Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
FROZEN To DEATH MINING
RATES FlxED- INTENsE
COLD-ETC.,E ETC.

At a meeting OF the Coal Trade Tri-
bunal in Pittsburg on Wednesday, Um-
ptre Weeks announced that he had
6xed the rates for mining in the rail-
road plus at 2X cents Per bushel, to
dale from the first Of the present month.
The award reduces the mining rate one.
half cent per bushel. It is generally
satisfactory to the operators and will be
accepted by the miners Without oppO-
sition.
The intense cold In the Northwest.
which has caused the thermometers to
range from 20 to 40 below zero, accord-
ing to locality, moderated last evening.
The temperature at Chicago, for in.
stance, which had been from 20 70 n
below zero, rose to 10 above at O'Clock
last night. Alight snow began to fall.
which created fears of an aggravation
of the snow blockade.
Mrs. Theresa Shippen died Q few
days ago In Bridgeport, Connections.
after having been supported by the
town for year. Among her effects
were found two bank books upon Pro-
violence institutions representing $500:
also quite SUN Of money hidden In Q
trunk. 1t has also been learned tbay
she owned some real estate in Provi-
dence.
The latest reports of the railroad
disaster near Creston, Iowa, say that
1t is feared that the number of deathe
caused by the accident and by exposure
will reach sixteen. w. j. Davenport,
general passenger agent of the Burling-
ton Railroad, will probably die, a.
both his legs are cut off above the
knees.
The boiler in Cumbler's : stone quarry,
south of Harrisburg, exploded yester-
day afternoon. causing the death Of
Christian Hone. John Spencer and
Peter Brown. The accident is said to
have resulted from the supply 70 the
boiler becoming frozen, thus cutting
| off the necessary amount Of water.
The house Of Hiram Atkins, at Con-
cord, Ohio, was, burned on Tues, ~,
and yesterday Atkins and two children
were found burned to death. "Atkina
was an old and helpless invalid, and
his young wife left with q man repre-
sented As her brother a few hours after
the fire +"
Vice Presidentelect Hendricks ar
rived. In Cincinnati on Wednesday
morning on his return from New Or
leans. He was introduced to the mem
bers Of the Chamber of Commerce and
made q short address. He LETT for
Indianapolis in the afternoon.
News has reached San Francisco that
the Chinese Government "iptepds
making the expulsion of the Chineso
from Eureka, on the 7th inst, an inter-
national matter. and will claim indem-
nifty from the United states"
The Western Nail Association held
secret meeting IN Pittsburg on Wednes.
day. All the mills were represented.
but those present refuse to divulge any.
thing.
William Dudgeon, living near Ham,
mondsville, Kentucky, committed sui
eide by cutting his throato on Wednesday
night, owing to grief over the death Of
his wife and Guild.
An explosion occurred in a coal mine
at Westville, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday
night, by which thirteen men were
killed and seven injured.
James Harrady, colored, was frozen
to death at Clifton, Delaware County,
on Tuesday night, while driving from
Philadelphia to his home in Media.
| Thomas Barring, a widower, 46 years
of age, was frozen to death in the rear
of slaughter house in Fall River,
Massachusetts, on Tuesday night.
Seven firem en- had their hands, feet
and ears frozen during q fire in Bay
City, Michigan, early on Wednesday
morning.
Speaker Carlisle's condition was much
Improved on Wednesday, and his ply
sician thinks he W i'll soon be able to &c
out.