Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-21
IN GEHERAL.

'luAt Dy reason OF negligence on the pArt OF
William J. Penrod, hagman, and John Rauth,
conductor of the first section, and Julian
Hugely, engineer OF the second section,
collision resulted, and the death OF Willitm
II. Love WAS caused thereby. and the Jury do
further say that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company was guilty Of criminal negligence
in their failure to take due precaution against
the occurrence of such terrible catastrophe
they were negligent in failing to provide rules
whereby the second section could have been
notified of the whereabouts of the first sec
ton, and in not guarding against the over
loading OF trains and, finally, in not employ
ing sufficient number OF men TO properly
manage their trains"
Information has reached the War Depart
ment that Sitting Bull alleges that he has
been deceived by the Canadian authorities
that he is inclined to peace with the United
States but, owing to the dread in which his
followers hold the United States troops, he
could not promise their surrender. He pro-
poses, however, to advance toward Fort
keogh by three circuitous routes, and, If his
Indians were not molested by the troops, they
would consider that the United States Govern
lnent was friendly towards them" The
authorities in Washington will not act on this
information. AZ 1t is believed Sitting Bull is
only trying to get an excuse for following the
buffalo as they move south.
The United States revenue cutter Co,7cin
has returned 10 San Francisco from her Arctic
cruise She brings no intelligence other than
that already received. The officers Of the
| Cor,ein express the belief that the Jednnette
| wintered on the Siberian shore. west of North
Cape, and is there now. They report that, of
| 700 inhabitants of st. Lawrence Island, 500
were found dead of starvation. Traders had
| introduced liquor among them which caused
| them to neglect the laying up of their usual
store of provisions.
,,ot y 4 II.
| OF the Methodist Episcopal Church met i'll
the Lafayette Street NJ. Z. Church, Baltimore,
on Saturday to celebrate its twenty-ffth ami.
versary. Rev. Dr. ID. II. Wheeler, of the New
| York East Conference, editor of the Methodist,
| presided, and delivered the annual address.
| Mr.. G. c. Leigh of Brooklyn, also spoke on
| the advantage of having the pulpit filled by
ministers who have received a collegiate and
theological education.
In the case of Mrs. Sara Howe, manager of
the Ladies Deposit in Boston, bail has been
| fixed at 100000. The amount gequired for
| Julia Gould is $4,000. Both are in jail. Mrs.
| Howe asserts that she was 'wholly innocent
of any wrong doing" that she was Tin the
employ Of a number of wealthy men," and
that 1.-THE whole truth will soon come out I"
| The liabilities of the concern are estimated at
100000, the losses falling upon number of
| poor women.
In Carroll county, Md, Tuesday week, Mil
ton Picket and his daughter Martha, armed
| with revolvers, sailed out to compel Luther
Picket, second cousin Of Martha, to marry
that girl, he as alleged, having betrayed her
Luther refused, whereupon Milton and his
| daughter fired several shots at the yonng
man. The latter returned the fire, fatally
wounding the girls father, who died on
Thursday. Luther escaped
The fishermen and oystermen of Elizabeth
port N. j., Staten Island and Bergen Point
are preparing to oppose in the courts the laying
of oil pipes i'll Newark bay One thousand
men are employed in oyster dredging iii the
bay, and they say that the leakage from the
pipes Will destroy the fish and oyster beds. A
memorial is also being prepared asking the
State Government to protect the waters of
the bay.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road Company has issued a circular, announc-
ing that its road and the Southern Pacific
will be completed and connected about
January LIST, 1881, thus opening up a new
through route between the East and San
Francisco, sacramento, San Jose, Los
Angeles, Marysville, and all other points in
California and Arizona"
A bucket some life preservers and cabin
door, marked "Alpena." have come ashore
north of Grand Haven, Michigan, and it il
believed that the steamer Alpend has been
lost, with all on board. Twcnty-eight pas
sengers are known to have been on the
Atpend, and the body Of one Of thcm-a lad,
has been washed ashore near Holland and
identified.
Albert Kinsley, Harry W. Durham, Georg,
Campbell, Charles A. Joslyf. William 4
Kinds and Others have filed articles of 1850
clat on in Albany, n. Y..und'r the title of til,
Oneida Community, limited 1t IL re-
organization of the unsavory association luut
nown by the same title with. it is said. 9TH,
marital relations changed"
Owing to the long drouth, the water in til,
James river, Virginia, is 30 low That Rich
: mond ls threatened with water famine. One
; of the reservoirs which supplies the city i,
nearly dry the other contains only two fee
OF water Several factories suspended opera
tions yesterday, throwing hundreds Of peupl,
} out of employment.
The excitement in Ouray, Gunmson LAX,
, CITY and Del Nurte, Colorado, regarding thi
treatment of Jackson and the frelghters con
tinues ut Fever heat and there is danger o
: the parties to the outrage being lynchcd
Agent Berry was arrested at the agency on
the 10th inst, and the arrest of Machin an,
Cline was expected
The sheriff of Gunnison county Col. ar
rested Agent Berry, on Thursday, for alege,
completely in the recent lynching by IndiaIl
ut Chnes ranch. The agent was i'll charge o
IL deputy United States marshal, who tool
hlm to the military camp, where they slep
1 together, but Berry escaped during the night
The will of General Albright of NIaucl
. Chunk, leaves the Use of his estate to hi
widow during her life, and the reyersion II
her death to Dickinson College for the edrcu
ton OF poor young men, without regard /,
{ race or color. Should the college make
color distinction the bequest will become null
> The railroad contest in st. Louis, beeui
3 last week. Unlimited tickets renamed II
before, $40 to both Chicago and kansa
t City. Thursday morning week the Chicago
: Alton road reduced its limited tickets Il
$40, and the Wabash road inncdiatel
after dropped its limited rate to 5l.7O.
h This seasons cut of lumber ut the Chau
g diere mills, in Ontaoio, will be 10000, 900 O
q IL, 100000 of feet i'll excess of that of las
year. or in round numbers 100, OOO, 600 feet
n The total of the seasons cut in the mills ol
i both sides of the river i'll the Ottawa dIstric
. will be more than 200, 600. 900 feet.
/ A tressle bridge, $4,000 feet long and o
n feet high, on the Shenandoah Valley railroad
II at East Liberty, Page county, Va, tumble,
d down with IL crash last Saturday afternoon
u killing one man and seriously injurng another
d 1t is thought this will delay the completion a
= the road for several months
+ At Buena Vista. near Huntington Tenn
u Monday, Or. Sebe johnson, his two soi,
. and man named Steele, attacked two men
Il named Owens and Sadberry, ut the latter
y residence. All the party were wounded
u Owens and one of JolusOns SONS mOrtnllv
. The cause was an old feud.
= Morse Mondor, Il laborer, living at poin
n lioye, Quebec, has been arrentrd ON Tin
4 charge OF placing an obstruction ON the trncl
n Of the North Shore Railway. near the bri,l,
4 at that place. Had not the obstruction hcrt
r discovered i'll time the train would have bc,l
i thrown over the bridge to II point 2uD fee.
: below.
il The ground pipe line of the Standard On
u Company across Newark bay has been rrnd
i justed. and Ii test made OH Monday showed /
II to he i'll working order. The pipe cannot lu
= used, however. unit! the injunction agaiI-
g the Use Of the pipes across the Central New
r Jersey railroad has been lifted
c News has been received in Galveston of fin
c destruction of Victories band in Mexico
u Inc band was overtaken in the Los Caslili,
o mountains on the lith instant and totnlr
h defeated next day, Victoria, 50 of Lis warrior,
e and Is women and children being killed. mn
q Mexicans lost only three killed. ''-.'
+ II is reported in Boston that, owing TO IN,
= refusal of capitalists 10 furnish funds TO lin
v cape Cod Canal Company il will be mali,
Q 10 comply with the terms Of its charter whicl
q stipulated that 800, 600 must be expended il
{ actual building operations before the LIST o
D November next.
n The Readjuster Convention of the FonnI
. CONGRESSIONAL district OF Virginia, which me
I al burkevllle In August, and adjourned with
+ ont making nomination. to meet al the sam,
= place on Monday, was not held, and il i. nnv
thought no Readjuster nomination will i,
o made. :"
The Director of the MINIS estimates III.
y amount in