Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-17
NEWS SUM MARY.
SWIFT JUSIiCE-PREPAR
IL SERvlCE RULES-pTN3.g' ~
NEWS. .gg,arIiF, :

On the 26th of July last, Thomas SayN5
a voung merchant Of o. kland, Missis-
,ippi, was murdered by an unknown
persop. who mutilated the remains
In the most horrible manner Joseph
Payne, suspected colored man, was
arrested on Wednesday and 'lnano q
confession Of his guilt. At noon yes
terday he was forcibly taken from the
Sheriff and lynched by 500 citizens OF
the town. To-
Mr.. Eaton, of the Civil Service Com
mission, says the work Of preparing
rules to govern promotions in the ex-
ecutiye departments will probably oc-
cupy the Commission for some time al
ter its meeting in September. When
the rules shall have been formulated,
they will be submitted to the President
and Cabinet for approval, as were the
rnles governing examinations Tor ao-
mission to the Departments.
The 1Ot;th anniversary of the battle of
Bennington was celebrated yesterday
at Bennington, Vermont, BY three pc
MICS, one under the auspices OF tne
Father Mathew Total Abstinence So
ciety, another by the Union OF SUNDAY
Schools, and the third by the Grand
Army of the Republic. Excursion
trains brought larg, number of .visi--
tors. Addresses were made by the local
clergy.
A caucus of the Republican members
Of the State Legislature was held yes
terday in Harrisburg, to consider the
House resolution for a free conference
of six members on the Apportionment
bill. Forty-nine members were present.
1t was decided-29 to 20-not to sup
port the resolution.
Treasury officials say that in conse-
quence of the prosecution OF opium
smugglers on the Pacific Coast, the
duties collected at the port OF San Fran
cisco on opium during the last fiscal
wear, were more than million dollars
in excess of the collections from that
source the previous year.
Heavy rains fell yesterday through
out Virginia, relieving the crops which
had suffered from the drought. The in
dications are that the corn crop will be-
late aud much lighter than last year.
In some sections only half crop OF to-
bacco will be made.
Judge Black was reported much bet
ter last night, and it was thought that,'
unless some unforeseen complication
should arise, he might be considered
out of danger. He has undergone three
surgica operations since last Sunday
night.
Eight cars of u stock train ran off the
track at Pacific City, Missouri, on
Wednesday, and four of them were
wrecked. Thirty cattle were so badly
injured that they had to he killed.
TT. Griswold, a prominent citizen
of Burlington, Vermont, was found
drowned in Lake Champlain, on Wed.
nesday night. There were no marks OF
violence OH the body.
The only scientific Iron Medicine that
does not produce headache, ETC., but
gives to the system all the benefits OF
iron without its bad effects, il
Browns Iron Bitters.
Immigration Statistics.
The Bureau OF Statistics of the Treas
ury Department reports that during Jhe
month of July there arrived in the Gus.
toms districts of Baltimore, Boston, De-
troit, Huron, Minnesota, New Orleans,
New York, Passamaquoddy, Pbiladel.
phia, and San Francisco, 56,27S passen'
gers, of whom As, 900 were immigrants,
6,l79 citizens of the Uni ed States re-
turned from abroad, and $3.50 aliens, not
intending to remain in the United
States. Total, 46, 220.
OF this total number of immigrants
there arrived from England and Wales,
1914; Ireland, 52SS; Scotland, 1850; Aus
tra, 1910; Belgium, 2l9; Bohemia, 1888;
Denmark, 1914; France, 1877; Germany,
10 thousand two hundred and three;
Hungary, six hundred and tifty-seven
i Italy, $50 n Netherlands, 24l Norway,
2l43 ; Russia, 927 Poland. 1859 Swe-
den, 1858 Switzerland, 6l3 Dominion
of Canada, 43s3, and from all other
countries 1907.
During July, 1882, the total number
of arrivals nthese districts was Co.
Ol0, showing a decrease in 1883 OF 49,
100.