Daily Republican., 1883-12-27

Reduction Of 0fDutles-NOtAhle Death
Railroad Accidents, Etc.


A riot occurred at Hsrbor Grnce,
Newfoundland, last evening. The
Orangemen of ssthe city turned out IL
procession, with.their regalia and flags
when they were attacked by the oppo
site faction, and three men were in
stantly killed and several mortally OF
seriously wounded. At eight o'clock
the riot lad not been quelled, and de-
tachments Of infantry, cavalry aud DO.
lice were being despatched by train
and steamers to the scene Of the distur
bsnce.
A telegram from the City OF Mexico
says the law establishing diherentla
mites In favor of Mexican vessels, al
finally passed, grants the 70. lowing
reduction Of duties Two per cent. on al
goods brought by Mexican vessels, eight
per cent on Asiatic goods brought to the
Pacific coast by regular lines, four pei
cent. on occasional Asiatic i'm portations,
While freight train on the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Railroad was backing
into . siding at Louisa Court House,
Virginia, yesterday moraina, it was
run into by local passenger train.
The freight tender and engine were
struck, and the fireman was killed.
An east bound accom- mediation train
collided with newspaper train near
Middletowu, on the Pennsylvania Rail.
road, yesterday morning, and both Ell.
gines were demolished. The track was
blocked for several hours. The acci.
dent was caused by q thick fog.
A freight train on the Pennsylvania
Raj road ran off the track at Long
Branch junction, New Jersey, yester-
morning, and, falling down a high bank,
was wrecked. Frederick Pinnes, the en-
gineer, was killed,
There was "a general fight" at AL.
lendaIe, South Carolina, yesterday,
during which two young men named
Strange and another named Hewlett
were killed, and several persons
wounded.
John s. Austutz and his two daugh.
ters, while attempting to cross the New
York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad,
near Burlington, Ohio, In a sleigh, or
Wednesday, were struck by train and
killed.
" Aunt" Rachel stry ker, q respected
colored woman Of Princeton, New Jer
sey, died yesterday from injuries re.
ceived by falling into well forty feet
deep. She was IA years of age
John H. Diehl, formerly q collector
Of Customs in Philadelphia, was found
dead in bed at Delanco, New jersey, on
Monday. 1t is believed he Was suffo
Gated by coal gas.
A family named Boss, consisting ol
husband, wife, and seven children
were drowned during o freshet in Har
dies creek, near Madison, indiana, on
Sunday night.
Ann Eliza Rosecrans, wife of Gen.
W. s. Rosecrans, died yesterday in
Washington. She had been i'll with
cerebral hemorrhage tor nearly year
DR.. Beatty, Coroner of Lambton, neal
Toronto, died suddenly yesterday morn.
ing, while holding an inquest on a
murdered woman.
Mrs. Martha Slaves died suddenly in
her pew during church service at Ma
riah, near Troy, New York. on Tuesday
evening.
Rev. Edwin johnson, formerly a
congregational minister in Boston,
Bangor and Baltimore, died in New
York on Tuesday morning.
A snow slide at Telluride, Colorado,
on Monday, carried off the shaft-house
of the Mendoza mine, killing eight men
and iniuring two others.
Edward Mullen and Francis Long, oil
men Of Bradford, PeDna., were drowned
In Duck Greek, near that place, on
Tuesday, by the upsetting of a skif.
A beacon light has been placed on
tho END Of the north spit Of the Gulf Of
St. Vincent.