Daily Republican., 1883-07-24
NEWS SUN MAR(.
THE GREAT STKIkE.
ETC, ETC.

ETC, ETC.
There was no material change ycster.
day In the telegraph operators strike in
Philadelphia. The operators expressed
themselves as being IL, confident as
ever, and it was stated that there was
no communication between Washington
and Chicago and that communication
between Philadelphia and Harrisburg
was greatly delayed Clains of recruits
were made on both sides. The coInpa.
MES claim that there will be q serious
detection from the ranks of the strikers
to-day, which would probably v end in a
scramble to get back, and that the in.
dications were that the discontinue Of
the strikers would be comple t.
George w. johnson, who was ar
rested on Saturday, charged with the
theft OF 500 from II barber shop at
Fifth and Library reefs, Philadelphia,
had final hearing before Magistrate
Lennon yesterday, and was committed
in default of bail. Some OF the detec-
tives say that johnson was well-known
in Philadelphia some years ago.
The Little Rock Gazette publishes
letters from four Of the ID 'mocratic
congressman of Arkansa7. All favor
"a revenue tariff Jones, Peel and Ro-
gers favor Carlisle for Speaker, and
Breckinridge is nncommitted, but pro.
nounced against Randall" Dunn the
fifth Congressman, has not written him
self down in the Gazette.
A telegram from Ottawa reports that
the Governor-General and the Princess
Louise are doing some remarkable fish
ing in the Cascapedia river. Several
splendid" salmon of their catch have
been sent to the Queen. Chester A. Ar
thur, son Of President Arthur, and a
party of his friends are spending a few
days with the Governor-General.
A ruffian boarded freight train near
Red River, Texas, on Saturday night,
and, his fare being demanded, shot a
brakeman dead. He then shot another
man in the region of the heart, and his
victim falling off the train lie again
shot at him and then escaped in the
brush.
President Arthur arrived at Cape
May yesterday morning on the U. s.
Despatch. He was met Gy a
committee and taken to the Stockton
Hotel, where he held reception in the
afternoon. He resumed his trip to New
York last night.
Samuel Stewart was shot dead by
Alexis Keys at Flora, Indiana, on Sun
day afternoon. Keys was Stewards
sOn-in- law, but had abandoned his wife
and was assaulted by Stewart ani his
son in consequence. Hence the shoot
ing.
At Geddes, New York, yesterday
afternoon, eight men entered blast
furnace TO construct new lining, when
the old lining, consisting of 100 tons OF
brick and mortar, fell upon them, kill
ing all the party. All the victims were
married and leave families.
A storm at Asbury Park, New Jer-
sev, yesterday afternoon, unroofsd four
hotels, IDLY damaged two Others, upset
vehicles and lamp posts, and altogether
caused loss at that place and Ocean
Grove estimated at $1,000. A colored
waiter at one of the hotels was drowned.
Work was continued at the Bethlehem
(Penna.) Steel Mills yesterday without
but with a slight reduction
of the force. Twelve of the non union
men were persuaded by the locked out
unionists not to go to work in the morn
ing.
Two men, John Mannion, aged 40
years, and Adam Hill, aged 81, were
killed last night within fifteen minutes
of each other at the Green street crossing
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey
City.
George Kane, Henry Shatfer and
Worthington McCulloch, young men
from Frostburg, Maryland, were drown
ed by the capsizing of boat in the
Potomac river, at Cumberland, yester-
day afternoon.
Ginery Twichell, well-known rail-
road man, formerly President OF the
Boston and Worcester Railroad, and a
member OF the Forty-tirst and Forty
second Congresses, died yesterday in
Brookline, Mass, aged y.
The japanese Legation at Washing
ton has received telegram announcing
the death at Kioto, last Saturday, at
Iva kura, the Second Prime Minister
of Japan, and one of the originators Of
the new policy of that Empire.
A fire in Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, yesterday morning, destroyed
Henry r. Stoddard's large stables and
the Gibson House. Twenty-siX horses
perished in the stable The total loss is
about 5000
The Coroner of Philadelphia was
notified yesterday that Mrs. McCuen
had died the previous night from sup
posed violence at the hands of her hus-
band, John McCuen, who is now in
prison for ill-treating her.
Dennis Donohue was seriously stabbed
in Little Dock street, Philadelphia, yes.
ferday. John Mccormick was arrested
and is said to have admitted doing the
cutting.
The New York and New England
Railway bridge, across the South
Branch of the Pawtucket river near
Coventry, Rhode Island, was burned
Yesterday.
Henry Merchant, a saloon keeper, was
shot at Forth Worth, Texas, on Satur-
lay night, by a railroad conductor
named Hinson, in desperate strug.
Ile over a bar bill of s..
In trying to save woman who was
walking on the railroad track, at Wood
side, Long Island, on Sunday night,
Deputy Sheriff Quinn was killed by a
locomotive.
Ina fight near Presque Isle, Maine,
yesterday morning, John Swanback
shot John Hanson in the throat, and
Hanson shot Swanback in the arms
Hanson died in few minutes.
General Z. o. G. Ord, of the U. s.
Army, died of yellow fever in Havana,
IN Sunday evening. He was in the 65th
year of his age.
The powder works of George Miller,
IT Sulnncytuwu, Montgomery County,
Pa, blew ny yesterday afternoon. One