Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-17
At the municipal election in p,,,.,

At the municipal election in Pb,lado,
phis Tuesday the vote was the hiohss,
EVER cast at purely local election bara
and, with the exception OF the vote a, H..
Presidential election Of 1880, IL ia ,bs
highest ever cast on any occaeIon m
total vote on Receiver Of Taxes, aecordin,,
to the returns received, was l5l Ara. On
Mayor. $50 e65; GA City Solicitor, $50 saT
John Hunter. Independent Republ,o.n
endorsedby Democrats, IL elected H.caiva,
OF Trx-s by MAJ GRITTY of 26 ll6; samns,
q King Independent ID IA ostat. eudny.aa
by Independent R5puhlicaus liz el.o,Sd
Mayor by majority of o, 533; and William
Nelson West, Republican, is re.elect,d
City Solicitor by majority of 20 sso
Mr.. Vests majority Represents the X NH
lican party majority es nearly En- NAV hs
20, 1862; and tniH, added To Mr. Hnntar,,
majority OF 26, ll6 makea "a rRu,euaia a,
Al, sfs and thj, ia turn ah8Ss lie exte,,
to which ali The "busNeA' O. every sra
were defeated At yeslefd VA election il,
Philadelphia. The p.opie have esser,.s
their independence IL. most eiu .,Lstic firm
and substance. Tao r turug for ,Jo,n,ni,..
will ha found ~ their proper pace M
force OF publ ,pinion hal te,n IL tb.r.
also. This rsviihilpn begun by thn TO-
election of Mr. Patltru hls not tur, nd
backward.
John W. Yong son II brigham Yoaup
arrived Ia Deupei, Colorado, ON h.onde,
night, and WAR nlm diuit ly arrested n,
u Deputy United States Martha!. on telt,
graphic ipslt0et'onS trum the United
states Marshal ut salt I,ka Civ. uts,a
Young had deem indicted for bivamv
Young appeared .fo'" tht Uptted Sat.
VoniihlssioLer iu.tday, aud CAV. Il bond
Tor ", OOO. IL i supposed th complain.
ant III doiendant's first wife, Philao,lnhia
Indy, whom he m.tritG some wears Ann
ana who letI him whuu lie took IA seoopd
wife.
Tho FOst of St Louis puhliahes retuto.
OF 'he present condition aud prospects OF
the winter wheat crop ip tie distriols
tributary to that city. The AVERAGE il
much IstRer than lat year, and IN,
reports thus far show that very pliybr
damsge has bgen done by the sever.
weather The reports from IlllpoIa M.
especially .fav0rat liz, and indicate a larv,
yield OF excelltpt quality.
The propeller Citg Of Huntington. after
drifting about 10 the ice on l.AkV Niehioa,,
for three weeks, arrived within two mile.
of Chicago. last week, and Der pls,euper.
were landed on the ZOE. rhs ,rop,ler
had plenty Of provisions on buard and
her passengers did not sufjr Tor w,nt of
food.
Subcommittee of the Ways and Mean,
COMMITTEE having und' cor sidetntion tbp
till apprnpriatiss $2SO, 100 sor the nut
pose OF placing III dlstili.rits "a suitable
meter to measure the quality and test the
gravity and temperature of distilled
spirits" decided Monday to report
1t adversely to The fsl committee.
Alexander Hamilton, a resident of U1ls.
town, illinois, attempted to shoot himself
on au Erie railroad train near Paterson
New Jersey, last Thursday murIipg.
passenger dashed down the revolver which
Hamilton had pointed AT himself and the
bail buried itself in his ankle.
According to the returns (uprsyi.qs.
received by the Census Bureau. The s,,n
planted 10 cation IN he Southern Stairs In
1879 was IA t6i l67 acres, ard the orop
o 566 7G7 baies. Virginia. Missouri and
the lnontn territory aro not inc,ud ia
his retrrn they viii pEoSlbly add 10 tho
total 90 0I0 or $4,000 bales.
Work has been suspended on the hrs,
100 miles of tho Canadian Pacific railway
west Of Winnipeg, but it il believed tho
suspension is only temporary, bong neca.
sion, d by the transfer # tho conservation
of the road FROM tho Government to the
Syndicate, which takes place this month
III the United Staieb court at u chmoud,
Virginia, last week, Judge Bond depi,d
ia petlhon for postponoment of tho
safe of the Atlantic, Mississippi 4 0ao
railroad for 80 days, ara 20, hrmed the
previous order Of tue court for the sale OF
tho road.
Alice Coyle, aged lG Yeas, was drowned
by breaking through the ice on the ever
ut Warren, kuOde Iilapd, on Tuesday
night Her body was 40. recovered.
ioung mau, wno Was drawing her along
the Ice on sled, also brooks through, but
was rescued
Elisha Courtney aud Roscoe p. Griffith,
who robDsd the ulall near 0peOu-as, Lcui-
siunn, ou tna 3 INST, wers arrested gu
ne 7th, aud have been taken to New
Orleans. ihoy confessed thtir crime Md
gave up $3.50 IN MONEY which they lad
taken iIoaI registered letters.
The trial Of Clarence Gray for the
mufd of Tn odOre Clancy, editor Of the
Press, in Santa Barbara California his
resulted iu the discharge OF the Jury for
inability to agree. The defense WIS that
CLANCY waa the aggressUr, aud that the
shooting was accidental
A telegram from Rome to tho New York
FTeemahs J0R'RH announces the sp-
Commitment OF Very Rev. +. Jansseua,
Vicar General Of Richmond, 10 be Bishop