Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
R0sT- N gAaTER AhRESTED- ia GA
-SUICIDE-PENsIO FRAUDe-
COnvIOT LABOR, ETC.

COLLECTORS Robertson, Of New YoFk,
yesterday received comm unicaoaon
from the Acting Secretary Of the Trea-
sury authorizing him to allow Socn
cargoes Of rags as are now afloat To- pei
landed at this port providing they 90
not come from districts infected Win
cholera. Rags shipped from fonelgn
ports subsequent to the recent ornes
will not be permitted to land saouio
they arrive here"
DR.. l.. Watson Lyle, charged WIN
extensive pension frauds, was arrested
yesterday In Crittenden County, Ken
lucky. Lyle has been travelling from
place to place, representing hsnself 70
be an employee of the U. 8. Pension
Department. His principal field OF
work has been in Illinois and Iowa,
where he is said to have swfndled peo-
| pie out Of $4,000.
Post.office inspectors have reported a.
shortage" in the accounts OF the posi-
master at Ashland, Penna., of $408 IN
the money-order department and SASa
In the postal account. The post master
has offered to pay the deficiency, but
the inspectors have been ordered % take
charge OF the office aad arrest the post
master.
A telegram from Montreal says q
scheme is on foot for constructing, q,
lGovernment expense, canal to con
meet the st. Lawrence river at Lon
Iguenil with the Richelisa river al
lChamblay, a distance Of eleven miles
This will reduce the water way between
Montreal and New York about 80 milet
for Hudson river boats.
1t is announced that the War Depart
: ment Ia about to inquire into the char
Iacter of the exhibition made by Ser
geapts Long and Brainard and Private
Conpell at the museum in Cleveland
Ohio. If it is found that they are lee
turing or appearing In proper man
ner, no notice will be taken Of their &C
!. ton.
It ia reported from Newfoundland
that Commissioner Ford and the repre-
q sentative of the French government ar
making satisfactory progress toward
y the settlement of the long pending diff
# culties between British and Frenc
y fishermen concerning their respectiv
D claim to coast fishing privileges.
70 Attorney General O'Brien, of Ne'
York, has decided that contractors fo
: convict labor in that State cannot a
10 sign their contracts nor can cOnvicts :
b, mployed in other work than maxim
boots and shoes, except by consent
all parties to the contract.
= Fort Wadsworth, in New York ha
Dor, has been re-established as q garr
sr soned post. Lieutenant Colonel ClossoI
ID of the Fifth Artillery, has been assigne
81 TO its command, and Battery r, OF tt
ID Fifth Artillery, will constitute its ga
70 rison.
H. Mr.. Blaine's attorneys in Iudianapol
y have filed an answer to the answer
,v the Sentinel in the libel suit denyiu
y the defendants allegations. The ne1
step is expected to be demurrer to IL
10 Undergraduates of the defence.
II. An unknown man, arrested in Gil
"a cinnati, for an attempt at burglary, {
re- Thursday night, hanged himself
he ljail. Letters were found on him q
|s. dressed to Thomas Graham, Ninneap
ks lis.
"a Hiram B. Wilson, lumber dealer
Cleveland, Ohio, while visiting b
up brothers house in Johnstown, Micf
ch gan, drowned himself a week ago. f
%, was partially insane.
ng Ten ont of seventeen prisoners in Il
III County Jail at North Bend, Indian
D. escaped on Thursday night, by sawiI
AT off several bars of the iron grating of
H. ventilating register In the floor.
The funeral services over the rsmail
AZ of Secretary FolRer will be held {
~ Tuesday afternoon, at his late residen
he in Geneva. New York.
k. A fire at Newbern, North Carolin
o. yesterday morning, destroyed two ma
~ ket houses and thirteen stores, causir
v, loss of 100000
ri The fire at Marathon, New York, {
Thursday night destroyed three bloc
and caused a loss of $4,000.
The Grand Jury at Wilkesbarre "
n terday returned an Indictment again
of Samuel Roberts for embeZzlement