Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-30
NEWS SUMMARY.


The British Government has notified
the Canadian Pacific Railway officials
that twelve eiRhty-ton 2une for the do
\ Tense OF Victoria, British C0lam Dia, are
nov being constructed at the Wool wich
Arsenal, aud that they will be reat y
for shipment aud transportation over
the road in April next. Draw .nss for
special cars requisite for this convey.
ance have been sent, and the cars are
being built by the company. IL 10 said
| that large consign m ents Of war material
Will arrive In the came ship which
brings the guns.
A telegram from San Francisco re
ports that SO secrt meeting Of the
striking street car meu was held in d
dark room at late hout" On Tuefdsy
night and was continued up to 3 O'Clock
| on Wednesday morning. 1t lie generally
believed that the object Of the meeting
was to bring about general tie.up on
all the roads In the city.
"Ssdie" Blsslow, aged is years, and
Lizzie" Hart, aged 10. committed sui
eide in Boston on Saturday Eight by
swallowing poison, after having quar-.
relied with two young men with whom
they had been drinking in disrepu.
table house. "Sadie" AZ married, but
had separated from hos husband.
Unsuccessful search was made on
Wednesday In the ruins OF the burned
Temple Theatre, Philadelphia, for the
body of Firemen Gibson. 1t is ex.
pected that the removal of the front
wall will begin to-day. Some of the
dangerous walls were pulled down en-
Wednesday.
While Laura Varley, aged 18 years,
was Standing by red hot stove in q
barn In St. Louis, on Tuesday night, o
large dog bounded iEt0 the room and
knocked her agains. the stove. Her
clothes cau6 BIT are and she was fatally
burned.
gam bling dens in Decatur, Illinois,
next month. It IL said that one young
man has sqIsndered s20, 1000 in One OF
these dens within two years.
by "a premature explosion OF powder
| In the colliery Of Lawrence, Brown &
Co , at FTackville, Pa, Wednesday,
Thorn as Fisher wrs fatally burned, and
died soon after. Five other non were
dangerously injured.
Mrs. Michael Boil, 50 years of age,
died Wednesday morning in York Co.,
Pa, from burns received by her clothes
| taking fire from stove on Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Edwin Stanford, aged 10 years
| was burned to death at Ssnfords' Cor
| ners, Jefferson County, New York, or
Tuesday, by her clothes taking fire from
| a stove.
Rev. Clayton Kelso. q minister, hang.
cd himself In bis barn at Macon, Mis-
sonri, on Tuesday morning, after re.
turning from the funeral OF his sister.
The small steamer St. John was
burued near Black Point, New Bruins.
wick, on Tuesday night. John Sinclair
one Of the crew, was drowned.
| During the present month in New
York City there have been reported
thus far 200e cas es OF measles and 22l
deaths from that disease.
| IT'S ChicaaA&s Sspag ARs, repoI I,
that during the present year Oseti 5CG'
Imiles ofanew railway tracks were laiC
with steel rails.
The President continues TO improS,
|steadily in health, but has not yet re
Isumed his official work.
A poor un fortunate In Milwaukee
sold to have sneezed himself 10 death
Alas poor creature, living in the ligh
of the Iipeteenth century aud neve
hsard OF DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. We'll