Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-17
News summary.

n ItttkEdm lIOh hihkDvoh1 4NoV
York, says the-sudden change Of tenn
the shelliug of the grapes in several
localities in the valley of the Hudson.
Reports from about twelve places state
that the lost In the aggregate will be
quite large sum. It's said, notwith-
standing the dropping of the grapes,
that the yield OF Concords will be 30
enormous that many growers will not
know what to do with them.
Miss Jennie Conklin, aged 18 years,
the pretty aud accomplished daughter
of the proprietor of Canoe Place Hotel,
in Suffolk county Long Island, attemp-
ted suicide on Monday evening by
taking strychnine. The ply sician who
attended her yesterday thought it posi-
BILE that she might recover. She was in
love with a young man Of whom her
parents disapproved.
The boiler of " X. Sendiker's mills,
at Morton, Tazewell county, Illinois,
exploded on Monday evening, killing
the1engineer, !. lag and boy named
Briscer. Two other men are believed TO
be In the ruins, and three-Christian
Ackerman, Herman Rose, and George
Lowman-were mortally injured.
The water In the boiler was allowed tc
get too low.
e. deMerolla, the Italian Consul al
Baltimore, left that city about two
weeks ago and has not been heard oi
since. 1t Is said he Is indebted fol
about $50, 900 of borrowed money.
Yesterday the Sheriff seized all the
stock in the wholesale house of E. de-
Merolla 81 Co., ON South Gay street.
Mr.Blaine will leave Augusta, Maine,
this afternoon, for Boston. To.mor-
row he will attend the Massachusetts
State Fair at Worcester, and will then
90 to New York, where he will spend
several days. He will then go to Ohio
and possibly, farther West.
There has recently been an extensive
, caving In of the earth near Dark Cor
ner, at Ashland, Penna., and mum
ber of houses are threatened with de
struction. The surface over the Nortl
Ashland mine il cracked for a quartz
} If IN lie, and work in the mine is sus
, pended.
!, A very cold wave is passing over th
? Canadian maratime provinces. Seve
{ raj inches CT snow have fallen in Cum
? berland county, Nova Scotia, and it
Q reported that five inches of snow fol
e at Monckto New Brunswick, on Sur
4 day.
!, 1t is reported that there has bee
g found in Cato, New York, confined
filthy pen in a nude condltion,
;. woman 60 ye,rs of age, who has been
d lunatic from her BIRTH She is said I
y have property, and her name is give
. AZ Angeline Hoyt.
y Justice Bradley, of the Suprem
:. Court of the United States, who is no
a at Stowe, Vermont, said yesterday OF
70 newspaper despatch announcing tn;
- he intended to resign 1T Is interes
. ing news, and the first ! have heal
Ia of it,.
wi The woods for two miles west of Mo-
D. tauk, Long Island, were on lire c
Tuesday. About one hundred acres
4 tim Der and number Of small bui.'
,e ings used for storing fish had been d
g. stroyed.
II. Two Reading Railroad trains rs
Vt. into each other on Tuesday At Poti
z, town, and both engines were damage
of and fOrty-fv cars wrecked. The eng
neer of one of the trains was injured
10 Jumping Off.
st President Arthur and his Cabin
u have been invited to attend the Uni
| Fair to be held at Oneonta, NeW 1or
~ on thu z5th and 26th inst. The Pre
dent has accepted the invitation.
a" Major Daniel S. Bennett, the Repu
~ ~ lican nominee for Representative OF
m na First Distric, of Luzerene county, d'
NO yesterday in Wilkesbarre, aged
he years.
opl Mrs. General George w. Cullom, t
on widow of General Halleck, died vest
". day In Newport, Rhode Island.
sss We have purchased this year I
in merous cuts OF steamboats, and stet
cars, besides good quantity OF WE
I'm selected wood typs suitable for pos
ad work, such as IL used for pic mics
ass Sunday school excursions, and v
ew guarantee good work, and prices
he keeping with such at the REPUBLIC
by office.
bel
notI For sale or Rent.
the three story brick house NO.
Try, Jefferson street, with all the latest
rem. urovements, con tanning ten rooms, .
,urt porch, and bay window. On
the terms. Apply to Howard Z. Vern
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