Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
rELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.

The Savings Bank at La Grange, Mo-,
was robbed on Tuesday morning of about
5000.
MIR. James Roy, of Troy, was drowned In
Schuyler's Lake, near kichtield springs, ~. /
Y, on Monday, while bathing
The work of getting the steamer Pioneer
off the beach at Wilmington, N. c., is still
going on with encouraging prospects.
The Commissioners of the Pacific Railroad
met Thursday ia Sacramento. Gen. Wal.
bridge was elected President, and General
ComsIock Secretary.
The Government is negotiating the pur-
chase of Long Island Head, Boston Harbor,
for the purpose Of erecting strong iorliica-
ton on that point.
The academic year of Trinity College,
Hartford, opened Thursday. There are ad-
dilions 10 the higher classes, and the new
class is the largest for several years.
Thursday Capt. Smith. of the schooner j.
IT. knight, was held In $4,000 bail for trial
In Boston, charged with casting away bis
vessel. The mate was discharged.
Robert Middleton fell from the third story
of a house In Saratoga on Wednesday night,
and received injuries from which he oleu'
The Coroner's Jury returned verdict of ac-
cidental death.
Thursday was the nineteenth anniversary
of the admission OF California into the
Union. The military paraded during the
day al San Francisco, and the Society ol
Pioneers had procession aud literary exer-
cses.
NJ. Kuonmanscnap leIt San Francisco on
"Wednesday for New York. He contem
Nplates a tour of the Southern States prior tt
his departure for China 10 complete his ar
rangemenls for forwarding Chinese laboreri
to the cotton States
A special train on the Grand Trunk Rail
way colliied with regular freight train be
tween Gilead and Shelb)urne, Me-, Tuesday
night, smashing both engines badly, and W.
cars also, The engineer of the freight rail
was badly injured.
A fire in Milwaukee, Thursday morning
i destroyed DOhmen, Schmidt Il Co.'S whole
T. sale drug establishment in this city. TIL
loss was $50, 900, ON which there is $40, 90
, insurance, mostly ia Eastern companies.
AN extensive conflagrallon occurred i
!. East Cambridge, Mass, Thursday morning
which destroyed the block al wood-workin
factories on Oils, First, and Second Streets
The wind was very high and spread th
J. flames rapidly.
!. Thursday afternoon a man drove to
house In the northern pOlt of Philadelphia
J. and entered it, and endeavOred TO murder
{, Mrs. Marshall with the butt end of Will
MIR. Marshall rushed 10 the rescue ot h
|. vile, when The assassin jumped iulo b
.. wagon and escaped He is known and wi
J. be arrested rhe lady ia badly cut on IL
head. The animus OF the proceeding is NJ
s, known.
!. The Executive Council Nl Massachustt
has refused the pet ion for the pardon
IN Mr.. d. s Curtis, sentenced to go days il
prisonment ior pulling Mr.. Churchill's no
49,, in the cars. Mr.. Curtis must now serve o
his term in JUL. The petition for pard
49,, was argued at length before the Coune
m and the refusal was based upon two iacls.
Mr. Curtis refused to sign the petition III
Il. sell, and if il were granted, the authon
es would be asking the gentleman 10 acc'
IL an unsolicited pardon. His friends ask
too, more than pardon. They asked
admission that the punishment was exec
T i've.