Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-13
IN GEN ZEAL.

1t is reported that the temperature WAS
80 degrees below zero at Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, at O'Clock Monday morning
The town Of Galesburg, Illinois, Is suffer-
ing from water famine, In consequence
OF continued cold and drought, which
have dried and frozen all the wells, ponds
and cisterns. Individuals and corpora
tions are melting ice, obtained from the
Mississippi river, to supply their wants.
The cold has averaged about 10o below
zero at Galesburg for several nights.
Great damage was done in Virginia on
Sunday by the rain storm. The rain froze
as it fell; and trees and telegraphs
were broken in every direction. Two
inches of snow fell at Shreveport.
Louisiana, on Sunday, but melted
ytsterday A despatch from Sandy Hook,
New York, report about 20 vessels
caught in an ice blockade extending from
Horseshoe harbor mile out to sea. The
light house on the east side was untenable
during the recent storms, and will be
removed to a sheltered petition on the
west side. The automacio whistlinp buoy
off Fire Island has disappeared. 1t will
be replaced as soon as possible. The
storm of Sunday and yesterday WAS very
severe in New York and New England.
Twelve to IA inches of snow fell in
Northeastern New York, New Hampshire,
Vermont and Maine, delaying travel in ali
directions.
1t was ordered by the Supreme Court of
the United States Monday, that the
following allotments be made for the
different circuits First Circuit, Justice
Nathan Clifford; Second, Justice Ward
HUT; Third, Justice Joseph P. Bradley
Fourth, Chief Justice Morrison r. Waite:
Fifth, Justice William b. Wood: Sixth,
Justice NOAH II. Swayne; Seventh, Justice
John NJ. Harlan; Eighth, Justice Samuel
+. Miller Nineth, Justice Stephen j.
Field
The total population of Alabama is
l,262 344, of whom 900, 1868 are colored
$500 foreign born. The females exceed
the males by II 040. The population of
Arkansas Is S02 1854. of whom 210, 953 are
colored and 10, 1916 of foreign birth.
There are 80, POP more males than females
in the State. The population Of North
Carolina ia exactly 1.40O, 600; males,
6S8, 1864 females, I'll, 1886; foreign born,
1878 colored, 532, 533
The message of Governor Jarvis WAS,
read in the Legislature of North Carolina.
last week. He speaks In warm terms OF
the friendly relations existing between the
white and colored people Of that State.
ana OF the industrial progress made by the
freedmen. He favors larger expenditure
for public school purposes, says the num-
Der of convicts in the State il diminishing.
and speaks hopefully of the prospects Of
Increased immigration.
A movement has been started in Cali
fornia by Ex-Governor Stamford, Charles
orocker, Governor Perkins, and other
prominent civilians to procure the appoint
ment of Secretary of War in the next
Cabinet for General Mcdowell, now COM
manding the Military Division of the
Pacific. 1t is said the citizens have bsep
acting in the matter without the Generals
knowledge.
The Dixon Oruoible Company of Jersey
oity suspended Tuesday week, owing to the
failure OF Fowler, Compton 4 Co., of New
York, and Edward f. O. Young was
appointed receiver. The Cruoible Com
panys liabilities and assets are estimated
at about 81 COO, 600 each.
young woman named Davis WAS
burned to death by her clothes catching
hre from an open fireplace in Ooalville,
Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon. Her
mothers clothes also caught fire, and the
old lady was so badly burned that she died
next day.
The grand jury at Pittsburg last week:
Ignored the bill against Conductor Ruuth.
Engineer Huey and Flagman Penrod,
charged with criminal negli ence in oaus-
Ing the terrible railroad disaster at the
twenty eighth street crossing in that city.
The waters of Newark Bay have been
covered for several weeks with oil which.
1t Is said, leaks from the oil pipes aoross
the Hackensack river. Fishermen say the
oil ia killing the fish and will destroy the
oyster beds.
The Census Bureau reports that seven
OF the eight townships in South Carolina,
taken for Remuneration, showed an
aggregate population in December of
1882, against 16, 1893, reported in June.
Trains were delayed several hours on
many of the Canadian railroad Tuesday,
by heavy snow The minimum average
OF temperature at Winnipeg, Manitoba,
last week, was 25 degrees below zero.
OF 100 RATS of timber which were
started down the Delaware river at the last
fall freshet, only so reached tidewater.
The remainder are frozen In the ice
between Lackaws1en and Trenton.
The population OF Kentucky is l, GAS, 699,
OF whom sl5,9s1 are females, the males
outnumbering them 10, 638. The colored
population number 271 ,522 and the foreign
born SO, 468.
The trial of Mrs. Mary O'Connor for
the murder of her three children, in Jersey
oity, resulted Tuesday in her acquittal
on the ground of insanity.
The population of Colorado is 1874, $40,
of whom only IS, 17s are females. The
foreign born number 8s,7s0, and the
colorad lQ7