Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-30

liver vault 10 be huilt nndsf the cash
oom of the Treasury Department. 1t will
,old about 23,0Oo,0o0 standard dollars.
William Burke, rs years OF age,
aruer of Lawrence, Now Jersey, was
xilled by q train while driving across the
.allroad near Trenton Monday morning.
The directors of the Farmers Bank OF
Richmond, Indiana, have given notice of
the winding up of its affairs and that all
iepoaitors wilt be paid in full after
september Sd.
Henry Jones, % years OF age, was
hanged Monday in the Jail yard at
North Carolina, for the murder
of deputy sheriff while under arrest.
He leaves a wife and infant.
Henry Packard, an employee of Bar.
NUNS uircus, WAS fatally crushed by one
OF the elephant, at Cincinnati, Monday
morning, aud diui soon afterwards. lie
was from Hartford, Connecticut.
At Colquitt, Ga, on Sunday night
number ot marktd men uverpowersd the
Miller county jail and, affecting an en-
trance, shot aud killed Lewis Warren,
negro prisoner charged with asssulting
white woman.
James Thompson was stabbed by
Alexander Nichols with a large butcher
knife in Jersey City Monday morning,
and ia believed to be moftally wounded.
They were butchers aud quarreled about
their business.
Joseph Gilliok, aged As years, a news
dealer, committed suicide in New York
Monday morning by cutting his throat.
His wife died two months ago and after
kar ha IN rif hi IN
He leaves four children, the eldsst boy
of l6.
Captain John Hall, prominent citizen
Of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and q
contractor for the Pennsyivsnia railroad,
is reported to have absoonded, leaving
debts to the amount OF $50, 600. He ia a
freehoder OF the Fifth ward OF New
Brunswick.
Several weeks ago Lana sonat, ayoung
| girl, and her brother George, were
| drowned in the North river by the over
| turning OF e row boat into which they
mad been taken by Patrick Quinn. The
coroner's jury in New York Tuesday
held Quinn responsible for their deaths,
and was held TO await the action of the
grand jury. G-.--.
Hee Sing, Chinsman, made spplica-
tion TUESDAY in the Superior Court of
New York for his papers OF naturalization
| as a citizen of the United States. As he
had taken out his first papers in 1880, he
did not come under the operation of the
act of Congress of 1882, and his applica-
tion was granted. Sing keeps boarding
house for Cinnamon.
At Chicago, on Monday, conductor OF
| ha Il had
vate detective arrested for following him
about, and the "spotter" was fined sl0by
magistrate. The managers of the road
said Tuesday that "they had discharged
number of suspected conductors, and
had employed detectives to keep certain
of them under surveillance"
Jules Bsrbot, an opera bouffs actor, WAS
knocked down aDd robbed by two high
waymen in New York, OH Monday night.
He called for help,a policeman responded,
/. and the robbers ran. One of them was
, caught by another policeman coming in
( an opposite direction, when a shot was
fired and the robber fell dead. 1t is be-
. lieved the fatal shot came from his con-
t feierate who shot at the policeman.
Solomon Coleman, a negro of Twiggs
county, Ga, contracted to dig ditch Tor
1885 and engaged several colored
] laborers, agreeing to pay them III per
8 day. This WAS so much above the
= ruling wages for that kind of work as to
e inoite a band of masked men to take
j Coleman from his bed at midnight, strip
him, lie him 10 tree and give him
nearly 800 labhes with hprsewhip,
leaving him aenselesa and bleeding Cole,
y man recovered suilioiently to reach Macon
e and reported the case TO the police. He
= claims to have identified some Of his
= prosecutors by their voices.
: Monday afternoon still, containing
several thousand gallons of oil, in tn,
South Brooklyn oil works, at Brooklyn,
:, exploded, and the burning oil was sost
tered in all directions. Two men werj
- burned, one named John Reynolds, it II
y believed fatally, and fireman WIS.
severely injured hy being thrown trou
= an engine. Another still exploded, set
ting fire to the entire works, which werI
onnsumed. Tbs loss III estimated a
j.. $4,000. SPARKS from this fire iguitet
i The sulphur works of Dauiel Gray
ID damaging them to the extent Of $25 900
4 A destructive fire ocenrr, d att Suluuibii
"a Pa, Monday, caused by sparks from
n steam theshing machine setting fire to
Ia |
!, barns, 6 corn granary, outbuildines ant
-. fences were destroyed and two stables,
~ residence and Mcclure slate works wer,
~ damaged. The armory of Company C
n Fourth Regiment, N. G. p, was at on
:, time threatened by the flames and
, large amount OF ammunition was remove,
AZ in consequence. Tho fire was subduet
at p. IN. The loss TO buildings and tn
contents OF 0arns will be about SIS, 600
partly covered by insurance. The prin
n cipal loss is sustained by the Samuel Heis
pv estate, on which property the fire origi
mated.
GA The Capitol at Washington was entere,
al by thieves on Monday night and guam
IA tity OF Congressional documents remove'
N from the document room. Three ooloret
70 men were discovered about o'clock yes
10 terday morning leaving the western
NC entrsnce, carrying large bags on thei
m shoulders. policeman gave chase an,
.ts the men dropped their plumber and ran
"A several shots being fired sftsr them.
10 supposed that the men had hidde
tho mselFes in the building and selecte
IA uagusrdsd door which they coul,
easily unlock from the inside. No cleS
a. 70 their idthtity is possessed by tn
a pdiica. There were over 800 books il
d the three bags.
IT. How To biirg the uaeless extra session
Us nt tie Penn ylyania Legislature to
y close is przG.irg the members. The fol
IL 'ow'hg programmes is said to have beel
ds arr&rFrf last night: The Democrats o
n tile tinrse will istne an address to tn
a Governor, settine forth that they hay
NJ "1hsa !"d al me,ns looking to appor
lf lAh;oeu; so expressing desire ths