Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-26
IN GENERAL.

A severe earthquake was felt al Panama
from weat to east.
The funeral of Tom Thumb tosk place |
Thursday at Bridgeport, Como, with |
Masonic ceremonies.
Robert Wilson, colored, wss hanged |
Friday in Memphis Ior murder cont
mitted in September last.
Holbrock & CO., dry goods dealers of
New York, have made an assignment.
Liabilities $750,000; assets, $550,000.
Chin Foo, the Chinese editor of New
York Friday was cleared of the charge
of thrashing an Irish woman.
II ia estimated in Washington that
about $500, 900, 900 of our national debt
or less than 20 per cent.--is held in
Europe.
The ship Freeman Clarke of Boston,
has been burned to the waters edge at
Cape of Good Hope, and part of her crew
ia missing
George Neir, aged is years, was stabbed
to death by Otto Hagsr, in quarrel at
church picnic near Newport, Kentucky,
on Thursday.
The steamer Niagara, which took fire
and was run ashore on the Florida coast
last week and has been iloated since,
sailed from Havana Friday morning
for New York,
The recent sale of the Peoples Passen-
ger Railway, in Baltimore, having been
| set aside by the court, it was again sold
at auction yesterday afternoon, and
brought 100000.
John Williams, "bunko man."
known as "Cosl Oil Johnny" was shot
dead by HIS wife, in Cincinnati, Fri
morning, in house OF ill repute, where
she tould him as,eep. She gave herself mp.
Notice il given hy lie Lighthouse
Board that from this date the light at
Princess Bay ihght Station, Nsw York
harbor, will be changed 80 ~ to show a
fixed white light, varied by white flash
at intervals of AZ seconds.
At a picnic of the German Methodist
Episcopal Church ou Thursday, at u
grove five miles sonth of Newport, Ky,
Otto Hager quarreled with George Neir, a
hoy of Is, pursued him to the edge OF the
river, stabbed him to death and escaped
Several cases of Texas fever have been
| tisupFotrh hhiunb catiit Drought from
Texas to Worcester, Massach usetts, and il
was believed Friday that the Cattle
Commissioners OF Massachusetts, would
forbid the bringing of any more of these
cattle to the State. -.--
The State Department has directed the
United States Consul at Vera Cruz to ad
wise all vessels bound to our Southern
ports to stop at Ship Island for inspec
ton, Sin order to avoid being sent ther,
from the port OF destination by the
health authorities"
/, The funeral of General Tom Thumb
took place yesterday week in Middle
boro', Massachusetts. Every effort hat
been made to have it as quiet as possible
and no display was made. The Msyiluwel
/ Lodge of MasOns escorted the body to tn,
, train, which conveyed it to Bridgeport
| Connecticut.
The workmen in the Bessemer stee
works at South Chicago Thursday pre-
/ | scented to the company demand for
change from work by the day to work b,
r the ton. The change was refused apC
I 2,0oO men struck. The company's off
0 GERS assert that the demand involves al
+ advance of about 100 per cent.
: The steel mill sud two OF the furnace
8 of the Bethlehem Iron Company, q
Bethlehem, Pa, were put in operation
I Thu lay with n reduced force Of men
= Nv iliGh wills he increased daily until tn
u foil humber is at work" About 100 mel
: have BEEN aworn in ss special policemen
+ for tile protection of those at work.
The Chief OF the bureau of Statistic
, reports that the total values Of the ex
:, ports Of domestic hreedsiuila from tn
United States during the month Of Jan
was $ll, 5t5,936 For the SIX month
:, ending June 3oth, 1883, the total valu
y was $G5, las, 955 and for the six month
= ending Jnns 3oth, 1882, the value wa
$64, 1856, $3.50.
+ The Toronto Giohe publishes crop re
q ports from all parts of Ontario ~
i Quebec, showing that, with loo as
l. basis, the percentages OF ths averag
crops are as follows: Fall wheat, rs
10 spring wheat, 90; barley, 90; oats, 90
peas, 50; rye, SO; hay, l22 potatoes, ~
.e corn, "A; roots, 80; apples, "a othe
q fruit, so.
l. By direction of the Postmaster Genera
D "Boyd's Private Letter Express" in Ne
" York, wss rsided Friday, and 4 900 le
n ters which had been deposited there +,
Ia transmission about the city were seiaet
10 The concern was raided once before, an
l. its ptOprietors were sentenced to pa
Ia $3.50 for violation of the postal law,
.s There will be further raids upon the col
,, Germ.
a The first vacancy in any Of the dapar
Vi ments at Washington since the new Civ
W Service rules went into operation, hs
is been created in the Adjutant- General
st office by the death Of . 81 200 clerk. 1t
80 believed the Secretary of War will pr,
~ mote clerk from lower grade to fill tt
G. vacancy, and will call upon the Civ
le Service Commission to supply the low,
l. grade clerk.
l. The body of Patrick Clancy, Of Ton
], wanda, New York, was found in u cree
tt at Buffalo Thuriiay morning with IL
head crushed in. liz Ivy down upon ii
n break water on Wednesday, week. i.tl
~ believed To have ialith asleep lhrr
n Soon alter cries of Distress war4 he n
At and large pool Of blppt va found uij.,
u the duck. sane drunken saIl0rs 81
g. Suspected OF the crime
Il A. d. Bullo k Il Go 4 uurlsd and liz
IL briatle factory at Cincinnati, waI entire
40 destroyed by fire Friday night The psta
~ iishnent covers live acres of ground wit
70 numerous buildings, and gave empia,
I'd ment to ESQ men. Tilnrs was no fiji
n about the building and the origin is III
~ certain. The loss on buildings, stock Az
10 machinery will reach s2l5 600, on Whic
~ there ID an ipsurattre OF over slOO no
'r divided among many companies.
" A telegram from Tne4or, Arizona. SO,
b. the Mexican Consul there has Ieutirrd
IN letter from the frontier dated l.lth ins.
1s stating that Sat or near the play. whs
y General Crook left the hostiles in the III
If triot of Montezuma they attacked p Mex
ID can settlement and killed five pafbpu
Mt A detachment of Maxican infant,
y pnrtusd the savsges, Int found then,
g too strang force, aud WAS repusel wit
ly the loss OF seven HUldirrs.'' .--
The Bureau of Statistics reports Il
d. total value at our exports o: domast
:, provisions, talluw aud dairy products h
70 the periois named bslnw AZ follows
ee June, 1853, $3.50 s2S; 1851, 87,75i ~
nj six months ended June 30th, 1888 s52
9, 5l5,4T /; 1882, $50, 7OS, 1870. Provision
A. and tallow for eight months ended .Iui
e. Both, 1883, Gj,usG, $50 1882, $G5, .l7i
t. u6. Diary pr0inets for two montl
- ended June 3Oth, 1858, $4,000, Alb; lSs
~ $3.50, 3s4
., The Government ia preparing for IL
It; change from three cent tn two cent lett
postage to go into effect October 1st Pos
masters are directed MT to make =;
changes OF three cent for two cent STAN
Tor the pablo until further notice, bl
IN NA1 1,nt Al