Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-21


An express train from New York col.
lided with a gravel train, In Bridge.
port, Connecticut. early yesterday after
noon. Six gravel cars were demolished
and the express engine was wrecked
Two men on the gravel train were killed
and two injured, two perhaps fatally.
Ephraim Slay back, en- gint or { the ex.
press train, jumped off before the COL
lision and was severely cut in the
mouth. he was arrested for having dis
regarded danger signal, and thus
caused the smash.
Al Norridgewock, Me. two years ago,
Daniel Davis, who Is a blacksmith and
minister, In obtaining for his octogena
rlaD mother pension, az the widow oil
an 1872 soldier, made affidavit that she
had never married again. 1t was dis
covered last Friday that she had re-
| married twice, and that one OF the mar.
riages had been solemnized by her son.
Davis was arrested ON Monday, but
| escaped from custody.
In Chicago on Monday, while Ernest
Hollstock, an II year old newsboy, and
several playfellows were fishing In the
large clay hole of brick yard. two OF
the boys fell from the steep bank into
the water. Hollstock jumped after
them, and succeeded in rescuing both.
but before he co1ld reach land himself
he sank back and was drowned.
Mail advices from Yokohama received
In San Francisco on Monday say that
the cholera, which has been raging at
Osaka, Hiogo and Kioto, is now
abatiDg. About one hundred cases are
now occurring daily in the first named
place, aud fifty at each of the latter
cities. The mortality is about 85 per
cent.
1t is reported from Tombstone, Ari.
zona, that Prefect Oposura, of Sonora,
Mexico, aud four companions were
illed by Apaches last week while on
their way TO examine mining property
near that place. They had an escort Of
fifteen. The others escaped. 1t Is said
that eighty Indians were seen in the
fight.
Heavy rains fell during Sunday night
and Monday over two.thirds of Kansas.
wind storms also ragged at several
places. AT Lakin twenty houses were
demolished and ten or twelve persons
severely injured. At Nickerson eighteen
houses were blown down.
Michael Viergiven jumped off I'll a
Vincent Place bridge, in Rocheste or.
New York, on Monday night. He fell
distance of 120 feet, and struck the
water with his back, but, as no bones
are broken, he is expected to recover.
Henry G Sbaffer, Is years of age.
shot himself deal In Evansville, In
diana, on Monday. He left q note to
his employers saying "he was short
Sl75 In bis accounts, which his wife
would SETTLE"
During thunder storm on Sunday
afternoon four Indians were killed and
ten injured by lightning on Red Lake
reservation in Minnesota. 1t is also
reported that settler and his wife, on
Thief river, were killed in the same
way.
A very severe wind etorm prevailed
In Western Nebraska on Monday night.
Telegraphic communication on the
Union Pacific Railway wss inter
rupted.
A wind storm in Kearney county,
Nebraska, on Monday, blew down q
church., and killed a woman. Near
Minden, a farmer. his son, and his
daughter were killed by lightning.
Thomas White, John Kelly and Louis
2. Saup were arrested in Dayton, O.,
on Monday, on the charge of altering
stolen United States bonds.
Samuel X. Gay, the thieving pension
clerk at Ptttaburg, WAS Tuesday held
In 81, GOO bail for final hearing.