Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-10-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
FATAL ACCIDENTS-MER
RAILROAD TlME-DESTRUC.
TION BY FIRE.

George w. Wilson and d. H. Hercy
who left Deming, New Mexico, on the
10Th ult, TO get little Charlie McComas
from the Indians, returned to DemiRg
on Wednesday, their mission having
proved unsuccessful. Their failure was
due to the death of Ju, the principal
Chief, who was drowned on the 21st
ult., by falling into the river while
drunk, and also to "the presence of q
large body of Mexican troops and the
interference of the Mexican local au-
thorities." The boy is well and with
JUS widow, who does not wish to give
him up. The Indians elected Geronimo
as Chief after the death of Ju, ignoring
the latter's sons, and this, it is said,
has created the bad feeling
At noon on Sunday next all the rail-
roads between Boston and Montreal ,ex-
cept the Boston and Lowell, which will
adopt the system Il week later, will be-
gin 10 run trains on the Eastern stan
dard time, that of 'Ie 10Th meridian,
which is sixteen minutes SLOW er than
the Boston time, heretofore the stan
dard. 1t is sad that before the close of
October probably most of the roads in
the United States east of Buffalo, and in
Canada east of Detroit, will adopt the
10Th meridian time.
In Troy, N. Y, yesterday, while a
fireman was putting away uniforms af-
ter a parade, he dropped cigar stump
in the hay loft of the Volunteer steamer
house, setting fire to and destroying the
contents. T. W. Abbott, of Albany,
while assisting to put out the fire sus-
tained fatal injuries by falling from q
ladder. H. G. Tabor also had his head
split open by falling ladder.
The origin of the fire which destroyed
the Pittsburg Exposition buildings re-
mains a mystery, but the managers
think it was the work of incendiaries.
AS stated before, the loss will amount
to 81, 900, 900, and the insurances aggre-
gate less than one-tifth of that sum.
The Neal block in Oswego, New
York, was damaged by fire on Wednes-
day night to the extent of about $50, 900.
The fire started in the mansard roof, on
which timers were working in the af-
ternoon.
Valentine Hatton was killed and two
men named Martin aud Amos were ia
tally injured by the premature explO-
sion OF vulcan powder in a mine at
Webb City, Missouri, on Wednesday.
Edward M. Marshall, separated from
his wife, met her yesterday in ST. John,
New Brunswick, ard shot her in the
neck, int1icting probably fatal
wound.
William Barnes, aged 70 years, one
of the publishers of the Recorder, of
Macon, Georgia, committed suicide
y yesterday by taking strychnine. He
did it to escape physical pain.
The schooner Leiola Murchison, re-
ported ashore at Kitty Hawk, North
on Wednesday, has moved to
within one hundred yards Of the beach
and is in danger of breaking up.
AT Hot Springs, Arkansas, yesterday,
the trial of Frank Flynn for the murder
of Charles Matthews, editor of the
Hornet resulted in a verdict of not
guilty.
There has been only one rainfall in
Yazoo County, Mississippi, since last
spring. All the cisterns are dried up
and water has to be obtained from the
river.
In ths Methodist Conference at Mil
waukee yesterday, a charge was filed
against Rev. G. A. Stockwell of having
!" deserted his post to stake claim in
Dakota"
Fifty-six cases of opium, alleged to
have been fraudulently imported on the
steamer Oceanic, were libelled yester-
day in SaDFrancisco.
A train on the Erie Railroad was
wrecked yesterday near Bradford,
Penna., and four or five passengers were
slightly injured.
Marshal Harris was shot dead at
Cedarvile, Ohio, on Wednesday night
by Isaac Weymouth, whom he was try
ing to arrest.
Richard Chopper and Anthony Curley
We're killed by fall Of the roof at The
White Oak Mines at Scranton yesterday
morning.
John y. Decker's paper mill at Lee,
was burned on Wednes-
day night. Loss $4,000
Nine stores in Kirkwood, Illinois,
were burned on Wednesday. Loss $780,
600.
The Kent Flour Mills in Chatham, On
tario, were destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss $4,000.
The Owenot Springs House, near Ell
mira, New York, was burned yesterday
afternoon. Loss $50, 900.
James McSteen, convicted of the
m urder of his wife, was hanged yester-
day in Pittsburg.