Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
FIRING PISTOL SHOTS INTO n
OST.OFFICE-TME SALIVA.
TlON ABMY, ETC., ETO.

Health Officer Townshend, in Wash
ington, received q letter yesterday from
the Secretary of the Illinois Sta to
Board Of Health suggesting that, in
view of the re-appesrance of chole 4 in
Europe, session of the National Sani-
tary Conference would be timely and
profitable. 1t proposes that q session
Of the Conference be held In Washing
ton on or about August 9th, and that
an invitation DO extended to the health
officers of large cities. Heal b officer
|Townshend concurs In the views ex-
pressed in the letter.
A telegram from the City OF Msxico
says: "Two American workmen were
arrested on Saturday last on the charge
| of defAming the character OF the Presi-
dent and not permitted to commune
cate with their friends until to-day.
Without trial the Governor Of the dis
trict sentenced them to one months inn
prisonment. The same official now
agrees TO release the men II rsq uested
to do 30 by the American Minister. It
is claimed that the charge is without
foundation, and instigated by mali
cious persons.
Major Moore, chief of tho Salvation
Army in America, paraded in New
London on Tuesday evening with his
staff. The Salvationists played on
tam bourines, banjos, cornets, drums
land other instruments, and Fl 'eworks
land other missiles we're thrown into
their ranks by the scofiing crowd. At
! the barracks the meeting was interrupts
ed by cries of Gre, fight, etc. In
consequence, perhaps, of the persecu-
tions Major Moore pronouncss New
: London !" the wickedest city in Ameri-
Ca" r..
The eighteenth National Encamp-
| ment OF the Grand Army of the Repub.
lie began yesterday at Minneapolis.
s The number of veterans in the city was
said to be 10000. Among the officers
/ present were Generals William T. Sher-
man and John A Logan. The Grand
! Army parade yesterday was witnessed
:, by a crowd of spectators along the
streets, whose number was estimated at
( 10000.
William Beans, Postmaster at Wa
II terford, Loudon County, Virginia, re.
t lports to the Post-oftice Department that
unknown persons fred ten shots into the
Post. ice on Sunday morning, breaking
glasses and do ing other damage He
says tho local authorities do not show
. u disposition to investigate the affair. -
Agent Meg illicudy reports to the In.
st dian Bureau that " that he was cou-
10 PEELED to eject DR.. s. 7. Bland, OF
Washington (editor of a journal de.
N voted to Ind ian affairs), from the Pine
o. Ridge (Dakota) Agency, because
!, Bland was fomenting trouble among
az the Indians"
Nothing had been heard in Newark,
t. New Jersey, up to yesterday afternoon,
is of the homine pigeons let loose recently
ne at Nation, Illinois. The owners say
they will not abandon the hope of see
he ing tue birds for FIVE days yet.
en- An Associated Press despatch from
Norristow wn says that a large part O
q the body of the murdered John May,
XII xxiio which was stolen from the grave som
WV time ago was found In a thicket, neal
oa the Potter's Field" yesterday.
ish The bark Rambler, from Iioilo 20
cd, Boston, has been lost at sea. She wa
owned by Edward Lawrence, OF Bos
ow ton, and partly insured there. He
ia crew were saved. The loss on the YES
Try sci and cargo is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The "Summer School of Philosophy
,ed at Concord, Massachusetts, opened II
me sixth term yesterday. The attendanC
re. of philosophers and others, of both sexei
led was unusually large.
The five days National Temperane
m m Camp Meeting at Ocean Grove, Me-
os. Jersey, held under the auspices of til
.ie- National Temperance Society and Pul
zy fishing House, opened yesterday.
A three-year old child died of yello
y,a fever in New Orleans yesterday.