Daily Republican., 1882-05-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
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: The steamer Prussian, f ON Live
8 pool, arrived at st. Johns, Newfoun
, land, early yesterday morning, aft
! having narrowly escaped a terrible di
8 aster. On Wednesday afternoon,
.atitude45, longitude AZ, during thi,
| fog she struck an iceberg, carryir
: away her igurehead and part of h
, headgear, and badly shattering h
bowsprit. She was fortunately stear
ing slowly at the time. Although IL
! shock was severely felt by those 4
board, there was no excitement anon
, her passengers.
The President of the Consolidatio
Coal Company, at Cumberland, Md
yesterday notified the company's stril
ing miners "that the sixty days as pt
contract with railroad companit
having about expired, his compan
would wait few days longer. If tn
companies terms were not compile
with at the expiration Of that tim
measures would be- taken to introduc
new labor to work the mines of thi
company"
A fire in Leadville, Colorado, befor
dayligh yesterday morning destroyed
nearly block of buildings on Chest
nut street. The loss is estimated a
5000, 900. The fire is attributed to In
cendiarism. Several persons are mis-.
sing and one dead body has been foun,
in the ruins.
The "long deferred" report of tn
committee Of the Senate Of Arkansa
which has been investigating the &C
counts of the State Treasurer and Aud
itor will be filed to-day. 1t will SHOW
the Treasurer's ''deticit" to be abou
STA 900, and the Auditors about $50,
600.
A suit of Rulotf Hendrickson, to re
cover $4,000 damages from the Pennsyl
vania Railroad for inj uries to his wifi
and son by having his carriage struck
by train near Freehold, New Jersey
three years ago, has just resulted in a
verdict for plaintiff for $2500.
The will of ex-Gove ernor Washburn
Of Wisconsin, probated yesterday in La
Crosse, bequeaths $50, 900 for public
library in that city, and $375,0OO for a
memorial orphan asylum in Minnea-
polls, as q tribute to his mother. The
estate is valued at 81, 100000.
A telegram from Doylsstown says
that Mr. Rawls's letter, accepting the
Republican nomination for Justice OF
the Supreme Court, has been received
by Mr.. Lear, Chairman of the late Re
publican State Convention. 1t is the
only formal acceptance 50 far received
Ninety-six laborers and eighteen ma.
chine men employed in the brick yard
of j, G. Dreyfllss & Co., in Jersey City,
struck yesterday for an advance of $40
per month. 1t is said the firm will hire
Italians and Chinese.
The steamer Manitoulin was destroy
ed bv fire near Shoal Point, Lake Mich i.
igan, on Thursday afternoon. Her pas
sengers and crew took to the boats; two
OF them were drowned by an upset, and
the remainder were saved.
Bids were opened yesterday in WASH
lngtOn for tire-proof shutters for the
new Government building in PHIL = a. 4
from the United States Fireproof
Shutter and Safe Company Of Boston.
The Senate of New York yesterday
passed bill appropropriating 1926, 900
for the completion of the new Capitol
1t Albany. The bill also provides
for com mission to examine and re-
port as to the safety of the building.
Thirty laborers in the oil refinery of
Lombard, Ayers & Co., at Ceutreville,
New Jersey, struck yesterday for an
Increase of 25 cents per day. They have
been receiving $l.5O.
A large unknown schooner, lying on
Ter side apparently Capsized, with all
all set. was seen on tho 18th inst, Oft
Drum Inlet, North Carolina, drifting
The House Committee on Appropria-
ions yesterday nearly completed the
General Deficiency bill, and it will be
eported early next week. 1t appro-
'riates about $2l 100000
There were nineteen deaths in
Iavana from yellow fever during the
veek ending the 18th inst. The dis.
ase is increasing and the weather is
ot.
Rosa Osborne and her ten. year-old |
aughter, were found murdered yester-
ay morning at Lebanon, Kentucky.
here is no clue as yet to the mur-
erer.
A State mass convention of woman
lrffagists met yesterday in Indian.
polls. A0out $50 were present. Miss
larry Wright Sewall was elected Pres
lent.
The steamship Rio Grande, having
zen pumped out, sailed yesterday
ON Delaware Breakwater, and has
rrived at New York.
The steamer W. S. Thanhauser was
Ink at West Franklin, Indiana on
thursday night, and is total loss. One
erson was drowned.
The steamship Hohenzollern arrived
Baltimore yesterday from Bremen
ith 1886 emigrants, who left last even
x for tho West.
Yesterday, Augustus d. Leighton,
,nvicted of the murder of Mary Dean, {
as hanged in the Tombs prison, New
ork.
A man named Rea was hanged for
urder in Pulaski, Tennessee. "Three :
lnglipg attempts" were made before
= execution was accomplished.
Stephen g. Epper, aged twenty-five, +
nvicted of wife murder, was hanged +
Marion, North Carolina.
A number of stores in Olympia,
ashington Territory, were burned on t
lursday. Loss $4,000. a
A DaslaFdly Act. f
There two attempts made in a
Q carly part of this week to poison
valuable dog belonging to Mr.. Alfred I
ingate, residing at No. 500 Pine p
.eet. The last time he was poisoned, s
r. Wingate almost despaired of saw. (
Z the animals life He is getting tired
such contemplate actions, and says t.
at he will pay reward Of $40 for a