Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-19
NEWS SUMMARY.
OF A WAR sTEAMER, To
--aa- 60 TO NEWFOUNDLAND.
Convicted OF Grand Larceny-violators
of the Pension Laws Convicted
A Meddler Jailed.

Inc Dtltlbn War snip Em6fRlu ar
rived at Halifax yesterday from Ber-
the Newfoundland fisheries. A tele-
gram from Digby, Nova Scotia, says
the schooner David j. Adams has been
removed from her wharf to another
further south, where the Sheriff Is hav-
ing her moored by an iron cable, fas-
tened by ringbolts from her to the
lower part of the wharf. An order for
her sale has been received by the Sher-
iii, and all her halibut and other per-
ishsble articles will be sold at once.
At the recent term OF the q. q. Court
at jackson, Tennessee, twelve persons
were convicted Of perjury, forgery and
other violations OF the Pension laws,
/ by which various sums of money were
wrongfully obtained, In many instances
on forged pension receipts, in the
names of deceased pensioners. or
ltwenty-nine indictments returned for
these offences, seventeen went over to
the next term.
The Massachusetts, House Of Repre-
sentatives yesterday unanimously
adopted the following: ''Ordered,
That the Committee on Federal Rela-
tions consider the expediency of such
action by the general court as shall
lfittingly express the sentiments Of the
people of the Commonwealth In regard
60 the seizure of American fishing ves'
sells by the Canadian authorities.
At Buffalo, yesterday, Lorenzo DIM
wick, General Agent of the Continen.
tai Insurance Company, who was con-
victed Of grand larceny in transferring
policies into other companies after
losses had occurred, was sentenced by
Judge Childs to five years in Auburn
prison. A stay Of proceedings was
lgranted, pending an appeal to higher
ICourt.
Deputy q. s. Marshal Andrews and
q posse of three men were all mortally
, wounded by William Pigeon, whom
, they were trying to arrest in the In
dian Territory few days ago. Pigeon
had killed twelve men, and large re-
ward was offered for his capture, dead
+ or alive
ii John Dalzsll was on Tuesday nomi-
mated for Representative in Congress
t by the Republicans of the Twenty
: second Pennsylvania District, General
: J. s. Negley is the present Representa-
= mated by the Republicans Of the Twenty
Q third District.
vi A FIRE broke out in a hall in which
u formed, at Westerville, near Columbus, ,
Q Ohio, on Monday night, and thirteen
d persons were burned or injured, one
8 fatally. The fire was confined to the
q stage,
Que of the boilers of the rolling mill
o at XittanninR, Psnna., burst about one
slo'clock on Tuesday morning, demolish.
u ing the boiler house. 1t was reported
a that six tramps were buried in th'
y ylrains, but their bodies had not beer
"a recovered at noon,
20. A Northern Pacific train was throw
$ 81 from the track by the spreading Of tn
=; rails near Fort Ellis, Montana, O.
Monday. A brakeman, named Fitz
40 patrick, wss killed. aud two passenger
os were severely injured.
an Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore
IN Ion Tuesday received from Cardina
an Jacobini, the Papal Secretary of State
in the official notification of his elevation
he to the Cardinalate by Pope Leo XIII
al Emile Boulier, charged with sellin
BIS pools on races ut Louisville, in violatio
D. Of recent Legislative enactment, hs
ne been held to answer, before the Gran
Jury.
There was severe frost in New Hamr
shire and Vermont on Monday mig b
N, In some places early vegetable, WEI
en- killed, and the fruit prospect was serl
y Iously affected.
~ John Kobeck, arrested in Chicago o
a., Monday for interfering with workme
he in the lumber district, was Tuesda
1n m fined 500 by police Justice and sent
.sa the Bridewell.
nel VIM. NJ. Springer WAS Tuesday nom
ct. mated for seventh consecutive term
Oh Congress by the Democrats Of the Thil
on teenth District Of Illinois.
bel All troops remaining at Cincinnati
for anticipation of trouble growing out
ly, the strikes were Tuesday ordered HON
alb by the Governor.
er, The Cabinet meeting Tuesday dis
ir Gu ssed the seizure of American fshin
ier vessels in Canadian waters.