Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-31
NEWS SU N MARY
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Saucelito tide gauge, near San Fran
cisco, at one O'Clock OH the morning of
the 9th inst. They increased in
height and were still exhibited on We'd
nesday Their height was one foot, and
the time between their crestS was about
40 minutes. IL is supposed they were
caused by the earthquake in Java ON
the 9th instant. Similar disturbances
were noted in December, 1854, when
the town Of Simoda, in Japan, was de-
stroyed by an earthquake, and in Aug.
| 1868, when succession of terrible
earthquake waves broke upon the coast
of Peru.
| The Maryland Board of Public
Works yesterday passed formal order
of approval of the construction of the
Baltimore and Ohio Com pany's propos.
ed bridge across the Susquehanna river
at Port Deposit. 4 prOviso was added
that " a tug shall tow all sailing vessels
which pass under the bridge to and
| from point equi.distant between the
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and the
Baltimore and Ohio's, and to and from
point on line with the extreme
north west point of Watsons Island.
Application having been made to the
Marine Hospital Service for food for
the destitute people on the Naval reser-
valion at Pensacola, the matter was re-
ftrred to the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury. He decided that there was
no fund on hand which could be used
for such purpose )" also, that "the
State of Florida must care for its own
poor, or else make public appeal for
aid
Eleanor and Mary Vail, aged respec-
lively Is and 20 years, were drowned
yesterday at Key East, near Ocean
Grove, new Jersey. One of them went
into bathe and became exhausted; the
other went to her rescue, and both were
drowned. They were daughters of
Lewis d. Vail, of Philadelphia. AT
last accounts the bodies had not been
recovered.
Sylvester f. Fuller, the cashier Of the
Second National Bank of Jefferson,
Ohio, and Ii. J.. St. John, his assistant,
were arrested yesterday in Cleveland,
on the charge of stealing $4,000 from
the bank The theft was discovered
last December, and the pair fed to Cam
ada. Returning they have been discov-
cred and caught.
The Grand jury at New Orleans yes
teriay sugges.ed that a cren,atory be
established under the direction of Off
GERS of the Charity Hospital, for the
purpose of burning The bodies of
persons who die of contagious dis
eases.
The 14th annual camp at Ocean
Grove, New Jersey, closed yesterday.
Six thousand persons attended the COLI
cluding exercises. TIE penny collec-
tions at eighteen preaching services dur
ing the camp meeting realized S2,40O.
The tides on Rockaway Beach were
extraordinarily high on Wednesday
afternoon and yesterday morning. Bath
houses were swept away and other
buildings along the beach damaged.
James Gatfoy, charged with having
eau ,4d the death OF ". A. j. Fiss, in
the Insane Asylum at Norristown, was
released yesterday, William Kennyson,
fu nishins bail to The amount of $3.50.
A fire at Petersburg, Indiana, on
Wednesday, destroyed the principal
square, burning out the Press news
paper, the Citizens Bank and nine
tir,ns Loss 100000.
Paul Broesser, Of Jersey City, shot
himself dead yesterday morning upon
the grave OF his wife, who was buried
on Tuesday last. They had been married
only six mouths.
There are now twelve vessels quaran
=; nt ,s,,i,, Isl,nl fr,,r uhipb 10
cases of yellow fever have been taken.
All these cases were brought from Vera
Cruz.
The chair factory at Lowville, New
York, was nearly destroyed by fire yes
terday. Loss S55,OO0. Seventy-tive
hands are thrown out of employment.
The cottages of Henry Mechan, Of
Philadelphia, and G. l.. Baleh, of New
York, at Point Pleasant City, New
Jersey, were burned yesterday.
The Spanish bark Cristma left H.-
vana for New York on the 29th. She
had two cases of fever on board while
at Havana, but was fumigated.
The mine operators of the Massiliion
district of Ohio, at meeting yesterday,
refused to grant the request OF the,
miners for higher wages.
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island,
had an attack of vertigo on Wednesday
night, but seemed to be recovering yes
ter,lay.
Three new cases of yellow fever and
one death are reported at the Pensacola
navy yard.
The Spring Lake ice house at Vim
cennes, Indiana, was turned yesterday.
Loss $40, 900.