Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-06
NEWS SUM MARY.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
KING kALAkAUA's CORORA.
TION-GENERAL NEWS.

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Henry S. Harris, Congressman from
the Fourth District OF New Jersey, has
notified Congressman elect Howey that
he will contest the latter's seat in the
next Congress. The grounds OF tn,
contest are ''that money was used ia
| bribe voters; that money was used foI
Howey that had been collected OF
United States officials, that men whG
| would have voted for Harris we're in
timidated into voting for HOwey, OF
from voting at all; that votes cast fol
Harris were not counted for him; and
that many who supposed they were
voting for Harris were, by the use Of
deceptive ballots, made to vote fol
Howey."
The U. 8 Ship Alaska has been order.
ed to Honolulu, TO be there at the time
of King Kalakaua's coronation. The
Lackawanna, now at Honolulu, will
remain there, and it is thought the Wa
chusett will be ordered thither. War
ships will be sent to Honolulu by the
other principal naval powers. The
avowed object is to pay courtesy to the
King, but it is understood that "the
real object is to Oprotect foreign interests
in case of trouble, which may arise
from opposition to the extravagant ar.
rnngements for the coronation"
Mrs. Stillwell, who, in the last stage
of consumption, near Mount Vernon,
Ohio, confessed few days ago that she
had murdered her first husband, anoth-
er man and her daughter, has further
confessed that she murde cred her mother
at Ottum wa, Iowa, after the old lady
had been injured by railroad accident.
She also says she is "guil.y of other
crimes which she will not divulge."
Being asked what her father, wbo
mysteriously disappeared, died Of, she
said, "cut throat. A physician who
has examined her says she is sane.
Argument was begun yesterday be-
fore the Attorney General at Harris
burg on the petition of citizens of Penn.
sylvania asking that the Attorney
General file bill in equity with the
Supreme Court against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, for an al
legged defiance aud violation Of the Con-
stituiion and laws of the State.
The House Committee on Naval Af-
fairs decided yesterday to recon- mend
the Committee on Appropriations to
Lrovide for thebuilding of two 5000 tons
cruisers, one of 1000 tons, two of $500,
and q despatch and torpedo boat all Of
steel and that one-half the work BIZ done
by contract. The agsragra "a cost of the
vessels Is estimated at 81, 86l, ,529.
Joseph Sauville and Miss Raullier,
engaged to be married, we're drown,d
by breaking through the ice at Two
Rivers, Wisconsin, on Thursday. Will
liam Kessler was drowned by breaking
through piece OF ice at the Furnace
Dam at Emaus, Peans., yesterday
In Boston, yesterday, suit of Jane
White (colored), against George Spof-
ford, (white), for 5000 damages for
alleged breach Of promise of II arriage,
resulted In Judgment for the defendant.
The latter is 60 years of age, while the
defendant is about 40.
Hold on TO the truth, for it will serve
you well aud do you good through eter-
nifty. Hold on to virtue, it Is beyond
price at all times and places. Hold on
to DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, for there is
nothing like it to cure a cough or cold.
j. Lewis, 2S years of age, committed
suicide yesterday morning at Asbury
Park, New Jersey. His wife had just
died in childbirth, aud, w!en told of
his loss, he seized razor and cut his
throat.
M. +. Kalmbach, a merchant Of
Green Bay, Wisconsin,, has been ar
rested on charge made by Sprague,
Warner & Co., of Chicago, that he en-
Dezzled $1,000 in money entrusted to
him in the commission business.
The Democratic and Greenback mem.
Ders OF the Michigan Legislature held a
oint caucus yesterday morning, land
agreed to act togeL er on all questions
II party policy, which will, of course,
.tfect the Senatorial succession"
Four masked men bound and gagged
our inmates of j. +. Arnold's farm
,ou-e, twenty miles from Chicago, on
Wednesday evening, and, securing
i 200 in cash, rode away on four OF Mr..
Arnold horses.
The saloon keepers of Milwaukee
AVE united TO resist the increase in the
rice of beer, determined upon by the
,rewers. Ii the latter persist, the ga
Don keepers will import beer from
>incinnati.
A telegram from Eau Claire, Wiscon.
in, says the news from the p;nsries Is
favorable" the roads hav-
ng been hardened by the severe cold
nd an exit given to the logs.
Mayer Edison, of New York, yester-
av refused license to Salmi Morse
or the production of his "Passion
'lay.". 1t is said Morse will appeal
0 The Courts.
At the Fall River and the Mount
1Ope Iron works in Somerset, Massa-
husetts, notices have been posted ofa
en- per cent. reduction in wages, to be-
in on the 10Th inst.
Charles jackson, a colored mail
gent on the Peoria, Decatur and
Evansville Railroad, was arrested at
Evansville, Indiana, on Thursday, for
obbing the mails.
The Chinese Minister called upon
eneral Grant yesterday. The General
i'll probably return to New York on
next Ga Tuesday. he will
ine with the Secretary of State.
G. K. Slocum, postal clerk on the
orthwestern Railroad, committed
licide By shooting himselfia Chicago
II Thursday night.
An unknown man, about 80 years of
ye, well dressed, committed suicide
by throwing himself in front
train at Gen Cove, Long Island.
The employees of the Po'tstown Iron
ompany have been notified tnat a re-
lctiou Of 25 cents per ton on puddled
on will 10 into effect on the 10th inst.
The TEN mperature in Montreal yester-
W ranged from 10 to Is degrees below
ro. Outside that city it was 20 to %
,grees below.
Six to eight inches Of snow fell in
orthrn Illinois and Iowa on Thurs
" night and more snow WAS threat