Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
News Summary.
RAILROAD ENF-sCHOOH.
ER ASHORE ARREsTED ron
RIFLING LETTERS.
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

"A tin cylinder, containing q quarter
Iof pound Of nitro. glycerine, was
found on Saturday morning on tho
steps Of Judge Lambert Trees house
In Chicago, now occupied by General
a. Q. McClurg. The can was taken 10
the Central Police Station and examin-
cd, when 1t was found to have q fuse
attached, with q cap on one end.
II was taken to the lake front, where
| It was exploded, and tore hole about .,
foot deep in the frozen ground.
The troubles in st. Albertus' Polish
Church, Detroit, have broken ont.
afresh. There was considerable riotinx
ON Saturday, the members Of the con-
|gregation attacking the houses of per
sons obnoxious to them, and also as
saulting individuals. For time tho
small force of police we're powerles, but
finally order was restored about
dark. Several persons were injured
during the rioting.
John Bigelow, the newly appointed
Assistant Treasurer at New York, has
resigned that office. His letter ofdecli-
nation will not be given out for the pres
ent Colonel Lamont said In Washing
ton last night "Mr. Bigelow's decli-
nation Is solely because Of his disincli-
nation to assume the great responsibili-
not congenial to bis tastes"
The billiard tournament in Chicago
was decided on Saturday night in favor
Of schaefer. he winning the game from
SlOsson by o score of 800 to 520.
Schaefer's highest run was 1853 Slos-
sons, 70. Vignaux has challenged tho
winner to play o match of 8, 200 points,
400 each night, for 50 800 side, to be
played within forty days.
Two sections Of freight train on tho
Pan Handle Railroad collided near
Philadelphia Crossroads, 20 miles west
of Pittsburg, early on Saturday morn
Ing. Both were wrecked and three
men we're slightly injured. After tho
collision Q number Of cars were burned.
The loss 10 estimated at $50, 900.
An express train from Boston on the
New York and New Haven Railroad
WAS thrown from the track on Sunday
morning by an obstruction ut . point
about 16 miles from New York. Tho
engine and mail car were thrown down
. bank and the fireman was killed.
The engineer was slightly injured.
Two troops of cavalry and eight COM
panies Of infantry have been ordered
from San Francisco to Arizona. In con.
sequence of the report Of Governor
Carlos reservation are thre atened with
attack by the lawless whites.
At Sharon, Pa, on Friday, David
Moses, Q grocer. was run over and IA
tally injured through the carelessness
of James Higgins. The friends of
Moses gave Higgins q terrible beating
and threatened his life. Moses died on
Thursday night.
The two.masted schooner Lena Hun
ter, of Philadelphis, from Roundout for
Norfolk aud Washington, is ashore
three miles south of Cape Henry. Tho
captain, his wife and crew of six
have been taken ashore by the lifo.
saving men.
Orrin Wheeler, aged "a years, disap.
peared from his home in Chemung,
New York, on Tuesday, after drawing
all his money, except one hundred doll
lars, from bank. His wife and friends
fear foul play.
Mrs. Barbara Meyers and her two
year, old infant died on Sunday at Pitts
burg from injuries received on Saturday
night from the explosion of an oil lamp,
accidentally upset by the little one.
1t is now stated that at least $50 per-
sons were injured at the burning of the
Christmas tree in the county hospital
at Chicago on Thursday. None Of them,
however, were fatally injured.
Sir Ambrose Shea, has been appoin-
ted Governor of Newfoundland. He il
the first native, and the first Catholic
Governor since the days OF Cabot.
William West, chief distributing
clerk in the Post-office ut Dee Moines,
was arrested yesterday for riding let
ters. He was caught by q decoy.
The drivers of the st. Johns coat
mines at Duquoin, Illinois, have struck
for shorter hours. They have bean
working eleven and half hours day.
The sam of $25, 900 has already been
contributed in New York to the Irish
parliamentary fund.
There were 81 deaths from smallpox
lin Montreal and its suburbs last week.