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Daily Republican., 1888-09-13
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NEW York, Bept. l2-IdA Scbofield
Nilsson, = Swedish girl, agod ~, has
been living in this country for several
years. She lately learned that her par
euts hsd sold their property In Sweden,
with the intention OF coming 10 the
United Stats 10 settle with the Nor.
mons, and that her 15 year old Bister,
Emily. would precede them In the care
Of a Mormon elder. When the Wy
oming's passengers were lhuded at
Castle Garden on Thursday Ids put IN
an appearance there, and found her
slsssr Emily In charge Of Elder Nlls
aRsbarg, q coarse. locking fellow. sht
tried to incscs Emily TO go with hel
ana leave the MormonH, but Emily re-
fused, and throwing herselt into 10!
arms OF HAsberR, vowed she Woulo
never leave him. Superintendent!
J Ackson decided TO detAin Emily anC
four other young children, on th'
ground that they had neither pArsnt
nor legal guardisn with them.
Emily refused to leave HAsberRI AnC
lt took three men to take her from hin
and carry LeT upstairs. Eariy thli
morning Ida called OF the Garden aut
finally induced her sister to go with be
and leave the MoImons. HAsbeFg sAit
he was we'll acquainted with the Mel
annp, who hHd asked him to take h niil
TO Sc Lake City with him, where hh'
was ~ Join the Mormon Church.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

Last evsnIng PRESCOTT j. Johrttou,
sou OF Martin Johnston, tile we'll known
bookbinder, End Nolile, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Jones, were
united In marriage, the ceremony being
performed Of the residence OF the brides
parents, No. 614 East Fourth street, IN
the presence OF q number Of Invited
guests. The ceremony wRs performed
by the Rev. A, N. Kaigwin, Of the West
Presby tsFian Church.
As the newly welded couple were TO
leave on the 8 80 train they were each
atsiIe1 in travelling costumes. After
the ceremony bad been performed con-
aratulations followed after Whloh those
present psrtook Of an Abuniasoe OF re-
freshments.
As the coach containing the newly
welded couple drove from the houso for
the depot, the customary amount Of
rioe and an old shoe were thrown after
them. They spent laet evening in
PnilAdelphis, and to-day will go to at.
lantio City, where they will rpend two
weeks.
Tie bride was the recipient OF n large
number OF valuable presents, among
them being silver cake stand. silver
spoon, knives and forks, . ehtns tea
set, also breakfast set, bed room tet,
china vases and various other orna-
ments Sh0 also received AmRentioent
clock, the gift Of her lady friends In
Crosby b Hill's Atore.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

At an adjourned session Of the Demo,
cratic County Executive Committee
hsld yesterday, the disputed contest be.
tween George Lodge and John Shaw
for representative OF the Legislature,
WaA decided in favor Of MT. LoaRs
by the adoption OF ths following resolu
tLon:
Resolved, py the Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic party Of New
Castle County that, whereas, the con.
tested election case submitted 10 the
oom 70 ittee of John Shaw and George
lodge has been fully argubd By the
aunst and the case fully considered
by the COMMITTEES, George Lodge be
and be is hereby declared to be the
regular nominee tosthe General Assem-,
bly, OF the Stste OF Delaware, pursuant
10 the provisions Of Rule OF the Demo
cratic party.
The vote on the resolution Was unAni
nous with the exception OF John
Oteeden, OF ell Greek Hundred, who
voted ia she negative. MefsIe. Wilson
and Law eHs we're absent.
willard Hall Porter, Esq, then ad
dressed the committee In behalf OF John
Andersop, who ls contesting the ,Domi
nAtlrn Of /. N Grubb as Levy Courl
Commissioners In Brandy wiae Hnudred
The committes adjourned until Monday
afternoon, when the Lsvy Court con
test5 will 10 deoided
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

Pi1TsBURG, Pa, Sept 12.-Goyernol
Beaver was in the city this morning H'
was elated over the result of the election
in Maine. "The outlook is bright" said
the Governor. New York, Indiana and
all the doubtful States will surely go Re
publican, provided the Republicans re
main as hard at work as at the present
time. There is danger, am afraid, oi
the leaders becoming little tooconddeni
and taking too much for granted. / want
to see everybody who has the Interest o.
the Republican party AZ heart continue
the fight until the election. This done
we need have no fear OF the result"
Calvin s. Brice, Chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee, passed
through the city 70 day on his way Il
Columbus BE thought the Democrats
had more than held their own in Maine
and saw nothing dlscouraging III the re
suit of the election. He said he was Ger
tain Cleveland would have arouslng ma
iori.ies in New York, New Jersey, Con
neclicut and Indiana, while there wer
pros poets OF success in Michigan, Wis
eonsln and Illinois.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13
PRICE ONE GENT.


While workIben were teAeing down
an old hospital building at the Soldiers
Home, in Dayton, Ohio, yesterday, a
wall toppled over, killing William
sewell and another man, and severely
injurinR seveIal others.
Mrs. Thoma1 Myers and daughter,
aged 81, were run down on Tuesday, In
the haTbJr Of EAstp0rt, Maine. by o
schooner, and both drowned.
Two cable cars collided In St. LouIE,
on Tuesday night, and Mrs. Collins
was fatally and several Others severely
hurt.
The conductor Of Reading Railroad
north-bound freight train, with orders
10 stop OF Alaska, near Mount Carmel,
PennA., mlsunderstood his instructions
and rushed infoA south-bound freight
train Mt the foot Of . heavy grade. A
great wreck wAA the result, besides the
dangerous iniurinR OF q man named
Charles Carter.
A large part bf the business portion
Of Huntingdon Long Island, was de.
stroyed by frb on Tuesday night.
Among the places burned Were TIE
postofaoe, Il. =. b j. N. Brush 81 Cos
general store, Huntingdon Bank build.
Ing, Second Prtsby teriAn Church and
Gildersleeve's Blacksmith shop. The
loss ls estimated ct 100000.
TIE entire business portion Of Hsr
per, 4oWs, except one store and sn I'm.
plement house, was burned yesterday.
Loss about SLt, 900; insurance about
IS, 600.
For the past week forest fires have
been raging in the vicinity Of Bis
marok, Dakota. A vast area OF prairie
70 covered by The Gre.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

CRY OF MEXICO, Sept. 12. Vera Cruz
adyices state that Medillin is completely
under water aud Abandoned, the inhabi
tants have fed to the hille. The AlzArado
Railroad is fully three feet under water
and ln some parts even nine feet. The
Inhabitants Of Mtdillin, Soledad and bo-
ca del Rio are In a pitisble condition and
arc without the necessaries of life. The
crops near the Cataxala and ,Janapa
rivers and their tributaries are totally
lost. At the Paso eolis de soledad ranch
over 0,000 animals were drowned
The losses by the lete cyclone were AZ
Vsra Cruz, one French brig, four Ameri-
can set ooners and thirty. one lighters
A. Cam Deche, one schooner went down
and three lives were lost; at Prrgresao
three Mexican barks stranded and The
brig Union, which stranded last year. II
now afloat; at Coatzacoalcos the dry
dock " Is wrecked and the Mexican man
of.war Xfcotepcatl stranded, but got Of
later; at Tlacotalplan .an inundation II
imminent, and thiriy-ore boutes hav'
fallen. All communication with Medel
lin Is cut of, ard It is feared that mani
lives will be lost at that place.
Telegrams from Southern and Western
Mexico announce heavy rains ant
floods Adviees from Jalapa, capt
tai of the State Of Vera Cruz, that th'
towns SeingolcA and Tequila were dc
stroyed by the heavy rains yesterday I'M
towns Orizoba and Jalacingo are over
flowed. Many lives have been lost.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, No. 2, Of the city OF Whining
ton, organised in Ezlon II. e. Church
November 18th, 1884, by Miss Semple,
member OF the Second Baptist Church
and at that time President Of the Wo-
mAn't Christian Temperance Union,
No. J., also superintendent OF work
among the o0lofed people OF the State,
10 viewing the past tous yeATs OF this
temperance moral reform as one TO be
the result OF welding q powerful tffsot
for good among our race OF people,
though We feel 10 to be but q drop in
the great ocean, yet, WO have not for
gotten the few faithful women who tar
ried In the upper Io9m at Jerusalem In
earnest prayer to God, and the blessed
results that followed. While the chris
tian women OF All our respective
churches have united In this noble
oAuse, We feel, not TO claim that amount
of antrusiasm that so greatly character.
lSes the work, yet we clAim to have a
few MArys who sit at the feet Of their
Master, while :there may be MaTthAs
roubied Rbout many thinss.
Feeling assured that our most worthy
organizer, Miss SemDle, received and
obeyed the Divine function given by
our Heavenly Father; aud In view OF
these facts and Of the high appreciation
of the most laudsble gift ever conferred
upon the oelored race of this city, and
the benefits thereby bestowed upon the
w. O. T. u, No. Q. Of the city OF Will
mington; therefore
Resolved, ThAt we do tender our iD'
expressible gratitude. firEt to ouI
Heavenly Father, who has pleased and
i n aNt ob 81 tah ~
OF such stauuoh atAndaTd, loyal pEin-
oiples for God, humanity and native
land.
ReBolved, Ia the end lwment made
by Miss Hsmple she not only exemplifsl
her true ohrIs.Isn piety, but truly We
can sAy her true principle for the race,
to improve and refine tho intellect oil
those for whom she has ever had a
strong sympathy and q wsrm heart.
Resolved, While language, could We
express II, would be inAdequats for the
noble endowment. namely, semple
Hall, with its library OF Ave hundred
aud Atty volumes, to the WomAn'q
Christian Temperance Union, No. 2
for the free use Of, In extending the
cause CT temperance, and we are assured
that this function has ever pots' ssed
the heart OF our true and estimablG
friend, to defend the weak, and liko 8
Deborah Of old, has even kindlGd light
and liberty for those Whose pathway
was dArkensd.
Resolved, The members Of the W. O
T. u, No. 2, will ever hold In memory
dear that svest, loving voice. with TIM
heart that Christ touched, and cherisl
with liie-l long remembrance her Loving
words OF counsel in this noble WoFE
ever seeking hhEoush divine ageuo!
that guidance which alone lB the pre-
requisite OF all success In tue Christlnl
work. ..--
Resolved, That we DO tender to Mrs
Joseph BsllAh for the very intsrosLipl
volume presented; Afro to Mise MAdk
Hills for the library case SO highly ep
preoiated OF the much esteemed lsle
w. Hilles, Br.
Il r. sTERLING Bee. sec.,
MARY HI. DOMAIN,
MARTHA j. SPENCER,
U0mmlt,es.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

Last nights Chester Times says: A
tfansac ion has just transpired which will
shortly be aired IN the courts, having a
very questionable appearance. A man
employed on the shifting train on this
section Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad, who moved to
Chester from Philadelphia some two
years ago and has resided here ever since,
some time ago purchased a quantity OF
household goods from Chester mer
chant on the installment plan. The bill
not being fully paid, ard the laws oil
Pennsylvania not permitting the attach.
ing Of a mans wages for anything ex
ceplng board, the merchant transferred
the account to resident Of Wilmington,
who entered an attachment III thai
city sgainst the debtors wages. The
original bill lie S11, but the attachment Ii
for Sl3, with &c 80 added for costs. Al
the bill was not contracted in Whining
ton, and as the man has never been with
in the bounds of the State of Delaware
the transaction appears peculiar and 1t
sounduess will be submitted to judicla
inquiry and decision.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13
uOvernor AM Renominatsd,

The New York Democratic State Con.
ventlon met esherday In Buffalo. Gov.
ernor Hill aud Lieutenant Governor
Jones were reI|ominated by aoclama.
tion, Ms was ALSO John Clinton Gray for
Associate Justice OF the Court of Ap
peals. The platform endorses President
OlevelRnd's ntterauoes on tariff reform,
his message q 2dn the fiahefies question,
and his efforts tp enforce the laws rala-
tive to imported contract labor; recon
mends q revision OF the immigration
laws; approves the Chinese Exclusion
bill; demands 1eeislation for the sup
preston OF trusts; favorB q revision OF
the excise laws, but opposes sumptuary
Legislation; favIors various local mea.
suTes of reform; expresses sympathy
for Home Rule o Ireland, and predicts
a Democratic victory In November.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

A murderer named Goldensnn ia 10 b
hanged 10 Ban Francisco on Friday
and nearly SEQ admission ticksts hsvi
been issued to psrsons vino wish to set
the execution. An Australian woman
asked for q ticket on the gronnd ths
the execution would afford rare psy
oholosioSl study. On being told tAa
women were not admitted to haueinRs
she said she would dress la mems olotheI
If that would overcome the objections
to a womAn'B presenoe.
The murder OF John R)mbaush, By
two Nez Perees indiana, has just beer
Itporttd In Helena, Montana,
William Clinton, principal of sohoo
In Perry County, Arkausas reosnllJ
whipped Is girl pupil, named Ray, foi
yloiation OF the rules, On Tueeday tn,
glri's brother and Clinton mad 4 hgh
With knives, and both were fatally In
iured,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

In the United ssatss I 'nIts{fe on We'd
nesday, Mr. George offered an amend
ment TO the Trust bill reported on
Tuesday from the FinAnoe COMMITTEES.
This amend nent Jntists OF four addt-
tional ssosionG, tue most Important one
authorizing t, President, when salts
htd that the price OF any article iB
raised By agreements or combinations,
10 Issue proclamation suspendinR
temporarily the collection Of import
duties on such article. After s1me dis
cussion the amendment was ordered to
be printed. Mr. SpoOneH offered b 1850
luton recitlnR the fact that Joseph
Hoffman, OF Brennan, Texas o promi-
nent Republican and witness before
the Committee on Privileges and Eleo
tions, had bt ca recently shot down in
that city, and instructing shat commit
es TO inquire whether the killing OF
Hoffman was due, In any sense, 10 his
teBttfying bsfore the COMMITTEES. After
q political debate the resolution won't
over without action.
A meeHASe was received from the
President In response 10 the resolution
caliing for coriss Of correspondence
with Great Britain IN references TO the
fisheries and the discrimination Of tolls
on the Canadian canals. ItwAg FaAd In
fall aud referred. A new conference
was ordered on the supdry OWL bill.
The House amendment, q verbal one, to
the Postal Crimes bill WAS oonourFed In
and the Senate adjourned 4.
In the Hou,e the SGndry OWL bill
Was constdered and further conference
ordered on disAgreeing amendments,
The Senate bill TO amend the Inter-
State Commerce Law Was considered
aud the Senate Postal Grimes bill wAg
passed. Ca motion to 60 into Com
mittee on the Oklahoma bill no quorum
voted. and after spending some time In
vain attempt to secure quorum the
House adjourned.
The Senate bill relating to postal
crimee, passed by the House yesterday,
declares punishable Rll matter bearing
upon the envelope or wrapper obscene
or indecent ohnrAoterA, or Inscriptions
tending To the Injury Of any psrson, and
Also obsoene books, pamphlets and pic
lures or articles intended for immoral
uses. The penalty prescribed for at
tsmpts to violate the provisions OF the
act is ine not exceeding $4,000 and
imprisonment not exceeding five years
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 12.-9en,
erAl Harrison enjoyed sort OF holiday
to dAy and passed considerable Of his
time out of doors, He Was the rsoipIGuE
of quite q number OF kilograms from
distinguished Republicans congratulat
ing him upon his letter of acceptance.
Among General HArrllon's eAllers
this afternoon was Murat Halstead, of
the OinoiBnAti Commercial Gazette.
The General and his guest took drive
about the city during the afternoon,
and visited the new State House, where
the workmen were engaged in unpsek
ing the statuary from Italy destined to
ornament the interior of The mAgnifl-
cent Capitol
Tomorrow the General will go to
Clayton to attend the annual reuuion Of
bis old regiment. He will address the
veterans aud return to the city early In
the evening.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

The Republican voters of New Castle
hundred met In the City Hall last even.
ing aud named the following candi.
dates to be voted for on Saturday next.
Delegates TO the State Convention, VIM.
II. ClarlF, John NJ. v ,lette, Wilson i.
BAymors Robert W. Wright; alter.
nAtes, William j. Htehall, John W.
01ffmsn, Aquills M. Hizar, John Tay.
lor. Edward II. Wilmo,, the secretary
of the MEETING, announced that the can.
tidateS named for the nominations oa
Saturday are: Representative In the
State Legislature, Edward Challenger;
Levy Court commissioner, John W
Uoffmsn, Joseph ?, Blackburn, Michael
King; s.sessoT, Vim j. Eich0ll, james
B. Hsnoe, James II. Wilmol; inspeo
tor, Aquilla III. HizAr; road commits
sioner, Henry e. Moore.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

There were large number OF cAses
before the city court last evening,
which were disposed OF by Judge
Turner rs follows: James Gallagher
and Thomas Callahan, to.h old otfsn.
ders, were f1ed So and costs eaoh hr
drunkenness, William Marshal was
also charged with drunkenness, but as
IL was his frst off5use he was dig
charged. John Cole, q colored mGn,
was charged with acting Ia a iisorderly
manner ct WhitemAn's stables, End
WAS hned 81 and costs. Joseph L.
Thompson, charged with drunkenness,
was reoommttsed until this morning
Richard Jaokeon, colorec, was charged
with violating an ordinance by firing a
gun within the city limits. 1t was
shown that he was cunning on TAtnaII
street between Thirteenth aud -Four
teonth streets. and he was sentenced to
pay hne OF 81 and costs, william
Nioh0lsr ooloEed, was finsd 80 cents and
costs for drunkenness. John Com egyH,
colored, WAS charged with keeping a
vicious dog, but IS he promised to Qet
cid OF him, ne WAS discharged,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13
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BUNTm GpoH, Sept. 12.-The home
OF Miss B.la Woods, youngest daughter
Of the late Robert Woods, was filled
with largo number of guests lsst night
TO witness her marriage with John g.
Ooder, clerk In the Adams Express
OompAny's Office. Valuable presents
had been arriving all dag aad sumptu
Gus supper had been prepared. At the
npp0inted hour OF O'clock NO groom
appearing messenger Was dispatched
to bis boarding house, when 1t was dis-
covered that Ooder had mystariously
disappeared the night previous, leaving
no traoa of his whereabouts.
Inquiry has revealed the fact thai
Ooder was alFo engaged to be married
to q young lady of Warriors Msrk
who Is now engaged in completing hei
trOusssAu. Oodtr displayed uuueua
zfal in church and Sunday sohoo
work.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

NEW YoRK, Sept. IA. NJ. Ather-
ton, OF Kentucky, has been reelected
President Of the Liquor Daalers' Ma
tIonal Protective Association. ResoIu
lions were adopted recommending the
adoption of just and reasonable laws to
regulate the traffic, and deploriug the
efforts Of some people to prohibit the
traffic entirely. They favored a low
license and were opposed to the con.
oentration OF the business in the hands
OF few aa the result OF high license.
They also recommended that no parson
who had ever been convicted of felony
should receive q license. A National
Committee was organized, with Samuel
Weriheimer, Of PittsbGrg, IS the Penn
sylvaniA member.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

In the presence Of his wife aud one oi
his children, Samuel n. Moore lnsl
night f'ei bullet into his head at his
home, No. 12a Wallace street, Phila,
delphia. The unfortunate man was the
senior member Of ths firm of Moore &
Murnin, merchant tEilors at No. s2S
Walnut street. He had become EN-.
barrassed ia buslnese and took to drink.
Early lest eveainR he returned to his
home after an absence of four days.
After supper he oonverssd pleasantly
with bis Rlfe and child until about hall
past 8 O'Clock, when he suddenly
jumped up, pulled bulldog revolver
from his packet and fired into his head
back OF the right ear. DrFR Bird and
Zt9genfus5 we're called, bull they could
do nothing for him, and he diel iu
about an hour.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

The following games were played
yesterday:
Az Detroit-Detroit, 8; PhilAdel-
phiA, o.
At OhicAgo-Obicago, o; New York, o.
A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, O.
Boston. 8.
At MISUNDERSTANDING. 9i Washing
ton, 0.
At st. Louis-ss. Louis, z; Louis
VILE. 3.
At olevslAnd-olO OvelAnd, 8; Brook.
lyn,8
a. Observation-Disclosures, 8; Kan
At PhiladelphiS-Athlelic, 8; BAlti.
more, 3. Athletic, o. BAltin ore, 8.
NOTES.
The PhillIes open at Chicago on sAt.
urdAy.
The Philltss will play at Detroit TO-
, day.
The Athletic and Baltimore CLUBS
play the last game Of their series this
afternoon.
Andrews and Irwin each made three
hits yesterday.
DelehaDty has q very bad finger and
is not likely to play agAin for some
time.
Dualap may net be able to play again
this season, His ankle was terribly
IlAcsTAted.
Cham bsrlaIn held his cd ohums on
the Louisviile Club down to three hits
yesterday. ..-- -sEs-
fuckers batting WAS something phe-
nOmenAl yesterday. In the two gamss
he made seven hits-four Gingles, two
doubles and q triple-out Of eight times
ct bat.
A row of some kind occurred At the
OhioAao-New York GENE yesterday and
the Giants refused to play, Whereupon
the umpire gave this game to Chicago
by 8 too.
The game put up by the PhillIes at
Detroit yesterday was much better
than that Of the day before. Manager
l Wright SAYS HE club will finish Ihiri
In the LsfRne peGnAnt race.
The Athletic nine fAilsd to earn =
run In tW0 games yesterday, and but
for BAltimore'a bad fielding would
have bsen beaten twios. This is not
the sort OF stiokwork usually shown by
the Athletic men.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

The new steel cruiser Baltimore,
building OF the kens'n Ston shipyard OF
Cramp q Sons. Philadelphia, will be
Launched on Saturday morainR next.
The Navy Department has been noli-
fed, but 1t is net likely that many OF
the offieipls will be present, owing to
abe early houT of the lAunoa-9 .. m.-
which Ii necessary In oIdsE to get the
hansit Of the food tide. The Baltimore
is 233 feet lonR, 49, feet beam, with o
displacement Of 4400 toas, She will
have hor!zt NAL, triple-axpansion, twin
screw englnen, with Four double ended
return tubular boilers, guaranteed to
produce $500 horse power.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-13

At An early hour this morning
cllored man named Draper tried to gel
In his house at No. IlG9 Ohippy street
and up9n finding the door fastened and
his wife refusing 10 open II, came 10 tht
conoluaicn that some other man had
usurped his place In bis abstnoe. H'
Apoo, diBRly proceeded to police station
TO obtain q warrant empowering MIN &c
break open the door, but was told thai
Ee did not need any warrant for thai
purpose He then returned TO his house
and upon kicking the door N f0un6 biz
wife'B cousin lying on the floor drunk
The wife WAS very Indignant ana de-
olared that she would have her suspi-
oious husband arrested to-day.