Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
YELLOW FEVER RAGING AT
SANTOS AND RIO.
Killed by IA Blast at Nanticoke, Pa
Another Crank Jumps from the
brooklyn Bridge-Drowned
in the Schuyikill, Etc. .-.-

The Health Commissioner OF Baltimore
was yesterday notified by Surgeon Gen.
eral Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital
service, that at Santos and Rio, the ports
from which the coffee importers OF balti-
more receive nearly all their coffee, the
yellow fever is raging more virulently
than ever before. At the time OF the last
report from Rio there had been 1856 deaths
from yellow fever In four days.
Bishop 0'Farrall has issued circular
to the clergy of the diocese Of Trenton,
New Jersey, directing them to hold spe-
clsl services In their churches on April
3Oth, In connection with the Washington
centennial celebration.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Dresden arrived yesterday at Baltimore
and land 1000 German immigrants,
| nearly all OF whom left for the West.
The Dresden is the largest vessel that
ever arrived at Baltimore.
The tafe in the law Office of Hubbell &
Co., In Elkhart, Indiana, was robbed on
Sunday night Of notes and money
amounting to $4,000. George Jones, a
young colored NAH, was arrested yester-
day and confessed his guilt.
Eleven colored preachers and teachers
1
united in a petition to President HsrrI-
ION asking for the appointment Of ex.
Governor Thompson as member of the
| Civil Service CommissiLn.
By premature blast In No. 2 shaft oi
the Susquehanna Coal Company, at Nan
ticoke, Pa, yesterday afternoon, William
P. Evans was killed and Charles Petit
bone, his son-in-law, fatally Injured.
The Commandant of TIE Marine Corps
has been requested to detail marine
guard for the Kearsage at New York IL
place of the present guard, which was
taken from the Tallapoosa.
Patrick Carroll, 20 years OF age, jumped
from the south roadway of the Brooklyn
bridge into the East river, at hali-past
O'Clock last evening He was picked W
by a tug and placed under arrest.
An unknown man, who had evidently
been on debauch, yesterday asked /
Park guard to shoot him, aud few min
utes later jumped from tho Girard avenue
bridge into the Schuylklll river, aud wa
drowned.
The house of Jacob Reichard, In Allen
town, Pa, was robbed of So 900 In cash
four gold watches and other jeweiry
during the absence OF the family on Mon
day evening.
]. J. scheepers, an employe In tn
auditors office of the Burlit gton railroad
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, committed sui
eide in Chicago Tuesday by drinking tw
ounces Of carboltc acid.
Two colored flremen named Balse
and Davis were killed by boiler explc
eion at the Beesemer Rolling Mills /
Birmingham, Alabama, Tuesday morn
Ing. ---.-=
Scott Bailey, eo'ored, atteml ted to a,
sault young woman in Halifax Cour
House, Va, on Monday. He was caught
confessed his guilt and was lynched q
midnight.
In an alleged "opum joint" nea
Ninth and Race streets, Philadelphis
rsidod by the police last evening, tw
women, ten Cinnamon ard valuabl
outat were taken.
The slaughter house and pork factor
OF +. A. Lardley Il Co., in Cincinnati
Ohio, were destroyed by fire last night
The loGs is estimated al about $l25, 0u0.
The new gupboat Yorktown was com
missioned at League Island yesterday
r The Adams was commissioned at Leagu
Island on Monday.
George FRANCIS Train Ia reported to b
starving himself to death in New York
:, He has taken no food for five days.