Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-07
NEWS SUM MARY.
Wreck OF A STEAMER-HEVEB
SION OF A COLLEGE BEQUEST-
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The Cromwell Line steamer Gamma,
from New York August 80, for Halifax,
struck yesterday morning on Gull Is
land, Newfoundland, and became a
total loss. A thick fog prevailed at the
time and a heavy sea was running.
The passengers and crew, 60 in all,
leaped for their lives" but got
ashore safely. The steamer sank be-
fore they could get provisions or cloth
ing from her. A steamer has been sent
to take them to st. Johns. The latest
ARRIVALS at St. Pierre indicate that 81
lives have been lost in the great storm
on the Banks, in addition to the NUM-
ber first reported--about SO.
Tenlyears ago benjamin E. Bates, of
Boston, made "a ,ondi tional contract
to give Bates, College, of Lewiston,
Maine, 100000, provided 500, 900 mora
was raised within five years. His heirs
claiming that the condition was not
fulfilled, the Trustees of the College
brought suit to secure the full amount.
The lower court decided against the
College and it's decision has just been
sustained by the Supreme Court o.. the
State.
At Norristown, yesterday, in the case
of James Gatfey, charged with causing
the death OF William A. j. Fiss in the
Insane asylum, the Grand Jury RETURN
ed a bill for manslaughter and aggrava-
ted assault and battery. On applica-
ton of the defence, who desire to pro-
cure witnesses from New York, the
case was continued until December
The Grand Jury found true bill
against James Jack tor murder.
Near Waldron, Indiana, on the Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis aud
Chicago Railroad, about one o'clock
yesterday morning, one freight train
ran into another that had stopped for
water Thirteen cars were precipitated
by the collision through a bridge into .
creek below. James Dill, brakeman,
and u man named Conner were killed.
The loss on property is estimated at
$40, 900.
The State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, of Mississippi, has received re-
ports indicating that the cotton and
corn crops of that State "are much in
jured by the untavorable weather.
The decrease in the cotton crop as COM
pared with last year amounts 10 20
per cent, and in the corn crop to 10 per
cent.
The body of Eleanor Vail, one of the
two daughters Of Mr.. Lewis d. Vail,
who were drowned at Key East, has
not yet been recovered. Her father
offers IL reward of s., 900 for its recovery,
and q diver has been searching for it
for several days.
There were six deaths from yellow
fever a the Pensacola Navy Yard with
in the twenty-four hours ending yester-
lay morning. Private Henitan is the
last of the. dead
NJ S. Seller, druggist at Sandy Hill,
New York, shot himself on Wednesday
night, at his home, using pistol with
which his father committed suicide
more than year ago.
The Post-office at Concord, New
HAMPSHIRE, was robbed on Wednesday
night of 5000 in money, some postage
stamps, books, papers, and a registered
letter.
The steamer Lamport, from Balti-
more for London, has put in at Halifax
N distress. One hundred and forty cat
lie shipped upon her from Boston were
Ost overheard.
Jose Gurgel de Amaral Valente, Pro
Charge d Affairs of Brazil in
Washington, was presented yesterday
q the Acting Secretary of State.
The State Fair AZ Columbus, Ohio,
attracted nearly $4,000 spectators yes
erday-" the largest crowd ever ON the
grounds
A telegram from Havana reports a
hurricane at St. Thomas, moving west
ward.
A steamship ashore near Indian Har-
,or, Nova Scotia, is supposed to be he
Missing steamer Ludwig.
A true assistant to nature IN restoring