Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-18


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News SUNNI maty.
Yesterday WAS the last day of the
Dauphin County Centennial celebration
in Harrisburg. it was f" Firemen's
Day." and the parade was between
three and four miles long, and included
about 8 200 men. Companies and bands
of IN usic were present from PennsyIva-
MIA, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia. The medal for ex-
cellence IN drilling was awarded to the
Altoona Steam Fire and Hose Com
pAny. The same company won IL last
year.
yesterday morning, John Williams, of
Albany, was sentenced, for counterfeit
ing, to three years im prisonment and
payment Vt fine of S10O. Milton Carl,
aged 10 years, of Lockport, who wrote
letters promising 500 in counterfeit
Igreenbacks for 81, was sentenced TO
four months imprisonment and pay
ment of fine of $35.
Yesterday was Tobacco Day" in
Louisville, the occasion being the cele
bration of the sale of the 100, ,00Oth
hogshend of tobacco in that city this
year. The feature of the celebration
was o parade. representing nearly every
com M eroial interest, which WAS more
than eight miles IN length. The fes
tivities attracted so, 600 visitors TO the
city.
A telegram from Pittsburg says that
through the long strike of the nailers
the stock of nails in that city and in the
West is almost exhausted. " Dealers
report the supply smaller than for
twenty years, aud say that an order for
one hundred kegs could not be illed" In
lPittsburg. The strike is in its fourth
month, with no indications Of settle
ment.
The season Just closed at long Branch
is said to have been q very good one
for the hotel keepers, at least ten thou
sand more persons having visited th'
: Branch than during 1884. During thu
looming winter number OF new cot
ltages and at least one new hotel will b
erected for next summer.
II The Director G neral Of the Expoei
ton at New Orleans announces tha
r the buildings and grounds are nov
ready in every particular for the receI
tion of exhibits, and he requests exhib
!, that their installation may be complete
at the earliest day practicable.
al George Fl. Hsaton, ex President {
i ,i!Typoprsphical Union No. 8, has bee
h missing from his home In Buffalo sine
q Monday evening. 1t is thought he hs
,r committed suicide. He had been drinl
!, ling for some time in consequence of
disappointment in love.
A heavy storm of hail prevailed nes
2 Granite Falls, Minnesota, on Wedne'
b day night, doing much damage. Son
d of the bailstones measured ten incht
?. in circum ference and drifts of hail WEI
formed three feet deep.
~ The Cincinnati Price Current says |
10 reports indicate that the present COZ
crop Of the country will aggrega
,999, ,000, 900 bushels, an increase
:. :. 1876, ,OOO, 600 bushels, or nenriy IL p
Q. Q. cent. on the crop of last year.
+ The first cargo of Canada barley a
,e rived in Oswe0o yesterday. The iepor
agree that there will be fair crop, bI
M that the berry will be below the ave
Mt age in weight.
lie By o computation on made at the Ire
,d sury Department yesterday the buiii'
I'd value of q standard dollar, accordtl
10. | to the London rates of silver, fs ~ Z
IN cents.
u The Shrewsbury river oyster plante
p say they will send more oysters
b, market this year than for sever
Al. years past, all the beds being unusual
OF full.
IL The total number of hogs handled
uo Western packers since March LIST
s ,ol been 8. 71O, 600, against 8. 1s5, 600 for
~ nc corresponding period of last year.
mt George Butler. ex-U. 8. Consul Gt
tn eral at Alexandria, WAS locked up
NewYork yesterday for drunkenness
an default of $40 fine.
bel The date to which Riel has been
ri. prieved, to allow the hearing OF
red appeal before the Privy Council,is oc
ber 18th. ..-
'm A severe epidemic of dysentery
I'LL raging in Lee and Scott Counties, V
10. ginia, and is on the increase. A nu
les Der of deaths have occurred.