Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-02
THIRD EDIT ION.
a Million Dollars Fire = Complaints
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A fire which began in the Potter IL
Stymus building, at Fosty-aeconI street
and Lexington aY enus In New YORK City,
yesterday, swept almost the entire block
bounded by Lexington and Third avenues
and Forty second and Forty third streets,
and caused loss est!mstdd at nearly
$1,0U0,000 The only buildings escaping
were row Of houses on third avenue
The Postmas'e r General hes received
letters from seed growers I'd New York
and Ohio, complaining thai the recent
postal convention with Cabada permits
the free importation OF Canadian garden
and flower seeds into this country, which
will result In much injury tb IN lr buI
ness. They ask that the matter be REM
died.
John P. Barry, one Of the seven veteran
Sergeants who accompanied the remains
of Pie ident Lincoln from Washingt to
their burial place In Illinois, died in
Philadelphia, on Thursday, aged AZ years.
He was member of the Volunteer Fire :
mems Association.
Early on Wednesday morning tour hun.
dred men forced open the jaii in Cartha, e,
Missouri, tcok cut Thomas Forsyth, who
had contested that he mul dercd County
Treasurer Hill By cutting OH his head aud
that nc had robbtd him of $1,000, and
hanged him TO tree
Joseph Miller, jailer O. the Douglass
county, Nebraska, jail, yesterday brought
suit against the Omaha World for S2J 900
damages The libel suit is based upon
jail exposures made by 1he World iva
months ago ss a result OF which Miller
was suspended.
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and his secre
tarles spent yesterday IN calling upon
prominent citizens, IN Pliladelphia, visit
lug independence Hall dnd uryiug in
Paramount Park. In thb evening thtg
were entertained at dinner by Mr.. George
W. Childs.
The death Of Joseph Michel, aged II
years, was found by the Coroner's jury
in Philadelphia yesterday, to have been
caused by peritOhitis, r4su ting from q
fall, and William Mcknight, who had
been arrested on charge of causing the
lads death, was discharged
Frederick A. Hale, prominent archi
tect In Denver, Colorado, killed NJ f.
O'Reilly, contractor, on Wednesday.
OReilly commenced al attack, when
Hale shot him. At the d roner's inquest
Hale was eXoneTated.
The total coinage of tie Uul'oI States
MINIS during February amounted to
IS or go including 2,7t0 600 staudatd
dollars The total NUMBER Of standard
silver dollars coined from February IS,
1878, to February 20, 1875 was @SS .J95 !.
s57.
The death sentence rassal on John
Gamble, convicted In TdroutO, OLtaiio Of
numbering LIZZIE Bray, Young cir. lie
had betrayed by prUctring q criminal
operation upon her, was yesterday com
mited to imprisonment ior life.
The wrecking tug Moth America, with
the schooner Arthur IA tow, left the
BrcskWater yesterday % 20 to the assist.
ance OF the bafk MasCvtte, ashore at lie
both.
Patrick Foley and Michael Riley were
Killed yesterday morning, in Seventy
first street, New York, By ths premature
explosion OF blast.
In the Court OF Oyer T,rminer, in
New York, Yesterday the prosecution
abandoned the case a ainst kqulte AID
Flynn.
The public debt staltmoat Issued YES
terdsy, shows . derIcbse OF ST7sG 8tG
To al cash in TIE Ire sury, S579.:9J. p8y
The Parcel Post Treaty between tht
United States and Cauad4 went into torge
yesterday.
Henry Wilmer painter, living nesr
Lancaster, Penna.,- committed suicide
yesterday.