Daily Republican., 1883-06-23
NEWS SUM MARY.
BEQUESTB NO DUEl..
BETWEEN THE VlRGlIGA
EDITIONS, ETC.

It is understood that the late DIR.
Elephalet Clark, of Deering, Maine,
has beaueathed about 500, 600 for edn-
cational and benevolent purposes. He
beaueathes $50, 900 to the Methodist
Seminary at Kents' Hill, the interest
to be applied to the school, on condition
" that If any member Of the faculty OF
any teacher for any given year shall
use tobacco in any form the interest," on
the fund for that year shall be added t0
the fund itself" Several valuable lots
of land in Deering are given to found q
medical college.
An Associated Press telegram from
Chicago says 1t Is stated that tha
Germantown, Penna., Telegraph, one
of the oldest and most profitable week.
lies in Pennsylvania, has, through the
generosity of Mr.. George w. Childs,
been purchased by Henry w. Ray
mond, son of the late Henry j. Ray
mond. Mr.. Raymond has been, for
four years past, literary editor Of the
Chicago Tribune. The transfer does net
take place till August lst."
No duel took place yesterday between
Messrs. Beirne and Elan, the bellige-
rent Virginia editors, for the reason
that the duelists and their seconds were
arrested near Hanover Junction, about
% miles FROM Richmond, before they
could fight. They might possibly have
fought but for dispute in regard to the
pistols to be used, etc, etc.
1t is stated that the sea has cut 80 far
into the bank of the inlet at Barnegat,
New Jersey, that six or eight feet Of the
foundation OF the Government light
house is exposed, "and a large hotel ia
in danger of being washed into the in
let" Further encroachments of thesea
are to be prevented by bulkheads.
The smallpox fingers in Lancaster,
Penna., notwithstanding the efforts Of
the authorities to stamp it out. With
in twenty-four hours two deaths from
the disease have occurred in one family,
and another member of it is dangerous
| ly i'll. Two new cases have also been
reported within twenty-four hours
One of the blast furnaces in tha
North Chicago Rolling Mills,at Chicago,
exploded yesterday morning, scattering
30 tons of molten metal in every da-
rection. Seventeen men were burned
two of whom are not expected to re-
cover.
The Treasury Department decides
that the new tariff act aboIshes the
exemption from duty of beet sugar
machinery allowed by section 25l0 OF
the Revised Statutes, that section not
having been reproduced in the new
law
A package of $4,000, expressed by
the Marine Bank of New York to the
Susquehanna Vaily Bank, at Erie,
Penna., was found on reaching its des-
tination to contain only blank paper
The matter is in the hands of detec-
| tives.
The regatta over the Pullman course,
near Chicago, took place yesterday:
The deciding heat was won by Hanl;an
in % minutes 80 seconds, with Hosmer
second and Hamm third.
The fifty members Of the Texas Leg
islature indicted some time ago TOR
gam bling at poker have nearly all
settled their cases without Grial by pay
ment of fines and costs.
Michael N. Nolan, Mayor cf Albany,
New York, resigned last night, giving
no reasons for his course. Alderman
Murray, President of the Common
Council, succeeds him.
Great distress for want of provision 4
is reported in the neighborhood OF
Natashquan, in the Saguenay district
of Quebec.