Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-16
NEWS sum MARY.
AID FOk STRIKERS
VIOLENT RTORM -INCEN Ola.
RlBM-A YOUNG THIEF.

Neal McGaehn, from the Hooking
Valley, 10 In Chicago, soliciting aid for
the strikers. On Sunday he addressed
q body of Internationalists, "snd al
though his remarks were Of very
moderate character, at their conclusion
the body passed resolutions as the sense
Of the meeting that working people
should arm themselves In order TO sue
cessfully resist the capitalists. and that
the employment Of all means TO that
end is not only justihable but neces-
sAry."
Buffalo was visited on Monday morn
ing by q violent storm Of wind and rain,
the wind velocity reaching ma ximum
of "a miles per hour. Cellars In the
lower part Of the city were flooded.
lumber piles were scattered about, small
dwellings on the island we're blown
down, and about fifty feet Of the sea
wall was damaged to an extent which
1t will probably take $50, 900 to repair. I"
Six inches Of snow fell on Monday at
Quebec.
The fire at JohnstOwn, Ohio, on Satur-
day, which destroyed seven buildings
and caused the death Of William Trout,
n saloon keeper, 10 now attributed to
incendiarism. 1t 10 believed that Trout,
who had several thousand dollars In
his possession, was robbed and murder
ed, and the body was locked In the
saloon, which WAS fred TO conceal the
crime.
Recent robberies Of summer residences
| At Sea Cliff, Long Island, have beer
traced to William Mershon, the1 8-year
| old son of respectable and wellto d.
resident Of tina: place. An attempt WA
made to arrest the offender, but ht
fed, tax ing with him some of his faith
er's property. He Ia also suspected o
| Arson.
A telegram from Chicago says that Q
q meeting OF tho Beard Of Erin," tn
highest authority in the Ancient Orde
Of Hibernians, the expulsion OF Henr,
+. Sheridan from the latter body va
ordered on the ground that he bad on
deavored 10 convert 1t into quasi politi
cal organization.
Mayor Edison, Of New York, on Mon
day sent TO the Board of Aldermen tn
nom ination Of Fitz.John Porter 70
Com missioner of Public Works an
Morgan j. O'Brien for C0rporatio
Counsel. The nominations were d.
feated by motions TO confirm being lai
upon the table.
The statue Of Rear Admiral DuPon
in Washington, will be unveiled o
Saturday afternoon. Bishop Lee, {
Delaware, being i'll, his place in th
religious exercises will be supplied b
Rev. DR.. Leonard, Rector of St. John
Protestant Episcopal Church In Wash
ington.
James Il. Davies, tea inspector {
1 In oh ~ m a
feasance in Office, has expressed wi
lingress to resign on January lst, an
Secretary McCulloch "has informe
him that such a course will be sati
I factory to him."
John Darlington, his wife and thr'
lchildren were poisoned, in Halifax, 9
Tuesday last, by eating partridge. NJ
Darlington, who refused medical ai'
died on Sunday night. The other
= though still sick, are believed to be o.
Of danger.
The American schooner Bedabede
from Jamaica for Philadelphia, wi
cocoanuts, went ashore ct Chin coteagn
Virginia, at 3 o'clock yesterday NOR
ing. Her crew were saved. The vess
is bilged and ia full Of water.
A span of bridge in course of ere
tiou across the Yamaska river,
Quebec, was blown down yesterda
injuring 18 men, Of them mortally.
Tenney's block, in vanceboro', MAR
containing several stores, was destrC
ed by IRE ON Sunday night. The loss
estimated at 500, eco; insurance. ,$62, ,o'
Sew eral buildings in Belvitier, Illino
were burned on Sunday night. Lo
!. SIC, 200.
SI Chief Justice Waite ia confined to
bed by sickness, but he is not consid
cd seriously i'll.