Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02


Oil sand WAS struck Thursday hy n
party of prospectors in Pine Creek valley,
a few miles north of Pittsburg. Tie drill
ia down depth of 1850 feet, and the
party ia confident that aew oil field has
been discovered.
The one hundred and twenty irst call
for the redemption OF bonds was issued
Thursday afternoon by the Secretary of
the Treasury. II embraces, rs antioi-
psted, all the outstanding 3, per cents
not offered for exchange.
Richard o'Conner, private watohmau,
shot and mortally wounded Myer Frank,
aged Ii years, in Chicago on Tuesday
week. When arrested, ,O'Connor gave
as an excuse that the boy twas too near
car containing watermeons."
The Pennsylvobis Railroad Company
has obtained 20 days grace In which to
vacats old pier IS, North river, New
York, to make way for the construction
of new pier at the foot of Hubert street,
the cost of which, it is estimated, will be
100000.
Paddy" o. Brien, saloon keeper, and
| mike" Breezs, miner, began a prize
| fight for stake of $500 near Nantiooke,
Pa on Tuesday evening week. After ii
rounds had bsen fought a crowd OF
women, brandisbing knives and pistols,
broke into the ring and put stop to the
fight.
During performance In circus at
Portsmouth, Va, Tuesday night week the
| tent was struck and wrecked by gale.
| The oil lamps ignited the fallen canvas,
| causing pauio among the people, all of
| whom, however, succeeded in escaping,
although many were injured.
The school board of Burlington, New
Jersey, has been cited to appear before
the Supreme Court at Trenton on the LIST
OF November next, "to show cause why q
writ of mandamus should not he issued
compelling them to grant permits to the
colored children of the Rev. Mr.. Peafce
| tcolored) for admission to the public
schools il that city"
The Japanese Consul at Nav York
called Thursday upon the secretary of
the foreign exhibition in Boston, and
| arranged for an exhibit to he sent by the
government OF Japan, which will cover
| 5000 square feet of space special
commissioner has been appointed by the
Japanese government, who is now on his
way to Boston.
AT Miles City, Mont, Wednesday night
week, man named Rigney, bartender
at the Cosmopolitan Theatre, who was
awaiting trial for a felony, was taken
from Jail by mob and lynched. Two
hours after the lynehiug the theatre was
set on fire and destroyed with six other
buildings. Loss, $4,000. IL is believed
the theatre was fired in revenge for the
killing of Rigney.
A Boston syndicate of real estate
owners at Newport, Rhode Island, has
sold to New Yorker, all the spare land
and some other, at the Eastern Point,
iurchased few years ago Of the Gibbs
Land Company at four cents per foot
The greater portion Of the land commands
9 magnificent view. About 20 acres had
teen cold 1t is believed that the conFii.
Grafton, which is kept secret. is IN tue
nsikhborbood OF is cents per foot for the
whole. H..
The Commissioner Of Internal R.qenus
recently referred to the first controller Of
the Treasury an application OF the Dia-
mOnd Match Company To have redeemed
| a large quantity OF stamps on hand and
credited to their account. Ou the 1st Of
July last the Diamond company lad a
considerable quantity OF matches which
had been stamped, but had not been sold
on removed for consumption. The frs:
controller has given an opinion that tile
request can legally he granted.
The annual sun deuce ,ci tue Stony
Indians tooS place Tuesday week st The
camp n.ar the Rosebud Agency Ia Dakota.
Ten thonsand lndiaas from all parts OF
this reservation ant q EEmbar Of white
| visitors were prescott. Fifteen warriors
took part in the dance, having prepared
| Themselves according 10 cust6m 10y fast
ing four days and frigh;iuliy laeeratias
their bodies. a strong etfTt will be
Made to Induce the Government t. put
stop to their barbarous practices.
Ia a collision some years ago on the
Hudson river between pennsylvanis
| Railroad Company ferry boat and
steamer of the New York Steam Trans.
portation Company, John II. Martin
received injuries causing insanity. H.
obtained > verdict for damages against
both companies for $50, 600 Yesterday
Judge Dorohue, New York, granted an
an order permitting a compromise, by
which the companies are to pay $4,000,
The statement that the Philadelphia &
Atlantic City Railroad Company, the
narrow gauge line to the sea, would ba
come incorporated into the Contra, rail.
road of New Jersey system, az ar adiluet
to the Reading, on October LIST. or any
other date, was pronounced premature
last week by prominent officials 0f the
two roads most directly interested. Tn.
hat
once, on obtaining possession, proceed 10
alter the road bed to conform 10 the
standard gauge ard give it thorough
Equipment, with steel rails is denied
The railroad commissioners If Nau
York are trying to devise some plau
suppressing the "acaipers," v ho ary ssid
TO have regular organization with
branches all over the country, known a,
the American Ticket Brokers' Association,
and capital of half q million dollars
Their president is J ) V4lser, wHo3.
Office is at Chicago. The scalpers boaa.
that the railroad companies cGua0i h.epl
up their business; that they have tried
to do so often enough to Ls7e learned
this.
The Democratic State Central Commit.
toe OF VlFSia ala mrt Thursday in byaob |
burg, and III" m"mlers expressed eati3
faction ~ the action of tie State cor,y,n
ton, which ia its platform accepted lbu |
OHIO idea of the tar II snd The k.gGin.t.r |
iiess of the settlement OF the S,atp d, b.
aud the support If the eaiptad fpl, IN |
choo|a. Il Il. CRrdwali IVES elto-,, Il @.
rotary of the committee, aud the Car
man, J'l,n $ Barb mr. wa anlberiz 4 tn
select an executive committee oi Ggt
memberB.
Nj. A. DanpLip of the Louisiana l. ,tterx
Company, has written the firm of Eioneh-
ton, @itllin q Co, of Cambridge, Mas
publishers of the United States Postal
Guide, that if bil nams be published IN
the guide in the list OF rames Of persoaa
conducting fraudulent concerns he will
institute proceedings against them ta,
defamation Of character. utuehton
Miflin Co, forwarded the letter TO tia
Postmaster General for instructions. The
Postal Guide is an official book, Tor thu
publication OF which annual appropris.
tions are made, although it is published
by private firm. Dauphin's counsel in
the suit entered agsinst Postmaster
General Gresham last W. K. ,.5 u. rtT.
suit Il not broukht on b-ialfof ~ ia
isiana Lottery COMPANY, unt Is STRICTLY a
personal complaint, its purpose being to
test Dauphin's right to receive bis iadi-
vidual mail.