Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-06
NEWS sum N AIRY.
RIVING- VIGNAUx WINS AT
RILLIAREsE.

The steamer Ontario, which arrived
at Baltimore ON Sunday, brought from
England one Of the finest lots of
Thoroughbred cattle ever imported. 1t
Included I5l Hereford bulls and heifers,
IA polled Angus and 16 Shropshire
sheep All the sheep, IA Of the Here
fords and the polled Angus 90 to Mis-
souri, the rest 60 to Cheyenne, Wyom-
ing Territory. Among the Cheyenne
stock is the bull Rudolph, purchased for
700 guineas.
| An exhibition game of billiards 800
points straight carom, balk line game.
was given yesterday in New York by
Maurice Vignaux and William Sexton.
Vignaux won by score Of 800 to al.
His lasts runs were "a, 33, 80, and 30.
The best run made by Sexton was 40.
After the game was over the winner
gave an exhibition of some wonderful
fancy shots.
James s. Boynton, President of the
Senate of Georgia, arrived in Atlanta
yesterday, was sworn in as Governor
by the Chief Justice, and Immediately
ordered an election to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Stephens death. The
election will be held on April oath, and
the Legislature will meet on May 9th
to receive the returns.
A very large and brilliant meteor was
seen early on Sunday morning at Pc
tersburg, Virginia. 1t is described as
"an immense ball Of fire darting across
the heavens brilliantly illuminating
the entire city SO that a newspaper
might have been read with ease. Its
course was northwest, and its explosion
was heard shortly afterwards"
The cornerstone of the "Great
Saengertest Music Hail." in Buffalo,
was laid yesterday, the Mayor and pro
minent German citizens making ad-
dresses. The building is to seat $500
persons and cost $16O,0OO. The next fes-
fival of North American Seangerbund
is to be held in the new hall in July.
Frank Hunter was yesterday fou1d
de ad at the bottom of a water tank a.
stone quarry in Missillion, Ohio. His
wife, mother and father-in-law and
man named Brunner were arrested on
suspicion,
The Grand Jury at Chester, Penna.,
yesterday indicted Colonel Theodore
Hyatt, Principal Of the Pennsylvania
Military Academy, on the charge of
assaulting and unlawfully imprisoning
Thaddeus Lowe, one of his pupils.
James Gilfillan yesterday sent in his
resignation as Treasurer of the United
States, to take effect on the lst proximo.
He has accepted the position of Treas
urer and Manager of the Mutual Trust
Company of New York.
The Diamond and Bluff Mills and two
warehouses, all belonging to the Red
Wing Mill Company, at Red Wing,
were destroyed by fire ON
The loss is estimated at $780,
00N.
The New Haven and New York Cen
trail Railroad Companies have thus far
paid out in settlements for the recent
tunnel disaster the sum of 100000.
There are four or five claims yet unad-
justed.
Frank C. Anderson, colored clerk in
the post-office at New Orleans, yester-
day pleaded guilty to the charge Of
stealing registered letters. He was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
BY the fall of the scatfolding of a rail-
road bridge, at Highland Falls, New
York, on Saturday, William S. Miller
was killed and two other men were
severely injured.
James Lovett, q saloon keeper. died
III Sunday, in Fairfax, Iowa, from the
Effects Of blow inflicted by Martin o.
Johnor during quarrel in his saloon
)n Saturday night.
The Apache Indians are reported to
be depredating m the Mexican frontier.
At La Pastoria rancho, near Wres, on
Sunday they killed all the people,
leaving only one woman alive.
While Louis Stancin and his wife
were handling a pistol, at Jeannette,
Louisiana, yesterday, the weapon went
,tf and Stancin fell dead with a bullet
n his heart
Mrs. McNally and her daughter, Mrs.
Brown, were killed yesterday by
rain, while crossing the railroad, at
Bangor, Me-, in sleigh,
The repeal of the stamp tax on bank
,hecks, drafts, orders and vouchers will
axe effect on the 1st of July next.
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