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

Halifax Banking Company at Truro, Nova
Scotia, has absconded. Tho banks loss ia
not yet known.
During thunderstorm at Louisv;iI.
Thursday, four school boys, aged from, 10
to Ia years, were killed by liehtnins
while playing ball in tho 8choolyari
during recess.
Five frame dwellings in ST. Clair
Schuylkili county, Pennsylvania, wrr,
burned Sunday afternoon, and an ala
lady named Dougherty died of fright.
War Dance, famous Thoroughbred
sire, regarded as the best Of Lexingtop,.
sons, died on Saturday at Blue Grass PAM
near Louisville,o of collie. IN. was 20 years
old.
Mary Wilcox, aged q years. wa.
killed, and her sister Lille, aged 10 was
fatally injured while crossing a railroad
bridge near Dover, New Jersey, on sstpr.
day afternoon.
1t is announced that 'Freethink,,s,
National Convention" Will meet a,
Horneilsyille New York, on the 9th At
August next, and that it will continue IN
session for five days.
Jacob Nichols was dangerously. If No,
fatally wounded, by his half-brother .lol,,
g. Nichols, in quarrel in Lowell. Mas
on Saturday. Both are old citizen. \
Lowell, and have heretofore been held n
esteem.
A fire in Detroit, on Saturday night
DESTROYED NJ. Frost & CO.. wooden war.
works, and Croul Brothers tannerv
There was large stock in each. and the
losses, it is estimated, will aggregate
$4,000.
Ex-United States Treasurer New il in
Chicago, arranging for the sale of III.
stock of the Mutual Union TELEGRAM
Company, which, lie says, will have a
line built from New York to Chicago in
six months.
Fifteen coal cars were wrecked and the
track was torn up by disaster OH the
Pennsylvania railroad near Pennynacli. on
Saturday about noon. No person was
injured, but travel was stopped for more
than two hours.
The captain Of the schooner Beleroylog
which arrived at Gloucester, Massachus
etts, Thursday, reports that on the 18th
inst, two of his crew, William Kennedy
and Angus Chisholm, were lost wLils
visiting travis, in fog.
| The Canada Southern freight shed. a,
st. Thomas, Ont, was burned Monday
morning, with large quantity of goods.
cotton fa't"s,. =. ", W. ~. az noehill1ll
burned on Saturday night. Loss, s70, 900
The safe III the post-oiiice ut oneonta,
New York, was taken out Of the Office
before daylight Tuesday morning, blown
open, and robbed of 81 500 in stamps and
cash, and registered letter contamnga
~-et Wv "a A'ne"' oon''
AT meeting OF delegates from the
hoeklng and adjoining coal valleys in
ONO, heid tuesday, 1t was resolved not
10 resume work until they received the
usuai pay OF eu cents instead OF ~, al
the operators propose.
e i,,.,t Mooheh' VI Fil,souig' arrested
.S';, 80 o,i ,'u4'N1! ior passing
s W9 'f,'ue 9oiiars, Was eolluiittfa
N.1nuay IN ueia9it u So,oo9 pa'l- II r.
sun VIZ is was 'iie 'eaaer oi eouhteilei1efs
~ iiheS o'ffe' anu o'hef arrests are
eApe'teu'
Colonel George >. Marsh was convicted
at Annapolis Tuesday, after fifteen
,hiii"'es uei,oera'ioh ~ 1Ae Jury VI
naNihS p"licu ms OWN must III Al'hT
Afuhael COUNTY MafSlaau, ao"Ht tN9
weeks ago Coroner MARSH ha' heretofore
oeel y hiehly respected e'u1eh'
The strike of the switehmcn ut Chicago
began Tuesday morning, and was general
on all the roads. Clerks, yardnasters
and old men who long ago served an APP
premiership az the business were taken
III place VI the atFihffs' put AMER ~
ehorts ohiS TWO ifelsht lf'ih' nave 'seh
"oie W ie"'e va 'cue" III tte l"St - lioe'9
Daniel Shannon was arrested in Norris.
town Thursday on the charge of setting
fire to his house ON Wednesday week.
Two cans of coal oil ana barrel OF
blazing shayinrs were found in the house.
but the flames We're soon distinguished.
The building was insured for 81, Joe.
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Inc supreme Court Of the Cnltet
States adjourned Monday for the term
, ns'o'o "oJo't , II GRANTED staS u
r 'u.e AM ,ease 10 ills PeIlioh ,o' :.
pn,I.,, VI ..ie recently "Tclueu cas9 Va
- ats N ie'of "s"iliS' Sollet'or Alll,us
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''o 'aNei' eAoep'i'h' ~
AZ dinner given to tho Dominion
Minister OF Militia by the Montreal Vol
unteers, in Montreal, ON Monday eyenir &,
49,. 11"iso'i member Oh ran. "''r.'
.s'usaeu ~ speech 20 Laiafetle, w
rlp, taSe' ~ opiiloil t'tMt ti'e ann hps9