Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
Chief Justice Marshal's statue
Losses by Fire.

| Losses BY Fire.
The Senate Judiciary COMMITTEE on
Saturday ordered the Lowell Bankrupt
cy bill to be reported favorably, with
amendments. 1t preserves State ex-
emptions and authorizes involuntary
proceedings only against persons whose
debts amount to more than $1,000, and
only against traders. The number Of
Commissioners in bankruptcy is reduc-
ed one-half,
The House Committee on Public
Lands decided to report bill. declaring
forfeited the land grants to Oregon and
California and California and Oregon
Railroads, except such tracts as have
been patented. The grants to both
roads amount to about 5000, 900 acres,
one-tenth of which have beer patented
and the land Is valued at from three to
four dollars an acre.
A large number of counterfeit silver
dollars have been circulating in Cleve-
land, Ohio, for several days. The spu-
rious coins have been passed upon poor
women mostly Germans, in the produce
market. The counterfeits are filled in
with lead, the outside being of silver,
and weigh little more than the genu.
inc. The milling on the edges is very
bad.
The statue of Chief Justice Marshall,
to be erected in Washington, will be
placed upon the west front of the Capt.
tol, in line with the middle entrance.
The figure, of heroic size, is of bronze,
and was made by Story, in Rome, but
hu mr. haan u1,innal from hot ,,ify
The statue is expected to be In position
and ready for unwilling within three
months.
Ebert Thomas, eight years of age,
was killed by his mother, in Cha,ta-
nooga, on Friday. She had merciles sly
beaten the boy Tor months, and on the
day of his death struck him on the
head vita a poker, crushing In his
skull Her husband has been arrested
as an accom- plice.
The application Of Mrs. Mary G. Mil.
Ter for license as Master" of steam
boat has been referred by the Secretary
of the Treasury TO the local inspectors
of the New Orleans district, with in
struct ons, If on examination she is
found competent, TO issue to her the de-
sired license.
A fire in Gowanda, Erie County, New
York, yesterday morning, destroyed the
flour mills OF l.. G. Torrance, the plan
ing mills of l.. p. Dean, the barns OF
Romer Brothers, and dwelling. Loss
S35, 200.
The main steam pipe OF the steamer
Na,chez exploded last evening near
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A colored
boy was killed, and one passenger was
terribly scaded by the escaping steam.
The winter carnival at Montreal
will begin today. The great ice palace
is finished, ami was illuminated on
Saturday evening with electric lights,
which produced wonderful effect.
j. w. Upperu, draft messenger of
the First National Bank of Fargo, |
Dakota, has been indicted for the EN-.
beZzlement of several hundred dollars |
from the bank.
The Rev. Mr.. Snoud of Lewes, Del,
preached an interesting sermon last ev-
ening III the West Presby terian Church,
from the fourth 1T. ter and thirtieth
verse OF Ephr a.
Or. CarrOii " t.t.! Z lecture in |
the West Pies ) ..,,,t CO.. r'h on the
ma nners aud modes .. n.' . IA. China,
on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. John w. Staten, a widow, Of
JerseyviIle, illinois, dropped dead on
Saturday while playing the piano in
her p"r.or.
Trinity church, in Ham lton, Bermu-
da, was destroyed on the 9th ult. In
cendiarism is suspected.