Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-11

A dlabolical attempt TO burn and blow
up ave-story double tenement In Hes,
ter street, New York, was discovered
early on Sunday morning. Bundles Of
rags saturated with kerosene had beer
used; also several pounds OF gunpowder
Fortunately the powder had not been
reached when the flames were discovered
and exiinguished. The author Of the
| plot and its motive are unknown.
Tho exports of specie last week
amounted to f477, 4S5, OF which 1851 SOC
was in gold and 1925, 1855 silver. OF this,
50, 500 IN gold and slsO. 800 in silver went
to Europe and the rest went to South
America. Imports Of specie for the week,
SiS5, 500. of which tl7S,6 i6 was In gold
and "a 1866 silver.
Thomas NJ. Nlchol, connected with the
Honest Money League" OF Chicago, aud
other political organizations, died yestcr-
day morning at the Columbia Institute
for the Cure Of Chronic Diseases, In New
York, where he had been for several
months under treatment for spinal dis.
eases. He was A years OF age.
Early on Saturday morning, In Boston,
Policeman kearney and Night Watch
man Garvin got mixed up in the dark
while looking for a supposed burglar.
During the scuille which eDsued kearney
drew his revolver and shot Garvin IN the
leg. Kearney was pretty well used up.
Iu consequence of strike In the
moulding department, the reaper works
OF ID, NJ. Osborne " Co., in Auburn, New
York, were Chased gu Saturday night.
About one thousand men were thrown
out OF employment. The moulders went
out because OF reduction of wages.
A concurrent resolution Of the Kansas
Legislature has been presented In the
Senate urging the passage OF law that
shall give TO the makers of sorghum
sugar bounty equivalent TO the reduc.
ton OF tariff on sugar, if any is made.
The towboat Pearl, laid up at Mound
City, lllinois, caught nre from the cook
house yesterday afternoon and was burn
oil to the wate.'s edge and sunk. She
was owned by Peter Conrad and valued
at SIS, coo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gurley were arrestedBin
Chicago on Saturday on the charge of
abducting Annie Redmond, little girl,
who WAS returned to her parents on Frl-
day night alter nearly years absence.
The brig Sparkling Water, OF Belfast,
is quarantinel at Port-au- Prince with
yellow fever. Every person on board Ia
said to be down with II; but no deaths
have been reported
John Watson cut and dangerously
wounded stephen Peters, In Salisbury,
Maryland, on Saturday night. He charg.
ed Peters with too great intimacy with
his wife.
Locsl operators at Mount Carmel,
PeDna report an improvement ia the
anthracite coal trade, and 20JO men will
resume work In the district this morning
Simon J. Dillon was stabbed and killed
in quarrel with an unknown man In
Danbury, Connecticut, early yesterday
morning.
The resignation Of II. NJ. Sewall, as
Consul General at Samoa, was received
by the State. Department on Saturday
morning.
Rev. A. ]. Gallagher, Rector of st,
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church IN
Pottsville, Pa died on Saturday.
The steamer Haytlen Republic, whose
seizure occasloned the trouble with
Bayti, arrived at Boston yesterday.
Both Houses will meet in the Hall o
Representatives on Wednesday to count
the Electoral votes.
The U. 8. man.oEwar Mohlcan left
Mare Island, California. yesterday, for
Panama.