Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-22

The City Council OF Chicago last
night passed an ordinance requiring
lshopkeepers to furnish seats for their
female clerks. The Council also passed
an order, subject to the approval of the
Mayor, directing that all Mutual Union
Telegraph wires running into the city
be cut. 1t was stated that when the
wires were cut year ago or more the
company agreed to put its wires under
the ground that no attempt had been
made TO do 80, and that additional
wires were being strung"
At Wood Haven, Long Island, on
Sunday evening, Robert Sole 81 got up
in the Congregational church during
the service and denounced the pastor
and members in strong language" be.
coming 80 noisy that he had to be
elected. Sole Is the husband Of the
woman who was dismissed from men,
bership for alleged improper conduct
with August Rodner, treasurer of tho
church, who attempted to commit sui
eide recently"
A telegram from Montreal reports the
grounding at Fox Cove, on the 18th
inst, of the steamer Warwick, from
Bristol, with cargo of iron and twenty
one steerage and intermediate passen.
gers. The passengers, six of whom
were women, were all saved, and were
taken to their destination by another
steamer. The Warwick is not much
damaged, and will probably be got
afloat.
A telegram from the City of Mexico
says that Il. II. War, Commissioner of
the New England Manufacturers In
stitute to collect a Mexican exhibit,
has travelled 1000 miles through the
agricultural and mining districts
of Mexico, and Is now returning to Bos-
ton with TWO cars of freight, containing
300 novelties iAostly unknown to
, Americans.
The severest hail storm ever known
in that section passed over Cornish,
New wHampshire,o on Saturday afternoon.
The hailstones, some Of which were at
large as hens eggs, were piled in one
place " i've feet high against stone
wall" Windows were smashed and
all vegetation in the path of the storm
was ruined.
About 1000 bricklayers, 5000 labor
ers, and 200 hod hoisting engineers and
trainers in New York struck yesterday
for hours MS a days work. About 81
employers granted the terms of the men
and 1t was reported that in tho after
; noon the number of men on strike hat
been reduced by the concession to abou
1900 in all.
The hay harvest in Saratoga County
New York, is nearly completed. Th
yield is only about one-third of the usu
al crop. Many farmers will MOI
sell, and those who will, hold new
hay at 500 per ton, an advance of Il
per cent. over last price Of the sam,
date"
, The President has requested the resig
nation of General James Longstreet a
III. S. Marshal for Northern Georgia
The Attorney General had charge
Longstreet with "carlessness and in
/. efficiency" 1t is understood that hi
! successor will be John E. Bryant.
t A fire at Duboistown, near William
| po,', Penna., yesterday afternoon, d,
stroyed 100000 feet of lumber belong
, ing to Corcoran, Richards & Co.. vi
. dwellings and several barns. LOSS S55
900. The fire was started by a spar
l from locomotive.
! -Four boys, whose ages range from
t to 10 years, have been arrested i
q Bridgeport, Connecticut, for burglarie
$ One of them named William Hicke
confessed the commission of fiftee
burglaries.
= The City Council of Newburypor
, Massachusetts,, at special meeting laI
4 night, appropriated 81, 200 for q publ
? reception to Lieutenant Greely.
The Governor of Sonora telegraphs {
: the Mexican Diario Official that tile ye
= low fever az Guaymas is of mild typ
and not spreading.
Silver watches at Baynard's, FIT
and Market streets.
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