Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-29
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ARMY vEMENTS-TNE WOOL
GROWERS-COLLISlON AND
LOAS OF LIFE.
THEFEVER AT PLYMOUTH

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|THEFEVER AT PLYMOUTH
General Booth ,ot the alvation A rmy ,
Is expected at Toronto July. He
has ordered the TORONTO detachment to
form q brigade for servlbe In the n North.
west among the Ind JAMS and half.
breeds. Several Mou(Fea Salvation
lists have signitied theira desire to join
the brigade. A large number in To.
| ronto have volunteered and selection
will shortly be made. The brigade will
proceed to the Northwest on the arrival
OF General Booth"
The National Convention OF Wool
Growers At St. Louis adjourned finally
on Thursday morning, after ordering
the executive committee TO meet in
Washington during the next session OF
Congress. A resolution was adopte1
demanding the restoration of the wool
| tariff Of 1867, and recommending con.
federation among American producers
for the purpose educating the people
to the necessity of preserving suitable
protective legislation"
Two deaths from fever were rep orted
at Plymouth, Penna., on Thursday and
four OF those In the hospital are In a
critical condition. On Thursday after
noon com plant was laid before the
District Attorney to be brought to the
notice OF the Grand Jury, now in $685.
sion, of the careless and dilatory
manner Of the Borough Council of Ply
mouth regarding the enforcement OF
sanitary rules"
The steamship City of Rome, which
arrived at New York on Thursday from
Liverpool, reports that on the 18th inst .,
at 4 80 p. M, during dense fog, she
collidsd with and sank the French fish.
ing bark George John, which was ly.
ing at anchor. She rescued two of the
crew, but lthe remaining twenty-five
were lost.
In childish quarrel, in Pittsburg,
on Wednesday evening, Selma Weir,
an orphan, five years Of age, WAS
beaten into insensibility by Alice ToOle.
Maggie Carr and Bridget Gray, whose
ages ranged from nine to ten years. 1t
is doubtful II Selma will recover. The
| assailants were arrested.
Within the last week new malad y
has appeared among the cattle on a
farm at Saybrook, near Bloomington,
Illinois. A number OF apparently
healthy animals "have fallen dead In
their tracks, as II from heart disease. u
The disease seems 70 be contagious,
but its nature is not yet determined.
Elizabeth Dolan, aged 80 years, the
mother of two children, was found dead
yesterday morning in the rear of hel
dwelling. There were some marks OF
violence upon her, and she had beeu or
a prolonged spree. Andrew Dewitt, ar
inmate of the house was arrested on sus
picion.
| Frederick A. Palmer, ex.Auditor Of
Newark, New Jersey, died yesterday il
the penitentlary at Trenton, of hear
disease. He leaves wife and child
In 1882 he was sentenced to imprison
ment tor 20 years, having, on his owl
confession, em mbezzled 600 900 from the
city.
In Kingston, Ontario, yesterday, Ca
det Bell, of the Salvation Army, was
fined 81 and costs, with the alternative
OF ten days Imprisonment, for blowing
horn on the streets. He chose the i'm
prisonment and shouted hallelujah
ss he passed behind the bars"
Several men were struck by light
ming while standing on n bridge during
a thunder. storm at Henderson, Ken
lucky, on Thursday afternoon. AL
have recovered exc ept one-Zachar!al
l.. Moore, of Chicago-who is in 6
critical condition.
The Rev. Oscar +. Brown, who
disappeared from his hoLle in New
York few days ago, returned yesterday
Il VVun NJ 1ntv hs.
absence, and he is believed, from hi
appearance and manner, to be insane.
James w. Day, ex.clerk of Mar,ir
s. Runyan, bankers of New York, wa
arrested in Newark, New Jersey, OF
"Wednesday night. He is accused o
having robbed his employers Of nearl!
$4,000 during the last three years.
Thomas Warner, a lumber dealer o
lCohocton, New York, made an assign
ment on Thursday, giving preference
amounting to 100000 He was sup
posed to be worth 100000.
i A fire in Phoenix, Arizona, ON Wed
nesday morning, destroyed twelv
} buildings, with their contents. Los
J E5, 600; Insurance $4,000
G. II. Dalson's livery stable at Val
paraiso, Indiana, was burned Ol
Wednesday and 10 horses perished
Loss $4,000.
The Senate of Rhode Island on Thurs
day, by vote Of 81 to 3, passed ten
hour bill, which had previously passe'
the House.
A powder mill at Aguas Calientes
Mexico, caught fire on Wednesda
evening, blew up and killed two pei
SONS.