Daily Republican., 1883-10-30
NEW SU NMARY.
TERRIBLE TUG-BOAT BOILEREX
PIIOSlON-COTTON BURNED
EXAGGERATED REPORTS.

While the tug-boat Edge was putting
to sea yesterday In search of tow, and
when four miles south of Fort Morgan,
Mobile Bay, her boiler exploded. The
boat sank Immediately, carrying down
with her the captain, John Carney, the
mate, named Andrews, and colored
fireman. The engineer and cook were
picked up, but the latter died while
being carried back to Fort Morgan. The
engineer is badly wounded. 1t is be-
lieved the bodies of the drowned men
have been eaten by the sharks which
iLfest that locality. 1t is thought that
the Edge was racing with another boat
to catch a tow, and crowded on 700
much steam.
The total value of our imports Of
merchandise for twelve months which
ended on Sept. Both, 1883, was $5oi, $780,
03G, a decrease of $54, ,744, ,662 compared
with the imports of the preceding
twelve months. The total value of our
exports during the twelve months
which ended on September Both last,
was $812, 286, 945, an iDcrea~- 1874 $780,
739 on the exports for the corresponding
period for the previous year.
The report te'egraphrd to til, Associ-
ated Press that 300 children have died
of diphtheria in Greensboro, North
Carolina, and its vicinity turing the
last three months, is declared false by
the Mayor of that city and seven prac-
ticing physicians. They aver that only
one case of diphtheria has occurred in
their city or its vicinity to their knowl-
edge during the last six months.
During quarrel in salonn in Jer-
sey City yesterday, between Dennis
Dugan and q man named O'Neill, Ed
ward Sweeney interfered as a peacema-
ker and was dangerously stabbed by
Dugan in the side.
Daniel Murchison was stabbed to
death by William Skater III Raymond,
Mississippi, on Sunday night, in
quarrel about the proper man
ner of shaking bands" The murderer
fled.
General Sheridan left Chicago last
evening for Washington to assume COM
mand of the army. General Schotisld
is expected in Chicago to-day to sue
ceed General Sheridan.
Francis MEG loin, SO years of age, q
compositor on New York paper, COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning by
hanging himself with towel. He had
been drinking heavily.
Heavy rain fell on Sunday night and
yes terday in the Ohio Valley, and the
river rose rapidly. The Licking, Kama
wha and the Big Sandusky rivers also
rose.
Two thousand bales of cotton, destined
for New York, were burned yesterday
yard, in Charleston. Loss 100000.
The Springfield Wagon Factory, in
Springfield, Missouri, was burned yes
terday morning Loss $4,000. The
factory employed 100 hands.
A block of stores and the Post-ofiice
in Union Springs, New York, were
burned on Sunday. loss $40, 900.
Wanam n X er n Latest Enterprise.
A novel method OF advertising has,
been introduced within day or two at
OaktHall, which has attracted very gene
raj attention Colossal pictures
or, more properly speaking, outline
pctures-ilustrative of the tailor's art
and symbolical of the advantages Offer
ed by WanAmaker Il Brown, adorn the
Market and Sixth street sides of the
On Sixth street is a sketch of
heroic size-forty feet in height and
eight feet wide-represenLing the legend
of "nine tailors make man." an en-
largement of the cut which has ap-
peared in the advertising columns Of
the Press. Further along on the same
side is II forty-foot sketch, showing a
base ball field with the players at work.
On the Market street front is another
picture of the same size, representing
t he Oak Hall artist in the act of sketch
ing the various characters. At intervals
along the ground floor on both streets
are smaller pictures Of similar INTENT
the most noticeab BILE being that Of a rough
old farmer gazing in wonder at his
sty lishly dressed son, who has just re-
turned from Oak Hall.
The sketches were executed by Harry
Ogden, of New York, and are prononn
ced by good critics TO be the best ex-
alnples of pen pictures on such large
scale in this coun try.