Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-29
N ews Summary.
an ALLE6ED 1WERIFF-A
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE.
DISCOVERY OF SILVER.

A telegram from Libertad says One
Thousand eight hundred Nicaraguans
embarked here last night (Friday),
Santo Domingo B, 600 of Menendista's q
len hem med In 500 N Nicaraguans, under
Tolavers, who WAS wounded They
fought thirty-tw0 hours and then cut
their way through Menendista' g lines,
aving 800 killed and wounded, and
ok the remaining 200 into La Union
in good order.
The trouble in Rowan County, Ken.
lucky, has been revived. Hum phfeys,
I" the alleged Sheriff." yesterday shot
and wounded Craig Tolliver, Marshal of
Morehead and leader of tho opposition,
who attempted to arrest him on q
charge Of conspiracy to murder. Tolli-
yer returned the fire without effect, and
escaped. h posse is being organized to
hunt him up.
Rev. Sydney H. Russell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Wood Haven,
Long Island. committed suicide on
Saturday morning by cutting his
throat. insanity is suspected. Mr..
Russell was only 20 years Of age, and
had but recently graduated from the
Union Theological Seminary.
A telegram from Washington says that
no recent instructions to remain at
Vienna have been sent to United States
Minister Francis. Shortly after Mr..
Baysrd became Secretary Of State he
invited Mr.. Francis to remain there
until his successor should be appointed
and arrive to assume his duties.
The Chicago City Directory for 1856
just out, indicates population of near
ly 100000. The preface says that moro
than 1000 new buildings were erected
during 1884, covering more than twenty
miles of street frontage, and costing
nearly $40, ,OOO, 900.
The 109th anniversary of the battle
of Fort Moultrie was celebrated yester-
day in Charleston, South Carolina, the
Palmetto Guard attending appropriate
services in church. To-day q military
parade will wind up the celebration.
Captain Boyton yesterday blew up
la miniature man an-of-war-the "Gar-
net"--with 75 pounds Of dynamite, in
the Ohio river, about ten miles below
Cincinnati. Several Thousand specta-
tors saw the explosion.
Brigham Young, Jr., and Bishop
Snow, have passed through El Paso,
Texas, on way to the city Of Mexico.
They will negotiate for the purchase of
large tracts of land in Mexico, to be
settled by Mormon colonists.
Rev. @. E. Laughlin, pastor of the
Presbyterian church lat Lenox, Iowa,
and his sister Regina, were drowned
yesterday in the Platte river, a few
miles from Lenox, while on their way
to the Platte church.
A discovery of silver quartz, assay.
ing 81 so of silver to the ton, is reported
at Martom Junction, eight miles west
of Pittsburg. "The quartz found is
among the surface groupings /"
Charles Hoppe died yesterday in
Cleveland, Ohio, from the effects of
stab wound received from Conrad
Hoehm, in saloon quarrel on Sasur.
day night. Hoehm as arrested.
, The schooner Blanche Allen, from
/ Aspin wall for Bath, Maine, was totally
| lost on st. Andrews Island ON the 9th
ult. Her crew were saved. She was
valued at $4,000.
Oliver FisEe, promine mt resident o?
New Brighton, Staten Island, Is re-
ported to be missing. He was at cne
time United States Marshal for South
ern New York.
The wife Of John Dietor, of Garden
vile, Maryland, was gored BY q
vicious COW last Wednesday, and died
in few hours. She was thirty years
of age
Stafford's furniture factory and Dou-
tiRney & Houghton's wooden mills, IN
Amprior, Ontario, were burned yester-
day morning. The total loss Is about
SAC, 900.
John Mccullough, the actor, was
taken to the Bloomingdale Asylum for
the Insane, in New York, on Saturday
afternoon, by some of his friends.
James d. Fish, OK President of the
Marine Bank of New York, arrived at
the Auburn Peniteutiary on Sunday to
serve out his term Of ten years.
j. G. Forbes, the Canadian artist,
who was seized with a dangerous nasal
few days ago, is now be-
lieved to be recovering.
A fire at Iron River, Michigan, on
Saturday, destroyed two saloons, q
dwelling and the Boynton House,
causing loss of $4,000.
The steamer B. W. Blanchard was
damaged by fire at milwaukee yester
day to the extent of about $4,000