Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-22
NEWS SUM MARY.
BOSTON SPEAKS Plainly ABOUT
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
August Spies, the Anarchist, Indicted
Beaten Nearly to Death and then
Thrown Into u Well.

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The Common Council Of Boston on
Thursday evening adopted an order as
follows: "Wbereas, American fishing
vessels having been seized by the Cana.
dian Government, the Council petitions
the General Court TO instruct the
Senators and Representatives In Con.
gress TO take such measures as will
tend TO prevent the recurrence OF simi.
lar outrages, and that the Mayor send
copy Of these resolutions TO our Rep
resentatives In Congress.
The Grand Jury at Chicago last
evening returned indictments for "con-
spiracy to murder and incitinR TO riot"
against August Spies, Samuel Fielding
and A. Il. Parsons, the Anarchists.
These were the speakers at the Hay
market meeting, which preceded the
bomb throwing and riot on May 4. In
vestiRation As to the others accused OF
compliciiy In the crime has not YET
been completed.
In Lawrence County, Ark, q few
days ago, n woman "of high social
standing" whose name is not given,
reported that her year old stepson had
fallen into the we'll. A neighhor soon
rescued the little fellow, who was In n
dying condition. He lived, however,
long enough to tell that the woman had
beaten him nearly to death and thrown
him into the we'll.
A well-dressed young man, about %
years OF age. who had given his name
as James Mullauky, from Cleveland,
Ohio, committed suicide in q lodRinE
house In Chicago on Thursday. He had
taken sulphuric acid. He held clutched
in his right had a photograph of young
woman, and two other photographs of
young women were found, one under
mis- pillow, the other on the floor.
The Presbyterian General Assemb bly,
at Minneapolis decided on Friday TO
hold the One Hundredth General As
sembly at Philadelphia in 1888, and
make the second Thursday Of the ses-
sion day OF jubilee in the churches all
over the world; also TO raise 0 centenary
fund OF 50, 900, 700 for the benefit Of the
various church enterprises.
Too hundred more OF the Michigan
Ger COmpapy's strikers In Detroit re-
sumed work on Friday morning, and
the shops were running In all depArt-
mepts, although not full handed. At q
meeting OF the strikers held that dby
1t was decided to go back at the old
rates
Samuel johnson, his wife and dsuRh-
Ter, Willis Hall aud two colored men
left Knoxville, Tenn, on Friday morn.
Ing, for Lenoirs, In a boat loaded with
grain and produce. The current was
swift and the boat was upset by striking
rock. All on board, except johnson,
were drowned.
Heavy freshets are reported In the
upper counties OF South Carolina. The
Pedee river is SO feet above low water
mark and rising. All the crops along
the river are total loss. Much dam
age has been done to the crops and
railroads in other sections.
Iu Springfield, Massachusetts,, yes
terdsy, A. j. Wiggin, aged 80 years,
shot and dangerously wounded his
wits, aged 20 years, and then commit.
ted suicide. The tragedy took place on
the street. The couple had been sep
arated.
DIR. Dio Lswis, author and hyRien ic
retormer, died on Friday at his home
| In Yonkers, New York. The cause OF
his death was erysipelas, induced by
walking several miles while suffering
from an injured leg. He was 60 years
of age.
During a match game of lacrosse be
tween Harvard College and Stevens In
stitute, at Jersey City, on Thursday, @
thief entered the dressing room and
stole all the watches, jewelry aud money
OF the Harvard players.
| A telegram from Winthrop, Maine
/ Ine ha Ia tAr
passed over that place on Thursday AZ.
| terAOon. II was from northwest tt
southeast, was accompanied by terrific
hail, and did great damage.
The Arbeiter Zeitung has reappearet
in Its old form, and with somewhat o
lts old tone, in Chicago. 1t calls fo
subscrip ptions for the defence of Spie
and Schwab.
Alderman Jaehne OF New York wa
Ffiday taken to Sing Sing Penitentiar,
and given q new prison suit. He will
be put at starching shirts in the prisor
laundry.
Eight inches OF rain fell at Charlotte
North Carolina, between Tuesday
morning and Thursday night. Grea
damage has been done to the railroad
and farming interests in that section.
Officer Patrick McNulty, wounded il
the HaymArket riot at Chicago, wa
reported in a dyi ing condition on Thurs
day. Should he die he will be tn
seventh victim of the bomb.
The strike Of journey men plumber
In BuffSlo, begun three weeks ago, wa
on Friday declared "off," and the mel
will resume work at the old rates.
The police In Chicago on Thursda,
night arrested four men supposed to
Anarchists, but refuse to publish infor
nation on the subject.
The body OF little girl was Frida
found In the debris OF the storm a
2enla, Ohio, making twenty-nine re
covered. No more are missing.
The grand jury at Hillsboro', Mo.
has indicted SO railroad strikers 70
conspiracy.
Lee Barnes was hanged on Thursda
At Dover, Arkansas, for 3 murder com
mitted In November, 1885.
Peter Louis, Otto, wife murderer, wa
hanged on Thursday at Buffalo.
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Religious.
Free gospel meetings at Tenth an
Market streets were most successful
last Sunday afternoon and evening
Eight Christian sisters of most conse
crated devotion, faith and piety elC