Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-22
NEWS SUMMARY,
A Chapter OF Crime-BuFnlng OF Q
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A Chapter OF rime-Burning OF
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News.
: The steamer Moro Castle, of tn
Clyde Line, running between New YOrl
and Charleston, was totally destroyed
: by fire at her wharf in the latter city
yesterday morning. She was to hav'
sailed for New York yesterday, and hal
: received on board about half OF her car
go Of cotton, naval stores, etc. Thu
MORO Castle WAS vessel of about z, 5O'
tons. The loss is estimated at 500, 90,
on the vessel and $40, on the cargo
The cargo consisted of u bags of Ses
Island cotton, 1,163 bales Of upland cot
ton, 239 barrels of rosin, 81 tierces o
rice, 80 bales of dOmestics and 40 bar
rels Of flour, all covered by insurance.
| A telegram from Gloucester, Massa.
chusetts, says that Virgins predic.
ton of a terrible storm from March 9th
10 18th "has deferred number Of cap.
tains and crews (returned Georges
Bank mem from making the next trip,
which would bring them on the banks
at the time of the storm. The women
are urging the men to stay at home,
and it is feared that idleness will become
general among the Georges men, and
the best time in the season for good
catch will be lost"
The dead body Of Daniel Walker,
colored, was found about week ago
on the railroad track few miles from
Richmond, Virginia, and il was sup
posed he had been killed by train. An
investigation, since made by a county
magistrate, has resulted in the arrest
Of Walkers wife and colored man,
named Lee, on suspicion ofhaving muir
dered the dead man. Mary Walker,
"A daughter Of deceased, has given dam
aging evidence against them.
The floods at Cincinnati and Louis
vile continued to subside yesterday,
and it is expected that business will be
resumed along the river front in the
latter city in about week. The suffer-
ing among the flooded ont people, es-
peclally at Point Portland and Ship
pingport will continue for weeks, even
under the most favorable auspices. At
Cincinnati ''the inundated district is
covered with wagons and filled with
busy men,"
The vote for municipal officers in
Harrisburg gives Wilson, Republican,
for Mayor, II majority of 49, Krnnard,
Democrat, for Treasurer, 1922 and Yer
bechr, Democrat, for Controller, 2O3.
The Common Council is Republican
and Select Democratic, the Republicans
having majority on joint ballot.
Daniel Townsend and his wife, Min
erva, culored, were murdered early yes
ter'lay morning by Alexander Hill, "A
c"lorcd youth, who worked upon their
farm, nine miles south Of Memphis
Hill appears to he weak-minded, and
no cause is assigned for the deed.
A woman named Macrae died in
Montreal on Tuesday from the effects of
drink. Her husband said he did not
want the corpse; the Coroner could |
give it to the medical faculty for dsSer-
ton.
AT Milwaukee, yesterday, DR.. Orton
was convicted by Il coroner's jury of
causing the death of
young woman and her unborn babe He
was committed in default of bail.
Two more ballots for L. S. Senator
were taken by the Michigan Legislature
yesterday without result The last stood
Newton, 40 Palmer, rs; Burrows, IL ;
Ferry, TO- Willets, 9, and 22 scattered.
Andrew j. Hennion, a florist of New
burg, New York, committed suicide
yesterday by shooting himself in the
face with double-barrclled gun. He
WAS in peclniary trouble.
A lot Of struggled opium. valued at
$4,000, was seized on the steamer City
of Toxic, at San Francisco, on Tuesday
night. Other seizures were reported
yesterday.
Smallpox has appeared near Stony
Greek Station, in Sussex county, Nir-
sinia Four persons in one family are
sick Of the disease.
Six cases of smallpox are officially |
exported al liopolis, III Hamilton coun-
Y, Illinois.
Three bodies were stolen from the
'ault in the cemetery at St. Scholastic
lne, Quebec, on Tuesday night.
Donald Mcclellan was frozen to death
lear SouriS. Prince Edwards Island,
III Monday night, while walking home.