Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-30
NEWS SUMMARY.
SENATOR BAYARD DENOUNCED
A FIFTY MILLION aUIT-PRO-
HIBITION sNUBBED.

II is said that at meeting of Irish
Americans in Chicago yesterday after
uoon, "the rec eolution introduced in the
United States Senate by Senator Bay
ard WAS denounced, and that the Irish
supporters OF Congressman Cobb, of In
diana, were requested to show, upon
his return home, their appreciation of
his conduct" It IL also reported that
seven thousand dollars were subscrib-
ed this afternoon to be employed as q
| sktrmishing fund against England"
A telegram from Pittsburg says that
James Donohue, Of that city, has re-
tained counsel tor the purpose Of enter
ing suit in cjectment against property
owners of Detroit for 300 acres Of prop
erty in the heart of the city, and said to
be valued at fifty million dollars.
The Maine Law and Order League
held session on Thursday in Augusta.
A resolution bind ing the League "to
vote only for prohibitory men and pro-
hibitory candidates for Congress-" is
said to have created q sensation" 1t
was laid on the table.
The captain of the steamer City of
Macon, at Boston, reports that the buoy
which was placed to mark the position
OF the sunken U. 8. steamer Tallapoosa
has never been removed, and rema aims q
dangerous obstruction to vessels bound
over the shoals.
j. J.Campbell, Assistant Postmaster
at Goldsmith, Indiana, was arrested
yesterday and committed to Jail on q
charge OF stealing registered letters.
ITwenty-one unopened letters were
found on his person, come bearing date
of June last.
In Boston on Thursday, Judge Par
menter fined Joseph Hawes, treasurer
of skating rink, SIS and costs for for
chilly ejecting Richard p. Brown, q
well-known colored man, from the
rink, on account of his color.
William T. Roath, ex.cashier of the
Shetucket National Bank, was arrested
yesterday in Norwich, Connecticut,
and held in $500 bail for trial on the
charge Of embezzlement.
The mine of Plummer Hill, in the
Hooking Valley, is reported TO have
been fred on Thursday morning. There
is little hope of saving the mine, which
is valued at 5000. 1000.
James Sweeny, a prominent merchant
of Houston, Texas, committed suicide
on Thursday morning by swallowing
strychnine in his coffee. No cause is
assigned.
Peter Tymmens, living near Adeline,
| Illinois, has been indicted for murder
ing his two infant children by knock
| ing out their brains and throwing their
bodies into hog-pen to be devoured
Four cigar factories in Detroit yester-
day reduced wages one dollar on each
brand. Last night the Cigarmakers'
Union decided to resist the reduction.
| Yesterday was the fourth day of the
ice carnival in Montreal. Tobogganing,
skating, sleighing, trotting, music,
ETC., made up the programme.
The nail manufacturers of the Wheel
ing, West Virginia, district, on Thurs
day adopted a card rate of $3.50 for cut
nails, an advance Of five cents per keg.
The strike at Rogers & Tiltons iron
works at East Bridgewater, Massa-
chusetts, ended on Thursday, the meB
going back at the old prices.
Temperatures ranging from zero to
| 13 degrees below were reported on
Thursday morning throughout Massa-
chusetts.
The public schools at Frankford,
Michigan. have been closed on account
of diphtheria.
The Scott Temperance act was on
Thursday adopted in Carleton County,
Ontario, by 800 majority.
Jesse Klipgerman and his son were
fatally injured by fall of rock in q
mine breach near Centralia, Pa.