Daily Republican., 1883-02-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
Wreck OF n steam COIlier-FiShf
about . Mining Claim-Other Mis-.
cell0neOus News,

Later dispatches state that by Il
wreck Of the steam collier Tacoma, ,
the Pacific coast, nine of the crew we
. lost First Assistant Engineer Gral
died after getting ashore. The vessel
n total wreck. Captain Hill, of the tt
Fearless, who returned from the wreC
on Saturday, thinks that ifa life-bo
and gun for throwing lines had bee
at the place Of the disaster all the 10
on the Tacoma would have been save,
The keeper of the Life Saving Static
at Cape Gregory refused to 90 out or
allow . volunteer crew of eight men I
take the boat.
The British ship Parkfield, Captai
Anderson from Calcutta to New Yorf
with cargo of jute, linseed and salt
petre, went ashore on Little Egg Har
hor Shoals, New Jersey, early yesteI
day morning. Her captain and ere,
Of twentythree men were taken off b.
the Life-saving crew of Station % ii
the afternoon. The vessel is in a dan
gerous position, and has eight feet o
water i'll her hold
Two Lake Shore freight trains, con
tanning in all seventy-one cars, collidet
yesterday three miles east Of Laporte
Indiana, and two oil cars exploded
setting fire to the wreck. The shock
was felt in Laporte. No lives were lost
the train men Jumping off before the
crash occurred. The disaster is said t.
to have been caused by the conductor
and engineer of the east bound train
mistaking their orders.
A citizen of Montgomery, Alabama
who returned home on Saturday night
from Nashville, says he SOW ex-Trea-
surer Vincent in the latter city OF
Tuesday last. Vincent had shaved of
his whiskerS, and was recognized witt.
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 e.
Bro, of Grand Haven, Michigan, with
dred 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.
The original Jubilee Singers Of Nor
folk, Virginia, were arrested last night
III 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
the 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 tho
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 tn" guards We're killed, and
several wounded. and the goods wer.
re-capturcd and carried off by the Snug
glers, none of whom were hurt.
Major Devices has been ordered t.
Fort Reno by General Pope to prevent
intruders from settling on the ce'l@!
lands in Oklahoma. The "Waldel
Colony" left Oklahoma on Friday fo:'
the ceded lands and Captain Payne,
with 400 followers, was to start from,
Arkansas City on Saturday.
The ,jewelry store of Stephen Thomas
& Brother in Charleston, South Caro-
lima, was robbed early yesterday morn
ing Of diamonds, watches and other val
uableS to the amount Of about $4,000.
They left behind the tools with which
they opened the safe.
Mrs. Martha Ordway was shot dead
by her l3-year-old step-son, in London,
New Hampshire, on Friday. 1t is said
" he had previously dropped II bullet
into the gun and pointed it at the wo-
man, supposing it to be unloaded." He
was arrested
A fight is reported to have occurred
in the Pinos Altos district of Mexico
last Wednesday, about a mining claim,
in which seven Americans and a num-
Der Of Mexicans were killed, and many
others wounded.
The shoe shops Of the Goodyear Ne
tallic Rubber Company and -the Good
year India Rubber Glove Company, in
Massachusetts, are to be
shut down indefinitely on the 10th in
Itant.
The Governor of Alabama, with the
approval of the Legislature, offers re
ward Of s., 600 for the capture and re-
urn to the Sheriff Of Montgomery coun-
y Of Isaac II. Vincent, the absconding
State Treasurer.
Byron never uttered truer words than
when he said, Physicians mend or end
is" But while doctors disagree, all the
world has agreed thatthere i, no remedy
.uua to DR., Bulls Cough syrup
William L. Perkins, for eight years
rtrrr carrier in Troy, New York, was
arrested on Saturday for robbing the
nails HecOntrssed that he stole money
rom several letters.
A construction train on the Chesa-
,rakr and Ohio Railroad ran into a
laud-car near Odin, Kentucky, on Sat
lrday evening. killing Scott Webb and
cvcrely injuring four other men.
"Kit Carson was arrested at Bloom
ngton, Indiana, on Saturday for pass
NJ counterfeit money. He had in his
'USScssion 800 counterfeit ) dollar gold
'irCrs.
The glass blowers in the bottle tacto-
les at pittsburg have been notified of %
aduction of ten per cent. in their wages.
| strike is expected in consequence.
The report recently published that
harvard College had received $3.50, 900
II the erection of Glow rent dormi-
,ries is denied "by authority
The Amalgamaled Association Of
r IN and Steel Workers, at Pittsburg,
arranging for a series of mass meet
lgS in support of a protective tariff
Alexander Il. Kctchum was confirm
| by the United States Senate on Sat
rday to be Appraiser of Merchandise
New York.
The President on Saturday nominated
Charles Il. Baldwin to be
ear Admiral,
Rev Hugh Miller Thompson will be