Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-29
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Sews Summary.

A Lated espatch from White Bay In
to the famine in Labrador,
says thu large numbeE of Arctic
bears, driven south by stfYvation, are
devastating the country The bears
number about one thousyid and have
appeared near Cape Musfs srd. The In |
dams in that locality are eating their
dead companions. Those who diel
among the white settlers are buried
secretly to keep the Esquimaux from
getting their bodies.
Two young men, giving the names of
William Taylor and Cole Collocan,
were arrested in Pana, Illinois, on Tues
day, having in their possession over
500 in counterfeit coins of the issue of
1854 The denomination was 81 pieces,
that have the silver ring, but are plain
~ spurious by weight and geleral ap
pearsnce. A recipe and crud6 tools for
making the coin we're also found among
admit their guilt.
Two boilers at Henning's ore mines
at Topton, Berks County, Pa, exploded
yesterday afternoon. Josiah Black, the
Superintendent, was killed; jerome
Trexler was probably fatally scalded,
| and Moses Haupt was seriously in
ljured by falling timbers. Several
other men employed in the mine were
sllRhtly injured. The building was
burned down and the machinery en-
|tirely wrecked.
| A Cincinnati on Wednesday John
Tosney, election Judge of Precinct A, in
the Fourth ward, was convicted OF
fraudulent conduct at the election In
October last. John Minor and Patrick
Kelly, Judges in Precinct f, Nineteenth
) ward, at tine same election, were alst
, found guilty Of adjourning the ooun
froin the day OF election 10 the next day
, with fraudulent intent
! Colonel Nelson Plato, ex-Collector o
4 Customs at Corpus Christi, Texas, VIII
, WAS convicted and sentenced to tw
years in the penitentiary for embezzls
meut while in Office, on Tuesday nigh
a received a telegram from Wsshingto
+ Announcing his pardon by the Pres
q gent. Plato wept when he received th
@ despatch.
}. John Pierson, a wealthy farmer, VIII
Q lived near Lawrence, Kansas, on Tues
lday shot and severely wounded h
n wife and then committed suicide.
d paper WAS found in his pocket sayins
1t "The bad temper of my wife makes IL
& ing together impossible, and has drive
d me crazy"
srl a telegram from Washington ga,
9 the Attorney General has returned Il
Or OleomargarineE bill to the Presidel
e, with his report ,hereon. 1t Is expecti
40 that the PresidCnt will also obtain Il
n views OF Acting Secretary Fairchild
e g regard to the bi before he acts up'
u 1t. N
a In Chicago, on Tuesday, Joseph !
~ bias "stood at the main entrance of Lii
VI VI coin Park and, announcing TO the pas
is ing public that he was tired OF life,
10 Swallowed poison. He shortly fell in
~ 6t and was conveyed to the hcspits
where he lies in critical condition.
.S' Three boys and woman were stru
ho by lightning at Tyrone, Penna,
in Tuesday. William Connolly, one
'st the boys, was killed. James Como
ed and the woman, Mrs. Sykes, were
" tally injured, and Thomas McLoughl
ed escaped with severe shock.
~, The trial of the boy, William Sc
ne ~. for fhe murder Of his father, moth
.tn brother and sister, al Erie, Kansas.
',e suited on Tuesday In D verdict OF gui
1esS' In the first degree.
NO A boiler exploded last evening
en4 Honey Island, Mississippi, killing
he men and iniuring four other persons