Daily Republican., 1882-09-19
NEWS SUM MARY.
THE TARIFF LOOMMISsION DE
LIBERAFING-THE YELLOW
FEVER PLAQUE.

A telegram from Washington saw
Chief Brooks, of the secret service. ha
receivtA "a tive-dollar note of th
EvaEsvtA le, Indiana, Business Colleo
! currerey, which had been successful,
/. passed ais genuine currency. Che
Brooks eays that 'sOme of the sam,
stuff had BeeIG circulated until it hat
: taiply worN. to- tatters without 5eint
' detected. :" A O. unterfeit silver hAl
dollar, "mSde OF Babbitt metal ant
Rlass'' is also in cil culation. 1t hal
good ring and is AL excellent imita'
tion."
A. N. Sullivan, M. r., lectured In
the Cusper Institute, New York, las
evening, before q crow ded audience, on
the present condition. Of affl Irs In ire
land. Ne said, in the cOprst' of his re-
marks, that che believed severe
struggle was approaching, and all the
good that bad been done was mainly
achieved by the Irish of this country.
f the Irish of this country deserted
Ireland, her cause would be hopeless"
Two freight trains coAided in a tun-
mel on the Missouri-PacifC Railroad,
near Kirkwood, Missouri last Saturday,
and both wers wrecked and caught fire.
Two of the train hands we're slightly
injured. Twenty cars, some of them
loaded with luuber, and a large loco.
motive were burned, while the walls
of the tunnel we're badly damaged by
the heat. The loss on property is esti-
mated at $50,0CS.
OF the total population of the United
States in 1880-5B, ,155, 783-the foreign
born, according toythe census, number
ed 6,679, ,944. OF these, 2,772, ,1IS9' wer4
natives of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, 1,966,742 of the
German Empire, 717,084 of British
America, 1914, 1897 ofiNOrway, 181. .729 of
Sweden, 106,971 of France, 104, 5I of
China, land the remainder represent
all the countries Of the earth"
Four employees of the Steinway Pia-
no Works, at Hunters Point, Long Is
land, struck yesterday morning, ION
account of the unpopularity of Super
lntendent Sumner. They say they
will not resume work unless he is dis
tus d, 1t is said the employees of the
Messrs. Steinway in New York, about
1000 in number, will also strike.
A Western express train on the Bos-
ton aud Albany Railroad yesterday
morning struck rail which had been
placed across the track near Rockda'e,
and the engine and cars, except lhu
sleeper, were thrown down bank
The engineer, fireman and brakeman
were severely injured; the passengers
escaped with lively shaking up.
Charles A. Ketchan, clerk at the
Alton Elevator, in Kansas City, has
been arrested for stealing wheat. He
employed expressmen, at large pay, to
carry away the grain from loaded cars.
He had been operating for several
months and is believed to have stolen
several thousand dollars worth of
wheat.
The race between Courtney, Ten Eyck
and Dempsey, for $1,000, was rOwed
yesterday on the St Lawrence river Op.
posite Alexandria Bay, New York. 1t
was won by Courtney by two lengths,
with Ten Eyck second and Dempsey
half a mile behind. Time 20 59L.
The water was not IN good condition,
being rather lumpy.
A telegram from Newbprsh, New
York, announces the death of R9v.
John S, Mitchell, for more than so
years a prominent minister of the
Episcopal Church, at the age
# 83. He was born in Rhode Island
Ind has been pastor of leading churches
u New York, Pennsylvania and other
States.
President Arthur will be the guest of
he city of Boston during the first four
lays of October. On the End of October
le will take part in the celebration OF
he centennial of Webster's birthday,
Vt Marshtield. The President left New
York yesterday for Washington, where
10 arrived last night.
A comet was plainly seen with the
laked eye at Georgetown and Denver,
colorado, about II o'ulock yesterday
The celestial visitor was
about five degrees from the SUI and in
. direction tritle south of west"
L.. S. Wilson, teller of the Fourth
Iational Bank of Columbus, Ohio,
led in hotel at East Saginaw, Mich
gan, on Sunday night, from IAN over
ose of chloral, taken to alleviate sick
headache"
Two deaf mutes, boys, named Akers,
we're run over and killed by a train
ear Staunton, Virginia, yesterday.
hey had just escaped from the State
Asylum.
AT Wyoming, Ontario, yesterday, a
10Y driving a buggy containing two
iris, drove into creek to water the
orses They got beyond their depth,
nd the girls were drowned.
The bark Arthur G. Wade, from Car
enas, arrived at Boston yesterday
lornlng with yell5w fever on board.
'wo of the Captains children and two
died during the passage.
The Italian bark Galilea s., from
'ensacola for Hampton Roads, passed
APE Henry yesterday morning, bound
p, with yellow fever on board. Four
assengers were dead.
The Aldine Coal CompAny's powder
magazine, a few miles from Wilkes
'arre, exploded yesterday morning
With tremendous report. No lives
we're lost.
Secretary Folger is i'll at the Hoft-
IAN House in New York, but his phy-
icians think he will be about in q day
r two.
Twenty seven new caseI OF the fever
nd one death wele Iepor,,d n Pensa-
ola yesterday.
Great Barg aims
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