Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-11


provided it shall not impair the timer
anoy or the efficiency and preroeative of
the appointiye power.
In Allegheny City Friday night Henr6
Weaver was murdered at his house by
John Brown, as a result OF wrsngle
about q woman. Weaver had child OH
his lap at the time, and Brown threw IL
upon the floor, then put three bullets
into his victim and pounded tho dead
body with chair and with the butt end
of his revolver. Weaver's wife and chill
dren were present, bat too frightened to
interfere or raise an alarm, and the mur-
derer escaped.
There was brought to the New York
Gu tom house Thursday a large number
OF unset jewels-over 800 in all. They
were captured on the Havana steamer
City of Washington on Wednesday week
from Mexican passenger by two GUS
toms officers, The passenger had 397 of
the stones concealed in one package, 129
iu another and a number of other loose
gsms about his person. The stones are
said to be sapphires aud valuable, but
have not been appraised yet.
The case of First Lieutenant James +.
tried by court martial ON the charge of
conduct unbeooming an officer and q gep-
tleman, in having married woman wi o
had been his mistress, is now before the
Sc iretary of War, and will be sent to the
President for final action. The court
found Simpson guilty, and sentenced him
to dismissal. Judge Advocate General
Swain, it ia said, takes exception to the
action OF the court, and recommends that
the sentence be set aside.
Edward Siebert of Milwaukee, has
fjund in his libI ary copy of 'Memoirs
of George w." of which only one other
copy Is believed to be in existence, the
British government having purchased
and destroyed all the rest OF the edition,
because of the soandalous revelations re-
garding the public and private life of the
king, who ia shown up 40 "the first black
guard" rather than "the first gentleman"
of his day. Mr. Siebert will open rego-
tiations with the British government for
the sale of his copy, which he inherited
from his grandfather.
Two young men cousins, named Austin
Guthrie and Franklin Meyers, near Black
Creek, Choctaw nation, rivals for the
affections of young girl, quarrelad and
proceeded to blows. Both were on horse
back, and drawing their knives com
meuced contest which lasted for several
minutes, both receiving fatal wounds.
| Meyers arm was almost severed from the
body, and he was horribly ,ut about the
face and breast Guthrie was tearfully
wounded in the head and body. Both
| tainted and fell from their horsea. They
in, nf
| by the roadside.
john Smith, the oolored murderer,
nndar sentence of death, who escaped on
Thursday from Oakland, Nd, Jail, after
desperate acutls with the jailar, who
cut him with hia penkuite three or four
| tunes, returned tf jail voluntarily about
daylight Ffiiay morning, saying lhe
had come back and wanted the doctor.
He lay in the woods all night, unable to
| travel, and heard the drum beat anG sol
diers and off isrs while thew were scOur-
| ing the woods and fields in his pursuit.
| The physician examined him and found
he had bsen severely cut In three places
| in the abdomen. His wounds may prove
fatal.
The New Orleans National Bank Fri
dap began snit for 100000 damages in
the District of Columbia courts against
the Postmaster General, because of the
latter'a order OF the 18th ult., forbiddiHg
the delivery to that bank Of registered
Letters and the pay meut to it of money
| orders because OF its relations with lot
terry company. The banks bill of COM
plant asserts that the order contained
Hdefsmatury and libellous matter,
and Ras intended to charge it (the bank)
with fraudulent practices and illegal
action il and about transajting its bank.
ing business, aud to have its customers
believe that it was procuring money by
fraudulent practices.
George W. Wilson aud D. II. Heroy,
who left Dsming, New Mexico, on the
18Th ult to gst little Charlie McComss
from the Indians, returned to Deming
last week, their Emission having proved
unsuGoessful. Their failure was due to
the death of Ju, the principal chief, who
was drowned on the 2lst ult., by falling
into the river while drunk, and also to
"tne presence of large body of Mexican
troops and the interference of tbs Mexi-
can local authorities" The boy is well and
with jas widow, who does not wish to
give him up. The Indians elected Gero-
nimo as chief after the death of Ju, ignor-
ius the iatter's sons, and this, it il said
Las cslsed bad feeling.
Near Msnomeuoe, Wis, Wednesday
week Christ B4euhn went huntirg ,foi
a bear that had bs-u Gear bis farm.
While on the watch he thought he saw
the bear and fired, Being afraid to 50
further, he returned home aud said tha
/ he had shot the bear and that they w0uiC
20 out for it in the morning. Thursday
morning, while preparing to start hi
brother Williams hired man came ovel
making inquiries for him. SuspfuiOn
being aroused, they hastily repaired tt
the place and found william IS dead body
he having been takeu for the hsar hac
been shot by his brother. The par,ia
d, sre prominent German farmers and olt
= residents OF the county.
a Hubert A. Paris, medical Graz k
/ styling himself ga Physieo MedicGlist,
has gotten himself into trouble in Bait
a more, having through his strange treat
ment OF case, driven his patient hope
lessly insane. Paris has no diploma an,
no knowledge of medicine whatever ii
!, was called in to attend e. A Milatead
y aged % years, and subjected him to bath
=, and electric tfeatmeut, under the eli ct
4 Of which ne suddenly lost his reason an'
!, l-aped from the hands oil the doct
! through the window, CRAVING mania,
Two leading physicaus say he came
recover his reason, and Friday he vi
. sent to the iussne asylum. Criminf
a proceedings will probably be brousi
u Nv ainst Paris.
u Daniel Mensinger, young farmer
y the Catawissa valley, Pa, WAS receItl
y accused Of undue intimacy with the Wi
J If William probst, neighboring fsrm
!" The accused, on Friday week, induoe
l probst to go on freight train with him
and while the cars were passing tGroug
a narrow ont knocked him off with
.r coupling, but Probst escaped dealt
in Mensipg4r left the neighhoyboed, 81
Il eluded arrest until Thursday. Probst
le brother took il up0n himself to arr st IL
Y, villain, aud he pursued him untifirgly
q ue found him Monday wee k in an oil
house, hut wss driven off by Msnsi"Re
"a who was armed 10 the teeth. Ear
Thurs lay morning, accompanied by two d
as tectiyes, ne tracked Mensinger to lone
IA hut in Scotch valley, Luzsrne count
nj where he was surprised in bed, capture
ii. handcuffsd and sent to Pottaville ia
ali PrObst, who received mprderous bic
At. on the head and other injuries by 4
ba tall from the train, has not yet recovsre
ot Last week Cyrus Stark of Pawline
"a N. Y, lost some cattle. After their d
appearance he received an auouymo
note saying that John b. Griffin, Sene
IN B. Miller and George Mulkins had stol
| a. CHA l. to- ,f.An otadh haaa