Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
IN ZEAL.


the trees and telegraph poles broke down
branches and wires In ali directions. Ths
breaking Of the telegraph wires caused an
almost total suspension of business AT the
exchanges. and travel on the streets was
impeded by the distractions caused by the
storm. telegraph repairer in BROOKLYN
was fatally injured 10y the breaking of a
pole, while he WAS trying to clear the wires
attached to it. Along the New JERSEY
coast the wind reached velocity Of 80 To
80 miles per hour and the tides In places
were the highest ever known. The Nam.
moth Hotel, in course Of erection. and a
partly built cottage, at Asbury PARK, were
demolished by the wind.
Row. Father Gillet, a Jesuit priest OF
Belize, in British Honduras, was put to
death by order of President Bufrios. NJ
Guatemala, on the 18th instant. Under
the laws Of that Republic all Jesuits are
banished from its soil, and any caught
there are executed. 1, appears that Father
Filet visited Guatemala for his health
and was arrested immediately on his
arrival in Livingston. He was heavily
ironed and sent to the city of Guatemala
where he was tried, sentenced and shot
TO desth on the plaza. on the l7lL instant
~ piS"ShNS VI tho popuihvt
Juslus G. Ramsey, brother OF the Score.
tary OF War, was found dead in his bed, In
St Paul, Minnesota, Monday morning,
He bud committed suicide with a piston
He removed 10 Minnesota from Philadsl.
phia in lS4s, and has held many positions
of trust in that State. He was never mar.
ried, and leaves considerable property
In consequence of his death, Secretary
Ramsey left Washington, last night, for
| ST. Paul
Carrie Stokes a colored woman, was
found dead in her house near Atlanta
Georgia, on Saturday morning, with her
head aud face terribly burned. A cor.
oner's Jury deoic.d that she had been
killed by blow on the head, and that
after being killed the body was laid In the
fireplace and tho clothes were saturated
with coal oil and set on hre.
A fire in the dining room OF the Metro.
politau Hotel at New York, before 8
O'Clock Sunday morning caused loss
estimated at $50 600 The guests were
aroused and all got ont safely, and the
business of the hotel was soon resumed az
usual. Lewis HOagland and William II.
Bennett, firemep, were seriously injured
| by falling debris, and the former was also
badly burned.
Justice Swavne on Monday delivered his
last opinion aud for the last time occupied
his seat on the bench of the Supreme
Court OF the United States His resipna.
lion, II Lot already offered, will be sent 10
the President at once. There seems no
doubt that Stanley Matthews will be nomi
mated to ill the vacancy.
A sleeping car and freight train on tho
Delaware ~ Hudson railroad collded at
East Line, New York, on Saturday, and
four looomotives-two attached to each
trsin-were damaged. A. o. Buck,
tramp, who was stealing ride, WAS killed,
and a companion of his, James Holden,
was fatally injured.
Tbs city of Bath and the surrounding
district, IN Maine, were shaken BY an
earthquake at a quarter before 10 O'Clock
on Ihursday night. There was loud.
report, followed by a rumblipg sound,
windows ratified and oscillations were felt
the whole lasting about ten seconds.
by collision on the Illinois Central
raj road, near Golden, on Saturday, q
train was wrecked, three men were badly
injured, and brakeman and firen, an were
Killed. An unknown man was run over
and killed by train on the same railroad
at Wetang station. the same day.
railroad train consisting OF two pas
senger coaches, with mail and baggage
cars recently ran a the track at Golden
Rock curve, on the Amour Mountain, near
Pueblo Cortes. Guatemala, and fell dis
lance of 40 feet. Nearly all on board were
killed or fatally injured.
Two negroes, named Spearman and
Fair, who f.loniously assaulted and muir
dertd a white woman, near Prosperity. In
Nawbury county, South Carolina, were
lynchtd by mob, the former on Tuesday
night, the letter last week. They had
contest d their guilt -.....-
In the Recorders { flee at Chicago OIL
Friday mortgage WAS filed for record
plensiug The entire property OF the
Wabash, 81 Louis and Pacific railroad for
the pay ntnt OF $50 COO, 600 to the Central
trust Compa.y of New York, and James
cheney, OF Indiana
W. Ii. Dehaven, veterinary surgeon
was stabbed TO death by Nathaniel Parrish,
Ia the iatter's hotel, at Glasgow Kentucky
on Iuesdsy morning Dehaven was a
brother OF George Dehsven. the circus
man, ard It is said has two daughters liv.
ing N Philadelphia.
telegram has been received in
Chicago from General Terry, reporting
ina the larger part OF Sitting Bulls
luu'ans are Gu The way 10 Fort Buford to
surrender, ard confirming the previous
report that Sitting Bull, with 40 lodges,
aas gone 10 Canada.
- Augustus P. Ladew, who waa partner
wHh Horace Grfelry and Robert Dale
oven, it New York, in 1920. died In
A'Ianta' illinois, on Sunday, from an
overdose Of opium. He was well.knowp
type founder in st. Louis in 1898.
Two passengers we're iujrred by a
60 Hslon between freieh, and passenger
u0ih ntar Elhher', Indiana, Oh Wednes-
a"y hight. A thick fog prevented the
freight ehIeer frCm seeing danger
agrsi on The passenger train.
gang of masked men went Ia m.
house OF Noah Audersor, al Carlisle
henincF!, On Tuesday night, ITO unnish
nun Tor msltrestipg his wife" Being re-
tnsed admittance, .hey shot and killed
Anderson aad his son Samuel
a upsy man, named Lsuehlin, losing bis
way walked cut on the lake, and, falling
INTO an air hole in the ice, would have been
drowned, but his mitteps froyc in The sur.
race 81 'he ice and be was thus held up for
ne",ly an hour untii iascued.
A denee fog hung over Chicago during
WEDNESDAY iipht, causing a number Of
acc'debIs. OLE OF them fatal. A switch
nan named Piper was killed at a street
crossing by u tram, whose approach he
could neither zee LGr hear
IL he Ssratr nt Nevada, on Saturday.
rtsnlption ins.tuc,iuP Nevsda's Senators
I'D Congress 10 vote against the ratification
oIlie Chinese immigration treaty. was
i''a on the table BY the Republican
majority
la ~. john New Brunswick, on Sunday
evening, George Allison tried 10 pass frotp
his room 10 Al adjoining one by means OF
an attic s'iudn~, aud was killed by falling.
hesdonR to til" ground, 60 feet below.
Msny accidents having occurred on the
common ID Boston from the use M
"dunbie rioper' 81 d. fc2 ooastins the
Doe,a % Alderman have prohibited the
further use OF hat hiud OF sled.
The New Jersey Agricultural Society
heln lis annual session in Tret ton lest
week The executive committee reported
"a gratifying condition OF The agricultural
!: I FIESTA OF the State"
AT yest' ,day's session Ct the House
Oa' mrtee on CompeIoe it was decided
TO Vot~ next W dussd4y On Ia. bill appro.
rn'tug 81 500 one Tor Improvement of
The Missistirpi river
HE EchOoutys THJ Jo,,s. ,;.h Own