Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-07


bill for divorce, but he failed to do no. II
Is asserted that an answer prepared by Mr.
Christiancy in South America is in the hands
of his lawyers, but II ID Of such.a nature thai
the latter refused to file it"
The wheat crop of Minnesota aud Dakota,
according to a dispatch from Minneapolis has
turned out better than was expected three
weeks ago, when the haryesters were over
taken by a heavy rain. The crop in MINES
ota il little short of an average, and that in
Dakota is fully up to the average aud mostly
OF No. grade.
In Lynn, Mass, early last Thursday
Mrs Foley discovered i'll the entry of her
house the dead body of William Foley her
brother-in-law. There were marks of violence
on the body. He had been drinking hard the
night before, and il is said, engaged in Il tight
with several men, who afterN aids placed him
in the entry.
News has been received at San Francisco
from Sydney, n. $. W.. that the captain and
crew of the Esperdnzd have been maHsacred
the mate and seaman of the wrecked vessel
ariel poisoned and the second mate and
Government agent murdered by the natives
OF the Solomon Islands.
While Mnx Walter was descending well in
Buffalo, ON Saturday, 10 clean II, his foot
| slipped and he fell to the bottom. where he
was nnpaled on u large stick which event
| completely through his body coming ont at
his back. lie got ont without help, and was
taken To the hospital. He was living at last
accounts.
james. Forester aud wife went to Indian
apolis from laporte ON tuesday week. They
| stopped at ii hotel over night, and blew on
the gas before going To bed. Next
| morning, Forester was found dead ia bed
| and his wife IN such II condition that llrr re-
covery was dcspalred OF.
George Trust, white, convicted of man
N.lu 4. III
son, co,orcd. WAS sentenced in Baltimore
| Tuesday to four years and Heyen and a half
| months Imprisonment i'll the prnitentiarv.
| He has been III jail -four months aud Il halt
since his conviction.
Andrew j, Dearborn, of Danyille, n. H..
was killed by John EkIis, at Kingston. in
that state, On Saturday night. lIlliln's wife
was with linn at the time and the couple
have been arrested. They allege self defense.
saying that dearborn attacked Elkins with
| mnrdcrous intent.
John Blanchard, aged %, was killed Ly
Edward Powers, aged ~, III IL street quarrel
| i'll Manchester, n. H., on Thursday night
Powers threw piece uf Il bottle ut Blanchard.
and It severed the luttcrs jugglcr VEN.
causing death in few minutes. Powers Is
III custody.
A young married woman named rcts was
found dead III garnet IN Scranton, Pa, with
an infant two days old by her side. She died
of hunger and neglect. A few days before,
her death she cut on her lair and sold il to
buy food while her husband was c0runsng IN
n saloon.
Ansel C. Perry, of the wholesale boot and
shoe firm of Clark, Perry x Co.. in Baltimore.
disappeared Tuesday week. Sunday morn
ing his body was found in the lake IN DRUID
Hill Park lie was 40 years old, and is he
licyed to have committed suicide IN tit Of
insanity.
The body of II man about 10 years of ntp
which had been about month in the W ntrr
was found i'll Green Bridge creek, near silver.
ton, n: J., on Friday night. A letter, nd.
dressed to Lewis Athcrton, of Scrap ton. and
signed 'Mary AthGrtOn" was fl, md with
him.
The Treasury Department is advised that
the Hawaiian Government has imposed Il
duty oI - cents per pound ON all rice This.
3 1t ~ Sald, Will stop the Importation of Ir,
into the sandwich Islands, tor rcshinmcl,t ia
the United states free an Il Ii.waun prudi4
seven persons, guests and members of the
family oi Hon. John ltngEles. N Milwaukee
"'fe p"lsohtd yesterday H.. eating Wild pars
nips for dinner All have recovered rN,ruI
two who are i'll critical condition. rh,, ppt.
hlrH were obtained at grocery store.
The whaling barlnc Hot,ljo arrived at san
Francisco ON Monday night, from the Arctic.
seas. SHE has no news OF the .i,unIiitip or
the missing whIlcrs. The revenue cutter
t0rtrW was seen on the 10th of August, nli
Point Bclcher, steering southwest
The Internal Revenue Bureau is informed
that the gang of armed men who forcibly
rescued property held for violation of th,,
revenue laws in Dalton, Ga. last FRIDAY
1 night, wore black masks and gowns, and had
their horses covered with sheets
As authorized by the last Deficiency An
, preparation bill, the United States Treasury,
yesterday paid the daughter of ex-Prcsdeilt
Taylor sl6.OO0, being the balance of the SALARY
. which General Taylor would have received
had he lived out his term OF office
Professor Harrington, Of Ann lIarbor, ait
! nolilccs that he discovered Oh the Both nil
at p. M. u comet. in II hours. - minutes
llBht ascension, ~ degrees. ~ minutes north
dccnntlon, with head ten minutes IN diam
etcr, and tail fifty minutes long.
! The Merchants Exchange of 81. Louis la,,t
week. by vote of nearly two TO one deci-
! ded to lower the present grades Of number
one, TWO three and tour red winter wheat
hall u grade the reduction 10 take effect on
, the list of january next
, Justus Hoffman pleaded guilty last weed, al
e the murder of his child at WilkcAbaIrc, Pu
f and was sentenced To nine Years lnpIison
lneht IN the Eastern pruteutiary. lie shot
4 ms "lic five times, in July last. and killed thu
infant in her arms.
IN investigation Of the circumstances oI
: inc death OF the woman Phillips. whoSe body
, was found III the woods hear Nsuu ~ ]
/ last week, shows, it il said that she was moi
i murdered, but that She strangled herself aftm
: Il drunken spree
I The body of Joseph Dumas was round in
{ tho river at Montpelier, VT. Yesterday. Their,
were wounds ON the head, and Il man named
, stone and his wife, whom Dumas was taking
5 10 Montpelier IN wagon have been arrested
on suspicion.
The grand jury Of st. Johns comfy. Fla.
y have, indicted Edward Moody and II. Allen
. the latter Il hOte-kocpur at Matalzas fo,
Il rnbDlnS the trunks and bodies that cam,
{ ashore from the wrecked steamer Ctiy ~
/ | Vera Grdz.
Two brothers, named Fahey. quarrel Il i
! Markham Ont, Monday. and the ia,
= struck tlg Younger on the forehead yth
, RING, lhillctlng Il dangerous. II ,t a.,
wound. Their father, ON scoiug ta, r" u ,".'
fell dead. 'h' "o"I'
! ~ samuel !'amsey, aged 81 years. n ro- ,7- :,
p Clayton, n. shot hiu,..if tyi. nv W. "
r iesdaN last and died Of his min, i So, l. ~
, DAY night It is believed that al, .,i,;''. d.,
i rN,7td by the disappearance . v,at,yn,,
,.,,l NE captain Of the barque O,.,n ,jriora
t r"i i1ailiiiiorc for ilarilcur. ropnrtci al Fol
so,,,na' i,,,' l1't week that Card krrugcr.
| wednesday, and was dro su.J
! George Hamilton we, shot dead hy nj
. we, IRON whom he bar separated. in Sorr,
= nHtt.tt9, val, on Fri tn last winter Mr.
| nnllliitoil shot and II vcrcly wounded IN
! VIM iitu excited he. ica!ousy.
i, ' N suffering ~ reported among the cuttl
.t houihonth and OGclx counties. New .Jui
: ,,N' owing To che prntrii, ted drought A
, .r springs and small str cams and NAM u
'"o "'i'' ana rlstcrns arc lry.
-, IN Providence. Il. L. ar, sntur,l,v Nnlt
NlliSor, aged III Years VIZ. : rnnyirtrd nr n,
II t'uSi W MISS Amelia ! otter aged IL.
1"lil'st"n, last June. IA wns sentenced /
imprisonment for life,
~ = nc ne sr9nd jury of Wash 'nston county, Vt.
i a '".n"nV Indicted Emo line McHkur. an,
W. son Horace. for thu murder Of Nile
., "v"N.f n.y. poisoning, at Duxbury, ON tn
a. mere were exported from rw York dmiu
w" year ending June ;Inth last, 81, Ufl ~
in a,,i ni butter, valued at 5,lSD.O7i an
s25sl,3 l7 'SN ''''' ''''''' "
Young woman. giving the ua nr of C;rr
anderson. has hccn arrested il Nrw lur
VI" cIhtTSt OF stealing H. } 10 worth ,
Philadelphia.
naL W" l,lon' one of tf.m Jamrs Hanna
n""n,, ~ were ir uud dead III he'd ~ IL
TLrw Ilo, n,,"s'i ~ .NtrordsbmE. last wrrl
rsuiIucated. 7"' VIZ -" -
and t,,, u dcmic in bennington, Vt