Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12
IN GENERAL.

The Colorado beetle is reported In IA.
doing great damage to the potato vine, n
Norfolk county, Virginia.
Hayes White, convicted of the murd,,,
of Sheriff Beattic, was sentenced a,
Marion, Ark, Thursday, to h. hanoi
on the 10th of june.
indictments have been found in New
York against the captains of Il oc.,.
steamships for violation of law in cary.
ing an excess OF passengers.
j. C. Barton, young lawyer, was SEN.
fenced in Atlanta, Ga, Monday morn
ing, to four years imprisonment in H..
penitentiary, for perjury. ..
Four men, named Auileck Walton
Berringer and llardiman, have L,an
arrested for robbing the mail poacL,..
near Sabine, Texas, ON the 18th ult.
Four colored men at work on an Ala.
bama y Great southern railroad con.
struction train were killed Monday IL, p,
landslide at Maxwell Station, AIahams
The United States grand Jury at Denver
Col, has indicted Messrs. Berry .Meaebs,,.
and Cline, as accessories, and i've lie. Al.
principals, in the murder OF A. b. ,Jacl
son.
Three children in Bellegille, Ontario
were poisoned on Monday by eating san
sages bought at nriglboring ar1c,ry
and the youngest is not expected to re-
cover.
The BoscoJei, the largest water ,,af
ever built in Chicago, was launched in
the river Thursday. She is a steam I'M,
OF $50 tons bnrthen and was hnlt AT a
cost of 100000
The Mexican Senate has PASSED a bin
authorizing the President 10 make con
tracts for the construction of railroad.
during the recess of Congress. 1t is
thought the bill will pass the House.
The old Camden K Amboy RAILROAD
shops, at Bordentown, n. j., which Gay+
been idle for several years, were leased
yesterday to a New York party for 30
years, for the manufacture of locomotives
Ain Palmer Il Sullivans camp, nga,
Acambaro, Mexico, last Saturday, Enri.
neer Stakeholder became insane and
killed Engineers Martin and ZONES
Stakeholder was then killed by Fitle
chief of the party.
Edward Frill, wealthy farmer aud
horse breeder, residing near Reading
committed suicide by shooting himself
Monday afternoon. He was about 10
years of age. Grief for the death Of hi.
wife is assigned as the cause of his suicide.
A freight engine and 10 ears broke
through a trestle bridge, which had been
set on lire, on the Green Bay Il Minnesota
railroad, near Elm Lake, ON SATURDAY
morning. The engineer was seriously
injured.
A fire in Paterson, New Jersey, sun.
day morning, supposed to he the work Of
| an incendiary, destroyed the livery stable
| of James Carroll, with five horses, and
damaged the Delaware House and thre,
other buildings. a-....
The strike of the PENNSYLVANIA Coal
Company's leaders, at Hawley, Pa. ,emded
ON Friday, the men accepting $50 for Ii
| hours work, and 3 cents per hour for
extra work. They had demanded SIS
| for lol hours and II cents for each honi
extra.
In Augusta, TIA, on Saturday. lleudrr
| son Jones, convicted of murder, was sen
| fenced to he hanged on the ID Of June.
| Raft Gamptield, convicted OF the murder
of n eolOred man, was recommended 10
\ mercy and sentenced to the peilitrntary
for life.
In the United States District Court at
Trenton, N. j., Thursday, the grand Jury
brought in two indictments against five d
the directors OF the driuuct First National
Bank of Newark, lnr conspiracy and aid
ing i'll the classification Of the books and IL
ports of the bank. They are wealthy
| citizens of Newark.
| The Postmaster General has lust ordered
Il discontnuancc of unnecessary mall
service on eight Steamboat route. in tin.
Sonth, thus rilectilS Il saving ot about
| $75, 900 per year. Other reductions aud
discontinuances Of unnecessary route.
| will he made in different parts of tlr
country from time to time.
A man named Gibson, well educated
and Of good address, has lust been sen
fenced at Wills Point, TeNas. To rieb
years in the prniten tiary Tor stealing 80
| lie male Il speech in his own dctrnn
(which electrified tn" bench and lar, ii
which he said he was formerly editor q
the Gtobe- Democrm.
When heoeean County Bank AT Tom,
River, New Jersey, closed up its affairs
the par value of the stock was returned
and now, i'll addition Il dividend oil =
per cent. is being paid. The dividend
paid the stockholders during the IL
years existence OF the bank averaged
per cent. per annum.
on Saturday night three mas ked bur
glars broke into building on Dyer stree;
in Providence, Rhode Island occupied by
manufacturing jewellers, poisoned tht
dog, gagged the watchmau, and thel
compelled him To open the door OF one .
the shops. Here they spent three hour
Ia an attempt 10 open vault containing
$4,000 in gold, but without success.
In the nited States Court for Western
Virginia. at larrisnnburg, on SATURDAY
the case of Emily llollingSwoIth, .
Philadelphia, against Jacob Dmderef
heirs, for the possessions of az, 900 avlt,
of land, lying in the counties OF Rocking
ham, Augusta and Peudleton, wa
decided in favor of the pIaintiit, the Cenr
having ruled that the tax deed lnad'
during the war under which tn
defendants claimed, was nullity.
The Custom House aud Post office
building i'll Georgetown, District .
Columbia, was entered by burglars, OF
Friday night, and the safe was brobel
open and robbed of &27j in money, Sl1
in stamps and 81 900 in bonds golt
watch and chain, belonging to the posta
clerk i'll charge of the office, were ais
taken. An unsuccessful attempt wa
made to blow open the Custom Hous
safe, which contained u large amount .
money.
Young Pricster, pf Brruwell county
Sontil Carolina, who murdered lis tathe
some days since, shooting him five tme.
now lies in Jail at tireenviIlc. awaiting
removal to the scene of his crime. Iii
young wife is unrcmitting in her devotion
to him, and her declarations uf n belief il
his insanity have materially changed tn
feelings OF the community toward tn
prisoner. Priester had killed anoth'
man before committing til" crime 10
which he is now under arrest.
David Lewis ,'colOred, died on Sunda,
near Memphis, from the effects of beat
ing received the night before from MAI
named Cogarctta. 5. N. b. Johnson
County Attorney, was shut dead by a. J
shumate, Deputy sheriff. at Cimarron
Kan sas, Monday, in an encounter grow
ing ont of an old teud. Shnnate wa
arrested. Lyman Cody, II young larmo
of Lamont, Michigan, was Shot dead Mon
day morning by his hired man, Gen
man, with VIII ON he had dispute. Cod
leaves II wife and one child.
4 STiTuE TO JIChSON.
Jefferson Davis Has The Misfortune
TO Open His Mouth Again.
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