Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-27
NEWS SUM MARY.
LYNCHING AND ARSON-PUsks
CHASING INDIAN VOTES
-OTHER NEWS.

Department 10 Investigate alobcu
frauds in elections recently held by the
Seneca Indians in New York State IL
preparing a report He will say that
"a few of the Indians sold their votes
for ten and twenty cents to the VIC
torious party" and that "this
caused the minority to complain" He
thinks, however, that in spite OF
these facts the Interior Department
has not the right to declare the elec-
tion void"
At Miles City, Montana, on WedneS-
day night, a man named Rigney, bar
tender at the Cosmopolitan Theatre,
who was awaiting trial for felony,
was taken from Jail by a mob and
Ilynched. Two hours after the lynching
the theatre was set on fire and destroy
ed, with six other buildings. LOSS,
$50 ,OOO 1t is believed the theatre was
fired in revenge for the killing OF
Rigney.
The Iowa coal miners and operators
held a conference in Des MOines ON
Wednesday, about $500 miners being
represented A committee OF represent
tatives of both sides was appointed to
formulate basis for work and report
at another joint conference on the 2Otb
proximo.
The race between Hanlan, Hosmer
and Lee, at Fulton, New York, took
place Yesterday. Hanlan, as usual,
was an easy winner, but he did not ex-
ert himself to get in much ahead. Time
|-Hanlan, 19. 40; Hosmer, l9.5O; Lee, 49,
l.
Horace b. Wooster, Superintendent of
the Seymour Manufacturing Company
at Seymour, CONNECTICUT, died yester-
day from injuries received on Wednes-
day by the falling of timbers support
ing new arch.
| Two more blast furnaces at the steel
mill at Bethlehem, Penna., were start
ed Yesterday, and number of addition
al men applied for work. 1t is said
many of the union men are seeking
employment elsewhere.
The jury in the Polk case at Nash
vile, yesterday, brought in verdict Of
embezzlement, fixing the penalty at ~
years ilnprisonmentin in the penitentiary
and payment of a fine equal to the full
amount stolen.
James Smith was killed by his STEP
son, David w. Duiges, near Sparta,
Ternes ssee, on Monday last, because
Smith had beaten Duiges' mother, who
was Smiths wife. Duiges has been re-
leased on bail.
Two farm laborers, one white, the
other colored, fought duel with pitch
forks in house in Nelson County, Ken
lucky, on Wednesday. Both are said
to be mortaly wounded.
The Ward Iron Company of Niles,
Ohio, made an assignment yesterday,
and the banking honse of A. &. Bently
suspended in consequence, as did also
Church & Mcfarland, OF the samG
place.
A merchant of Kingston, Ontario,
has obtained from the United States
Government rebate of $4,000 tax
which he had paid upon pressed hay
imported into the United States.
A telegram from Washington says
tiat yesterday "nine ladies and
TWENTY-FIVE gentlemen were examined
by the Civil Service Commission for
positions in the city Post-otfice."
The President of the Board of Health
of New Orleans yesterday ;elegraphed
to the Surgeon General that, SO Tar,
there has not been even suspicious case
of fever in that city this year.
The contract for furnishing standard
furniture" for the new Court House
and Post-otfice in Philadelphia, has been
awarded to A. H. Andrews Il Co., Oh
Chicago, for $4,000.
Men engaged in cleaning a cesspool
on South Warren street, in Trenton,
New Jersey, yes erday, found number
of human bones. An investigation will
be made.
The sloop Sarah, loaded with material
for the MAJ tucket breakwater, has been
wrecked on the rocks opposite West
Falmou h, Massachusetts.
The Bank of Leadville, Colorado,
made an assignment yesterday. 1t is
not thought that other banks in Colo
RADIO will be seriously affected.
w. II. Mench, 1S years Of age, was
run through by bar of hot metal in the
steel works at Harrisburg, yesterday,
and died within two hours.
BALTIMORE, Md.-Dr. Irwin H. FL
deridge, says | would recommend
"a trial of Browns Iron Bitters in all
cases of anaemic debility or when %
tonic or appetizer is indicated.