Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-27
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BLE-PEACM BUDS KILLED
WINE HlGHEK
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS

Judge Brewer, In the q. o. Circuit
Oours at Denver ON Monday evening,
6led an opinion in the Maxwell land
grant case. The decision was In favor
of tile defendants. The suit was
brought by the Government to cancel
laud patents which, It was claimed, had
been obtained by Maxwell and others
by fraud, and involved 1,700 900 acres
In Colorado and New Mexico.
1t is reported from the leading peach
growing sections along the Hudson
V.lley that !" the buds were killed
when the mercury went down as far ai
10 degrees below zsro.'' This 10 the
third total failure of the peach crop in
three consecutive years The pros
pective loss 70 Ulster county .is estima
ted 70 exceed $160, 900.
The principal wine dealers and pre-
dncers OF California, At y meeting in SaD
Frapcitoo on Monday, decided t.
advance the prices OF sweet wines
20 per oens- and of dry wines in
proportion. This action was taken In
consequence Of y" the shortness OF the
crop and the increased cost OF produc
tion."
In Milwaukee yesterday, Jury
awarded Mrs. Anna G. Schemmer $4,000
damages ARainst MIRA Paulina Knight
and Frederick Kuttb. The Testimony
showed that, on March IS, 1885, the
defendants maliciously persuaded Mrs
Schemmer TO drink bitters which had
been mixed with crotOn oil.
1t is reported from New Haven that
Alice Jordan, the young lady who re-
Gently Joined the Junior class Of the
Xula Gahnnl n. nit ARo n
ing to the announcement by the Faculty
that :" she would be ineligible for q de-
gree, even shonld she pass the required
examinaiion.
An elegant silk album, which cost
more than $500, was exhibited In the
City Hall, New York, yesterday. II
In present for Mrs. u. 8. Grant, and
contains the resolutions OF condolences
lpassed by the Aldermen on the death
Iof General Grant.
The New York Assembly on Tuesday
Ireconsidered and withdrew from the
! Senate its resolution passed on Monday
in favor Of the repeal OF The Bland act
when the reso. ution is back In th'
House 1t will bs fully discussed.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt Ii
tUlster, Greene and Duchess counties
t New York, on Sunday evening ant
. Monday maoning. In some section
bouses were shaken and dull, rum
bling sound was heard.
Several hundred butchers, chiefly froI
Philadelphia and 81. Louis, met o
Tuesday In Chicago, formed perma
uent organization, and decided 70 hol
a National Oonven tion In 6t. Louis o
May 25th.
A construction train on she Roc
Island Railroad crashed into the rear
Ia sleeping car at Muscatine, Iowa, Q
lTaesday merning, and four train hant
were injured, one fatally. The passel
lgers were badly shaken up
A gambling house in Chicago vi
raidei on Monday night and 220 u
mates were captured. The keeper
the house gave bonds for their appea
anoe.
mi The International billiard match 4
1, lis, 600 peints and stake OF 5000 b
i tween Schaefer and Vignaux, in Ne
- York, was begun on Tuesday nigh
!, The first OF the series Of Eve games vi
won by Schaefer, 600 to 214.
Another heavy snow storm prevail'
a lin Nebraska on Tuesday. The stor
also ragged in Iowa, and . heavy sno
a. began falling ir Chicago on Tused'
se night.
Two farmers have died near Ter
y Haute, Indiana, this week. from ga
as creme OF the feet, resulting from fro
bites.
20 Three concealed cases of small p'
l. were found on Tuesday in an Italii
ltenement In New York Oity.
"a John Kelly, the New York politicia
= has had q return of his illness, and
reported TO be sinking.