Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
about . Mining CIaim-Other Mis-
eellan eOus News.

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Later dispatches state that by I'll
wreck Of the steam collier Tacoma, o
the Pacific coast, nine Of the crew wer
lost. First Assistant Engineer Gran
died after getting ashore. The vessel i
a total wreck. Captain Hill, Of the tul
Fearless, who returned from the wrecI
on Saturday, thinks that ia lifc-hoa
and gun for throwing line, had beeI
AZ the place of the disaster all the los
on the Tacoma would have been saved
The keeper Of the Life Saving Station
at Cape Gregory refused to 20 out or t.
allow volunteer crew Of eight men T.
take the boat.
The British ship Parkfeld, Captain
Anderson, from Calcutta TO New York
with cargo Of jut~, lin-eed and salt
petre, went ashore ON Littl" E-g Har.
Dor Shoals, New Jersey, early yc>trr
day morning Her capJain and crew
of twenty-thrt- men were taken Oft by
the Lifc-saving crew of Station - in
the afternoon. The vessel is in dan,
gprous position, and has eight fe't o!
water in her hold.
Two Lake Shore freight trains con-
tanning in all seventy-onr ears, collidpd
yesterday three miles east of Laporto,
Indiana, and two oil cars exploded,
setting fire to the wreck. The shock
was felt in Laporte. No lives were lost,
tn" train men jumping off before the
crash occurred. The disaster is said to
to have been caused by tn" cond lctor
and engineer of the east bound train
mStakinp their orders.
A citizen of Montgomery, Alabama,
who returned home on Saturday night
from Nashville, says he saw eX-Trea-
surer Vincent in the latter city on
Tuesday last. Vincent had shaved off
his whiskcrs, and was recognized with
difficulty, but when he was spoken to
"the recognition was mutual" Vincent
said he had shaved "because warm
weather was approaching
The failure is announced Of Ferry &
Bro, of Grand Haven, Michigan, with
liabilities amounting to several hun
dre1 Thousand dollars. The firm,
which also did business in Utah, con
sists Of Senator Ferry and his brother
Edward, and the cause Of the failure
was the sinking Of their Resources in a
Utah silver mine.
Tie original Jubilee Singers Of Nor
folk, Virginia, were arrested last night
in New Haven for giving concert in
violation of statute of 1856, which
prohibits such things on Sundays. 1t is
the second time these singers have been
arrested this winter for giving Sunday
concert.
The Mississippi River Pilots Associa-
ton has adopted resolutions approving
/ he work already done by the Mississippi
River Commission, and earnestly ap-
pealing to Congressman, regardless of
political opinions, to vote the Commits
sion the money needed to complete the
work.
A Customs guard Of ten men, carry
ing lot Of seized contraband goods,
was attacked by forty smugglers, near
Salinas, Mexico, on Friday afternoon.
Four of the guards We're killed, and
several wounded, and the goods were
re- c-captured and carried off 10y the SNUG
glrrS, none Of whom were hurt.
Major Devices has been ordered to'
Fort Reno by General Pope 10 prevent
from settling on the crdcl
lands in Oklahoma. The Walden
Colony" left Oklahoma on Friday for
the crIed lands and Captain Payne,
with 400 followers, was to start from
Arkansas City on saturday.
The ,jewelry store of Stephen Thomas
Il Brother, in Charleston, South Caro-
lima, was robbed early yesterday morn
e 4 Il ,fl l.r
,ableS to III" amount Of about Sl2,0OO
They left behind the tools with which
they opened III" safe.
Mrs. Martha Drdway was shot dead
by her lJ-ycHr-old -tep-Son, IN London,
New Hampshire, on Friday. 1t is said
' he had previously dropped II bullet
into the gun and pointed il at the wo-
man. surprising it to be unlUaded.' He
was arrested.
A fight is reported to have occurred
in the p,nos Altos district of Mexico,
last Wednesday, about Il mining claim,
in which seven Americans and II mum
her of MrxicanS were killed, and many
others wounded.
The shoe shops Of the Goodyear Me
;alIic Rubber Company and the Cool !
year India Rubber Glove Company, in
Massachusetts, are tu be |
shut down indefinitely on tn" 10th in
,tant.
The Governor of Alabama, with the |
lpprOval of the Legislature, offers re-
" ard OF 81, OO0 for the capture and re-
urn to the Sheriff Of Montgomery coun-
y Of Isaac Fl. Vincent, the abscOndingI
state Treasurer.
Byron never uttered truer words than
" l,'n he said, Physicians mend or end |
Is" But while doctors disagree, all iii"
world has agreed that there iInO remedy
'qual To Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
William Il. Perkins, tor eight years Il
cttcr carrier in Troy, New York, was
trrcstcd ON Saturday for robhing the
naiI. confessed that he stole money
rom several letters.
4 construction train on the thesa-
,rake and Ohio Railroad ran into a
llud-car near Ddin, Kentucky, on Sat
lrday evening, Killing Scott Webb and
cyrrely injuriug four other men.
"kit Carson was arrested at Bloom
ugton, Indiana, on Saturday for pass
~ counterfeit money. He had in hi
'osSes-lOn 800 counterfeit dollar gold
icCrs.
The glass blowers in the bottle facto
les al pitsburg have been notified of a
pluctOn Of ten per cent. in their wages.
. strike is expected in consequence.
The report recently published that
harvard College had received $3.50, 600
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