Daily Republican., 1884-06-27
+ II3O EDITION,
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Aows Summary. ~
Sulphur from the coal mines along th
Youghiog heny river 10 causing gre,
mortality among the fish. For Q dii
lance of twenty five miles the river
filed with dead fish, floating with th
tide or drifting sboreward, where in th
heavy grasses and shrubery they Ii
decom posing and tainting the atmot
phere. twas estimated that In twenty
four hours five tons OF dead fish ha
foated down the river.
The City Council of Chicago, severa
years ago, passed an ordinance impos
ing a tax of two per cent. on the grOs
receipts IF Insurance Companies dom
business in the city whose headquarter
were outside of the State ofaIllinoia
, short time ago test case was submit
ed to the Superior Court, whose deci
sion was made public yesterday. /
holds that the ordinance was legal. 4
large amount of money is involved.
A fire in New Orleans last evening
caused loss estimated at nearly $500,
900. The losses are as follows Nc
Cracker s. Brewster, furniture, 500,
900 w. G. Tebault, furniture, $l2b,
900 !; j. b. Solari & Son, groceries auG
liquors, $50, 600 Lawrence H. Christi
son, furniture, 100000 f.; Leefe s. Fink
carpets, $4,000. Several other propertie,
were damaged.
Among the items added to the River
and Harbor bill, as reported in the Sen.
ate yesterday, was $50, 900 for improv.
ing Cherry Island fats, in the Della.
ware river, and ST. 200 for improving
Morris river, New Jersey. The bill, az
amended by the Committee, calls for
appropriations amounting in the aggre.
gate to Sl2,927, 200.
g j. Miller Kelly, President Of the
Board OF Aldermen of Rochester, New
York, las been indicted on the charge
of agreeing to accept a bride OF $4,000
from the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company to permit its lines to run in
Rochester. A bench warrant has been
issued, and bail has been fixed at
$4,000.
The Cape Ann Advertiser publishes a
letter from Congressman Stone, of Mas.
sachusetts, in which he says that :" the
sentiment of the present Congress is
strongly opposed to renewal of the re-
ciprocity treaty with Canada, and he
believes that no legislation in that end
will be attempted or accomplished"
AS a sail.boat containing five persons
was returning to Granton from Pictou,
Nova Scotia, on Wednesday night, it
was struck by squall and upset. Miss
Taylor and Miss Henderson were
drowned. The others were rescued by
a tug boat.
Lewis Keckley, suspected Of setting
fire to his house in Hillsboro', Oregon,
ard burning skeleton intended 10
represent his own remains, so that his
wife could recover his life insurance,
was arrested on Wednesday. he feigned
insanity.
The arrival atMilNaukee on Wedne..
day of large fleet of Cleveland yes.
sells with non-union crews caused the
local union sailors to plan several at
tacks. The police were called out and
dispersed the mob.
Duncan Mcpherson and John PeDke
We're injured, the latter fatally, by an
explosion Of gas in a coal mine near
MOnOngab"la City on Wednesday. They
went into tbs mine with ligL ted lamp
after being warned not in 10 %.
Great damage was done By Wednes-
day nights storm in the interior of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York and portions Of New Eng
land.
A number of buildings were struck
by lightning in Bangor, Maine, and its
vicinity on Wednesday night, and
several barns and outbuildings were
consumed
A coal laden schooner Waa sunk in
New Haven harbor on Wednesday
night by the steamer Erastus Corning.
The schooner's crew were saved.
John Heller, aged As, was fatally in
jured by falling from a third-story win.
dow in Baltimore early yesterday
morning, and died in few hours.