Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-13
News 0unuaary,

"A numO0r OF menufactnreTe and
business men Of Pittsburg have sub
soribed sums ranging from 500 to
u. 600 each, for the purpose Of estab.
fishing Church of Gospel Temper
ance" In that city, with Francis Muir.
phy ~ pastor. A congregation has
already been formed, and hall secured
weeks Murphy revival IN Pittsburg
!. 800 persons have signed the pledge.
The boiler in the sawmill Of weiRel
q Bobst, opposite Williamsport,
Penna., exploded yesterday, killing
Peter Houser and Thomas Purvis. and
iDjuring six others. Among the latter
IL Daniel Bobst, one Of the proprietors
of the mill, whose recovery is doubtful
II is said that the boiler was :" full Of
leaks. and that "two OF the flues were
plugged up"
Two weeks ago heavy stone bracket
on the Court House at Chicago, being
affected by the frost, fell from its posi-.
Of the balconies. On Sunday another
bracket, weighing twenty Ave pounds,
tumbled down, barely missing passer
by The whole cornice of the building
Is declared TO be in q very dangerous
condition.
A -four. story brick building In Yonk.
ers, New York, occupied by Reed Il
Mccormick, manufacturing chem lists !;
the MaltiDe Manufacturing company,
and the New York Pharmaceutical
Association, was destroyed by fire early
on Monday morning. Several smaller
buildings were damaged The total
loss il estimated at $500, 200.
The Susquehanna river at Wilkes
barre has fallen rapidly since sun.
dsy. A large force of men has been al
woik cutting passage through the
cakes OF ice piled up between Wilkes
barre and Kingston. Travel along the
lowiand roads was resumed yesterday
morning, after q f0rtnight's suspen.
sion.
Twelve Clydesdale horses, which es
capped from pasture In Clark County,
Ohio, on Saturday night. were run down
on railroad cut by fast train, and
eleven of them killed, the twelfth being
badly injured. The speed Of the train
prevented 1t from being ditchnd. The
horses were valued ut 81, 200.
A telegram fran Winnipeg says that
w. w. Ogilvie has arrived there and
| reports that his firm has purchased
2,00O, 900 bushels of wheat. but has
closed it's mills because American
firms could undeIsell 1t In Canada,
they paying IL cents more in Winnipeg
than Minneapolis prices.
A fre In the mule room of the Slade
! mills at Fall River, Massachusetts,
resulted last u ight In damage estimated
at 500, 600 The whole mill was flooded,
and will have TO be closed several weeks
for repairs.
| Four serious cases of ophthalmia
were discovered on Monday in the
Academy Street School, at Trenton
New Jersey. The State Board Of Health,
In a recent circular, reports other cases
Of the disease in Trenton.
1t Is said that when the persons in
dicted for participation in the Eigh-
teenth Ward election frauds, in Chi
cago, appear for trial they will decline
a trial by jury and ask TO be tried by
the Court.
| The soilo-i-o .A.-r~---'-es ,-c-- 80.
yesterday morning In the Northwest ::
AT Fort Garry, 81 degrees below zero !;
Minnedosa, 32 below Qu'Appelle, 81
below ST. Vincent,29 below bismarck,
| II below.
Rev. Kennedy Creighton, pastor OF
the KING street Methodist church, in
Toronto, WAS struck with paralysis in
the pulpit on Sunday evening, ana ID
in n critical condition.
A boiler In Fishburn's phosphate
works, near Jacksonboro, South Caro-
lima, exploded yesterday morning, in.
iuring .ehi men, one of whom named
| L. l. Than, +, is not expected to reCov.
| er.
General Is f. Butler has brought suit
for iibel against the Boston Herald tor
an article published in November, 1888.
r, tirCtng upon his conduct during the
nar. He claims 81, ,Ot0 damages.
4 bullion train, loaded with SlUO, 900
in silva BARS, was attacked by high
waym.n near Pinos Altos, Mexico, a
lew days ago. The robbers were re-
pulsed and several of them killed.
| Leaders OF the Salvation Army who
were arrested in Plymouth, Pa, on
Sunday, say they will begin suit against
the Chief OF Police for false arrest and
Imprisonment.
| An Indiar has been mortally wOrnd
| ed in fight with two whites and q
half breed in the Warner Valley,
Ore son, and the settlers fear an Indian
| outbreak in consequence.
The town of Pinos Altos, Mexico, bas
been destio ed by fire. Seyera. nun
dred persons are homeless.
Moody ~ Success in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 12,-Mr. ID. l..
Moody's meetings here during the past
week have been largely attended. AT
most of them hundreds of persons were
unable to get in the hall. Such has been
the desire to hear him that many re-
manned in the building from one meet
lug 20 another, afraid 10 leave, as they
might be unable TO gain admittance up
ON their return. Some Brought their
lunches ith them and partook of them
between lLe services. Mrs Stonewall
Jack son, " no is visiting here with her
daughter, has attended several of Mr..
Moody's meetings and manifested much
Interest III his success. This morning
the evangelist preached to the coiorod
lpeople exclusively at the EbenezeI
Colored Baptist Church. 1t WAS the
largest gathering of colored worshipers
lever seen in this State. Several thou
sane could not get in. MIR. Moody
services here will close Wednesday
next. His success has been unprece-
tnI