Daily Republican., 1884-05-21
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NEWS SUMMARY.
The WOOL 9ROWERs' DEMAND
A BICYCLE ACCIDENT-DE.
STHUCTlVE FIRES.

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STHUCTlVE FIRES.
The National Convention of Wo.
Growers, In Chicago, yesterday, adop
ed the report Of the committee apointe
to prepare an address to the wool grow
ers of the country. Tbs addresg whic
Is long and exhaustive, c61t9es tn
present depression in the wool trad
to adverse legislation by Congress, an
demands the restoration of the tariff G
1867, the repeal Of which it says "wa
brought about wholly through the ei
forts of importers and others intereste,
in securing in the United States q mai
ket for foreign woods.
Judge Simonton, at Harrisburg, yes
terday, filed an opinion in q case in
volving the taxation of the municipa
bonds of the city of Philadelphia. Ii
one case the city is held liable for sos,
O78.23, and in the other for $92, ,343 76
covering taxes for period of nearl,
six years, from 1877 to 1882. The CLAIM
Of the State was for nearly 500, 900.
s. II. Keller, postmaster at Medford
Wisconsin, shot at his wife on Monda!
after reading al intercepted letter sen
to her by DR.. 8. B. Hubbell, Presiden
of the Exchange Bank and County
Treasurer. The same evening Hubbell
made frantic by the discovery Of hi
scoundrelism, committed suicide BY
shooting himself in the head.
Violent wind and rain storms pre-
vailed at Lancaster, Circleville anG
Tsrleton, Ohio, on Monday. At Ian
caster, several buildings were unroofed
and the amphitheatres at the fail
grounds and race course were de.
demolished. At Tarleton thirty houses
ana number of barns were unroofed.
In the African Methodist Episcopal
General Conference at Baltimore, yes
terday, the report of the Committee on
the Book Concern, which recommended
the removal of the publication head
quarters from Philadelphia was finally
adopted by q vote Of 81 to S..
The Security Warehouse on Julia
street, New Orleans, was destroyed on
Tuesday with its contents, including
573 hoesheads Of sugar, 3,4S2 barrels Of
molasses, q quantity OF cotton seed oil
and other articles. Loss SIX, 600 fully
Insured.
The 1OOtbanniversary of the Mecklen-
burg Declaration Of Independence was
celebrated yesterday at Charlotte, N orth
Carolina. The main features of the
celebration were a procession two miles
long and an Grafton by Senator Pen
The Directors of the Planters and
Mechanics Bank, in Petersburg, Vir.
ginia, which suspended on Monday,
yesterday made deed of trust to Nc.
llwaine & ..Gwilliam, on the assests.
The liabilities Of the bank are estimated
at 100000.
A tramp found an old nitro.g lycerine
car AT Warren, Pa, on Saturday, and
took it to boil coffee in. He Ouilt a fire
ant sat near it on the can, which soon
exploded, wounding him 80 bud ly that
his death is expected. He is said to be
respectfully connected.
William G. Palmer, the champion
bicy ycle rider of Connecticut, was thrown
from his vehicle by striking a fence
rail in a park at Bridgeport on Monday.
He struck his head, and serious injury
is feared.
The cases against the members of the
Cincinnati Base Ball Club for playing
on Sunday at indianapolis were called
yesterday morning, but postponed,
owing to the absence Of the defendants
lawyer.
The Cincinnati Dramatic Festival
Association has made an assessment of
so per cent. on the guarantors to cover
a deficiency of 81, 1000 The total re.
ceipts of the Festival were only $l0,7OO.
The United States Brewers Associa-
zion will begin its 24th annual oonven-
tion IN Rochester to-day. The license
d Sunday closing questions will be
The 50 employees Of R. Rothsehild's |
Sehs, furniture manufacturers of Gin
;lnnati, have struck against the abOli- |
ion of the half hour allowed them for |
uGcb.
The surviving members of the
Cwenty-e'ghth New York Volunteers
eft Lockport yesterday for Staunton,
virginia, to atteud a reunion of the
Fifth Virginia Colfederates.
Morrison &, Woodward's planning
Mill, at Chattanooga, and several ad.
dining buildings were burned yester-
lay. Loss $4,000.
A fire at Ottsville, New York, yester.
ay morning, destroyed five stores and
wo dwellings, cansing a loss estimated
t $40, 200. /
Joseph Frazer, accused of the murder
Wesly Hupp, hanged himself in the
Ill at Anderson, Indiana, on Monday
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