Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-21
Railroad COllislons.

Railroad Collisions.
By the collision. on the Virgins
Midland Railroad on Thursday night
four train hands, named Freer
barley, AuRur and Bruce, were instant.
ly killed. Five train bands were In.
jured, and several of the passengers
also sustained slight injuries. among
them Rev. DIR. Bliss, Of Philadelphia,
who was cut In the face. Thomas
Maloney, q fireman, is missing, and
10 supposed to have been buried up In
the wreck. Thirty-threee cars were
burned, including the baggage and
mail cars. G. 7. Stewart. postal clerk
who was one of the injured. died in a
few hours. Post-offi officials in
Washington say that the fire which
resulted from the collision, destroy ed
13 through registered mail pouches
coming from New Orleans, Mobile and
other poin ts In the South, and destined
for Washington, New York aud Eastern
cities
These pouches are known to have
contained money and valuables, but to
what amount cannot yet be ascertain.
ed. The Ore also destroyed 100 sacks
OF ordinary mail matter;a heavy miscel.
laneous mail, and 1S0 reg istered letters
taken up for delivery along the line,
and not enclosed In pouches. The or
binary mail lost Ia supposed to have
come from Louisiana, Texas, Mississip.
pi. A ALBANIA, parts Of Georgia and
South Caroline and points In Virginia.
The rear car of an Ohio and Missis-
a n tro 81
an embankment at North Vernon, In.
diana, yesterday morning by a broken
rail. Two persons were killed and seve
raj injured. The killed were William
Eldridge, OF jefferson, Texas, and p.
l.. Plaup, of st. Louis. Porter Carroll,
OF Baltimore, was mortally injured and
died soon afterwards.
Labor and Wages
The Great Union Employ ment Blu
reau, of New Haven, Connecticut, on
received an order for ] 200
employees for Dorman Brothers g. Co :,
and Henderson & Keefer, carpet manu-.
facturers. Loom fxers are 10 be paid
BIC and weavers So per week.
One hundred and fifty striking coal
miners at the Leavenworth mine, Kan
'as, have asked the Legislature to pro.
l!bft the penitentiary mines from sell
ing coal below the Leavenworth rate.
A reduction ofa 15cent per bushel has
been caused by reduction In the price
convict coal.
All the miners in th Tuscarawas Val
ey, Ohio, have agreed to accept a re-
iuction OF ten per cent, and the strike
3 at an end.
The Robesonia Furnace plant, in
3erks County, Penna bs.s been sold TO
william X. White and Mrs. Henry
3orie, both Of Philadelphia, for $780,
NO. This Is believed to be the largest
um ever paid iD the State for a SINH
ar property. The furnace has the ex-
lusive right TO take :" as much ore as
can use forever" from the Cornwall
Hills.
The daily output of the Macksburg|
ii district, near Marietta, OHIO, Is re- |
'orted to be 8 1000 barrels. Sixty new
Eells are being drilled.
Congress.
In the U. 8. Senate on Friday, the
House bill for the protection Of forests
II the public domain was reported
amendment. The Des Moines /
siver bill was considered. Mr.. Nor.
Ill called up the Anti-SilVer CoinaQeI
ill, bnt, after some debate, the Agri-
ultural Appropriation bill was taken
y instead, and its consideration pro-
eeded with. IL was passed subsfap-
Ially as 1t came from the Senate Com
1ittee. The Post Office appropriation
Ill was then taken up. Pending Its
the Senate went into ex.
han hn
ere reopened, adjourn ed until 1.o'clock
,day.
In the House, the River and Harbor
Ill was considered In Committee of the
hole. A conference report on the
diplomatic Appropriate on bill was
greed to. A bill was passed for. the
-ection Of a public building Unloading,
emma. at cost of $4,000. The Ma
al Appropriation bill was considered in
ommittee of the Whole, but little pro
ress was made. An evening session
'as held for the consideration of pen.
on bills. The House adjourned until
>ch time to, day as 1t shall be called to
'der by the Speaker.
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Personal.
Mr.. Daniel James, Jr., Is unable to
I've his personal attention to his busi-
ess, but is able to be present, and has
sit, being unable to stand. He is
iffering from something like blood
olson. besides having some dozen car
nncles on his right arm and back.
With all his affiicsions he IS as cheerful
ever, and ready to crack a joke with
Is acquaintance. We hope he will
ION he himself again.
Mr.. Charles Gooding, grocer at the
,rner of Eighth and Madison streets,
Ill commence about the first of March
} tear ont his kitchen and dining room
nd take in all of the rooms on the
rst floor in his store, which will be,
hen completed, the largest grocery
ore west of Market street. Charlie is