Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-04
NEWS SUM MARY.
WIND, HAIL AND OTED
SUICIDEs-DEATHS THROUGH
VIOLENCE.

&. NOrlen, a wei-educatri young
Swede, was found Ill al il the Sw edisi
Lutheran Church, al Englewoof, neal
Chicago, on Thursday, Iav rs con.
mitted suicide. On "a portable hack.
board back OF the pulpit he h"d writ en-
in Swedish "The dead cry lever." "
Chicago papers say he "has been ideu.
titled as the illegitimate soR Of King
Oscar of Sweden, and that be grew up
in the family Of the sister of .he King"
During his stay in this country he was
teacher in priva school.
A terrible storm of wind, hail aud
rain passed over the nor hern portion Of
Monroe County, New York, un Thurs
day evening, doing great damage to
grain and fruit Many farmers report
LOSSES Of from $500 to 81 900. Birds and
poultry were killed by the hail stones,
which also brough the h ood from
horses and cattle struck by them.
Green Wilhite, twenty-five years of
age, was shot dead by IA deputy mar
shaI named Childers, at Harrisburg,
Missouri, last Monday. Wilhite was
being arrested, "and placed his hand
in his trowsers' pockets. ChilGers,
thinking he was going draw his re-
volver, drew his weapon and fred
The first bale of hops of the season ar
rived in New York city yesterday four
days earlier than last year. The hops
are from Oneida County, and are said
to be very fine for the first pick
They were sold to a brewer for 80 cents
a pound.
After Thursdays storm had ceased
at Long Branch the sea ran SO high
that the boats were unable to make
their trips to the Ocean Pier and the
landing platforms were taken up tor
fear they would be torn out BY tho
waves.
A wind and rain storm at Midlothian,
Texas, last evening, demolished livery
stable and a hotel, and scattered the
contents of a lumber yard in every di-
rectiOn. Several persons were buried
In the ruins of the hotel and badly in.
.jured.
A judgment of S12O,OO0 has been
granted at San Diego, California, in
favor Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
against the Ga itornia Southern Road.
The Sheriff ha, levied on the property,
andit is advertised be sold on the 9th
instant.
James Philips and John Bresnallan,
bricklayers, were severely injured yes
terday by the falling of an old wall in
the coal vaults of the Interior Depart
ment. at Washington.
A. G. Perdue was shot dead by Job
Peet, at Eastman, Georgia, yesterday.
Inspired by an old grudge, Perdue ad-
vauce,l towards Peet with an axe aud
was shot down in self-defense
President Arthur, General Sheridan
and party left Chicago at uoon yes1er-
lay on a special train for the Yellow
stone Region. No stops will be made
Except to take on coal and water.
After fortyseven years service as
Professor Of Chemistry in the Dart
mouth Medical College, DR.. Oliver
Payson Hubbard has resigned the chair
md been made Professor Emeritus.
Charles Henry Lee, colored, was
hanged yesterday in Richmond, Vir-
,inia, for the murder of two other
,OlOred men, committed in February
at.
An inquest in the case of Senor Barca
vas held yesterday in New York, and
be jury rendered verdict of death by
uiclde while temporarily insane.
Colonel f. G. Marshall, U. S. A., re-
ired, died yesterday in Canandaigua,
tew York, from the effect Of wounds
eceived during the war.
Stein Il Trough, propre' ors of the
richard FIGURING Mill, in Pottsvile,
emma, failed yesterday. Liabilities
10000; assets $4,000.
The Commercial FIGURING Mills, of
'ctroit, We're burned on Thursday
vening. Loss $4,000.
Postmaster-General Gresham is eX-
ected back in Washington to-day.