Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
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THE FLOATING NEWS OF TWO
DAYS.
Railroad Accidcnts-COnyicted for
Neglect tOfDnty-W Work of the
Flames The Chinese Min
istry doing the Clever
Thing So The MsthO.
dist ID Deac Ons.

| Upto last evening there had beer
eight deaths from the explosion OF the
steamer Sydney, near Ravenswood
West Virginia, namely: Mrs. Little
and grandson; Mrs. Mills and child
from Belair, Ohio; Frank Faulkner, OF
Pittsburg; Mr.. KAN, of Charleston, w
"; Mrs. Stephens and deck hand
from Mi2dleport.
An engine on the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad became uncomfortable
last Saturday morning and ran down
the heavy grade between Malta and
Leadville. 1t jumped from the track
when about 50 tt. from a train full OF
passengers, ana was dashed to pieces.
The engineer and tremen escaped by
jumping off.
| Josh Billings says "Next to clear
Conscience fol solid comfort Gums an
old shu." He probably never sutt red
with cough or cold, otherwise he
would have referred to DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup as being also good thing to ST.
cure relief and comfort.
The Police Board of Buffalo has noti-
fed all saloon keepers in THAI city that
their licenses will he revoked if they
violate the law in reference to permit
tingEminors to play at games OF chance.
The object OF the Board is to stop pool
playing by boys.
The Socialists and Trade and Labor
Union in Chicago passed resolutions
yesterday calling on the representative
of Illinois at Washington to urge Pres
ident Arthur to have the troops recalled
from Omaha, where the strike of rail.
road laborers is in progress.
Potter's American monthly for April
will contain a very interesting artit .+
on the late President Garfield and
among the illustrations which will
accom- pany the article will be superior
engraviugs of General Garfield and
wife and the Generals Mother.
A box was fished up yesterday on
the be ach at Fortress Monroe contain
ing the following message undated: !:
"Whoever picks this up report that the
| schooner FIeetwing is in a terrible con
dition and about to be wrecked of, Cape
Charles, No hope for soul on board. .
The second public meeting Of the
i'ili boS-tuJ w hb
held last evening in Washington. The
speakers were 5 nator Vance, Of North
Carolina; Representative Hepburn, of
Iowa; Indian Commissioner Price, and
DR.. Mckenzie, of Salt Lake City.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Toledo, Ohio, has called mass
Convention, to be held on the 9th inst,
for the nomination Of City officers. No
primary meetings are to be held or del
egates elected; and the Convention will
determine its own method OF procedure.
A crowd surrounded barn in SGran-
ton, yesterday, for the purpose of lynch
ing Daniel Wagner, 50 years of age,
who had feloniousiy assaulted liCtle
girl. He was arrested, however, and
committed in default of $1,000 bail.
By disaster on the Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul Railroad, near Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, on Thur slay night, two
engines were demolished and several
employees slightly injured
William V. Ruth, about "a years of
age, was drowned by falling into the
Lehigh river at Easton on Saturday
night He leaves Il wife and Two chill
dren.
Frank krass was killed yesterday by
jumping from the fifth story of a house
In Attorney street, NewYork, i'll which
a fire had broken out.
Miller, the convict who escaped from
the Penitentiary at Allegheny City, and
fled to Canada, was brought back on
saturday night, having been extradited
rom Toronto.
Mormon missionaries are at work in
the Kings Mountain District of North
Carolina; and have made about fifty
converts to date.
Representatives Allen, of Missouri,
and Black, of Georgia, are dangerously
i'll i'll Washington.