Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-25
THIRD EDITION.
NEWS sUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
4 Star Reuter- Kearfested IN ew
Trial Asked for-MsriDe Dlsas'
tess - Tort Cy clone Labor
Stzikers-Stsa amer Burned.
M. C. Berdell, charged with COM
plicity in the Star Route frauds, who
was discharged because of technical
flaw in the Indictment, was rearrested
on Sunday morning, and WAS ar
raigned yesterday in the police court
at Washington. TIE object was to have
his case sent again to the Grand Jury,
which NEE S to-day Judge Smell said
he would begin the hearing this morn
ing.
Terrible C, clones occurred on Satur.
day evening,in Dallas county, Alabama
Blbb Twiggs, Jones and Wilkinson
counties Georgia; and Brunswick and
Fender counties, North Carolina. In
Dallas county, Alabama, five persons
were killed; Georgia, two lives were
lost, and in North Carolina child was
injured, The devastation IN all the
QlSbFlCts was beriiUlo.
The motion for new trial Of the suit
of hallett, Kilbourp, against ex.
Sergeant at Arms Thompson, in which
a verdict for 500, 900 damages was
given, was filed yesterday. Among
the grounds as .igned are that the YER
dict was contrary to law and evidence
that it was obtained by surprise, and
that the damages awarded are "exces-
sive, exorbitant and outrageous.
The Harmony Mills, at echoes, were
closed yesterday, and the employees
who have "worked their notice" will
he paid Off to-day. A platoon of police
is on duty near the mills. Public opin-
ion is with the operatives. The mills
employed $500 operatives, of whom
$500 were women and boys.
The steamer City of Sanford was
burned five miles above Jacksonville,
Florida, at four o'clock yesterday
morning. Nine persons, all Fioridians,
are believed to be lost. The survivors
were rescued by passing steamer.
A fire arted in Eau Claire, Wiscon.
sin, yesterday afternoon, was still rag
ing at midnight, aud was feared the
whole town would be destroyed. AT
midnight, 63 buildings has been burned
and the loss was estimated at $3.50, 900.
In the q. S. Circuit Court, at Charles
ton. yesterday, the jury in the case of
the election managers of the Maysville
precinct was discharged for INABILITY to
agree. They had been out since Friday
last.
One hundred machinists employed in
the carpet Glory Of K. s. Higgins Il
Co., in New York, struck, yesterday,
for an ncre ase of 10 per cent, and be-
ing refused, resumed work at the old
rate.
There were heavy frosrs yesterday
morning on the Delaware peninsula,
and ice formed In several places, but it
is not believed that any serious damage
has been done to the fruit crop.
The tow. boat Little Eagle was
dashed against rawbridge, at Han
nibal Missouri, on Sunday, by a
Three of her crew we're lost.
Two children of George Wagner, aged
respectively and7 years, a girl and a
boy, were drowned in the pond of a
brick yard, at Goshen, New York, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Hammell, aged So years, wife
of wealthy farmer living near Mayors
Station in Schnylkill county, hanged
herself yesterday morning. She had
been insane for some time.
The latest reports from Monticello,
destroyed by a cyclone few days ago,
put the list of dead at Is, and Of injur-
ed at 80. Many of the latter ara not ex-
pected to recover.
Large forest fires are again reported
in the Blue Mountains, near Slatington,
Pa. and in New Jersey, opposite Mil.
ford, on the Upper Delaware.
Though Ralph Waldo Emerson con.
tinued very unwell yesterday afternoon
there was no expectation Of an Gimme
diately fatal result"
About 500 plumbers, employed in 81
shops in New York, struck yesterday
forS4 per day, The increase asked-5(
cents per day-was granted by thu
other q shops.
The tannery of Robert Mccullough
at Salladesburg, Is miles. from Williams
port. Penna was burned on Sunday
LOSS So, 200.
Beautiful cheap gold band and deco
rated tea and chambe sets in all tn
new shapes. |. Lewis Row, II Eas
Second street.
10 sets cups and saucers, not dam
aged and worth 40 cents sett. We ar
selling them at % cents sett. |. /
Row, No. II East Second street.
Two buildings of the Barker Fertile
ing Works, in Elizabeth, n. j, was d.
atroyed by fire yesterday morning. Los
100000.
The pressman employed by John Scot
in Spruce street, New York, have bee
granted an increase of fifty cents pc
night.
Argument on the bill! of exceptions
the Guiteau case was fixed yesterda,
for Monday, May Sth.
The hands in folr brick yards at Bal
timore struck yesterday for highe
wages.
The moulders in the same city, VIII
now receive 81 per day, demand S.
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