Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

Previous to the election William Fl.
Jones and James B. Heal made bet,
the first named betting that Hancock
would be elected, and the latter that Gar
field would win. The terms of the bet
were that the losing party should wheel
the other, in a wheelbarrow, the whole
length of Market street, from the Christi
ana to the Brsndywine bridge. The pro-
visions of the bet were to have been full
filed at 10 o'clock Thanksgiving morning,
and Jones was promptly on hand. at the
appointed place. and ready to do the phys
ical psrt OF the business. But Heal
appeared not, sending word that he would
not be wheeled along Market street for
five dollar BILL
The steam saw mill and marble works OF
East Canaan, Conn, with machinery which
cost $4,000 were estroyed last Thursday
day morning by an incendiery fire. There
WAS no insurance upon them. The pro-
perty belonged to Alexander Maxwell, and
and was to have yesterday gone Into
possession Of James G. Patterson, of
Hartford, under n judgment of court.
The marble used in the State Capitol at
Hartford came from these works. The
furniture factory and storehouse of L. B.
Salisbury, In West Randolph, VT, were
burned on Wednesday nipht. Thirty men
are thrown out of employment by this Arc.
The Secretary of State, has, re-
ceived from our Commissioners at Pekin
a telegram dated the 18th instant, stating
that on that day were signed two treaties
between Chiua aud the United States one
of commerce and the other concerning
immigration. Mr.. Prescott WAS to leave
Pekin on the 25!h and bring home the
treaties by the next steamer. The immi-
grafton treaty secures to the United States
the control and regulation of the introduce
ton of Chinese laborers by our own
legislation. OF the commercial treaty no
details have yet been received.
The six Methodist churches of Detroit
formed an alliance about IL months ago,
for the purpose of paying off their
indebtedness ranging from 81, 100 to
$l2 600 per church, and aggregBting
S35, 800. The amount having been fully
paid off, these churches last week held a
Observation-Disclosures the Central Church.
More than 5000 men, women and chill
drsn, members Of the churches and the
Sunday schools, contributed to the debt
paying fund. the prosr erous helping their
poorer brethren.
The roof of the East Block of the
Northern Penitentisry at Allegheny City.
Pa, was damaged by fire Hast weeF.
The loss is not heavy. A large
force of policemen was placed on duty to
prevent an outbreak, but none of the
prisoners attempted to escape.
The schooner L. and d. Fisk, OF Bath,
Me, Snowman, master, stranded on Outer
Diamond Shoals, North Carolina. on the
23d ult. She went to pieces on the 10Th,
and, of her crew, of seven men, all were
lost except the mate, G. G. Snowman.
Three hundred bales of cotton on the
bsrque Louisiana, at New Orleans, have
been damaged by fire and water. A fire
on the steamer Erato, at Collins Landing,
Louisiana, yesterday, damaged 100 bales
of cotton and destroyed IL.
The charges against the chairman of the
Democratic committees of the Sixth Con.
gressional district and Warren county
Mississippi, were dismissed Friday by
Judge Hill, of the United States court, al
Jackson.
Five miners going from Georgetown tc
the North Park, in Colorado. feg day.
ago, were buried ia II snew slid un iht
Continental Divide Tive ut theu W.T.,
killed aud the others injured, onr p-ih.j
fatally.
The pilot h1us' and other wrack.gs
the steaIn,r ST ce which l,H Ghir, On foj
CollinRwood, o itario tive'dgvs aQo. ha'
been found floating of 81 Mluhael's Bay
Lake Huron. 1t is feared the crew ar
lost.
Contributions agRregatine S3 800 hav,
heen made in Halifax N s.. 10 the sui
ferers by the Sellsrton disaster. Com
nittees have been appointed in Truro anG
Pugwash to receive subscriptions.
The steamer BristOlian, laden will
phosphates from Montreal, has beef
wrecked on the Island of Anticosti, 10 tn,
Gulf of St Lawrence. -Four of her Grew
were fr,z-n to death.
Charles s. McKindless WAS shot dead b.
the accidental discharge OF John Sheekell'
gun, while on cunning expedition nea,
Baltimore, last week. McKindless is
South Carolirian.
Patrick Heating, aged GO years, well
known resident of Long Branch, wa
struck and fatally injured by All expires
train, while crossing the railroad at tina
place last week.
The Hook and Ladder Company
building at Biddeford, Me, WIS burne
out ON Thursday morning, aud jaime
Welth, who was sleeping there, perishe
in the flames.
Only three schooners ard three boat
vert lost by the Gloucester, Massachusetts,
fishermen, this year. Forty-one lives wer
lost.