Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-14
NEWS SUNNI
A CRIME CHAPTER - POSTAGE
STAMP DESIGNk-O
NEWS.

The Secretary of the Treasury ruled
yesterday that "the portion of the act
of February 8, 1875, which imposes IA
duty on tin cans containing fish, that
are entitled to free admission under rhe
Washington treaty with Great Britain,
remains in force, notwithstanding he
fact that il was not incorporated in the
new tariff act" He decided that This
ruling " is also applicable to grain hags
of foreign manufacture exported filed
with American wheat, and which re-
turn empty, free entry for which is al
lowed by the act of 1875"
The design for the new two cent
postage stamp was approved yesterday
by the Postmaster General. 1t contains
a tablet, upon which is a profile of Wash
Ington similar to that on the present
three cent stamp. Surrounding the profile
issan oval band. In the upper part of
the band the words United States
Postage" beneath the band large 80"
and at the extreme bottom of the tablet
the words "2 cents" After the design
is engraved the color will be decided
upon.
Charles Smith, a well-to-do farmer of
Earlville, Iowa, yesterday morning
murdered his two sons, aged 9 and Il
years, with an axe, killed his wife Wills
the same weapon, and attempted to.
kill his two daughters, but they escaped
to neighbor's house and gave the
alarm. While they were gone Smith
committed suicide. No cause is as
signed for the tragedy.
The trial of Alfred C. Packer, the
cannibal murderer, in Lake City,
Colorado, resulted yesterday in YER
dict of guilty. A motion for new
trial was made, on the ground that he
Court had no jurisdiction, the murders
having been committed on an Indian
reservation.
Ducks charge everybody with being
a "quack," and there are but few
who are exempt from the gosling accu-
sation. Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup is Ger
tainly an exception to the rule, as it is
no doubt the greatest remedy offered to-
IA suffering people.
The first iron sailing ship built ia
America will be launched at the yard Of
John Roach x Son. Chester, today
The ship was built for w. II. Starbuck,
of the Pacific coast. She is 2,30O tons
burthen and has steel masts and bow
spirit.
AS consequence of the dynamite
scare in Canada, civil servants in the
Department buildings in Ottawa are
now refused access to the offices after
office hours unless they have permits
from the deputy heads of Departments.
There are floods in nearly all the Ca
madam rivers, and great damage is
feared. The railroad bridge near Sorel,
Quebec, was carried off yesterday, the
loss being $4,000.
Gray & Baffy's upholsterer goods
factory, at Detroit, Michigan, was
burned yesterday. Loss on goods
about $40, 600 The loss on building is
about $50, 200.
William Bradbury, farmer, shot
and killed his brother-in-law, Ephraim
Dragoo, near Augusta, Kentucky.
yesterday, because Dragoo asked him
to "stop swearing. .
James f. Robinson was hanged at
Jackson, Miss, yesterday, for the
murder Of Adair. He claimed his act
was .justitiable.
"Matt " Si!nms, an accomplice in
the murder of General Tucker, has
been sentenced TO be hanged at Okolo-
ma, Mississippi, on May 3oth.
TOCCOA CITY, Ga.-Dr. j. p. New
man says: "Brown's Iron Btters are
very popular, and their use always