Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
GOVEBMMENT CLERKS-
OTHER ITEMS


One hundred and five clerks were
discharged from the Pension Office yes
terday, leaving 150 in the office 1t il
understood that the discharged clerks
will be taken back If Congress makes
the appropriations asked for by the
There is enough
money to pay the remaining clerks for
thirty days. Should no appropriation
be made by the end of that period, the
office will be closed until the LIST OF
June.
The Cape Ann, Massachusetts,, Ad.
vertiserX asserts that the 275 barrels OF
mackerel taken In the Bay of st. Law
renee last year by the schooner Yankee
Lass, of Boston, "cost the United States,
by remission of duties and interest on
the Halifax award, not less than 81 ,4eO
ger barrel The Yankee Lass, of Bos-
ton was the only American vessel that
fished In Provincial waters.
The amount of the deficiency" in
tho suspended City Bank OF jersey
City, is estimated at 100000. Garret
l.. Boice, the President of the City
Bank and Treasurer of the Fifth Ward
Savings Bank, was yesterday commit
ted in default of bail on the charge Of
embezzleing bonds and securities to
the amount Of $24, 500 from the latter
bank.
How natural 1t Is to be suspicious.
Truly this Is an aga of suspicion.
Nevertheless, Captain f. M. Howes, OF
the steamer William Crane, Merchants
and Miners transportation Line be-
tween Boston and Baltimore, who suf-
fered severely with rheumatism, caused
by the exposure incident to his profess.
sion, was cured by st. Jacobs OIL. This
is no suspicion.
The Republican caucus Of the Min
nesota Legislature last evening nominal
ed William Window for reelection as
U. s. Senator, by q vote of 81 to 2.
Fifty Republicans did not go into the
cauceus, but his frinds say IL OF them
will vote for him In the Legislature.
Seventy. six votos will be required to
elect.
Attorney General Palmer, at Harris
burg, last evening rendered decision
granting the application for bill in
equity against the Western Urion Tel
egraph Company, for alleged violation
of the provisions of the Constitution re-
lative to the purchase or consolidation
of competing lines.
A few days ago Mary Alice Almont
Livingston sued Henry Fleming, OF
Brooklyn, New York, for $75,OOO dana.
ges for breach of promise of marriage.
The case was given to the jury yester-
day afternoon, and after forty minutes
deliberstion they rendered verdict foE
the full amount of SIS, 900.
In the Illinois House of Representa-
tives Yesterday resolution was adopt
sd-30 to 65-declaring "any one incl.
iqible for United States Senator elected
while an officer of the State" The res
olution is ievelled against Governor
Cullom's candidacy.
The Grand Jury at Washington has
begun an Investigation OF the alleged
Star Route Bribery cases. YESTERDAY
witnesses were examined in the case OF
Francis H. Fall, charged with attempt
ing to bribe the colored juror, William
H. Brown.
A member of the Washington Board
of Health sent to Baltimore on We'd
nesday to investigate the smallpox in
the latter city, reports that nearly ., wy
cases of the disease exist there, only 2OO
of which were reported by the Baltimore
health authorities.
The U. s. monitor Miantonomah will
make trial trip down the Potomac to-
morrow, carrying the members of the
Naval and Appropriation Committees
of both Houses of Congress, who have
been invited to witness her behavior.
Henry Durley was shot dead by his
brother.in-law, Sous" Budd, In Gen.
tral City, Illinois, on Wednesday. The
murderer escaped. Family troubles
caused the crime.
The fra me dwelling Of James Daven'
port, colored, in Moberly. Missouri, was
burned on Wednesday night, and two
of his children persisted,
Two men were killed and third badly
injured by the bursting of boiler OF =
saw-mill near Brook Haven, Louisiana,
on Tuesday.
Ex.Minister Washburne was pain
fully, though not dangerously lDJu1ed,
, by being thrown from his horse yester'
} day ar New Orleans.
During the twelve months which
ended on September 3lst. 1882, there
arrived iu Canada 75,4lS persons, Of
whom 76. 72s came to the United States.
Destitution is feared among the In
dams near Edmonton, Manitoba, the
catch Of fish this season having been
much below the average.
The house renting agents OF chicago
have formed ali association for the pur-
pose of m king black list OF unde-
sirable tenants.
| A sharp earthquake, lasting about 0
seconds, was felt yesterday morning. az
25 minute past O'Clock, az Calro'
Illinois.
HAMBURG EMbrOldertes.