Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-16

az iahiequau, III Inc lnulRu Territory,
for the murder of Running Water.
In the Chautauqua assembly Thursday
Wallace Bruce of Poughkeepsie, leotured
on Shakespeare's heroines to an audience
of 5000 persons.
Joseph l.. Newell, well known guide
in the Adirondack Mountains, was
drowned Tuesday week. k.byithe upsetting of
boat.
The tannery OF p. P. Costello at Cam
den, New York, was burned on Saturday
night with large amount of stock. Loss
100000.
The English slocp Photographer has
been seized at Port Townsend, Washing
ton Territory, for smuggling Cinnamon
into that Territory from British Colum bia.
The steamship Ludwig, overdue at
Montreal, had about rs souls on board, of
whom "a were passengers. The vessel
and cargo are covered by an insurance of
$500000.
The exports of petroleum for the IL
months which ended June Both last,
amounted in value to $44, 9l3, ,O79 against
SOL ,232, ,7O6 for the ~ months which
ended June S0th, 1882.
The Socialists of Chicago held picnic
Sunday at Ogden's Grove. There was
aparade and display OF banners and
red flags, but no speaking. There we're
10000 persons present.
The Northern Pacific railroad track
will be connected about 60 miles west of
Helena, Montana, on the 9th instant,
but the formal opening will not take
place until September Sth.
Mrs. Fanny sprague, by advice of her
counsel, General Butler, has accepted the
offer OF the Union company which bought
her homestead, to lease it to her during
her life at one dollar pers.month.
The total assessed valuation of Boston
on the lst of May last was $6S2 1865, 500,
a gain of 1851 500 on the valuation Of
1882. The gain was wholly in real
estate, the valuation of personal property
showing loss.
The steamship City OF Rome arrived at
New York Thursday morning, having
made the run from Queenstown in days,
hours and % minutes, The beet time
made between these ports. by the Alaska,
was days, hour and 23 minutes.
Doctors McGill of Leesburg, Virginia,
and West of Gorisville, last week fought
duel near the former place. Pistols
were used, but after the first fire, both
having missed, they became reconcled.
A professional rivalry was the cause.
The reunion Of the survivors, Union
and Confederate, of the battle of Wilson's
creek, at which Gen. Nathaniel Lyon
was killed, began Thursday at Spring
field, Mo. Several thousand ex Union
and ex-Confederate soldiers we're present.
The directors of the Exposition and
Musick Hall of St. Louis have adopted
plans tor building which will cover
Missouri Park, and will include within
it a music hall with a seating capacity of
5000. The building is to cost $500, 200.
A telegram from San Francisco ssys
"The report that leprosy exists among
the members of the Hawaiian Band, who
are expected TO attend the Triennial
Conclaye of Knights remplar,i is stated by
competent persons here to be incorreet.''
While Jack Wade, colored man of
Nashville, was mesudering honeward
with two bags OF chickens at an early
hour Sunday morning, hebwas pursued
by policeman, who shot at him, wound
ing him so seriously that he is likely to
die.
The animal report of the Board of
Trade of Cincinnati shows that the total
product of the manufactures of that city,
during the last year, amounted in value
to Sl94, 4,572IOOo, an excess Of 81, ,000 900
compared with the product of the pre-
ceding year.
Plans are being prepared at the Trea-
sury Department for additional vaults
'to accommodate the excessive accumu-
lation of silver dollars" One of these
vaults will be built in the basement of
the Treasury Department, the other at
the New Orleans mint.
While men were taking stock in the
warehouse of Hussey Hence & Co..
steel works at Pittsburg, Thursday after
noon, rack supporting 500 tons of steel
gave way, killing Charles AshmaD and
fatally injuring Robert Sterrilts. Three
other men were slightly bruised.
A fire in Danville, Virginia, Thursday
afternoon, destroyed the cotton factory of
Il. L. Il A. Gerst, tobacco warehouse of
3. II. Holland 4 Co.; the tobacco factory
OF Hale, Hickey Il Oyer, and the tobacco
factory of w. +. Low and several smaller
buildings, causing los estimated at
$150,000.
Saturday issued circular to the clergy
of his diooease to meet in that city on the
2lst inst, "to devise some means to pay
to some extent the creditors of the late
Archbishop Purcell, as a matter OF
charity, but not as discharge of legal
obligations
Colonel Bandola, of the Twenty second
Mexican regulars, while riding ahead Of
his men, was killed in an ambush by
Apaoh Indians on the I'd inst, near
opulet. Two soldiers, who were with him,
were also killed. The next day three
Mexicsns were killed by the Indians in
the same reighborhood.
The reports of the condition of ,~the
cotton crop in Texas are discouraging,
Alter bad weather, worms have appeared
in some places, and it is said that "from
the indications about one-half Of the
cotton belt of the State will gather hal
crop, the other parts yielding quart 81
OF an average CROP"
A fire in Baltimore yesterday weel
destroyed the tinware factory of Malthsi
Ingram Co., at Lexington and Arcl
streets, and damaged several adjoining
buildings. The loss is estimated at up
wards of 100000. Three hundred per
sons are thrown out of employment b,
the destruction OF the factory.
An important opium smuggling case i
now on trial at San Francisco, and il
connection Herewith an official of tn
Treasury Department stated Thursda,
afternoon to reporter that "during th
last 10 years over s6,000,000 worth O
opium has been smuggled into that port.
The schooner Sarah Lavinia, Goa
laden, was sunk Friday morning /,
collision with the steamship Willial
Lawrence, from Savannah, of Poin
Lookout. The captains wife and tw
children, and Joseph Leavitt, cook, wen
down with the schooner and wer
drowned.
DIR. G. W. Richardson of Washington
determined to be more foolhardy tina
Captain Webb, announces that he will &
over Niagara Falls within month. ii
will attach species Of balloon to hi
body, of sufficient capacity to moderat
his fail, and by its aid he expects
shoot clear of the cataract and make th
descent in safety.
A fire at Vineyard Haven, Massacht
sstts, which began at . o'clock on Satu
day night and continued until after
O'Clock Sunday morning, destroyed
acres OF buildings in the heart of Il
town, causing a loss estimated at 5000, ,00