Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
IN GENERAL.

that the vessels fired upon were within three
miles OF the shore and, therefore, within the
limit Of jurisdiction claimed by all maritime
nations; and the Spanish government, he was
assured by the Governor at Santiago de Cuba,
disclaimed any intentional insult. The
Admiral is, therefore, of the opinion that
there il nothing in the case TO warrant further
inquiry by our Government. The orders telo-
graphed To him to go to Havapa with the
Tennessee were connterfnanded last night and
1t is expected that his views will be accepted
by the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday next.
The steamer Neanbeir. from Mazatan,
Mexico arrived at San Francisco Yesterday,
and brought particulars of the recent revolt
of General Ramirez. The latter attacked the
barracks ON the 26th ult., with about 400 men,
and after fight lasting several hours, in
which 30 were killed and rs MANY wounded
on both sides, he was Joined by most of the
remaining Federal troops. He then proceeded
to collect forced loan OF $50.0O0 from the
merchants. On July LIST, Fedaral gunboat
arrived, and shelled the barracks, and on the
I'd Ramiroz left the city. Colonel Reyes over
took and defeated the rebel leader next day,
and additional troops had arrived at Mazatlan
TO pursue the insurgents. Thirty persons
had been killed in an election riot Mt Guada-
ajara.
The private bank of Fisher, Preston, Il Co.,
III Detroit, was robbed of several thousand
dollars in currency last Thursday. While
Frederick d. Clifford, the clerk, was alone in
the bank, stranger appeared Mt the opening
ui tle WIRE screen on the counter and said he
wanted to buy some Government bonds. As
OXFORD was about to reply the stranger
reached through TIE opening aud struck him
senseless with n sung, shot. When he
recovered package containing between
$1,000 and $4,000, which had been living on
the counter, was gone.
party Of drunken r0ughs went to a col
oredi camp meeting Mt Danyille, Ohio last
Friday night, and attacked the participants
with pistols, clubs and stones. They were
repulsed, and one of them, named Dickman,
Has shot through the abdomen. Last Sum
day afternoon another gang of roughs said
TO number two hundred, again attacked the
camp and broke up the meeting. 1t il
thought some of the colorcd people were
killed, but they dispersed 30 rapidly that the
facts could not be learned No arrests have
been made.
test of chains of the ordinary kind, MS
well as of those patented, was made in Phila-
dolphla Thursday, and resulted in favor of
the latter which bore a considerably larger
| tensile strain than the former. The patented
| CHAINS nave ono-quarter mole material in the
ends of the links, where the strain and
friction occur, than on the sides, where the
strain IN less. They have the same amount
|
but arc claimed to have 80 per cent. more
strength and 100 per cent. more durability.
| The Grand Army of the Republic Of Now
Jersey has selected Bonaparte Park, north of
bordehtown as the place for its midsummer
| cncampment Extensive preparations are
making for the occasion. At night the grounds
will be lighted by electricity. One of the
principal attractions will be a sham battle. in
which ilotllla of gunboats and 50 pieces OF
wi l.n
and Cabinet and Generals Hapcock and
Garfield are among those invited to visit the
| encampment.
The Superintendent of the New Jersey
Coast Life Saving Stations has finished his
quarterly inspection of the stations between
cape May and Sandy Hook. He reports that
during the year ending June 30th, assistanc,
was rendered to between so and 60 vessels
OF inc 3uO persons who formed their crew
bat two were drowned, and these persisted il
the rigging before the vessel struck. ii,
wishes the stations to have telegraphic con
hectlons, 10 as to render the service NOR,
efficient.
pleasure boat, containing six ladies ant
two "gentlcmen," capsized Tuesday, after
noon III shark River Cove Mt Ocean Beach
n. >. The male individuals swan ashore
leaving the ladies clinging to the boat. Ella
Ihrockmorton, of Freehold, William j
|
named John Flood, who saw the accden
from the shore went to the assistance of thu
womci'an saved them in an almost exhauste,
condition.
telegram from Agent Iudlam, at Cas
,irande, Arizona, was received by the Wa
department yesterday, stating that the Indian
at that point were drunk on liquor of thei
own manufacture and were killing cacl
othof, ana he had sent TO Fort Mcdowell TO
, | nkAlhtAIlfi "A nal tl,.. tas,,,
There il again a report of 'threatenc,
trouble between the whites and Indians il
eastern oregon and Washington Territory
owing to the oncroachments Of settlers on til
1ahll,s valley, whence the Indians obtain root
Inc Indians threaten to take forcible posses
SION unless the whites leave.
, The police authorities of yineland N. ].
, are investigating the case of n mother charges
WIN attempting to poison her child Wit
farlS green. She admits having frequent
harbored the intention of poisoning hnrsel
ana the child aud tells pitifu tale of suffer
/ ing and poverty.
John Houston, colored, charged with al
tempting to assault u little girl near Shelby
Nlllc, Tenn, and captured by the girls father
was taken from the latters house and lynche
ny masked mob on "Wednesday night
Houston was II bad character, and had been i
, the penitentiary.
, In Memphis, on Wednesday night, Iii
parents of Annie Hardy, IL 15-ycar-od colore
f. Sirl' ON returning from church. found lie
covered with wounds which looked as thong
girl, who had been sick for several DAYS, die
Yesterday OF her injuries. There is no clue t
the murderer.
:, George Bennett, convicted of the murde
OF senator Brown, was hanged Friday i
toronto. lie made short speech, denyn
a tilat ne had any attention of killing Mi
$ Brown when no visited his office, am
! accidentally.
r The United States Mint regulations ar
! being revised. 1t is found that, under n prf
:. VISION of the Revised Statutes, the ont
quarter, one-eighth and one-sixtecnth part
OF the Mexican silver pillar dollar are redeem
Q able by the United States at 20, 10 and cent
b respectively.
q General Ord reports that Victoria has prol
:. ably crossed the Rio Grande and is m6yin
i towards Eagle Springs. -Four hundred Mex
q icalls are pursuing him, and Gen. Grerson
y command IL marching from two points toward
Eagle springs, to cooperate with the Mex
leans.
. Our Consul at Alexandria has been in
!. Strncted by tho State Department to Civ
notice of our Governments adhesion to In
plan Tor liquidating the Egyptian debt M fol
mulated by the International Committee o
q Liquidation soon after the abdication of til
@ Khedive. "
a Alexander Campbell Manager of Camr
@ pei tobacco factory, in Montreal, has nlyt
Q tcrlolsly disappeared. He disappeared in
q similar manner two years ago, and was SUI
a posed to have committed Suicide but returne
after lie had been given up AZ dead.
r Three or four men entered the Saving
Bank, at Allddletown, Conn, Thursday, Will
: some uf the officials We're ut dinner, and Will
. one Of them engaged the attention of tn
: clerk, the Others entered the vault an,
t secured 5S,5OO. All escaped.
:, John Turner, son of the sheriff at Utal
8 tlty, Utah, was found murdered, near Ech
v city, Thursday. A tramp named Welcom,
u who had been arrested by the sheriff for hors,
= stealing and threatened to bo reyenged.
a suspected of the crime.
1 The murdered body of James Woods wa
= found near Iamaqua Pa. Yesterday morning
William Orr, suspected OF the murder, Ina
been arrested. Woods had interfered to saw
OTIS wife from beating by her brutal lut
band.
DIR. N. f. Williams was assassinated Will
riding home, at Mcchanicsburg, Miss, OF
= saturday evening. A colorcd man wa
arrested on suspicion, and has confessed hi
/. CUNT, saying he "was paid to kill the doctor.
4 The sentence of Nelson Mitchell, colored
r who was to have been hanged in Amhers
g county. Va, on tomorrow for the murder o
4 John Z. Gillespie has been committed b
: Governor Holiday to imprisonment for life.
/ The National Board of Health is advises
:, that there were "A deaths from yellow feyc
. III Havana during the week ending July 18th
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