Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
IN q ENERA.L.


Reports from over 100 tobacco growing
| towns in the Connecticut and Housatonio
valleys indicate that the crop for 1883
| will be full average in yield and excel
lent in quality.
Shippers say that the Brooklyn bridgs
has settled several feet in the center by
reason of expansion OF the cables. Sup
| erintendent Martin thinks the bridge has
settled perhaps two feet since last winter.
L. Hirsh, New York lumber desler,
has imported from Spain what is said to
be tho largest foreign walnut log ever
seen in this country. 1t is nine feet in
diameter and IL feet long and, it is esti-
mated, will make $5, 900 worth of veneer
ing.
| Grace CORTLAND, known as the "Witcb
Of Wall street." has brought suit in
| Milwaukee, Wis, to compel her late
husband, Davis, to pay 81, 800 alimony.
Mrs. CORTLAND came into notoriety lately
by oowhiding young man named Jones
on the public street.
The Treasury Department rules that
'it cannot approve the establishment OF
cosling stations for steam vessels to take
off domestic coal for use on board foreign
vessels without indirectly making such
cosling stations ports OF entry, which
| would be contrary to law"
| Cattle men at Montreal "emphatically
| DEM" the report from Liverpool that
| Canadian cattle are effected with Texas
fever. They say "ihe disease is wholly
| unknown in the Dominion, and ia not
native to the coil, and that no Texas
cattle have been imported here Tor years
past"
The American D4rmstologcsl Associa-
ton in session at Lake George, Thursday
elected the following officers; President,
DR.. R. W. Taylor, OF New York Vice
Presidents, Drs Graham, OF Toronto, and
Van Hartingen, OF Philadelphia
Secretary, DR.. Alexander, of New York
Treasurer, DR.. Robe ci Baltimore.
| Postmaster General Gresham will
consider the subject of b postal telegraph
in his forthcoming annual report. In
conversation with New York Herald
reporter, he said that the recent strike of
the telegraph operators on every line in
the country forcibly presented the fact
that something must be done to give the
country reliable and uninterrupted
telegraph service.
A crowd OF 200 men assembled in front
OF the jail at Savannah, Ga, Tuesday
week, for the purpose of lynching two
negroes cor fined there on a charge of muir
deriDg Henry and Sarah Hoertel. The
chief OF police, 'com panied by squad of
men armed with carbines, repaired to the
scene and msde q short address, counsel.
ing law and order. He was heard quietly
and, when through, the crowd quietly
dispersed.
Near Plessantyille, New Jersey, Thurs.
day morning, a train of cars on the Phil
adelphia Atlantic City (uarrow gauge)
railroad was thrown from the track by a
bolt coming out of the switch rod, and
the jar caused by the locomotive passing
J over it moving the lever. The baggage,
+ smoking and three passenger coaches
, were overturned down an embankment
7 A number of persons were injured, but
i | none killed.
A life preserver, which was torn and
bore evidence of having been in recon
, use, and which was stamped with til,
: name of c. III. Northsm, was found OF
Tuesday afternoon week, upon the shor,
of Vineyard sound. A party OF children
playing upon the beach near Falmouth
! village saw the body of man floating IL
= the surf, but they ran away and told n,
one until it was too late. The body Il
!, supposed to be that OF one Of the missin,
- men from the yacht Mystery.
VI Earthquake waves began on the Sauce
d Tito tide gauge, near San Francisco. a
g l o'clock on the morning of the 27tl
inst. They Increased in hight and weI
still exhibited "Wednesday week. Thei
hight was one foot and the time bstweei
their Greats was about 40 minutes. It i
supposed they were caused by the earth
quake In Java on the 9th iuatant. Simi
h lar disturbances were poted in December
1854, when the town of Simcda, in Japan
i, was destroyed by an earthquake, and il
August, 1868, when succession OF ter
rible earthquake wsves broke upon tn
coast of Peru.
4. ]. Dunning, well known far
u dealer, was found dead in the rooms owe
Russell's wine saloon, 1913 Psnnsylvani
y avenue, Washington, about noon Thurs
day. An autopsy revealed ths fact tina
IN he died from tue over indulgence in in
toxicants. fellow gambler s.i
that for the last year he had taken 16
Id drinks every "A hours. He was about s
years of age, and was formerly printe
re in the Government printing Gtiice. Ii
dealt faro for several years for Thoma
W patasn a. ms piaGe on raya'te street
Baltimore. Several seasons he preside
to over the green CLOTH AZ cape may
Oar oon,ul general NJ Rome. uniar dat
ID OF July 3ls', gives tue state Department
an accountoi sssr'es OF contests bet%t 8
De comb'ned feeping ~ binding machine
manufactured IN dlietent countries
At wh'ch tho9e OF tae uNl'en states prove
successful only "" pfl]' . We're oders
Tor com o'ned resftf9 ana bibders' an
y both were won by Amefi'an ms9il"H'
r. The hrst priz', consisting "i s2uu, gol
h, medal, diploma ana The purchase OF b"
IN machines, was awarded TO ID" McCoEmic
msehiue, The second, $leo, silv-
TO medal aud diploma, ~as a"ar led
I'd MessFs. Warder, bushhell q dcistter.
C.Ior.I J,nys cn,,ninobsm NJ NasI
=, ipgton ct.rs.. ,hat pnsl ON - I,sn.ctl
"a, Newcon,h o, Nsw VIZ hs. haan i
10 isagns with Rriti.h dst.tiv-s 10 brsa
-, nm Ir,sb o~vauizat,ons in tlir count,,
III ii. saws that Nmsra,nl1s mart was
either employ Elgtish detecilV-S or CIV
10 them carte plancae 10 rNN'nine Whs'ev'
"A letters they desire, anu 1t Is SuPpoa-
they pnrlolntd such al they SS" Ill an
duty Transmitted them u L'nh0n. A
't- English detective thi1sh bri7n h'
ILL., been oontlnuatiy with Ne"eohip aud la
MIS- entire conn renee, 50 lhnoh 80 that l.
nj Il a n Ia