Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
FOUR MEN SPLASHED WITH
HOT METAL.
An Old Jall Bird shoots His wife-1Iines
to Shut Down-A Dlssolute Woman's
skull Fractured-Indians Defy
Ing the Militia.

As Martin Cochrane, Charles staff,
William Kane and August Myers were
filling large mould with metal at the
Bessemer department of Schoenberger'
mil, in Pittsturg, on Monday night, a
sudden jar of the ladle preclpitattd con-
siderable metal from the bowl and
splashed the men. Cochrane, 1t is feared i,
was fatally burned. The others received
severe burns.
Edward B. Rickard stole behind his
wife in one of the streets of Cincinnati,
last night, shot her in the back and then
ran away. 1t is supposed the wound Is
mortal. They were married two years
ago, 1t Is said that Richard, some years
ago, killed q woman In 81. Louis and was
te ice convicted of murder, but escaped
on third trial through disagreement Of
the jury.
1t is said In Pitt5burg that within ten
days all the mines in the MonongahelA
river district will be shut down, and will
not resume until the miners agree to ac-
cept reduction of oDe-half cent per
bu- -hel, which would put the rate Tor
mining at 2 1-2 cents. If the works are
all smut down nearly 5000 miners will be
thrown out OF work.
The total number OF immigrants who
arrived In the United States during the
two months which ended February %,
1850, was 23,5S9, and during the eight
months which ended the same date, 225,-
0O2, against 81, ,692 during the correspond
ing periods of last year.
Mary Marshall had her skull fractured
al was otherwise horribly injured In q
fight with Honora Kelleher, In Lawrence,
Massachusetts,, early yesterday morning
Both women are dissolute characters.
How the fight occurred and what weapon
was u; ed is not known.
A despatch from Prescott, Arizona,
Gays Chitachua, rebelllous chief and
fifteen warriors are entrenehed ii miles
north of the San Carlos Agency, and are
deiyirg the IN lltary authorities. The In-
dians are charged with numbering a
teamster and stealing thirty head OF
cattle.
Sen Yum, tlcket-taker at the Chinese
Theatre, In San Francisco, was fatally
shot ON Monday night by two unknown
highbinders. One of the bullets intended
| for the Chinese victim struck Daniel
Kelleher, laborer, aud wounded him
severely.
A despatch from Eastport, Maine, saw
the steamer New Brunswick collided with
the schooner A. Mcknight, of Monehan,
early yesterday morning. The schooner
sank. The crew escaped. The steamers
side was stove in, one paddle disabled and
fireman was hurt.
Melvin 9. Garlitz shot and killed BIZ
wife Leah on the street, in Cumberland
| Maryland, last evening. She was shot ii
the breast face and neck. She and he
husband had been sepai ated about tw
years, and she leaves q 3-year-old child
The murdered escaped.
A passenger train on the East Tennes-
see Railroad collided 20 miles south o
Atlanta yesterday afternoon. Engineer
Gillon, OF the passenger train, was killed
| Seven other train men and four paAsen-
gers were injured, none dangerously.
A Lake Shore passenger train struck 4
carriage containing Robert McCaffrey
| aged 20, and Miss Della Love, aged Is,
near Goshen, Indiana, on Monday night.
When the train was stopped both were
found on the pilot of the engine dead.
Harry johnson, aged 10 years, and a
play mate, found small keR of powder
In barn, near Sioux City, Iowa. The
johnson boy dropped a lighted cigarette
into the key The explosion burned both
boys fatally.
William Wharton, aged 90 years, a
freight conductor on tue Baltimore and
Ohio RAILROAD, was killed al Camden
Junction ye terday while making up a
train