Daily Republican., 1884-02-18
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James Stanley, aged 20 years, WA
} arrested In q hotel In New York OF
! Saturday, and his room was found full
, of stolen goods. He confessed that h,
had robbed one hundred private dwell
lings and boarding houses within six
months, and gave information which
will lead to the recovery of most of tn.
stolen goods. His thefts were always
committed In the day time. and were
confined TO the Easements and first
floors of the houses visited by him.
An attempt was made on Saturday
afternoon to blow up the Ridgewood
Park, Long Island, Hotel, a summer
resort, but the bomb, which was fired
by q fuse, had not been placed close
enough to the building to do serious
damage. A well-dressed man, about
40 years Of age, who gave the name of
Mooney, was arrested on suspicion.
He had locked himself In an clubhouse
of the hotel.
The contract for tne erection of The
Horticultural Hall of the Worlds Ex-
position at New Orleans has been
awarded to Arthur g. bundle, of New
York. The building will be permanent
and will be the largest conservatory in
the world. 1t will be 6OO feet long, 1874
feet wide, land have a tower 40 feet high.
The shape will bs crucifOrm, and the
walls of glass.
Representatives of the iron and steel
interests were heard by the comm ittee
of Ways and Means on Saturday in op.
position to the Morrison Tariff bill. TIL Q
speakers were b. F.Jones,o of Pttsburg
Joseph Wharton, George II. Ely, j Fl.
VanDyke, Mr.. Wheeler, Wayne Mac.
J Veagh and others.
John p. Frank, Justice, and Frede
rick Stuck. Constable, of Columbia
Borough, in Lancaster County, Penna.,
had hearing on Saturday on the charge
Of conspiracy TO defraud the county, and
to falsely imprison three men AZ ramps.
The accused were held in hail for trial
at Court.
Gertie Lechner and John Spering,
each about nine years Of age, died in
Danville, Penna., on Friday, from eat
ing wild parsnips, which they hadgath
cred on their way home from school. A
lit, LITTLE tie, sister Of the boy' who took piece n :,
VI tuO WIN JaSJ W bhSto III
is dangerously ILL.,
Thaddeus Avery cut his wifes throat
and then cut his own in their house
near Kingston, New York, last Friday.
The wife is dead, but Avery is expected
to recover. Jealousy was the cause
The couple were only 20 years of age
and had been married year.
The Jackson House, in Milford, Mas
sachusetts, where non-union shoe lasters
boarded, was stoned on Friday night by
strikers. A reward is offered for their
apprehension. On Saturday several
men were arrested for sssaulting para.
ding strikers.
The first week of the opera festival in
Cincinnati closed or Saturday. 1t is
said the weeks receipt were under $685..
600, while'the expenses are estimated at
S45,0 900. The success Of the festival was
interfered with by the flood.
Mrs. John T. Virgins, 90 years of
age, committed suicide in a hotel In
Rochester, New York. on Saturday
morning, by shooting hemself in the
head. She separated from her husband
d year ago.
Wallace Brookman and Richard
Craig were found dead in room in a
hotel III Lexington, Kentucky, on Sat
urday morning. They had blown out
the gas before retiring, both being
drunk.
II. B. Geib, until recently travelling
salesman for Philadelphia leather
firm, dropped dead in his room at
Rochester, on Saturday morning. He
leaves wife IN Philadelphia.
Charles H. Rugg, colored, awaiting
trial for the murder of the Maybee fam
lily and the assault upon tbeTownsends,
escaped from the Queens County, New
York, Jail last night.
Elizur Sage, twin brother of Russell
Sage, died at his home in Channahon,
Illinois, on Friday. He was well.to.
do farmer, with a areputation for honesty
and thrift.
The iron roof of the retort house of the
gas works ate harleston, ,SouthCarolina,
fell yesterday, killing John McGann
and injuring two other men.
Edwin Booth on Saturday closed o
two weeks engagement in Baltimore,
the receipts of which aggregated more
than $4,000.