Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-07
NEWS sum N AIRY,
A Burglar PKiIled-Funeral Of Wen-
dell Phillips Other News.

The funeral of Wendell Phillips
took place yesterday In Boston and was
very largely attended by distinguished
men and women from that and other
cities. The services were held In the
Hollis Street Chapel. Along the route
of the procession the streets were
thronged with people. The procession
included, besides the friends of the de-
ceased, several military organizations
| and Irish societies. The body was laid
in state In Faneuil Hall for several
hours, after which IL was inferred In the
Old Granary Burying Ground, In Ire
mont street.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap.
proved a recommendation of Surgeon
General Hamilton that an immediate
inspection he made Of the cities border
Ing on the Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea having commerce with
the United States, In order that their
actual sanitary condition may be
known In advance Of the yellow fever
season. A medical officer Of the Marine
Hospital service and revenue ma
rine officer will be detailed for the in
speCiiOn.
A Concho (Texas) despatch says that
yesterday morning the stage going to
Abilene met the incoming stage from
that town, which gave information that
1t h.d been stopped and the mail robbed
Of all It's cash, while one passenger had
$25 taken from him. The stage going
to Abilene was attacked at the same
place, and some sharp firing occurred
between two of the passengers and the
robbers, but without any person being
seriously injured.
Three burglars attempted 10 break in.
to the cigar store Of Tobias Staufier, at
Salanga, Lancaster county, Penna., on
Tuesday night Mr.. STARTER being
aroused, armed himself with q gun.
When no opened the door one of the
burglars seized the gun and u scuflle
ensued, during which the weapon was
discharged and the burglar killed in.
stantly. The body has not been identi-
fed. His companions escaped.
The Indian population at Omitlan,
Mexico has risen against the whites.
Seven Of the principal merchants are
said To have been killed and their bod
les kicked about tho streets by mob.
Many buildings are said TO have been
burned.
Near Howard Furnace, Ohio, yester-
day, gallon ofEowder ignited In the
lap Of Mrs. William Woolon, and gu
explosion resulted. The woman and q
child were killed, and two other
children injured. The house was blown
down.
"Kid +" Wade, leader of the N!obra-
ra horse thieves, in Minnesota, has been
lynch~d by "Vigilants." IL is known
that these Vigilants have lynched IL
men in that section, and it is supposed |
that many others have been put out of
tho way.
The Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service IN informed that small |
pox Is epidemic in Louisville, and there
were seven deaths from the disease in
the Marin" Hospital in that city during
the last week of January.
The German brig Albertine is ashore
at Brigan'ine Shoals. At last accounts
two Of her crew had gone ashore, the
Otht rs remaining on board. She is in |
a dangerous condition and leaking
badly.
Two 13.year-od boys named PeIefz
and Mccullough, were convicted yes
'crday Of attempting to rob II street car
driver, and shooting him in the head
and back when he resisted. Stntel CO
WAS deferred.
Edmund $. Tappan, charged with the
murder Of the Maybecs, was commit.
ted Yesterday at Jamaica, Long Island,