLOPLE ORGANIZING
FORTHECAMPAIGM.
Small psx Rsvsges-virginfs COu
pOns-Mam with Three Wives
Flood ~ Nash vlllo-Doath
OF ~ ex Congress- ssWan-
Three boys killed BY
Falling Building.

COlOred men. 1t Is understood that the
difference discussed the alleged FEEDER
al of1ce-holding mismanagementi in Ar
K ansas; that bitter feeling was mani
tested against ex- Senator Clayton and
U. s. Marshal Tovans, and that resO.
luton was adopted pledging the sup
port of coOred voters to an anti Clay
ton of anti. .Tovans ticket.
William landau, of Pitts:on, was ar
rested in Wilkesbarre last night, AZ he
was wandering about the streets sick
of the smallpox. A few days ago the
body of James Rochett, who died in
Pittsburg, was taken to Fall River,
Massachusetts, for interment. His
widow who accompanied the remains,
was taken sick Of SMALL -pox on Satur-
day. 1t is not known what caused her
husbands death.
There were reported in New York last
week 269 cases OF scarlet fever, 1877 OF
10 easles, 124 Of diphtheria and 81 of
smallpox.
There are now ~ cases of smallpox
in the little town Of Port Jeryis, New
York.
Typhoid fever continues nearly epi-
demic in indianapolis, and it is very
fatal.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, on
Saturday signed the bill passed by the
Legislature OF that State few days
ago requiring all tax-paying coupons
to be submitted to a court for a test OF
their genuneness. The effect of this
law, it is believed, will be to keep out
of the State Treasury about half the
amount of coupons now received for
taxes. Small taxpayers cannot afford
the required test.
At Fort Fairfield, Maine, last Tues
day, Thomas j. Melvin, of Monticello,
was brought before a magistrate ON the
charge of having two wives in Month
cello and third in Canada. The ques-
tion of jurisdiction was raised, pending
which the accused was locked in q room
at hotel. During the night a mob OF
masked men broke into the hotel and
carried Melvin across the line into Can
ada.
On Saturday night, 235 yardrnen and
mechanics in the machine and car
shops of the Missouri and Pacific Rail.
road at St. Louis were discharged,
making about 600 discharged from the
company's roads in that city during the
week. One hundred men on the Wa
bash road are included in the above
number.
The river at Nashville remained sta
tionary yesterday at ~ teet2 inches.
All the depresSionS around the city are
now lakes, and some alarm is still felt
az to the result. An additional number
of people were forced from their homes
yesterday morning by the rise which
occurred during the night.
A. H. Tanner, eX.Congressman from
New York, died on Saturday morning,
at White Hall, in that State, at the age
of - wears. He served in the war and
was Lieutenant Colonel Of the One
undred and TwentyThird New York
Regiment. la 1868 he was elected to
!, the Forty. first Congress.
Three boys, William Spaudling, aged
lG wears, William Winchell, aged 10,
and Thomas Curtis, aged 8, were killed
lin Prince street, Brooklyn, on Satur-
day afternoon, by the fall Of an old
frame house, which they pulled down
upon themselves in play.
| Bv decision CT the supreme Court
of Minnesota, eX-Treasurer King, OF
Scott county, in that State, will have
to undergo the penalty of two years
Imprisonment and 81 200 fine, tC
which he was sentenced for embeZzle-
ing $4,000.
A wrought-irou railroad bridge across
the Salt river, near Mexico, Missouri.
fell on Saturday, under freight train,
carrying down five cars and causing a
loss of So, ZOO. The disaster is attri'
buted to the derailment of the cars on
the bridge.
! A telegram from Port Jervis says
that Martin Hughes, who died at Haw,
LEY, Penna., on the Sth list, at the age
of "a years, had over 100000 insurance
on his life in graveyard" companies,
and most of the policies were issued
since August last.
Henry Addison, son of a late Mayor
of Alexandria, Virginia., committed
suicide by cutting his throat in George
town, District Of Columbia, yesterday
morning. He was 4j years of age and
unmarried.
| John Newman, a deck hand on an
East River ferry boat at New York, was
killed yesterday morning by being
caught by the crank of the engine. lit
was a son of Assemblyman Newman,
of King county.
The puddlers of the Chesapeake Rail
Works at risbnrg, who two weeks
ago demanded an advance OF 81 cents
per ton, decided on Saturday to con-
tinue work at the old rate of S4 30.
Il 1t is believed that Daniel +. Shep'
ard, Secretary of the Republican Cen
trail Committee of Illinois, will be nom
mated for Assistant Secretary. of the
Treasury, to succeed Upton, resigned.
i Governor ct. John, of Kansas, denies
that the. Prohibition amendment to th'
Constitution of that State has been in
validated by the recent decision, IN
Liquor case, of its Supreme Court.
William Carey Billedune committed
, suicide in Gloucester county, Nov;
Scotia, on Friday by cutting his throa
, ,, with scythe. He leaves q wife ant
several children.
The President it is stated, has dccid'
! ed to ..reappoint George p. lSawyer a.
United States District Attorney To-
Massachusetts. Sawyer's term has JUS
expi red.
The coal miners at Richmond, Ra.
! county, Missouri, struck on Saturday
! against a proposed reduction OF on
cent per bushel for digging.
The trial of Jonas Haywood at Wash
ington, Pa, for killing Thomas Forsyth
IN April last, resulted on Saturday in
, verdict of murder in the first degree.
Sibley, Dudley & Co., wholesale gro
GERS of Chicago, made an assignment OF
Saturday. They owe $25O,OOO, but sa.
their assets will cover that amount.
Hop Bltters, Vinegar Bitters, Host
mans German Bitters, Rush's ant
l Hostetter's Bitters for sale at Hart
l man s drug store, cor. 9th and Popla