Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-16

',uOU Bhllont Oh inabn anu Deer, on the night
If the 18th inst. United States Commisaiooer
Campbell and Deputy Collector Davis, recentIv
'hot by Illicit distillers, near McMinnsyill.
Tenn, are recovering.
Brigadier General Marcy, Inspector. GeneraI
Of the United States Army, who Ii ordered H.
New Mexico on special duty has asked to ho
placed on the retired list. He will retnrn
from New Mexico about the oath instant. and
will probably be retired early in January.
Mr.. Theodore Davenports carriage wo.
struck by train Mt a railroad crossing il,
Conn. last week. Miss Harr ~,
Davenport. aged II years, was killed, and Mr.
Davenport and the daughter Of Rey. ]. "
Hyde were severely injured
Charles b. Farwell, Congressman-elect IN,
the Third district of Illinois, last veal
brought suit in Chicago against the Dahl
Ncrs for $50, 900, for damages sustained h.
him through hetrs editorials during the
election CANVASS.
The foremen of the Boston and AIbsny
railroad machine shops in Albany, Boston
and Springfield have been ordered to reduce
the pay roll of the shops 10 per cent and ths
shops at Hudson will be closed at once for the
winter
The date for the official closing of fine
Delaware and Raritan canal il the 18th ir.i
The canal IL frozen up, and a number ot
boats are ice bound but an effort will IN,
made to get them out before the water IN e,
of.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has
affirmed the decision of Judge Houston sls.
tanning the legality of the recent municipal
election in New Orleans, and declaring ihr
candidates elected entitled to their offices.
The annual report of Supervising Special
Agent Tngle, of the Treasury Department
shows that the gain to the revenue from the
increased classification of sugar was .3O3, 3G7
i'll 1879, and II, 239, S72 i'll 1850.
The stockholders of the Borden City Mill
at Fail River, Massachusetts, voted, last week
to increase its capital from 100000 10
5600,O and equip the new mill with s4OO,OUp
worth OF machinery.
The subscriptions to the DE Lesseps Canal
stock, i'll San Francisco, thus far amount 10
sl.O0O,0UO, five per cent. being paid. The
subscriptions in New York, 1t is said, have
reached ss0O0,0OO.
Edward Morgan Taylor, member of the
| third class of Cadet Engineers at the Naval
| Academy, died on Friday night of congestion
of tine lungs He entered the Academy from
Massachusetts two years ago.
Application will be made at the next session
of the Legislature of Ontario for an act
| authorizing the City Council of Toronto Ia
exempt Edward Hanlan from payment of REM
and taxes on his Island Hotel.
Two more of the election judges Of Man.
chester, Virginia, were indicted Friday,
fer refusing the votes of persons who pre-,
scented tax receipts issued from the STATE
Auditors Office
| The widow of Gen. T.. Y. Sumner died in
| Charlottesville, Va. on Thursday. She WAS
the mother of two SONS in the regular army,
and of four daughters, all married to army
| officers.
A bill in equity was filed in the United
States Circuit Court, at Boston, on Saturday
praying for the removal of Zachariah Chaffpe
trustee of the estate of Ex-Governor Sprague
of Rhode Island.
Nicholas Ford, Republicans Greenbacker
last week received the certificate of election
as Congressinan-elect from the Ninth district
of Missouri. He was elected by majority OF
two votes.
Three negroes, two men and womal ac-
cused Of numbering Mrs. kennedy, in Clar-
endon county, South Carolina last Sunday,
We're captured on last week and hanged by
a mob
There have been six incendiary fires in
Custer City, Dakota, within the last two
weeks. The latest last week, de-
Stroyed the principal hotel, store and post
, office.
The New Jersey Court of Pardons has re-
! jected the appeal of Mrs MeierhoiIer and
Frank I.ammens for clemency. and they will
therefore, be hanged on the 9TH of January
next.
! Assistant Surgeon Glazier at Key West, is
SICK OF yellow fever. He had just completed
} and sent to the Surgeon General IA VERY
elaborate and valuable report" on trichina.
: j. Sullivan Hale aged "A years. father Of
Eugene Hale, had his skull fractured by IL
:, stroke of lever, last saturday, i'll Turner,
|, Maine. He is not expected to recover.
i a number Of Jesuits expelled from France
4 have arrived in Montreal, and arrangements
are making to settle them on farm of s0l
;, acres at Okla next spring.
! The experiment of illuminating the Hoosa,
1 Tunnel by electricity is about to be tIied, with
d Il view of having the illumination made per
e manent II successful
y I. l.. Amy, book-keeper for L. g. Smith a
II Co., wholesale grocers. of Boston, wa
d arrested on Saturday night. on the charge .
n embezzling S5,0O0
/ A company has been formed in Victoria
British Columbia to establish steam iloatin
If iisheryto fish from river to river and can fiji
II on board the vessel.
e The Freeholders of Burlington county
u J.,have ordered that hereafter all able bodice
y tramps shall be committed to the almshous
y and made to work.
l. John Maugh was killed and Walter Ha
~ fatally injured by the explosion OF keg
a powder i'll the Union Lime Works at Chicago
~ last week.
William A. Robinson, an old citizen
M richmond, Virginia, died Wednesday week.
ol his ssth year. lie WAS soldier of the war G
4 1872.
* The total population of the Territory
i. Utah is l32, 500 of whom "A All are males an
to 69436 females 99,97i native, and AZ, 1913
at foreign birth.
II; The body of James Mason aged 80 year
"a was found frozen stiff in the woods, ne:
y fremley, New Jersey, Friday morning.
Ernest A. Thomalin, stamp clerk in Il
1h Internal leyenue office at Chicago,is report,
nc to have disappeared with $1,000.
10 The disabled steamship Repubiic, recent
~ spoken at sea, arrived at New York WedneSds
y. III tow of the GircdSSidn.
yn The dry goods house of Brown Il Brothe
Ii IN Sicksburg, was closed By attachments yer
H., terday.
Prince, Democrat, was reelected mayor
Boston Wednesday, by about 9O0 majority
te More than 100 cases OF typhoid fever a
IN reported i'll Montreal.
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