Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-25

John Scott, president, and one Of the
receivers Of the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road Company, died in PIttsbnrg yester-
day morning OF pneumonia, 10 his 69th
year. The deceased was formerly Presi-
dent of the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad Company, and di-
rector Of the Pennsylvania Railr ad
Company, and was one OF the orlginstors
of the great Edgar Thompson steel Com
pany.
On Saturday night large number oi
tramps boarded freight train on the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad near
Allequippa, and for FIVE hours held the
train, refusing TO allow the crew to move
the train unless permitted to ride en- It,
A telegram was sent TO Pittsburg for as
eistsnce, and a special train with officers
was sent to the rescue. Twelve tramps
were arrested and sent to the work
house.
A human skeleton was found on Sat-
urday on Bears Mountain, near Cum
berland, Maryland, aud proved to be the
remains Of John Hodel, an inventor, who
disappeared seven years ago. He had In
vented a clock of wonderful workman
ship resembling that OF Strasburg, but 1t
failed financially. A bottle which ad
contained hJdrochlOric acid was found
near the skeleton.
Albert Llndstrom shot aud mortally
wounded Emily Schenckle and then COM
mitted suicide, In Worcester, Msssachu-
sets yesterday afternoon. They were
lovers in London, and be brought the
| woman out TO this country, but her alice
ton for him cooled, and che refused to
marry him. she repeated her refusal
| Yesterday, hence the tragedy.
AS passenger train was nearing Mt.
Sunapee, New Hampshire, on Friday, the
engineer saw man near the track wildly
waving his hands as If signalling the
train. The cara were stopped, when the
man, who proved to be Horace Palmer,
30 years of age, farm lGborer, placed a
revolver to his head and shot himself
dead.
Aaron York, farmer near Peru, In
diana, placed several sticks OF dynamite
in stove to dry, and stepped outside for
a lev minutes. An explosion occurred
which killed Mrs. York and her eldest
daughter, and injured other members oi
the family. York escaped unhurt. The
house was wrecked.
About SO. 500 worth OF lumber in thl
yard of the Reading Lumber Company, a.
Reading, Pa., was destroyed by an incen
diary fire early yesterday morning. This
is The ifth time the yard has been fired
although a watchman is employed, and
the total less by the five fires is estimated
at $40, 900.
A large lot OF sllverwaTe has been found
buried in the cellar of an unoccupied
house in Wilkesbarre, Pa. The propert,
. was turned over to the police and idtnti
, fed ss having been stolen from the resi-
, dence OF E. TroXell, in December last.
! The McClellantown gang of robbers
who were su posed to be corralled in tht
( mountains beyond UniontowD, Pa, hav,
eluded the vigiiantes and the sheriff, ant
= are at large again. Another robbery o.
an aged couple By them is reported.
An engine jumped the track on t.
. Geo, ia Midland Railroad, near Colum
bus, Georgia, Oh Saturday, and wa
overturned. J. G. ReAHeld, engineer
: was killed, and W. K. Mahoie, fireman
n was tadly injured.
'f Hog cholera has broken out with IL
= creased v!rulence in Sussex county, NeN
/. Jersey, end many farmers are sutierin
S severe losses.
< "Buddy" Lee, colored, was shot dea,
: by Charles Allen, also colored, at dlE
0 reputable place in Pltlsburg, early yes
terday morning. Both were drunk at tn
time.
The exports of specie from the port 0
New York last week amounted to 81,
96l 1863, OF which 81, ,495, AT was eol,
and $3.50, 1856 silver.