Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-25

William II. Morgan In Chesapeake Bay, tels-
graphed from Richmond, Va, on Wedre,da
proves to be q hoax. The report was started
by an impostor, who represented himself 10
be the captain Of the fictitious vessel, for tbs
purpose of obtaining money.
Andrew ]. Gillen, who murdered Misa
Sigerson in New York Ia believed to be prowi
ing in the wilds of Pike county, Pennsylyania
kilograms have been received In Milford
notifying the authorities to capture him, and
q description of him has been circulated
through tho county.
Application was made on behalf OF the
Crown last week before the Vice-Admralty
Court, in Quebec, to have the Atalaya case
reopened because cartridges had been found
in the bed of the river where she was
anchored. The matter was held under con
sideration.
1t has been discovered In Baltimore that
the bodies Of Mrs. Annie Carter and her
daughter Jennie Smith, have been stolen
from their graves in Baltimore Cemetery.
Mrs. Carter was buried ON September 2Oih
and her daughter Oh the 18th OF this month,
In the Superior Court, at Chicago, last
week, judgments wer entered in favor OF
Mary " hite for $4,000 damages, for injuries
sustained by the explosion Of soda water
fountain in candy store, by which she was
confined to her house for several months
An application to bail William Grover, the
50-year old husband who shot his l3-year-old
wife at Eatontown, N. j., last week, WAS
refused last week. the girl not yet being con
sidered out Of danger. 1t il thought Grover
will be sent TO an insane asylum.
W. M Perkins and j. l.. Coleman quar-.
relied and fought in Seuttsville, Va, on We'd
nesday. Some cOlured employees Of Perkins
and white friends of Coleman were drawn into
the fight, and the result was the killing OF
Andrew Jackson q COlOred man,
At meeting of the Irish Land League of
Montreal, on Sunday, subscriptions to tie
amount of $50 were paid in, and it was an
nouuced that 80 far $3.50 had been RENTED
to Dublin. Leave to establish branch leagues
in various places was granted.
On Sunday night an old man named
Schroeder was frozen to death i'll the woods
at West Plains, N. j.; n tramp was frozen to
death on a hotel stoop at Poughkeepsie, N
y, and farmer, named Lott, was frozen to
death in lonlney, Ont.
Heavy snow fell at Scranton and Milford,
Pa, and light snow at Albany, N. y, on
saturday. Along the Chesapeake 4 Ohio rail
road lii Virginia, from stanton to Hunting.
ton SNOW tel, with temperature degrees
below the freezing point.
The Dominion Government has again
demanded OF the local Government of British
Columbia the transfer of all public lands in
that ii the demand be refused, the land sub
sldy will be Withdrawn.
In the Insolvency Court at Boston, Fri
day, Judge Alcklm appointed Augustus Reiss
assignee lor the Ladies Deposit" of which
Mrs. Howe was manager. A number of
women were present III court whose claims
aggregated sl5O,OOU.
Herman Schmidt, II saloon keeper of Mil
waukee, committed suicide in hotel, in
Ia iul. H.. al.
lawful husband of an actress who recently
married Emil Wahle, u prominent musician
oI Butfalo.
John Mehan was shot by William Engels-
kncher, in quarrel in the latters saloon, ut
highland Falls, n. u, on Saturday. Alehan
died Ill two hours and Engclskincher and his
brother jacob were arrested, the latter al
accessory.
Official returns from all the counties in
Wisconsin give Garfield l4l, 1856 votes Han
cock, ll1,653; Weaver, 1882 Dow, 81;
Phelps, Anti Masonic, u Garfield plurality
over Hancock, 29,743i majority over all,
2l,GO3
Judge McCrary, in Denver, Col, Friday
refused motion to transfer the case OF
Indian Agent Berry to the state Courts, the
Judge holding that the United States has
exclusive jurisdiction on the Indian reseryA-
tons.
The Public Produce Exchange in Chicago
suspended Monday owing to the sudden rise
III gram, PROVISIONS, etc. Its liabilities are
estimated ut upwards OF slOO,UU0. Several
smaller concerns have suspended for the game
reason.
Charles L. Anchisi, an Italian of good APP
pearance and address, Is swindling people
extensively III the South by representing hun
self Us being connected with the Secret Ser
vice DIVISION OF the Treasury Department.
Alexander H. Stephens has been reelected
to Congress, from the Eighth district of
Georgia, by ll,34l majority. 1t i'd said that
the majority for Olin Nellborn, Democrat i'll
the flith district Of Texas, reaches 80 900.
George Kraft, Phiiadephian, was
seriously wounded last Friday afternoon, by
the careless handling of fowling piece by
John McGatn, OH the yacht Clara. III Chesu-
peake Bay, about 10 miles from Baltimore
Michael III. Dunley, Il recently discharged
soldier, shot and severely wounded u woman
and then committed suicide, III II house of
tNh feputo, III st Louis, on Saturday night.
lie woman had refused to marry HIM
The British steamer Delambre, from Rio
Tor New Orleans, With 26 900 bags of coffee,
grounded OH sunday in IL fog near the South
west Pass Of the Mississippi, and will have to
be llBhlened before she can be iloated
The total value of the exports of domestic
provisions and tallow from the United States
during the first ten months OF the present
year, was Sll3, i,isO, against $50, SD 2gJ
for the corresponding period OF 1879
The trial of George W. Ware, in Dayton,
ONO, for the killing of Lee Brombaugh. who
was too intimate With Mrs Ware, resulted
last week III a verdict of not guilty, the jury
being out only II few minutes.
An automatic signal buoy giving blasts Of
Whistle ut short intervals, has been moored
OF the point OF the Over Falls Shoals entrance
to the Delaware The buoy is painted red
with the figure on il i'll white.
The Canada Pacific Railroad Syndicate are
about to establish an Immigration bureau for
Canada, similar to that III New York. This is
IN view OF large immigration to the North
west expected next year
The official returns Of the vote Of Illinois
give Cullonl, hep, for Governor, 3l4, 56,,
llumbull, DEM, 2IId32. Streeter Green
back, - SgS tullums plurality. 81, t33;
majority, $, $50
For the benefit of shipping.and Other com
merclal lutereStS.a Geographic and cautionary
signal station will lie established at Hatteras
met, n. o., aud gees into operation on
December LIST.
On November list, the estimated amount OF
gold CON and bullion i'll the United States
was 5lOl.Ol2,DjO; and of silver coin and buf
lion, sl5s,2ll,327 total gold and silver
cjl2, 2s3, 357. %
The official canvass of Connecticut e,;,ao
Garfield 2,61b plurality and major Ifv NJ
1852 over all. Bigelow, Republican far
Governor, has 2,1I2 plurality Az ls77
majority. 1''''
pr. Thomas Wood, prominent urceop ~
Cincinnati, died ON sunday uf BIZ nod noisnn.
ing, CAUSED by attending, with chu uped hand
some persons injured in a ~ sent railroad
disaster. 'N
Gen. Grant was OH SAturla elect.d mn
honorary member of the Mifllle,ey Glnh ~
iioston. lhc General was t, ltcrtainad nv tn.
Lotos Club, i'll New York, on Eatnrtlnv
evening.
The epizooty Inns almost entirely disan.
leaitd from Moutreal, and American horse
dealers are nihklhg extensive purchases in
That city Tor boston and other New England
cities.
William DEseoll,i white, was murdered Lv
Two colored men named lwigEs wbils
asleep IA butlie county. Ga, last lursdny
might lhe murdeIerh have been arrested.
Cobfprd the champion uarsman of priti.b
Co4uihbla, Is anxious to make Il match with
ilalliali, and has gone to san Francisco TO see
Ills hackers for the purpose.
Ceilsus Superintendent Walker. il il aoid
expects TO he able to announce the result OF
Inc eeilalls for the whole United State, oLnnt
the middle OF December.
EpAraim Hail, colored was shot nj. and II
y beiIeted fatally wounded, bv Michael Land.
llSail, III quarrel III the lutter's bal.room in
Baltimore, thursday.
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