Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-14
NEWS ST. MARY.
UNION WITHDRAWN-OT
MISCELLANEOUk NEWS.

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y The Finance Committee, Of the New
- York Senate, yesterday, indefinitely
; postponed the resolution instructing the
= Attorney General to sue the Western
= Union Telegraph Company for taxes ON
: capital stock. This action was taken
! after consideration OF a letter from ex
:. Attorney General Francis G. Barlow
in which he asserted that by such suit
the stock alleged to be oyer-issued would
, be legalized:
$ At Hill's Station, on the Allegheny
: River about nineteen miles from Pitts
burg drilling has been going on for
some time in search Of natural gas for
, plate-glass factory which is under con-
struction there. Yesterday morning, at
a depth Of | no feet, a remarkable vein
of gas was struck, and the vapor ignited
burning down the shanty and derrick.
The drillers barely escaped with their
lives, two Of them having their clothing
burned
The Legislature ofMichigan re- assem-
bed yesterday aftera recess often days.
There was no essential change in the
contest for L. s. Senator, as shown by
the following ballot: Ferry, "A; Stout,
%; Chamberlain, IA; Barrows, &; Will
let 8, and 10 scattering, on nine candi-
dates. There were Ii absentees. Neces-
sary to a choice 50.
The scsqui-centennial celebration at
Savannah closed yesterday with a
trades procession and parade of the
civic societies, which was reviewed by
the Governor; and later in the day, by a
firemen's contest, and Il banquet to the
members Of the Legislature on the
steamship City Of Savannah
The Owen farm of fifty acres at War
saw, New York, was purchased on
Monday by English capitalists, who
Will erect soda ash manutactory
thereon, with an employing capacity of
900 hands. 1t will be the only facto-
ry Of the kind in the United States.
The will of the late Samuel Willets,
dated January 18th, 1882, was filed for
probate yesterday, in New York. After
providing for his family, he bequeaths
nearly 5000, 900 for charitable and edu-
cational purposes, including 100000 10
the Swathmore College, Penna.
The employees of the Pottstown Iron
Company Of Pottstown, Penna., have
''NA' 'o'iii''i VI b lul ICuultloH VI
wages, to take effect on March LIST. The
puldlers will receive $3.50 per ton and
The, pay of the other employees will be
reduced 10 to 1917 per cent.
Edward Mosely,a "a son of Mrs Isabella
Morton, who was convicted some time
ago of the murder Of Mrs. Keigh with
poison, has been found guilty at Empo-
ria, Kansas of murder in the first de-
gree as accessory to the crime.
BY the breaking, Yesterday, of a gear
wheel on the main shaft in the VAN
,utta Mills Nos. and 5, at New Bed
ford, Massachusetts, the mills are com
1elled to stop for two weeks, throwing
900 operatives ont of work
Il. J. Fleming Of Chicago, was ar
'ested yesterday in Toronto on the
'harge of obtaining money under false
'retences. II is al legged that his frauds
to nearly $4,000 The sum
# $4,000 was found upon him.
tn" stockholders Of the Bay State
IRON Company, in Boston, met yester-
lay and received statement from the
Treasurer, showing its total assets to
'r Sl,T1 ,466, and its liabilities $751;
,U9
We walk in the midst of secrets, we
re rncompaSsed with mysteries, but it
: an open secret that there is no remedy
n the world )" wonderful as Dr. Bulls
'ough Syrup for coughs and colds
Josephine Gamble and Mary Nc
>inIry, convicted Of passing counter
cit money in Jersey City, We're sen
'nccd at Trenton yesterday to three
months imprisonment each in the Hud-
on county Jail.
The Austrian ship Imperatrice Eli
abetta, from Cadiz for New Orleans,
Il ballast, was destroyed by fire on
londay night off the passes Of the
Mississippi. Her crew was saved by
ilot boat.
Caleb Clapp, Esq, the wholesale
weller OF IS and 65 Washington street,
hicago, ILL.,, observes : st. Jacobs Oil
annot be eNcrlled for curing sprains
nd rheumatism.
State Senator Sargent, of Minnesota,
lumber dealer of Albert Lea, in that
tate, is reported to have tailed for
lj,oou, with assets Of S6j,OOO, mostly
encountered property.
The employees of Hubbard, Bake
ell X CO.'S axe factory, in pittshurg,
ct IaSt night and decided to strike
raIl>ta proposed reduction Of 20 per
NJ, III their wages.
! the Senate Of Massachusetts, ycS-
Nay, the Committee ON Election
Tvs reported against biennial State
'r'ions and biennial sessions Of the
.4i,atllrr.
The Board of Aldermen. of Boston,
Is passed an order for the lighting of
e whole Of thar city by the electric
,ht.
The local election at Binghamton,
w York, held yesterday, was carried
the Democrats.
lh" Senate OF Maine yesterday passed
Prohlbltory Amend
nj with only three negative votes.
Governor Hairs Boat Ashore.
Fine Eastern Nirginian says: The
louuer Carrie Hall LiSton of Will
ngtun, DEL, from York river Va, to
" York with pine wood, in putting
sea from Wachapreague Inlet Struck
Dawnon'S Shoals, ON the Atlantic
1t, about : o'clock last Saturday
IlIllE. Assistance was rendered by
Lli' saving crew. Nnr toated
h ne food tIor, aud having Sustain
,ut little dalnag" proceeded ON her
age.
he boat no doubt j. one III which En-
'ernur john W. Han has an interest
Is nained after his granddaughter
rir Hall Listun, and daughter of
rI"S listuu, Esq. Of Philadelphia.
STATE OF the Thermometer.
he REpuBLlCAN office in the shade
morning
'lock 10 o'clock - O'Clock
sc $50 $50