Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Grimes and Casualties A
Destructive Drought In the Old
Dominion-A Few Fatal Railroad
Accidents-An Insane. Inventors
suicide-sbot in the Chain Gang
Indian Troubles i'm Dakota
II IL reported from Bismarck, Dakota, that
the settlers in the Missouri Valley are greatly
excited by the announcement that the mill
tary post OF Fort Yates il to be abandoned
There il said to be nearly S2O0,0OO worth of
Government property at this post, which il
regarded az the guardian" of nearly 5000
Indians, and ita abandonment, it is believed
would result in mArauding expeditions by tho
young Indians. The inhabitants of Bismarck
and the settlers in the Valley have sent n
protest to the President, with request that
the cause of the alleged trouble between the
military and the agent at the post be inyes-
igated. The discrepancy, whatever 1t IL,
seems to have lead to the order of abandon
ment. General Terry, it is understood, dis
approved of the order.
A wreckng train sent from East st. Louis
TO pick up Il wrecked freight train on the
Nandalia road ran into Il west-bound freight
tram about six miles out, on Saturday ut
noon. Both locomotives, three flat cars of
the wrcckimg tram, and one stock car OF the
freight train were destroyed. Aonzo Woods,
iirenen on the freight engine and Thomas
Boascy, blacksmith, riding on the tender OF
the wrucking train were killed. Eleven men
We're seriously injured. One of Them Henry
! FrOhardor, II shop hand on the wrecking
tram. received fatal injuries. Both trains had
been warned to look ont for each other
telegram from Petersburg. Va, reports
4 the continuance of the destructive drought IN
( hrginn. IN many counties no rains of any
service have fallen for four months, and the
la
ground baked to hardness. In Petersburg
there Is fear that the water supply will fail
and prayers have been offered in the churches
Tor rHln similar report comes from YER
mont. Throughout that State the weather
for the last 10 days has been the hottest
known i'll june for 80 years. The hay crop
I Will be less than half tho average, and corn is
Z backward.
Tuesday was the hottest day Of the season
at various points ON .he New Jersey coast At
Long Branch the temperature ut one time
waB 10 degrees on the pier and 30 in the
village. several persons were sunstruck, one
Henry Finch, of New Nork-it il believed
fatally. At Perth Amboy, the temperature
reached - degrees III the shade, at lied Bank
luO and at south Amboy lU2 Two men were
sunstruck at the latter place one OF them,
named John Conway was not expected to
recover The temperature in Wilmington
'''''' ""' - "'b'''' ~ u rloch'
y. Z. Newell, real estate dealer of Chi
cage, was drowned n few days ago under
peculiar circumstances. His mind had become
Hnectedand lie believed that he had invented
Il ME pfcsrrNcr constructed of lead. One
day last week, after sending word To his wife
that lac was going to try his invention, he took
passage IN steamer for ShUbuygan, across
the lake. When about halfway across he
quietly nndrcs-cd and binding the lead about
hl3 body slipped INTO the water Ills body IL
not likely t. he recovered.
ity Treasurer Williams. of Rochester, y,
y. drowned .hmscif Monday after having
attempted suicide hy cutting the arteries OF
his lett wrist some time ago the Common
Council appointed COMMITTEES 10 investigate
li1 accounts and the matter proved upon hi,
mind he report of the committee, showing
his accounts to he correct IN every particular
was not published until Sunday Air
Nl!l!IHA' though Young man, had bcel
Guy treasurer Tor many wears, and was greatly
r'7I'eud'
Tho property at the Waumbrcb lumbe
Company, which failed III 1871. with liublntie
amounting to about 500 600 was sold a
auction tuesday in Bethlehem, y. III. by Ia,
by the assignee in bankruptcy The sale
included among other thinps ii OpO nrrpa ~
'Nll, th' company = large mills and raIroa,
'lsIheH ana cars. lie prices realized Will. |
Is TnIa' insure better dividend for TIL
ti'"li"IH IMAM was expected, and 1t Ii be
NeN"u 1hr mills Will soon bc III operation
"t"IL
"A the ''chNin gang, composed Of pctt,
criminals, wa7 sweeping one of the streets o.
Norfolk va, on saturday afternoon col
"frd man llahtd Lewis refused To obey n
viu'I rom licAfy Emit III" officer IN charge
ne NllIf ttf''rA the negro, Who returned til
i.'" ana llltl u escape. Butt tNriI free