Daily Republican., 1883-07-23
NEWS ST NJ MARY.
on TO DENVER-GUBAN PATREs
OTIS COUNSELING-WORk OF
THE FLAMES.

| The r-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic invited a num-
Der of delegations to meet him at Oma-
ha, Nebraska, yesterday, and accom-
pany him to the Grand Army reunion
at Denver. The invitation was respond
ed to by delegates from Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Micbi-
gan, Illinois and Iowa. The escort &C.
cupied about thirty Union Pacific
coaches and sIeepers. Ten carloads Of
delegates were forwarded via. ths
Union Pacific on Saturday night.
The Cuban patriots held meeting at
New York yesterday, at which ad-
dresses were made by General Bona
chea and others, urging that every
means be taken to assist in freeing
Cuba from the Spanish yoke. Spanish
promises, it was urged, should be dis
regarded, because it was claimed they
were never fulfilled. One speaker all
vised the organization of Cuban exiles
and the freeing of the colored race held
in bondage by the Spaniards. A large
contribution was taken up in aid of the
cause.
Early yesterday morning John Cas-
tagnetti, an Italian, aged 10 years, shOs
John RiZzo, another Italian, aged about
80 years, in New Haven, Connecticut,
and then escaped. 1t is said Rizzo will
die. The quarrel arose about yonng
woman, to whom Castagnetti was en-
gagged.
Eleven of the passengers of the steam
er City of Washington, from Vera Cruz,
We're taken ashore at Havana on Satlr
day, sick of yellow fever, and five OF
them died soon after being landed. Gen
eral f. q. G. Ord, one of those taken
ashore, is dangerously sick of the
fever.
a fire at Ephrata, Lancaster County,
Penna., on Friday night, destroyed
James Bryson's bending works, VIII
liam Herlig's chair factory and dwell
ing, and the dwelling of George Croft,
causing a loss of $4,000. Incendiarism
is suspected.
The five upper floors of the Munro
Publication Building Ia New York
were burned yesterday afternoon, and
the three lower floors were damaged by
water. The loss is estimated at
100000.
A fire at Montgomery, Penna., On
Saturday morning, destroyed the plan
ing mill of Barber & Henderson, and
the general store of Henderson and
Scully, causinga loss of $4,000.
Chief Justice Walto arrived in To
leGo, Ohio, on Saturday night, from
his Western trip. He suffers somewhat
from the effects of a recent accident,
which injured one of his ribs
There arrived at New York yester-
day, on the steamship Celtic, an insane
woman and woman and two children,
supposed to be pauper immigrants
Their cases will be Investigated.
Two unknown men were struck and
killed by Long Branch train near
Waverly, New jersey, on Saturday
night They We're walking to Delaware
to pick peaches
August Yushinski, aged 80 years.
and Andrew Danowski, aged 30, were
drowned on Saturday while bathing in
a small mountain stream near Shenan-
doah. Penna
Charles Fisherman, q patient in the
insane asylum at Rochester, Minnesota,
committed suicide on Friday morning
by jumping into the furnace in the
boiler room.
Argument in the case of Polk, at
Nashville, was begun on Saturday. 1t
will be concluded to-day, and the case
given to the jury.
President Arthur left Washington on
Saturday night for New York on the u.
S. steamer Despatch
Nine stores in Newberry, South Caro-
lima, were burned on Friday. Loss, $780,
900.