Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
eagles, to supply the demand for gold coin ~,
those denominations. y

1t is believed that the bode, -,
he men entombed in the Hudson river tnnnol
,ould not be reached by means Of the cogaa
lam, and the immediate construction NJ
,aisson was decided upon. 1t is believed th.,
hey will not be reached In less than fon,
weeks. '
A large number Of appointments to IN.
Census Office at Washington, D. O., have
been made within the past few days. Few
will receive over 5000 per year. ii il esti
mated that it will take three years TO com.
plete the compilation Of the census.
George Van Brunt,a druggist, of seabripb,
n. j., in mistake, gave Elizabeth Monaghan
fatal dose OF u solution of morphine. insteaS
Of EPSON salts. She is dying, and Van Brunt
who IL a strict temperance man and bears =
high reputation, ia nearly frantic.
The cotton crop in Alabama has been an
much damaged by worms and the recent rains
that Ii now feared that not more than half The
cotton that was expected, four weeks ago. On
the prairies and bottom lands will be made,
The crop is also injured by rust.
While under arrest, yesterday, Thomas A.
keeper of an opera house in On.
cinnati, o., shot Policeman Chunley twic"
The wounds are fatal Chumley's son. two
daughters and Vigil Jackson, an actress were
also in custody at the time.
The United States steamship Potrba,o,
which has been cruising on the Cuban con.i
to prevent insults to the American Har hv
Spanish war vessels, has returned TO po1
Royal, $. c.. and will be replaced by the
Vdnddlid.
The body of Patrick Corcoran, aged d
years, WAS found, Sunday morning, near
the Tenth street bridge, Pittsburg, the skull
being fractured, evidently with blunt instru.
ment., The murderer has not yet been az
rested.
Colonel b. J. Chambers, Greenback cand.
date for Vice President states that 81 the i'm.
proved condition of his health justifes him in
announcing to the people his intention of 70.
manning on the ticket to the end of the cam
paign.'
Adyices from Havana, report the uncOndi.
tional surrender Of General Garcia Ynigue1
(Calixto GARCIA, with General Fonseca and
three companions-al that remained of the
last expedition that landed i'll Cuba with
Garcia.
The United States steamer Pophataa.
ordered from Port Royal, s. c., on the l7th
ult., to investigate the recent alleged insults
by Spanish cruisers to the American flag was
of Santiago de Cuba on the 18th ult
Although complaints have been received
from some parts of Arkansas OF rust and
shedding yet tho general condition of the
cotton plant at present is good and is some
what better than that of last season.
Jose Piodraliita, of New York, who was
arrested at Havana and imprisoned in the
Moro Castle for seven days by the Spanish
authorities, has formally notified Secretary
Evarts of the facts in the case.
At the instance of the District ATTORNEY
Judge Hare, Friday. held "Dr." William
Klemet, of Philadelphia, in $1,000 bail to
answer the charge of practising az q physician
without having diploma &c.
John L. Klingensmith, agent for an Indal-
apolis firm, was killed in Old Town. Ark. a
few days ago, by Calvin Smith, also of lndlall-
apolis. There was a fcud Of two or three
years standing between them.
The ninth annual meeting of the National
Board of Steam Navigation, will be held at
Norfolk, Va, beginning on September LIST at
10 O'Clock n. m. 1t is expected that over 200
delegates will attend.
The ship Edith Troop, from New Orleans
for st. John, N b., has not been heard Of
since she was sighted of Cape Hatteras, three
months ago, and, being now ITO days out, she
il given up for lost.
special from San Antonio, Texas says
that the iilibusters Mt Austin, styled the Army
of Occupation, are closely watched by General
Ord, who thinks, however, that there is little
i'll the movement.
Elite Pennington, n young woman, was
fatally stabbed by William IL. Laden, u young
man with whom she was intimate, in Albany.
N. Y, Friday. She said there was no cause
for the assault
Goldsmith Maids Oldest colt killed herself
in attempting to jump fence, near Trenton
N. Jon Tuesday night week. Her owner,it is
said, refused an offer of 100000 for her
short time ago.
Elections were held in Utah Monday week.
In Salt Lake county there was no opposition
| to the Mormons, but the Liberals managed
to elect parttof their ticket i'll two other
counties.
William Gill, an alleged agent of the I.ouis-
lana Lottery Company, was held in New York
| Tuesday, i'll 1900 bail to answer the charge
| of having sold tickets for drawing III that
| concern.
The Commissioners for the United States
| international Exhibition of 1888 held Their
| preliminary meeting Tuesday in New YORK.
and appointed Committee on Credentials
The coroners jury in the case of Clint Mon
tague, at Frankfort Ky, has found that Ii,
was killed by Theodore Davis, who il undc
arrest, and William Hail. who is at large.
| In Georgia the cotton plant is said to ID
forming and blooming splendidly, and the con
dition, az compared with last season, il Uni
versally conceded to be much better.
Hon. John A. Mcmahon has formal,
| accepted the Democratic nomination to Con
gress in the Fourth district of Ohio wlicl
lie positively declined week ago.
John Clark was arrested in Peoria, Ill.,. On
Thursday, with $1,000 of counterfeit ten
dollar Treasury notes in his possession. i'll
will be taken to Chicago for trial.
= Mrs. W. 4. Pritchard, wife of u well-knowl
turfman, hanged herself in San Francisco
| ynEtnriny ,nnrpittU hnnotta. IL. a
her husband was short OF money.
The Putnam phalanx of Hartford, Conn, ha
accepted an invitation from the Gate Cit
Guard and local authorities of Atlanta, Ga, t
visit the latter city in October.
Three cars of an excursion train fcl
through bridge into the canal at Waycry
ONO, last evening. One person was killtt
and sixteen injured. one fatally.
Mrs. Pickering, All aged lady, was killed b.
a train while trying to cross the track of ta'
Northern Central railroad, near Dauphill
Pa, on Thursday afternoon.
Reports from Texas state that the cottul
crop in many places il blooming well. fiN
counties report some boil worms, and il
others picking is going ON.
Maud s. and St Julian arc to trot il
Rochester, N. ". on to-day. for II 32.OO
PURSE each to beat the best time ON record o
| clther lfottcr OF PAGER.
Since the Goth ult., the excessive rainR lav
caused the cotton plant i'll Louisiana to grow
too much to weed. Compared with last yea
it is less favorable
The Indian Chief Victoria il reported b.
Gen. Grierson to be again on the America
side of the Rio Grando. Troops have bee
ordered in pursuit.
Aaron Drum a brakeman, was fatally in
inrod by his head striking u bridge OH tn
Hudson River railroad, near Montrose yes
terday morning.
Tranquilino Luna was nominated for Del
gate i'll Congress by tic Republican TER
torial Convention of Now Mexico, d
Thursday.
The Secretary of the National Prohibition
committee asserts that his party will put .
Electoral ticket before the voters of tweut
States.
For the week ending August 9th, at III
Philadelphia Custom House the clcuraiIc,
were 545, 72O. l22.O3, and the balances 50, gjl
4Si.SD.
The fifteenth annual session of the Stat
Camp of Pennsylvania Patriotic Order of Sol
of America, will begin to-day III Lock Have
Pa.
In Florida the cotton plant is formin.
/ blooming and frIiting well, and il in gui
as good il not better condition than last yea
| The Assessed valuation of property III I'll
city of Boston, Just made, shows an increa'
of $50, 7G6, 500 since the assessment last yea
Tho aggregate census returns give MAST
chllsotts population of 1,7S3, Sl2, an incroas
OF ~ per cent. over the last census figures.
, John Maguire was hanged yesterday at So
: tafacl, CAL, for the murder of fcllow-co'
Wet III the penitentiary there II year ago.
4 The wreck of the burned steamship 81,