Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
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A Scott Temperance Act CAsnp
Toronto, from the 14th to the 10th inst,
Inclusive. Among the prominentsDeak.
ers will be Ex-Governor st. John,
the Prohibition candidate for Presid snt
of the United States Rev. ID. BO0le, OF
New York DR.. Daniel Dorchester, OF
Boston Hon. j. b. Finch and John Il.
Clark.
The jury in the case of the victims OF
the United States Hotel disaster, In
Washington, on Tuesday found "that the
building had been unsafe for long
time, and that its conditions wero
known to both owner and lessees, and
that they, particularly the owner, should
be held responsible" Judge Cox, Of
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia. is one OF the owners.
The ceremony Of comforting the whits
and black wells upon thirty four
ladies entering the religious life took
lplace yesterday in the cathedral at
Wilkesbarrs. The ladies were from
various parts of the United States and
lGermany. Twenty of them entered
upon two years novitiate, the Others
taking the vows.
A telegram from Providence says the
creditors of the A. q w. Sprague
M snufacturing Com pany, representing
lmerly demanded An accounting OF
Zachariah Chaffee, the trustee. He Is
also requested to sell as soon as possible
all the remaining estate held by him
, as trustee and assignee.
} The National Rifle Association, az
New York, yesterday decided TO have
two new matches at the fall meeting
this year. They are to be Is the Gene
raj Phil. Sheridan Skirmishing match
: from 900 to 600 yards" and the other
the Junior National Guard match at
100 and 800 yards" S17OO will be given
. in prizes this year.
While material train on the Duck
o town branch of the Westesn North Caro-
Z lima Railroad was climbing mountain
1t broke from the engine. All hands
: Jumped off except Conductor Wynn,
who tried to apply the brakes. The
Ia train ran upon trestle, making COM
i. lplete wreck and fatally iDjuring tho
conductor.
10 The remains of Sergeant Winfield
N Jewell, of the Greedy expedition, arriv-
ed yesterday at Lisbon, New Hamp-
"a shire, where his funeral will take place
~ to. morrow. Sergeant Jewell, it is sta
or ted, "died in the arms of Lieutenant
IN Greedy"
=. President Arthur, accompanied by
n; General Sharpe, left Kingston, yester-
day morning, by special train, Tor tho
ia Catskills. At the stations along the
m route the people cheered for the Presi-
III dent, and at Chichester cannon salute
was fired.
IL A series of violent thunder stornis
d, passed over Lancaster county, Penn, on
Monday afternoon. Many buildings
u were damaged by lightning and several
y. ~, barns were burned. hailstones fell in
ae some sections badly cutting the growing
tobacco.
a A telegram from Pittsburg says the
q. Penn Fuel Company yesterday morn
Us ing struck a vein Of gas within the
W city limits, which is reported to be
;equal In pressure to the Westinghouse
well.
When the teacher asked what was the
feminine Of tailor, small boy on q
front seat in a public school promptly
exclaimed "Dressmaker % and was
greatly delighted that he was able to get
in the answer first.
A little girl was trying to tell her
mother how beautifully certain lady
could trill in singing, and said ooh,
mamma, you ought to hear her gargle-
rK she does 1t so sweetly."
70 The number of immigrants who ar
~ ~ rived in the United States during the
y, fiscal year which ended June 30th lass
m was 5O9, S34, being 81, ,490 less than dur
- =. ing the preceding fiscal year.
le Jacob Tome, the banker of Port
W Deposit, Marylandj has given 1915, 900 to
y Dickinson College, at Carlisle, to COM
d plete the erection of the "Tome Scien-
l. tifc Building" on the College grounds.
st Governor Robinson, of Massachusetts,.
n has accepted the invitation to preside as
1t the Irish demonstration to be held in
y the Industrial Fair building In Boston
j. on the 14th instant.
I'll Albert Mum, an old resident of New
= ark, New Jersey, and for manv years
\ Overseer OF the Poor there, hanged him.
. self yesterday.
III Gottlieb Heller shot himself dead on
J. the road near Narrowsburg, New York,
y on Monday, in consequence of short
n alteration with his TWO sons.
!. The barn of Martin Bellows, in Gwy
!, Dedd township, Montgomery county,
j. Penn, was burned by lightning on Mon
o day night.
+ The Bear, Thetis and Alert, Of the
VI Greedy relief fleet, sailed from Ports
mouth yesterday morning, for New
- York.
q "The largest gas well in Westmore
= land county," in Penna., has been
u struck on a farm three miles from Ir-
= win Station.
Thomas Dickson, the deceased prssi-
e dent of the Delaware and Hudson
= Canal Company, had his lite insured in
8 the Equitable Company for S32,00O
t Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is reported
d to have recovered.
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