Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
kOBBEkS AMI The VIGILANTs
THE NOKfHw WESTERN
BLlZZAkD,


Pacific Railroad, 166 miles west o
nese section mer, robbed them ant
! locked them up in tank-house, TIT
robbers then seized an express train
overpowered and robbed the trail
hands and also 10 cked them in tn
tankhouse. They then attacked tn
express ca r, but were driven away b!
the resist ance of T. M. Ross, the ex'
press mess eDger, who fred at them.
The Sommerville, Ridley, Riverside
Sterling and Globe Cotton Mills. at Au
gusta, Georgia, stopped yesterday on
account of the high water. After reach
ing height of 80 feet inches the river
began to fall slowly. The recent heavy
rains and melting of the SHOWS In Vir-
ginia and North Carolina have caused
fresnets in the rivers The Appomat.
tOx has risen to an unusual height, and
it is feared many bridges have been
swept away. The Roanoake river has
overtiowed the low lands near Weldon,
North Carolina.
An attempt was made on Sunday
night to burn the summer residence Of
Mr. Edward Morgan, the banker, of
Great Neck, Long Island. The fire
was started under the front verandah,
which was consumed, when the fire
was discovered by the gardener. Two
col ored men, who had been prowling
about the place, are suspected of the.
crime The motive was, doubtless,
robbery.
The extremely cold weather in the
West, Northwest and Cauada, continu-
ed on Sunday night and yesterday
morning, but later in the day the
temperature moderated. The range of the
thermometer in the regions mentioned
was from zero to 46 degrees below. At
Omaha yesterday afternoon the cold
had moderated to below zero, and at
Kansas City TO 10 above.
Netlnger, the omb9zzling postma az.
master, of steelton, Penna., was ar
raigned yesterday afternoon. The case
was con tinued until the 1st proximo,
the priso ner giving 81 goo bail for his
appearance. He eaid yesterday after
noon that when the proper time ar.
rived he wcul make clean breast OF
the affair, no matter who might be hit"
The Liabilities of Conrad & Co., sus.
pended BudwGiss beer brewers of st.
Louis aro stated at S543, ATS, and their
assets at S407,7 1893. Boies, Tay & Con-
hey, Wholesale grocers OF Chicago, have
been attached by the Sheriff on ajudge-
mens for $4,000. Their assets are said
% be 100000, but their liabilities
greatly exceed the;asse.s,"
A store at Gold Mountain, Nevada,
was robbed On Saturday night by a
gang of mounted and masked rufians,
" h0 murdered the proprietor and two
clerks. The robbers then vent to q
store at Silver Psas, and robbed it,
killing the proprietor and one clerk.
Two OF the robbers were killed.
The schooner James A. Garfield,
which arrived at Gloucester, Massachu.
sets, yesterday morning from the
Grand Banks, reports thai she lost six
ii her crew, who were visiting travis,
1n the 10th inst. II is possible they
have been picked up by some vessel.
Eusebio Sims, aEsi IS years, shot
himself dead at White Point Garden,
lesr Charlsstown, South Carolina,
Yesterday afternoon. He left note
pinned to his coat, saying he did 1t ''for
owe Of young lady"
A resolution to print 10000 extra
copies OF Governor Butltr's inaugural
vas teported favorably in the Massa-
husetts House Of Z @pregsntatives yes
eTday, and, after uota5e, passed by
'Ote Of ~ yeas 10 50 nays.
The number of persons killed by the
,iaut powder explosion at Berkely,
lea- San FfaGci:Cc, on Sunday, is now
tat q at 70, all ChlIamen except one.
eight tons Of powder blew up, leaving
magazine of 200 tons intact.
A second ipsialment of 20, 900 marks
as been sent from Chicago to Germany
or the relief Of the sufferers by the
oOds. This make, total of 10000
larks 10 date, and 10000 more will be
ent this week.
The ship Fred. z. Scam mel, before
eported as got Off Brigantine Shoals,
yas tOTei some distance from her for
ler position yesterday morning, but
gain grounded on the inner side of the
hoals.
" Fear brings disgrace, bravery
rings nOnor, cowardlce saves no mai
ON his fate" says the Caliph Omar;
At Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup mas saved
illious from an awful fate.
The gorge below the ice bridge at
iaRara Falls is reported to be "aimost
filed" with ice. TIE cakes
iCe thrown up along the shore have
.usei much destruction of property.
The boiler IN Il. W. Hody ye's Eagle
iouring Miil, st Portland, OHIO, burst
'steIlav, killing Herman LaWes, aged
; ard severely BOUNDING another
an.
The y tata EBcamDnent OF the Grand
rAy Of the Repu lie will meet ii
tlksbarrs on the SON inst, and con
lua Ia session for Two days.
f. p. Anderson, aolored, distribut.
Z clerk in the Poat-offige at New Or
,ns, was arrested yesterday in the
OF stealing letters.
Judge Quarles, of the Criminal
urJ, as Nashville, has fixed the ap-
ATance bond Of ex.Treasurer Polk 1T
10000.
Dick toe Barber" and " "Ohi9
N, " notorious robbers, were hang
by NlRilants, ,Dear Wee sv!Iie, Mon
Ia, on Saturday night.
captain J. :. Offers, G5 years Of asr,
J5 himself through the brain with a
tol in Baltimore yesterday alter
Jn. He W4s Insane
3oyles' dls,ille-y, nesr Belle Vernon,
una, was burned yes eTdty with
600 gallons OF WHISKY. l.osr, S75,-
, fire at Susanyilie, California, yes
day morning, Destroyed several
me stores, causing a loss Of $4,000
since Sunday morning two feet
w has lalIen 81 WaGertoT WI, New
K.
i've bodies we're stolen from the
d-houBa, at Regand, near Montreal,
he annual session Of the National