Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-05
NEWS sum MARY.
WHOIESALE COLA PSF o. LOB.
srER FAlT0RIEK.
Sewj Ctiy Mall Frauds Is.
cape of . COnvIct--Sma n I.pOH
la nm Aesing TsOupe-Ths
New POsfmastef 0saerai
shOe-iasfevs strike
variOap other In
teresiinE IGeans.

| ~ Winslow Jones a. Co., a packin,
| firm doing business in Portland, Ne.
owning 10 corn factories and lobste
factories in Maine and "a lobster ant
salmon factories in Canada, failed yes
terday for SlS2,0o0- They we're attached
on Tuesday night at the instance o.
New Work parties. When she firm wa,
organized, two years ago, its assets
were S1'a,0o0. A roo rapid expansion
OF their embarrassm@nts.
Judge Uepue charged the Grand Ju
ry in Newark, New Jersey, yesterday,
regarding the city hall frauds. He
said the public interests demanded a
thorough investigations. said officers
cannot evade their duties on the plea
OF confidence in the honesty OF others,
and urged the jury to ascertain wheth-
or not now implicated with the guilty
ones are not amenable for neglect CT
duty.
James w. Miller, escaped from the
Pennsylvania StatePenitentiary where
he was serving a term of seven years,
has been arrested in Toronto. 1t is
doubtful whether he can be retnrned
under the extradition laws, but he is
held In the meantime for carrying con-
cealed weapon, revolver having been
found upon him when arrested.
Postmaster General James yesterday
introduced his SUCCESSOR Mr.. Howe, to
the employees of the Post Office Depart
farewell. Mr.. Howe will take the
oath of office to-day. IL is rumored
that his son will succeed j. H. Van
werner az Chief Clerk of the Depart
ment.
The shoe lasters in Cincinnati have
struck for an increase OF 20 per cent
thereby necessitating the Stopping OF
many other workmen. Yesterday, how
ever, the lasters Of one Of the leading
firms Withdrew froE the Union, AMI
contracted Tor one year at the present
prices.
The travelling troupe of which
Eiercy, the actor, now sick of small
rox, was a member, arrived in New
York on Saturday night, and since that
time nearly half the members OF the
theatrical profession in New York
have been vaccinated at police head.
quarters.
The official reports of the Guiteau
trial including yesterdays proceedings.
makes l17j printed pages. With the ar
gumenJ, II is estimated that the.full re-
port Of the trial will make more than
1000 pages. The cost of this item to the
will be about $1,000.
1t is intended to start Read uster
organ in Lynchburg, Va, on the lst of
February, to be published daily, Judge
K. W. Hughes, of the Eastern District
Of Virginia, is spoken Of as probable
corresponding editor.
Frederick A. Palmer, City Auditor of
Newark, New Jersey, yesterday plead
ed guilty to eight indictments for for
gerry of endorsements of city treasury
warrants. He was remanded to Jail.
James lsom died in Madison county,
Kentucky, last Sunday, at the alleged
age of l02 years. During tbs war OF
1872 he made saltpetre, for use in the
of gunpowder for the
American Army.
An anti-P fohibition club, with large
has been organized in
Burlington, iowa. The liquor question
promises to be an important factor in
he politics of THAT State this year.
G. G. Clay, United States Senator
from Alabama before the war, and
State Senator during the
war, died at his residence, near Hunts
Vile, Alabama, on Tuesday.
Samuel Buckley died yesterday, at
Flint. Michigan, at the age, as alleged,
If 1909 years. He was native of En-
Gland, served in the British navy when
. boy, and came to this country in 1886.
A fire in Brockton, Massachusetts,
yesterday morning, destroyed the st.
Nicholas Bazaar and several other
stores, causing loss of $4,000.
DR.. John w. Draper, famous as
chemist and Psychologist, died yester-
lay morning, at his home, at Hastings,
IN the Hudson, New York, in the I'D
year of his age.
The new iron steamer, San Marcos,
quilt at Roach's ship yard for the Nal.
ory line between New York and Gal
reston, left Chester yesterday morning
or New York.
1t is understood in Boston that Judge
Marcus Morton has accepted the Chief
Iusticeship of the Supreme Court OF
Massachusetts.
Use Hector -four, from W. J. Morrow,
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