Daily Republican., 1889-04-15

General Grants birthday will be cele-
brated by q banquet at Delmonico's, In
New fo,k, ON the evening of Saturday,
April n. 1t is understood that the sub
scription list is practically filled up. In
vitattons have been sent to the President
and Cabinet and large number of dis
tinguished men, including many promi.
nent soldiers, both Union and Confeder-
ate.
The American bark G. d. Bryant has
been seized and confscated at Honolulu
by the Hawaiian Government, 90 tons of
opium having been found among her
cargo. The case was appealed and is
awaiting final decIston. The bark has
been allowed to load and will sail under
bonds Of $4,000, which were furnished
by the vessels agent.
Eddie Gallery, II years old, was accI.
dentally killed at his home in Chicago on
Sunday night. While overhauling the
drawers OF 4 bureau the lad found his
iather's pistol The mother grasped the
weapon, unfortunately catching hold of
the trigger. Au explosion followed, The
bullet lodged just udner Eddie's right eve
and he died in half an hour.
broken down wagon, containing five
kegs of blasting powder and sixteen large
fuses, was found ON the street on Satur.
day evening in Philadelphia. 1t was
taken to police station, and yesterday 1t
was claimed by the driver, who, it is al
legged, told the lieutenant he was intoxi-
Gated and did not remember the break-
down. The driver was arrested.
George Druckemiller, 10 years old, was
shot in the lett temple and had his skull
fractured last nj lit lH Phlladelphia, 1t ID
alleged, by Clarence Drew aged IL years,
because, II is said, he refused TO accom-
pany Drew to California. The ball was
extracted, but Druckemiller's condition
Is said to be critical. Dew was arrested.
The steamship Suevia, which arrived
at New York, last night, from Hamburg,
reports that on Saturday morning, dur
lug dense fog, she struck the pilot boat
| Commodore Bateman about mlshIps,
sinking her at once and drowning Pilot
John Handfan and the colored cook,
Harry Halford.
Charles Hodges, Are bots, and Evan
Madden, pump runner, we're pas; Ing
through an abandoned work IN Grand
Tunnel mine, In Wilkcsbarre, Pa, YES
terday, when their lights ignited a large
amount OF accumulated gas, aud boll
men were blown TO pieces.
A despatch from Portland, Oregon,
says terrible fight occurred between q
number of men at n hotel In Spokane
Falls on Friday night, In which We meu
were stabbed, three of them fatally. One
OF them is Harry johnson, of Chicago.
At New Philadelphia, Ohio, Yesterday,
Emma HRney, a young woman, attempted
TO kindle fire with coal oil and was
burned to death. Her father was severely
burned while trying to extinguish III,
| flames.
The agents of the Thngvalla Steam
ship Line, in New York, received no new
yesterday OF the passengers and crew oil
the steamship Danmark, which wal
abandoned In mid ocean with over sever
hundred people on board.
Sixteen expert counters in the Treasury
Department have gone to New York tC
make thorough examination of the sub
Treasury previous to the transfer OF the
Office to Mr.. Roberts.
2y'r ii e SpS ftBsES fGnisqRF Sc sss. Gsfs %
| presidential postmasters, have been re
ccived at the Office of the First Assistant
Postmaster Gtneral.
Mrs, Febigcr, the wife of Rear Adm RAJ
Feb'ger, wah dangerously II not fatal,
injured In Washington, last evening, By
being thrown from her carriage.
The naval contingent at the New Yorh
| Centennial will consist of about fifteen
| hundred officers, men and musicians.