Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-09


man named Hutchinson, In the land
business In Kansas city, saying that
the writer bad traded land for 5000
worth OF per cent. District bonds, H..
sued October Is, 1877, and made pay.
able In July, 1882. They are signed
Lipdley Murray, President, and y. Il.
Ferris, Secretary. The writer wanted
TO know their value. The Chief wrote
reply stating that no such bonds have
ever been issued by the District, and
that they are fraudulent. He has also
notified the Kansas city police, asking
that they make an investigation.
The ann ual con ference OF the Metho-
dist Protestant Church for the district
comprising portions OF New York, New
jersey, CoInecticus and Pebnsy lvania,
begun yesterday at Lawrence, Long
Island. Rev. Charles Smith, Of New
ersey, waA dism ssed the I'D inistry be-
canse OF Naturalization and abandon.
ling his ch prch. Rev. ID. II. Hanks, OF
DAnville, Penna., was cboseL President
OF the Conference. Rev. j. Is. Walker,
Of Adrian College, III sde AN earnest ap.
peal 10 the Conference 10 found five
Iprofessorships, to aid In tho bette
preparation Of candidates for the minis
| try.
Mrs. Eugene Best has been giving
private NJ nces IS = materiAlizins
spiritual IN edium" in Hartford. Con
necticut. On Wednesday night she
Was 50 sed by two men when exhibiting
in dim light In Eauze as spirit,
aud found 70 be solid h-sh and bones.
She made affidavit that she was q
lhumbug and had humbugged the
people of Boston, Washington and
Philadelphia. She left ON the late
train for Washington.
Mrs. Elvina u. Crowdus died In Dali
les, Texas on Wednesday night, from
The effects Of an overdose of morphine.
Her father in law, DIR. Crowdus, sent
her prescription of three grains of
morphine, 10 be divided into doses Of an
eighth OF j grain, but the attendant ig-
norantly gave the whole q uantity at one
dose.
Clarence Bennett, accused of q crimi-
ma ahsau upon woman, VAS taken
from tn All at WooDsUcket, Dakota, on
"Wednesday night, by moo OF masked
ihen. After being tarred and feAthe red
he WAS 10 Il " leave the neighborhood
AUD never re'u.n under penalty OF
yuching-
The VIII lesale stationary and print
ing estab IsDmeuj of Ii. ). Crocker *
Co., il San Francisco, was destroy Ell
by nae yesterday morning, and tour
men were buried in the ruins. Two
OF them were killed. The 1888 on
property is estimated AT 500, 900; the
insurance Al $50, 900.
Mrs. Y tronica Rulla, a widow, died
yesterday IN Syracuse, New York after
fast which lasted nifty nine days.
Since August 10Th no solid food had
passed her lips, she suDsisting entirely
ON water in winch small quantities OF
morphinp we're dissolved. The woman
was insane.
The cornerstone of the Pacser Me
moral Church Of the Lehigh Universi.
y, Mt Bdlhlehem, was laid yesterday
With Masonic ceremonies and the rites
ot the Protestant Episcopal Church,
Bishops Howe, Whitehead and Kunsou
| officiating.
| Chambers have appeared amoLg the
horsce ~ ID uxlAs County, I!llnois. A Il
the loI7c4 belonging 10 one farmer have
been fpund infected and have bseu
Killed ty order OF the State Veterlna
rain.
| Card iual McCloskey rested more
o)mfor ably yesterday, and 1t was
shought he might survive the night,
aud, pdtsioly, nve tor two or three
IdAys, Though too :eb.e 10 speak 10.
retains his mental faculties.
Joseph Gear, of Philadelphia, EN-
lployed Ia abaft :! Of tie new sqceduct
Ter New York City, was killed last
evening by falling from the cage TO a
depth 4 oue hundred feet.
W. /, Neusome was yester day con
victeA at salt Lake City OF polygauy
aud uu lawful cohab;tation, the first
double con viction under the + lmunds
law. lie VIII be sentenced Oh the Il th
instant.
The hog cholera, which has been
raginRin Essex County, Ontario, has
appeared IN Brant. Diseased animals
have been killed on a numb Der OF farms
and TIP premises isolated.
Exhaustive reports to the New En-.
gland Homet tead indicate that the po-
tato crop OF New England and New
y 9rk Is one third below the average
land d tribe smaller than last year
i The Toronto Globe publishes a do
lspatch from London say ing that Rel :
case viii come before the Privy CouncI
next weeh-probably on Monday.
The Franklinda!e Company's cottor
Imill, At WappiDger's Falls, nea
Poue hkeepsie, New York, was burne,
on w ednesday night. Loss 800, 900.
Subscriptions for the Grant Monu
ment Fund in San Francisco wer
opened on Wednesday. Senator Lelan,
Stamford headed the list with 5000.
. The Grant Monument Fund in New
York yesterday reached the sum So
1873
II The Supreme Court of Virginia yes
ierday granted a writ of error in ia
: iCluveriUs murder case.
Tie Governor. Genera Of Canada b a
desianatsd November 9TH as day {
: thanksgiving.
g The jar anese Minister Kuki returne
to Washington last night.