Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-08


pi connecting the private car with plat
fem car in the rear broke, and the engine
sbt rapidly ahead. The sudden motion
thew Mr.. Lincoln and Mrs. Appleton upon
til rails, when the forward wheels of the
pltform car passed over them. Mrs. Apple
to died in 10 or 20 minutes, Mr., Lincoln in
les than an hour.
PARTICULARS Of the powder explosion OF
Mnterey, CAL, on Sunday. by which w. q.
Brke was killed, and B. F. Hastings seriously,
II not fatally, injured, show that it was
cilsed by Hastings carelessness. The two
nm and another, named Buckbee, entered o
Magazine tent where. powder was stored, tc
pspare cartridges for cannon. Hastings
tok a Ratchet to open 25-pound can OF
pwder, and the explosion followed the first
bow on the can. The tent and its contents
wre blown in all directions. Burke was
killed.. and Hastings mangled and burned
byond recognition. so that his recovery ii
dubtful. Buckbee escaped with slight
ifury.
| IN the Circuit Court at Chicago last week
Tdge Durham set aside a deed of a home.
aiad made by ID. d. Spencer, ex-president OF
IL defunct State Savings Bank, to his wife
biore marriage The deed was set aside to
siisfy Il Judgment against defendant and in
ffor Of the depositors, for $4,000. The
"
Srncer lowed the bank over half million
dtlars and knew that he was insolyent, and
TIT the deed was made in view of insolvency
e secure to his family assets which should
bong to the depositors of the bank"
| Notice has been given by the receivers OF
| IL Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pny and OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Cal and Iron Company of the postponemeni
util September 10, 1880, of any announce
mt of their decision upon the payment OF
iierest due July list, upon the divisional
cal land mortgage bonds of the company
Pyments We're made yesterday in redemption
othe first mortgage six per cent. bonds, but
nne for the Coal and Iron Company's bonds
ad mortgages
| The naked body of all unknown man was
fund lying face downwards in the mud in
to extreme northern section of Chicago, on
| Snday. The throat was cut and there was 0
ct i'll the back of the head. laborer's suit
oclothes was near the body. 1t is believed
b the police that the man was murdered, and
h body then taken to the place where ii was
lind. His hands were delicate, and not
tbse accustomed to mammal labor. There is
II clue to the murderers.
The Spanish representatives in New Yorl
revived n telegram from Havana Monda,
r0orting the complete defeat of the insur.
gnts under the command of Calixto Garcia
il Cuba. General Pho Rosado, Majors
Ntalio Argento and Enrique Varona, Fell,
Nrejan and Manuel Cortes Echaveria, all OF
WON accompanied Garcia in his last expedi
tin from the United States, were taken pris
oars. Garcia and the remnant of his fol
loers fled to Managua.
IN incendiary fire at Liberty, Sullivan
cdnty, N. Y, yesterday morning DESTROYED
auilding containing two stores and the post
olcc. Loss s22,O0O. Linden Hall, in Maiden
Mss, was also destroyed by an incendiar,
IN last week morning. The Layton Houst
aii ontbuildngs at Milford, N. j., wer,
d'troyed, with their contents, yesterda,
mriiing by fire started by lightning.
yacht containing IA persons was capsize,
va squat in White Bear lake, near st. Paul
NM, Monday afternoon. Francis. Gibson
h wife and two children, the wife of JOIN
bw, BOWS sister Tillie and a child o
lomas Cline We're drowned The rest o
tose IN the boat, seven men, made II,
tempt to save the lives of their companions
III saved themselves by swimming ashore.
The steamer CHy Of Ptking, from Hong
olk and Yokohama, arrived at San Fran
SEQ Monday. She brings report iron
ritsh sources, that 'the oycrtureS OF til
mcIicans for "a treaty of commerce witt
orea had been rejected, although til
ipanese Consul acted M mediator AN
nat Commodore Schufeldt has returned /
'pan, but proposes another essay"
The Greenback State Convention of Con
ectcut was held Monday in New Haven
lcialistic-Labor delegates from New Have
ere admitted. Presidential Electors WEI
iosen, and u full State ticket was nominated
eaded by Henry g. Baldwin for Governor
resolution was adopted repudiating all
tempt to bring about coalition with eitht
Ie Democratic or Republican party.
The total coinage of the United State
} iuts during June amounted to 4,s7S. As
! eces valued at s6,4l5.30G, The total coin
&c for the twelve months which ended on tn
, , 18th ult., was GO,92s,1l2 pieces, valued a
, A,37O, IA. This is the largest coinage eve
tecuted III one year at the mints. II include
} ,933, $50 standard dollars.
,, A large crowd gathered at Wellington, L
/ /, on saturday, for athletic sports. Thoma
B all, ships boatRwain, created disturb
D zee, and was chained to post i'll the stabl
D the Wellington Hotel. Soon after tn
. able was discovered to be on fire, snd a rus
as made to unbind Hall, but the flame
4 rove back the rcscuers, and he was burne
, death before their eyes.
. Applications has been made in Toronto fo
y rule to show cause why II new trial Shout
i Ut be granted to George Bonnet, alias Dicl
NJ, sentenced to be hanged for the murde
1 Hon. George Brown. The application
> lpportcd by afldavits alleging that one q
| 10 jurors Ill Bcnnett's case was asleep durin
/ le trial.
s number of employees on the stamp roll {
/ e Internal Revenue office were hotitie
Gently of the revocation of their appoint
ents. These appointments have heretofor
len IN the hands of the Commissioner {
,ternal revenue it is understood thoy wi
lreaiter be made by Secretary Sherma
. cectly.
: The 'Cochrane and Cannon herds Of shol
t irns from Canada" were sold in Chicag
a 1t week, and brought high prices. ri
4 Scnth and eighth ''Duchess of Iillhurst
huGht $4,000 each, and the seventh ''Dul,
{ Hillhrust," $500. Forty-threc animal
Nre sold for s3s, 525.
ieneral Emery Upton, for the last fou
8 yrs on duty ut the Artillery School q
$ lrtress Monroe, has gone to Washington [
: sve on the board for the revisal of the arm
a rulatiOns. When the work of the Board
a elle lie VIII go to California To tax commal
= CHS regiment.
q Henry NIcKibbcn, aged % years, son of j
=, Mckbben, manager of the Girard Hons
philadelphia, committed suicide in n liuno
sre in Broadway, New York, las. weel
0 swallowing laudanum. He was very dissi
: tied in his habits, and his wife had left hin
y consequence.
o Postmaster Haitranft, Philadelphia, has nc
0 y resigned his position to assume that c
. hllector OF the Port. Under advice fror
y ic authorities at Washington, the duties Z
a 10 Collectors Office are still discharged b
- y. Tuition. His commission expired Ma
D :, 1880
, In Chicago, Monday, Captain Wilhal
almond, of the tug Satisfaction, indulge
a target practice with revolver, He la
e lhdeu the weapon to his son, who began [
: euninc the chambers when n rnrfrida
D e'loded killing the father on the spot'
y her,, WAS Il riot in TroyNlills, Iowa, MOI
y u, growing ont of the slapping of
nnS face for insulting Il woman. Seyera
Inbred persons took part in Il free fight.
~ ~ were wounded, -four ii is believe
f: lally.
~ inc of the eleven iron foumdrica m III
NJ Hiking and Shawnee districts of Uhip Ina,
No Stpcd ION account of the high price ,
:. ming" and the two stall i'll operation a,
~ e>ectcd to stop within ten days.
e he Republicans yesterday reilommatt
e Clrlcs IL. Joyce for Congressman from IA
n Fit district of Vermont, and loser
lGensen for Congressman from tho Fourt
. dIrict of VirghIia,
lie lttshurg Gdztte Announces that IL
: utees of the Southern railroad Ina,
dtcted the lcsseos to continue Indefinite
9 thtwo cents per mile rate for passengers a
Ii I'll road.
y illiam bradbury, aged 30 years, an
# Alandcr Ball, aged 20, both Philadclphinn
" We accidentally drowned on SUNDAY Ii
II ftoer at Sonth Chester, the latter at Il
LalrettO.
'ne Wilson, clairvoyar. was arrested !
Chinnati last week on the charge of havil
Gated the death of Josephine williamson
i wi'w, by malpactice, the day before.
e lis Hardwood, ex-cashier Of thc Isosto
n lbuny railroad committed sriicide