Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-06-25
Telegraphic Summary.

very heavy rain and hail storm prevailed in Georgia
Tuesday.
The Hon Richard Fletcher died iu Boston OH Monday,
aged 81 years.
Seth r. SpHgue for 2b years clerk Of the United Sates
District Court Of Boston, died Tuesday.
Several buildings were consumed ut Monroe, La, by
ERE, on Sunday. The loss is 100000
Gov Clahin Of Massachusetts, has signed tue Prohi-
bilory Liquor Law, to go into effect July l.
Companies A. D, and q, 18th United States Cavalry,
let san Francisco on Saturday for Arizona.
schooner tsaed for San Francisco last week carry
lug party Of prospecters for gold fields i'll Alaska
The opening of the Nnrrasanset Park post
poned Tuesday, In consequence of the storm.
Chief Justice Chase arrived at Richmond on Tuesday
night nom Raleigh, n. c., on his way to Washington
Richard Johns, Batmorean, committed suicide at
ST. Catharnes, Canada, Tuesday, by shooting himself
Mrs. Ann Feslonrl was burned to death at Baltimore
oil y e
jeremiah Collins, nn employee in paper-nlll ut Let,
Mass, was killed Tuesday, by being caught in the
ehinery.
DR.. Josiah Atkinson well known physician of New
blryport, Mass committed suicide on Monday Cause
temporary insanity.
springs at Gananoque, Canada has absconded Ills lia
bilities are estimated at $40 900.
policeman In Albany, named Walsh, was terribly
beaten by four desperadoes, Monday night who LEN
--t
The bark Lucy A. Nichols, from Havana for New
York, has put into Key West The captain aud six d,
her crew are sick with the yellow fever.
The straw paper mill of Beach & Co.. at Sandy Hill,
N. ", was burned on Saturday night The lossis $780,
OVOi insurance irom $4,000 to s15 O0O
Mary underdll, aged 81 years, attempted suicide on
Tuesday by leapng into the fey slip at the foot OF
Bridge street, brooklyn.
The propeller Pacific left Buffalo, N Y TUT sday with
about 100 young ladies nom the klmirn Female Acade
my, bound to Lake Superior on an excursion tour.
large quantity Of opium received by the steamship
Great Republic, mt san Francisco, has been seized by
the revenue authorities for Violation Of the
Tie slip vestalinden, from Matanzas for Falmouth,
England, arrived of ny bee, Ga, Sunday In dis
tfess Her captain and one seaman died Saturday,
and several o her crew are now sick.
| Are Sunday evening destroyed the extensive
carpenter shop of stanton a Meliarvey, Twenty.thiri
and Market streets, Philadelphia. The stables adion.
ing, with valuable horse, were also consumed
thief entered the sleeping apartment of E. Raymond
stole silver ware, u 5. bonds, aud other vsluables,
amounting 10 $4,000 or SIG 600.
A prize fight took place Tuesday, between Johnny
Hickey and jim King, near Gumdera, Kansas Min,
fonhls We're fought in ~ minutes Hickey declared
| tue victor.
Prof II. Dussance an eminent chemist, and editor O
| the industrial Chemist, published in New York and
sto died suddenly at lis residence in New Lebanon
| N. ", oil Sunday night
Col Benton, ConlnIaldnht Of the United States Ar
mofy in Springfield, Mass Is sending away 1OOOO
mskes, which onr Government has sold to the Turkis
| Government.
At Paseoag, L ! on Monday, a man named Nor
Irons, shot and htaly wounded bis vile. The husba,
He'd clad only in his puna und shirt II is supposed tina
he IL insane.
j. Mason Campbell, E.qn died in Baltimore OH Mon
day: Mr. Campbell has been ior 70 years a member .
e MARY lad bar, and was one Of hemost distinguishes
| lawyers ln TINT State.
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indicted Mrs Nan Lyman, for the murder of her hui
band tphraim Gardiner, in March last arsenic havin
been discovered in the remains Of drceased
The Fredericton, N. D., Farmer relates that twely
men engaged in numbering on Old Fish River lakes,
the northern part Of Name, recently poisoned
death oy drinking tea ia which lizard had been boiled
In Baltimore, Tuesday, in the Of several p,r
sons indicted for acting as insurance agents, without
State license, it decided that license was reouired
and the persons Indicted were liuble to the penalty
SoOO prescribed by law.
Allen denies thnt the stake money In his fight wit
MeCoole has been given up. lie advises persons VIII
pet on me ligt not 10 give up their money lie ais
offers TO fight McCooe or any amount provided tie fI
takes place 800 miles east OF st. Louis
The four story brick building, No. 24O Arch stree
Philadelphia, occupied hy d. w Halburt & Co comni
sion dealers in Oils, considerably damaged by fir
incsiay. The stock was valued ut 800 o, which wa
nearly all destroyed Insured for 81 ,OO0 which wi
probably covei the loss. The building is also insured
It's generally admitted that Douglass, the colore,
compositor, will continue Mt the Government printnl
ohce, irrespective of any society action. On iuesda
three compositions resigned One OF them, cripple de
elAted that he wond moi work with negro. Anothe
comp0sitor discharged.
The second engineer Of the wrecked steamer Missis
sippi arrived in New Yoik in the Merrimack from 81
lhomns, on Sunday. lie reports the captain and pun
ser still at Martinique. Thirteen Of the crew had lei
for New Orleans in sailing vessel The Mississippi va
still on the reef and would have to he broken IN Al
hope of getting her of having been abandoned She hu
been entirely cleared Of all the cargo that could b
saved.
At the celebration Of the anniversiry OF ii discovt
~ If Kentucky the Boone Centennia In Louis ylt
Archbishop splldng, of Baltimore will be the chaplain
Chief Justice George Robertson Of Lexington, orato
General John G. Breckenridge will deliver a euiogy OF
George Ryan Clarke, and W. H. Wadsworth, of Mays
vile, Kentucky, the address on Daniel Boone, and
poem by George d. Prentice will he read