Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-08
HOME NEWS.


Hartford, Conn, charged with firing the
Sgourney House,
Frank Anderson was arrested at Portland,
Oregon, Monday, for the murder OF James
Quinley, at Sacramento.
The bark Dorchester, Capt Ryder, for
MaFsald, put into Norfolk Saturday, with
windlass broken in The late gale.
The Planters Bank of Fort Valley,
Georgia, was robbed Monday night OF
$4,000 in currency and $4,000 in gold.
4 FIRE In Minneapolis, Monday night
destroyed several sash and furniture fac
tories. Loss, $l0s, 600; insurance, $50, 900.
An Impostor in the guse of a priest has
been yiciiIniziug the Catholics Of Fall River,
whU contributed literally 10 his supposed
necessities.
The general election 10 Utah on the ralia-
cation OF tie constitution and for members
OF the Legislature and Congress will take
Place March 18Th.
Charges against District Attorney W. NJ.
Bateman, at Cincinnati, ars being invesIi-
gated before the United States Court there
with closed doors.
1t is expected that By The middle Of April
regular trains will be running on the Denver
aud Rio Grande Railroad, from Denver to
The press of California severely condemn
the sending of General Howard on a mission
TO the ApaChes, now that Gen. Cook is
about to take the field.
The Union Comb Company's factory at
Ltominster, Mass, employing 100 hands,
was burned Saturday night Loss, $780,
600; insurance $4,000.
The New Orleans volunteer fire depart.
menls celebrated their thirty-flth anniver-
ssry with procession on Monday, Cling
The streets with spectators.
]. b. Condor, agent for Wells, Fargo &
Co., at Maysyille, Cal, blew his brains out
with a shot gun ON Saturday, In fl oil in
sanity induced by neuralgia.
Resolutions have been offered ia the Ohio
Senate asking Congress TO amend the con-
stluton so ne TO make foreign born citizens
eligible to the Presidency.
Green Smith, a cOiored barber in Neosho,
Missouri, went 10 the house Of q Mrs. Jeu
nings and insulled her, whereupOn hei
brother stabbed and killed hin.
Colonel Gustavus A. LOOMS, on the
retired list of the United States army, died
IL Stafford, Conn, Tuesday morning. HI
graduated at West Point In 1911.
On Saturday evening burglars entered Ii e
store OF LOGGER, Bacon & Co., In New York,
and carried of four thousand dollars worth
OF lace goods. No clue 10 the thieves.
An ice boat, belonging 10 Frederic sey
mour, ran into an air hole near Peekskill,
| Fidsy afternoon, with four persons Oh
hoard, who narrowly escaped drowning.
An Erie freight train ran into the rear U
another train near Middleton, w., Sunday
setting fire 10 ihe caboose and a car loaded
with flour, consuming both. Loss, $4,000
Rev. Mr.. O'Callahan, prominent in pre-
ferring charges agains; Bishop Rape, hai
been tried before the proper ecclesiastical
Aulhortl's al Cleveland, and ordered tc
relraet.
The county officers Of Snlano, California
refuse TO surrender TO their successors
alleging that tue election was void oil
account Of the illegal interference Of Fedora
officers.
John Purcell, who was sentenced to b
hung in New York for the murder OF l.
Herman, but Obtained q new trial, cOniesse
10 manslaughter, and Will be sentence,
accordingly.
Four hundred and niuCtY-two convicts il
the Ohio PenitenliaTy have demonstrated
against relaxation oil the temperance law
oil that Slate. They say that they owe tbei
present misforlunes to tue use OF intoxlcaun
drinks
Governor Palmer, Of Illinois, refuses I
identity himself with The Missouri LIBERAL
and don't want 10 be a candidate for Presi
dent because he is personal friend I
General Grant.
L A large meeting was held at ST. Louis o
. Tuesday evening last, IN TIE interest Of II
National Snugerlesl TO he held 10 June, al
liberal subscriptions made TO construct q
immense building.
A woman was found murdered in h
, room In a Buffalo, NY, tenement house G
: Tuesday, evidently beaten to death with
j chair, aud her husband was found drum
. and insensible on the hall floor
Fifty carloads Of coal, averaging thr'
hundred bushels 10 the car, in all dllet
thousand bushels, are shipped daily fro
,, Washington, Davies county, lud. tt
j. ocal Is delivered on the cas- al about Il
y cents PEI busfsl'
u The total annual circulation Of newspapC
I printed 10 the State OF New York Is 40
n 770,s6e. Pennsylvania is credited wi
233, $3.50, 592; Massachusetts with lOI00l
n 052; Illinois with 1902 $50, 20i; Ohio wi
u 03 ,592 44s, and California with 45,sG0, 4C
A man was found at Halls Corner, W,
2 Chester county, Monday night, apparent
e frozen to death. A verdict was given
g. and preparations were made 10 bury bi
= He objected, and the funeral was POI
u rOned.
40 Judge Cooley, in New Orleans, Tuesda
caused the re-arrest OF prisoner he Ii
~ sent TO Jail for contempt in case inyolvi
- Governor Warmoth, and whom the lat
!" bad pardoned ont. The conflict betwC
the two departments has thus become
S. lensiled.
"A The smallpox has made its appearai
pc on board the United States irigRte Powh
us an, now 10 commission at the Philsdelp
ig navy yard. A number Of marines Il
ch sailors have been removed TO the c
I'D hospital. The disease ~, appeared in
Of marine barracks.
~ The Chinese sboemakers al North Adal
~ Mass, OF all The Inhabitants Of tnat toy
is, were alone patriotic enough 10 celebrate
birthday of Washington, which they did
e giving a least in Their shops, and by lett
' ~ of prodigious quantity OF the most super
70 imported crackers.
nd A quantity OF silks, satins and laces,
ar proceeds Of a burglary committed on the l
Ter ult., at JaffraY s. Co.'s branch establishm
.e- in Philadelphia, have been traced to Pas
Ter jewelry store in Washington Place, n
Ike York. Page was arrested, and was
ng raigned al the Tombs In company v
las George Walker, who lie believed 10 be
plicaIed in the theft.