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

His father, seeing the boys peril, rushed To
the rescue, and was also caught III the ma
chinery and had one leg cut off below the
knee
At Bodie, Cal, Sunday, George Watkins
killed policeman named Whitaker, and died
soon afterwards from the effects of wounds
inflicted by the officer. A Spanard killed
man named blackwell, and John Raum killed
miner named Costello, in an ARRAY growing
out of the beating Of awaiter girl in a saloon.
Fanny Smith, a woman Of bad repute, died,
Friday, in Buffalo, from the effects of
blow on the head inflicted with some blunt
instrument. John II. Smith, of Syracuse
and Thomas Chase, of Providence, II. l.,
found in her house and accused by her of
committing the assault, have been arrested.
Mr. Tracy, the Peruvian Charge d Affares
in New York. does not believe the report, tele-
graphed by Atlantic cable, that preliminary
treaty of peace has been agreed upon by Chill
and Peru. He thinks unlikely that his Gov
ernmeLt Would consent to sign u treaty under
the conditions mentioned in the dispatch.
yillierc Powell, aged 10 years, and Achille
Thomas, aged 80, both colored, were hanged
Ill ST. James Parish, La, Friday, for the
murder of Eugene Gaudet at Longyiew, in
May last. They confessed their guilt, saying
the motive WAS robbery. About 8, 900 persons
witnessed the execution.
The receipts of grain at Montreal since
January LIST have been IL. 2I5, $50 bushels,
against 1851, S21 during the corresponding
period of 1879. The shipments of grain since
January LIST were 14,3O4, Sl3 bushels against
$780, 1888 bushels during the corresponding
| period of last year.
The Republican Convention of Georgia was
| i'll session ut Atlanta all day Tuesday. After
| an exciting discussion resolution was
| adopted declaring il nexpedient to nominate
| any State officers The sentiment of the del
egates was strongly iii favor of endorsing
Colquitt,
Thomas Mcdonald, u farmer living near
| Commercial Point. Ohio, was taken from his
| house on Tuesday week, by amob of unknown
men and hanged to Il tree. Mcdonald was u
| desperate character, at feud with his neigh
bors, and they are supposed to be the
lynchers.
General Weaver the Greenback candidate
for President is making an active canvass.
| He il to speak in Newark, N. j., on the 10th
instant in New Haven on the 18th, in New
| York city on the 18th, in Albany on the 1lth
in Elmira on the 18th and in Buffalo on the
| 10th.
1t is said that no further attempts will be
made to reconcile the Democratic factions in
Nirgina-the Funders and Readjusters-
after the October elections i'll Ohio and
Indiana. The National Committee i'll New
York are understood to have agreed to this.
Since the passage of the Silver act there
have been coined 6S, 1s9, $50 standard dollars.
OF these, 1855, 443 are outside the Treasury,
and 4s,3O3,3O7 within its vaults. During
August the mints paid out 1856, 4S3 standard
silver dollars, against 3l4, S26 in July.
The body of Christian Wieher, one-armed
man who had committed suicide, was found
in the East river, New York, on Monday
night Deceased was Il widower, about 60
years of age, had six children, and was i'll
comfortable circumstances.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
has adopted resolutions recommending
Captain Howgate as the successor to Chief
Signal Officer Myer, and fayoring the contin-
tlance of the signal service under directions
of the War Department.
The body of well dressed man, much
emaciated, and looking as if death had re-
suited from starvation. was found in an I'M
frequented path, near Lisbon Falls, N. D., on
Wednesday week. The linen was marked with
the initials I'M. L. H.
protracted spell of rainy, chilly weather
IL reported throughout the West. A tele-
gram from Chicago says its effect upon the
still unsecured wheat crop Of the far West
will be injurious, but in Illinois the corn and
pastures are benefited.
In indianapolis. Friday, Judge Heller
ovcr-rued the motion for new trial in the
cases of Mrs. Brown and Joseph Wade. con
vcted of the murder of Mrs. Browns hus-
band and sentenced them to be hanged on
October 9th.
, Three clerks selling tickets in the office of
the Louisiana State Lottery in New York,
were arrested, Friday, by the police. After
the arrests other clerks resumed the sale of
tickets, paying no attention to warnings given
, by the police
During the commercial year which closed on
August 3lst, 409, s0J bales of cotton were re-
ceiyed in Memphis, which il %, $50 bales more
than during the preceding year. The aggre-
, gate value of the cotton was nearly
! | s2i OO0,00O.
Johanna Walling, a woman respectfully
+ connected, was arrested in IIiseyllr N u,
ON Sunday night, ON suspicion of having
murdered her infant. Its body was found i'll
i an outhousc, stramged by u cord around the
| neck
t A cable dispatch has been received in Mon
. treal, announcing that the French Govern
T. meht las decided to grant subsidy of
Y slOO,000 to new French tanadian line of
( steamers between lIavre and Montreal
James Collins, aged II years, was detected
n while stealing coal from Il passing coal train
II ut Bergen Point, N. j.. ON Monday evening.
Il In trying to escape lie fell between the cars,
e and received injuries of which lie died.
II The State Department is advised that ON
8 account Of the disturbed condition of affairs
= in BuGnos Ayres, the Centennial Exhibition,
e which was to have been opened there this
u month, is postponed until next year,
4. The Sioux chief Big Road arrived at Fort
u heogl, NJ. T.. n few days ago, from Sitting
\, iiull = camp, and surrendered, with four of
a his followers His party of 1870 warriors were
u expected TO follow in n day OF two.
= An affray occurred between railroad labor
a, els and soldiers from West Point at High
, land Falls, N. y, on Saturday night, in which
a u labortr, named Sullivan, WAS stabbed twice.
He is now i'll II critical condition.
4 Joseph Neyns was shot dead by Andrew
n Mclaughlin in quarrel over Il game of
n cards, at Lake City Col, Monday. Nevns
~ attacked Mclaughlin with an axe, and the
~ shooting was in srlf-dcfcnce
n, The bark Malay has arrived at Victoria, Il.
a, G., III eight days from Ounalaska. She brings
r no tidings of the 'jeanmette, At Ounalaskt
the JednIette is given mp for los, on account
Of the severity OF last winter.
III The testimony in the ease of James Thomas
e DeJatnette. on trial ut Dauyille, Va, for the
"a murder of his sister, was concluded Tuesday,
~ ana argument was begun yesterday. The
III defense il insanity.
le criminal warrant was issued in Fond du
Is Lac Wis, Monday, for the arrest of Howard
II NJ Kitchen, editor of the Ddily Commercial.
for accusing Congressman Bragg of selling
If cadetships.
n The National Board Of Health is advised
m that during the month of July there were
J., 1876 deaths from yellow fever in Santiago de
is CUBA. The fever was epidemic there on
es July 31st.
rs In Brooklyn, on Saturday night, William
ID Barry, being drunk, beat lis wife SO badly
that she is not expected to recover, because
Mt she refused to give him money TO buy more
al drink.
10 Hon. Andrew d. White, United States
ia Minister to Berlin, writes home that he will
. resume his duties as President of Cornell
m University some time during the coming year.
- Cornelius Coakley was stabbed five times
10 by Dennis Leary, i'll fight, in South Boston
. OH Saturday, and is believed to be fatally
wounded. Lealy was arrested,
u y 1t appears that the two negroes whose
- bodies were found i'll the river i'll Newbeny
y county, ). G., last week, had been lynched fol
y attempting to commit felony.
,s The engineers Of the proposed tunnel under
~ the st. Lawrence river, between lIochelagu
" and lionGenil, are Mt work on the surveys
y land are Sanguine of SUCCESS"
Adjutant-General Drum, acting Chief Sigma
n Officer, has relieved Lieutenant HOwgate from
Ii, duty as disbursing officer and placed him III
ed charge of the signal stations
lie Edward Hanlan, accompanied bv his
III trainer, sailed from New York for Liverpool
IN Oh Saturday. He is i'll good health, and con.
10 tident of defeating Trickett.
II is said that President Hayes, before leav.
IN ing Washington promised that General Mel
he son \. Miles should succeed General Mycr M
AZ Chief of the Signal Office
or Charles Hites was shot dead by his brother
IN n.law, John Ilttrick, i'll Dayton Ohio, last
nj week, because he asked for the re