Daily Republican., 1882-06-15
NEWS SUNNI AIRY.
THUNDER sTORM-SHIrWR WRECK
BIRTHDAY PARTY-BREACH
OF PROMISE, &C.

| The severest thunder storm of the
season at Indianapolis prevailed on
Tuesday night Two inches of rain fell
and yesterday morning Popue's run
rose rapidly and flooded large por.
tlon OF the eastern section Of the city.
damage was done to buildings and
stocks OF goods in stores estim ated at
upwards Of 100000. A terrible Ca
tastrophe occurred through the giving
way of platform over Pogue's Run,
on which fifteen or twenty persons were
standing. All were precipitated into
the torrent and some of them were
| swept through culvert under the
Union Depot 1t is supposed that ten
persons pelished. The bodies of fire
have been recovered.
The steamship Pera, from Montreal,
| for London, collided last Saturday af-
ternoon with large iceberg off Cape
Race. There was fog at the time SO
thick that the berg was NOT visible
more than half the ships length ahead.
After the Pera struck, her four com
partments began TO fill, aud the boats
were lowered and the crew left the ves-
sci, which sank at miduight with a
Crash as if she had suddenly gone to
pieces. The boats containing the cap
tain and chief officers have been picked
up; the boatswain's boat, containing
ten men is still missing
A garden party was given yesterday
afternoon at the residence of ex Cover
| nor Clatiin, in Newtonville, Massachu-
setts, IN honor of the 10th birthday of
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. A large
and distinguished company was pres
ent, including Oliver Wendell Holmes.
John G. Whittier, w. B. Howells, e.
P. Whipple, and others we'll known in
literary and art circles.
A hearing in the suit of Francis p.
Weed against DR.. Hedges, of Newburg,
New York, on the charge of cheating
him out OF $50, 900 in game of draw
poker, took place yesterday before
Judge Barnard, at Poughkeepsie. In
the course of his testimony, Weed
swore that che lost $45O,OOO at faro in
one hour, Scott, who played poke- with
him, and Hedges being the dealers"
The Republican State Convention of
North Carolina met yesterday in
Raleigh, and nominated as its State
ticket all the candidates chosen by the
recent Liberal Convention, except j.
A. Long, who declined. Among the
resolutions adopted was one in favor
OF the continuance OF our tariff system.
Mr.. A. A Lowe, of New York, who
had been selected as Tariff Com mid
sioner in place of W. A. Wheeler, de.
clined, yesterday telegraphed to the
President thanking him for the honor,
but expressing regret at his inability to
serve on the Commission.
The annual reunion of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac began yester,
day in Detroit Generals Grant and
Sheridan and ex-President Hayes were
present. General A. A. Humphreys
was elected President for the ensuing
year.
The Portland Evening Star says the
Prohibitionists of that State will not
support Robie, the Republican candi-
date for Governor, but that Eustis, the
Prohibition candidate, twill retire to
make room for strong candidate"
G. Amyat, a candidate for office in
the present election in Bellechasse Co.,
Quebec, was fred at twice in succession
on the public road near St. Raphael,
last Monday, and narrowly escaped
with his life
The libel suit of w. W. Scranton
against A. A. Chase, editor of the
Scranton Times, at Wilkesbarre, result
ed, yesterday morning, in a verdict of
81, AL. 30 damages for the plaintiff.
The fourteenth annual Commence
meDt of Crozier Theological Seminary
was held yesterday, at that institution
in Upland, near West Chester There
were fifteen graduates.
Our exports of domestic breadstuffs
during the eleven months ending May
81, 1882, amounted in value to $l67 $685.
532, against $244, ,955, 4l3 during the cor
period of the preceding year.
Mr.. Reed, counsel for Guiteau, denies
that he applied to Judge Gray for
writ of habeas corpus. He also says he
has not made such an application to
Justice Bradley.
No additional operators having gone
to work at the Harmony Mills in Cohoes
they have been again closed, and will,
it is stated, remain shut until Septem-
Der 1st.
The sailing of the steamer City of
Toxic, with mails from San Francisco
for China and Japan, has been postpon-
ed from the 22d unit the 29th inst.
Congressman Grape, If Massachusetts,
is announced as a candidate for the
nomination for Govonor of
that State.
The Greenbackers of the Eleventh
District of Indiana have nominated
Evan Thompson, a farmer, for Repre-.
i'll Congress.
The receipts of the Custom House at
Laredo, Texas, have increased 800 per
cent. since the completion of the rail-
road to that place.
The Sherman lumber company's
IN i'll at Eau Claire, Wirconsin, was
burned yesterday. Loss, $50, 900.
Thel loss by fire on Victoria Square,
Montreal on Tuesday night, is now
estimated at not more than $4,000.
The army worm is reported to be de-
troying the grain crops Ill Warren and
Butler counties, Ohio.
The President yesterday nominated
Daniel Fl. Pinney, of Illinois, 10 be As
ociate Justice for Arizona,
Heavy wind and rain storm-, doing
much damage, are reported in southern
indiana ard Ohio.
"A Dangerous Animal
Last evening dog that belongs to q ;
olored family who reside on Second
treet near Lombard, bit a young girl