Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-09

The steamer CITY Of Toxic arrived at San
Francisco, Tuesday with adviees from Hong
Kong to the 18th and Yokohama to the 21st |
of last month. General Mosby, United States
Consul at Hong Kong, waa charged on July
30th, with assauting seaman with spear.
After hearing the evidence the Magistrate |
dismissed the case with caution to the |
Consul A steamer loaded with rice for the |
Government had been captured by Chinese |
pirates in the Gulf Of Tonquin. Slight |
shocks of earthquake continued ut Manila, in |
the Philippines, but business was being re-
sumed. The loss of property in the city by |
the great shock was estimated at S6,000,0OU. |
United States Minister Angel arrived at |
1ienstsin on the 4th nit, Commissioners |
Prescott and Swift remaining ut Chefoo. The |
fastest reports from Picking relative to the |
negotiations with Russia We're contradictory,
but ii was stated that Chung How had been
Internationally pardoned, in Difference TO
Russia Wishes and that Colonel Gordon, the
British emissary, had left for Alden. In
Japan, memorials had been presented from
various parts of the country calling for
National Assembly. Copies of the proposed
new treaties had been sent to the foreign
powers. The embassy from Corea to procure
a revision OF the treaty with Japan, arrived
ON the llth ult
The Irving and Tammany Hall Democratic
Committees III New y urk agreed last week on
nominations. 1t was decided that Tammany
Hall should first select two districts, then
Irwin Hall two, and the remaining three dis
tricts should he drawn for, with the under
standing that whichever drew the Eighth dis
trict should also take the Eleventh. Tammany
selected the sixth and Ninth districts, repre-
sented by MessiA. Cox and Fernando Wood
respectively, and Irving Hall the Fifth aud
Tenth districts represented by Nicholas
Mullen and james O'Bficn. The remaining
three numbers being put in a hat Iammany
drew the seventh, represented by Edwin
Einstein, and Irving Hall the Eighth, repre-
secuted by A. Il. AcCook Irving Hall there
upon took the Eleventh district. Levi p.
Mortons, according to agreement. OF the
above districts, three the Seventh, Eighth
and Eleventh have Republican representa-
tiNes.
Captain John $ Wise appeared in thepolice
| court at Richmond, Va, last week, and after
hearing on the charge of intending to
| fight II duel with DIR. johnson. gave bonds in
$4,000 to keep the peace. In the course of
| the hearing Wise made statement, for the
| public information, telling how he was black
| balled last winter by the Westmoreland Club
| for being lteadjuster and friend of General
! Malone, and how, on the stump and in
! published letter. lie had denounced the 10
| blackhalcrs rs ''cowards and assassins." and
had also ''lnslIlted two of them who had come
! in his way" IN this connection he read
/ yoltminous correspondence. Wise further
said that he remained out of the city to give
any of the aggrieved parties an opportunity to
| obtain satisfaction, "but now he considered
| the matter as farce and Mt an end"
Harry kermester, an Englishman,
was fatally wounded while gum
ming near Sea Grit, N. j., Friday. Not
being satisfied with the manner in which his
gun was discharged, he placed several wads
iii it. This caused and explosion, and the
| plug at the bottom OF the stock entered his
forehead above the nose, penetrating the
brain. Though suffering terribly he walked
: half n mile to hotel, and was placed on a
train for New York. There was believed to
be no chance of his recovery.
The exposition and fair ut Pittsburg Pa,
opened last week with an attendance of 5000
people. John IL. Hampton, Esq, and William
Miller president of the society, delivered
addresses The manufacturers stock raisers
and horse men of Western Pennsylvania,
Eastern Ohio and West Virginia are repre-
scented in the exhibition. The Exposition
Society makes no dividends, but spends it,
money in enlargng the buildings and grounds.
The hitter now cover Is acres.
During n heavy rain storm in Richmond.
Va. on sunday night a whirwind visited the
lower section OF that city, dwelling trees and
fences and mnrooiing buildings. All the dam.
Another severe Storm accompanied 10y fierce
thunder and lightning, prevailed in Richmond
last night. For several days past the heat
there las been excessive, the temperature il
the middle of the day being rs to l02 degree.
III the shade.
William |. Fletcher and wife. spiritnalistit
mediums. are charged 10y Miss DAVIS in Bos
ton, with obtaining property from her under
false pretcuces. The police have arrested
Mrs, Fletcher and recovered large amount
, OF diamonds and other property identified al
belonging to the complainant Mrs. Fletcher
has been held for examination. Her hus
band has also been found and promises t,
restore all the property of Miss Davis in hi,
Possession.
Advises from South America by way o
lann1na, report an extension Of the blockade
of the Peruvian coast t. Clra Charillos
Otherwise nothing Of Importance III the wa
lis reported, except that preparations wtrt
( making III Lima to resist an expected assault
by the enemy The July floods in Coquimbt
i were the sevcrcst since 1881. strong earth
quake shook Valparaiso on the night of Jul
,, list. II was followed by lighter shocks durinl
the night.
\ match took place between o'Ieary %
horseback and three runners on foot i
u Chicago ON saturday night. The distance wa
b 10 miles, on an eighth OF Il mile track, and til
l horse won, making the whole distance i
{ 3Diilt, while the men ran 81, miles
r. Alcleaty, Scotch runner, made his ten mile
:, III l.O9;4h. White Eagle Indian runner, mad
:, ~ miles III l,ll;l9. Price. the champion d
England. made his 10 miles in .Oi;2G
, The Free Thinkers National Convention
{ llorncllsylllc, N. T., adjourned Monda
e after II session OF five days. 1t was considere
the largest and most important gathering {
y the kind ever held III tins country, Tile pril
- ciltHl speakers were Colonel Robert q. Ingel
soil fllzur Wright, George Cheney, larkt
Plllsbnty, Amelia Colby, C. Fanny Allel
J. II, Bulnhm, Ihaddeus b. Fakeman nm
q Lucy ~ Colnian.
special ovatcr train on tine Baltimore
OHIO ratlroad ran into n calf near Fostorii
l. Ohio, on Sunday night, and was thrown o
!. the track. lhc engineer William Sandersol
g was lulnmed against the tire-box and ruasto
. TO death. The fireman jumped from IL
+ engine, but ''wNS injured in such mannt
% that he was rendered insane.n He was aGtc
}, wards found wandering in the woods.
d Two stages running between Cave City an
e the Mammoth Gave, i'll Kentucky, WEI
.e stopped by hlghwaymcn on Friday night. an
l. the passengers were compelled, at the pom
! OF the pistol, to give up all their money al
Al Nalunhcs. The haul aggregated i'll Walt
- about 9l,2O0, After the robbery the victim
10 We're compelled 10 take drink Of whisky wit
rs their desppiler5, who then rode off. 49,.
Ten cows owned by William Clark,
'e 0swcgo, N. v, died recently of an nnknow
70 disease, and nine more were taken sick o
IF Monday. by direction of Governor Cornel
j. Professor Law. of the Cornell University h,
as investigated the dstemper, and lie express,
ia the belief that ii is the Texan fever. 1t ";
:" brought to Osweso by Texas cattle purchase
" at stock yard III Buffalo.
n Secretary Schurz aud party have arrived
~ Fort Ec0Eh, Montana, and have had sever
TX consultations with the Crow Indians on Il
III reservation. The Grows express desire
o, settle Down permanently and become farmer
u he Secretary has also been iii consulate
O WITH General Miles and Inspector Pollock T.
~ gnrding the disposition to be made of SittiI
/ Bulls Siulh.
-, =, Charles Miller, attornGy-at-law. and son ,
-. cN-State Senator Miller. OF Ohio, attempte
- suicide III Columbus Ohio Monday night,
taking morphine. Young Miller recent
~ forged his fathers name Ia two small checl
OF and had them cashed, and his attempt
III suicide was caused by his father threatenil
e. to let the law take Its course. His rtcove
h. Is doubtful.
ut Judge Briggs of Philadelphia, held Mo
~ day that under the act of Congress. April lat
- lSJ2a niuor, of foreign birth, having declar,
~ his htcutiou alter two years residence III Il
!. United States, and having resided there
III three Years thereafter may, upon the pctlti,
IN OF his guardian. or next friend be admitted
re citizenship, though yet minor.
Ill Frederick Martin. engineer of the stea
" yacht NaWH, 4nk by collision with Ii
he steamer ddridtd, near Detroit. recently, Ii
just sued the steamer for $4,000 damages f
the loss of his wife i'll the collision. Thirtet
other suits fer - mo each have been lrouu