Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
$4,000 DEMANDED BY ROBBFRs-
PL YING DOCTOR-GAs
PLOSION, EGC., ETC.

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In Providence, Rhode Island, on Sat-
urday afternoon, two men went to the
once of the Grant Mill and presen ted n
pistol At the head of Edward Burling-
game, The book keeper, and demanded
pS,foO which had just been received to
pay the help. Burlingame refused to
surrender the money. The robbers
were evidently expecting q third con-
federate. but he did not appear, and as
there was another person in the
room with Mr.. Burlingame they ran
away.
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday
afternoon, George and Ray Sweet, little
Doys, were playing Doctor" when
'1eorge got in q chair and secured a
package from the top of clock, which
he had seen his father put there a few
Gays before. He gave a portion of the
contents to his brother, who died in a
short time. The powder in the package
was found to be strychnine, bought to
Cashier Mech and Assistant Cashier
webb, OF the Mechanics Bank of Nor.
wich, Connecticut, were arrested yes
terday, on the charge of embezzline the
Banks money, and gave bail in 1880
each. Cashier Roath, of the Shetucket
BANK, OF the same city, also charged
Win embezzlement, has not yet been
arrested. The amounts stolen are said
70 DC large, but the banks are not affec-
The City Council of Keokuk, Iowa.
last n light, passed resolution ordering
the City Marshal to enforce the State
,prohibitory law against every saloon.
Keeper refusing to pay license of $25
per month, as provided in the resolu-
ton. The loss of revenue to the CITY
since the prohibitory law went into
effect caused this action.
A fleet of seven coal boats and six
oarges broke from their mooriuRs near
pittsburg on Sunday night, and six of
the coal boats and five of the bsrQes,
containing 235, 900 bushels of coal, sank
IN the Ohio river. One of the boats is
said to be in the channel. and viii
seriously interfere with navigation.
The loss is S25. 900.
At Lancaster, Penna., yesterday,
e1Perts were engaged In examining the
affairs of the late Amos Henderson
the insolvent banker The deposits'
II is now said, considerably exceed 5000.
0Oo, the amount previously reported.
Henderson appears TO have lost heavily
by Investments in Colorado mining
stock.
A Wabash Toledo train bound for ST.
Louis was thrown from the track near
venice station, Illinois, Yesterday
morning, by broken rail. The bag.
gage car and smoker fell into a ditch.
Eleven persons, seven OF them passen.
gers, were injured. j. j. Matlack. ex.
press messenger, sustained fatal in
juries.
Inc senate of Kansas on Monday.
passed q joint resolution requesting
ang eSJt Woaia &c RtSsS pe Pfej Sa pRPSsaee ese
.nas .n nsS-aets, OF .he people of the State and
wonIu Denent outsiders only"
The loss by the burning of the Bay
state sugar Refinery in Boston on Sun
day night Is estimated at nearly $780,
600, and the loss on the adjoining
properties at s35, 900. The insHrancas
on the refinery building, stock and ma
chinery aggregate 1885, 1874.
1t is said that a company is about TO
be formed flr the construction of rail-
way from Quebec to Labrador. The
scheme has been referred to a civil en-
gineer of Ottawa, who is stated to have
reported favorably on it.
" A merry heart goes all the day :"
and tormented with hateful cough.
Be wise, and try DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup. 1t relieves at once and cures
promptly. All druggists have it.
AT Sharpsburg, Penna., five miles
east of Pittsburg, an explosion ofnatu-
raj gas set fire to Moorhead Brothers &;
Co.'S Vesuvian Iron Works, and caused
damage to the extent of $4,000.
A FIRE in Beloit, Kansas, on Sunday,
destroyed the City Opera House, Ave.
nue. Hotel and Freemau's store, causing
a loss OF SAC, 900.
Robert Alderdice, ex-teller of the
Windsor branch of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce, has been arrested in
Windsor, Ontario, for embezzlement.
The steamship Bell Tower, which re-
turned to Baltimore on Sunday with
her cargo on fire, had it extinguished,
and resumed her journey on Monday.
All the bodies of the victims of the
Kankakee Asylum fire, seventeen in
number, were recovered on Monday.
The Post office block In Dodge CITY.
was burned on Sunday. Loss
S75, 900.