Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-17
IN GENERAL.

The epizooty is so prevalent in San
Francisco that there is much difficulty In
running the street cars.
John Clayton, prominent member of
the Philadelphia bar, died at Cape Nav
N. j., on Monday evening last.
1t is announced that there will he Il
parade and review of the police force OF
the city Of Philadelphia on the 3lst inst.
and 1t is believed that about / 900 men
will he in line.
A capital OF 100000 has been sub.
scribed for the immediate erection of n
steam cotton mill in Charleston, S. C. Il
Is thought this enterprise will be the
pioneer Of several others.
Daniel Murphy, one of the oldest mail
carriers in New Orleans, was detected on
Saturday in the act Of opening a letter
which he had stolen from the post Office
lie was held in 81 900 bail.
William Huffman and William
Hickman were convicted in Baltimor.
Thursday of selling oleomargarine with.
out it being labelled, as required by
Maryland law. The penalty is line Of
500. Notice was given of an appeal in
both cases.
Mrs. Williamson was burned to death.
in her house at Centre Moriches, Long
Island, Wednesday week, by the explosion
OF a coal oil lamp used for heating an egg
incubator. Thomas Carey, aged l3 years
was fatally injured yesterday, while at
tempting to steal ride on q switch engine
in Jersey City.
The Anchor Colliery at Heclsscheryille.
in SChuyliill county, Pa, caught fra
several years ago, and was filled with
water by the turning into it of neigh.
boring stream. Thursday, without any
warning, the water broke through the
mountain side, carrying with it the prop
timbers Of the mine, and greatly dam
aging the road bed OF the Mine Hill rail.
j. w. Potter and b. j. Muller, ex.
| policemen, convicted OF stealing watch
from the dead body Of a man, We're sen
fenced on Saturday III New Orlean, To
| one years Imprisonment at hard labor.
The Senate of Illinois, on Friday, under
a suspension of the rules, passed Joint
resolution thanking President Garfield
for appointing Robert I, Lincoln Secretary
of War, and the Senate of the United
States for its prompt confirmation Of the
appointment. -...z.
The miners of the Star and Grove mine
at Lewis, New, were notified a few DAYS
ago, that their wages would be reduced
from $3.50 to 50 per day, whereupOn they
struck for 81. The managers attempted
to put new men at work at $3.50 but
We're prevented by the Miners Union and
the works We're closed. During quarrel
between the Union and non-union men,
one of the latter was killed and two
wounded. ON Friday over 200 Union
miners left Austin for Lewis, but before
reaching there the superintendent of the
mine put the men to work at S4 per day,
and started for San Francisco.
Charles ID. Gilmore an attorney and
claim agent, Of Washington, has brought
suit in the District Court against cx.
Secretary SEIZURE for $500, 900 damages.
He alleges that, without Just causc,
Secretary SehurI disbarred him from prac
tire in the Interior Department last April
thus breaking up legal business, whose
profits are estimated by the plaintiff at
So, 900 per annum. The disbarment Of
Gilmore, it appears, was the result of an
Investigation of 4 charge that Gilmore
had been brihing a clerk in the Land
Office. The points involved in the case
are whether au executive officer has 4
right to dishar an attorney, and whether,
ii the right exists, the officer is liable for
damages when the power is improperly
exercised
\. Il. Smith, receiver of materials for
the Government works at the Mussel
Shoals, i'll Alabama, was robbed on Fri
day of 55,20o,while going from the bank
at Florence, whore he drew the money, to
the chief camp on the canal. liewas met
~ miles out ON the road by three men,
who pointed pistols at him, commanded
him to throw up his arms, disarmed him
and relieved him OF the Government
money. They left lin $2l of his own
and his watch. After taking the money
they forced him to go through a dense
wood for % miles and then left him, tell
ing him they had been waiting since
Christmas to commit the robbery. Smith
found his way 10 the camp on Saturday
at noon, after wandering through the
woods nearly "a hours.