Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-06
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telegram from Augusta, Georgia. says
snow has been on the ground there for |
week. (which is unprecedented in the history
of the CITY," There was fine seghing on
Sunday and yesterday for the first time in
rs years. Snow fell yesterday at Mckinney
and Dennisson, Texas. The winter in that
State is the severest ever known there The
weather continues unusually severe in Tir-
ginia, and the trains OH the railroads are still
delayed, although the SNOW blockade Is raised
Tartan bay, New Jersey, is frozen from
South Amboy as far out az Staten Island
Sound. A large fleet of weather. bound YES
sells arrived at New York yesterday, many of
them having been north Of Hatteras for 10
to 20 days. weather bound. The Delaware
bay ID full of ice and steamers which
attempted to run up from Dover yesterday
were compelled to return.
Tho United railroad aud Canal Companles
of New Jersey and the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company have filed bill in the Chancery
Court ut Trenton asking n preliminary in
junction to restrain the Standard Oil Com.
pany from interfering or attempting to in
terfere with the complainants by LAYING any
pipe either on or under the railroad track of
the complainants, on the draw of their rail-
road bridge over the Hackensack river, or in
any way interfering or occupying the railroad
track" The Chancellor decsled yesterday,
that the case presented did not warrant the
granting OF preliminary injunction, because
the pipe waH already laid when the bill was
filed.
A fight occurred on Sunday afternoon at
Poplar Creek Agency Dakota, between the
uncpapa Indians who had been expected to
surrender at Fort Buford, and part Of Major
Ilges command. After an hours engage
nient, Chief Gaul aud 800 of his followers.
with 800 horses and 40 guns were captured,
and GO Indian lodges were destroyed. None
of the soldiers were killed The Indians lost
one killed and had two wounded. Major
llges intended to leave next morning for the
lanktonnais camp; to capture the rest of the
fleeing Indians. Pending the result OF his
movement, negotiations with Sitting Bull will
be suspended
The house of Elihu Sperry, in New Haven,
was robbed on Sunday night OF about S45, 900
worth of securities. The bonds we're in n
cabinet safe, and the robber must have been
familiar with the house. nephew Of Mr.
Sperry has been arrested on suspicion, and
held in 100000 bail for an examination on
Saturday.
Paul Nelson and Charles Lund, lost from
the fishing schooner Waldo bring. while
tending travis were picked up by the steamer
/ Sandman and taken to Halifax. They were
4 separated from their vessel in a SNOW storm
and gale, and spent three days in an open
boat, without food or sleep.
Later advices from Poplar Greek Agency, In
Montana, show that Gall, the Sioux Chief,
mas not surrendered, and that on tho 31st
nit, ho was still outside Major Ilges' lines.
The Indians in that region are not we'll dis.
posed, but there IL a considerable force or
troops on hand.
| The official order'appointed court martial
for the trial of Cadet Whitaker was issued
tuesday. 1t directs the court to meet in
New York city on the Goth inst, instead of
west Point, M previously announced The
uetall Tor the court Ii the same already
reported.
Two freight trains on the Pennsylvania
railroad ran into each other at Monmouth
Junction, New Jersey, Monday afternoon.
Twenty-Five loaded cars were thrown from
the track and wrecked, but no person was
hurt. Travel was interrupted for near five
hours.
The barque Happy Home, of Hartlepool,
Nova Scotia, struck Trinity Ledge, near Var
mouth, n. s., on Monday night and capHized
The captains wife and daughter and one
sailor persisted. and all the rest of the crew
We're frozen, the captain and mate seriously.
The Wool and Sheep Convention, which
met III Philadelphia laat snmme., adjourned
to meet IN Washington at the call of Commits
sloner Leduc, OF the Agricultural Bureau.
Inc commissioner has called the convention
to meet on the 18th inst
Mrs Harriet A. Cooper. colored. died in a
suburb Of st. Louis, Last Saturday, at the
alleged age of ll5 years. She was the mother
OF % children the youngest, it is said. being
81 years old. Her husband survives her nj
the reputed age of l01.
Eleven mon, who We're shovellng snow in a
railroad cut near Bancroft Iowa, Tuesday
were caught by train going through the cut
ana Sin OF them We're killed. The others were
injured, but not seriously, except one who
had leg broken.
The customs receipts Mt Toronto during
December were Sli9,SsU an increase of
S32,7I6 on the receipts for December, 1879,
The customs receipts at Montreal during the
last year we're $3.50, 7S0, against si,5l2, 1853
III 1873.
The body Of George Ware who was killed
by train at Bristol, Pennsylvania, on the 2lst
ult., Is being embalmed Vt that place. to be
sent to England. He had been married only
three Weeks and bis widow has become
insane
Mrs. Mary Chadwick, widow. while sleigh
ing with her brother at Parkerdale. New Jer-
sey, Monday, was killed by their tenn being
run into by heavy sleigh driven by drunLef
man named Herring.
The Comptroller Of the Currency Monday.
authorized the organization Of the Drovers
and Mechanics National Bank, at Baltimore.
with capital Of S200,0 00
j. c. Cook has notified NJ. f. Quits that he
VIII contest the latters seat in Congress from
the Sixth district OF Iowa.
J smallpox continues to prevail on the north
, shore OF the st. Lawrence, below the Adousca,
in Quebec.
John A. Springer was frozen to death while
uriylng nome in Chesterfield county, Virginia,
on Sunday.
BUILDERS Testimony,
Grand r ipids Times.
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