Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-13

locomotive WORKS ior tno ioob VI III afm'
Wesley Possy, the oolored man charged
with feloniously sssaulting little girl at
Birmingham, Alabama, WAS tried ane
convicted Friday.
The Baltimore cement pipe company
made an assignment Friday for the benefit
Of It's creditors. The bond of the trus-
tee Is IS, 900 or double the estimated rs
sets.
All but two OF the students who quilted
the National College of Pharmacy In
Washington, because oolored man had
been admitted as student, returned to
their Glasses last week.
1t ia understood that the employees OF
the Edgar Thomson steel works at Pitts
burg will accept the proposed reduction
OF their wages, in which cass the works
will not shut down on Saturday next.
The New York chamber Of commerce
Thurid day adopted memorial to the leg
stature oi New York ssk'ug that body to
take steps TO pr. vent the threatened de-
struotion of the Adirondack wilderness.
There were severe shocks OF earthquake |
at Rovenden Springs, Arkansas, Wednss.
day week. They lasted 40 seconds, we're 40 |
oompanied by a loud noise, broke orockery |
and glassware and loosened large rocks |
in railroad cut.
Daniel Heiert, an ex-priest at the Ben |
edioliue Monastery, on Skidaway Island,
near Savannah, died on Saturday from 3 |
gupshot wound accidentally Inflicted OIL
himself while trying to strike q dog with
the but end OF agun.
Nearly all the knit goods manufacturers
OF Cohoes and Amsterdam, In ew York
have signed an agreement to run their
mills on three uarters time from Decem-
Der 18th and April 10Th. II is proposed
to do the same in other states.
Amanda Finch, the Young woman
whom John Koop accused himself o.
numbering, ia alive and we'll in Buoke
| county, and kuop is understood TO have
retracted his confession, claiming that
| his story was the result OF q pr0traoted
| debauoh.
Chief OF Police Fourat OF New Bruins
wick, New Jersey, and Alderman Fitz
gersld OF Perth Amboy, went to Harris
burg Thursday and secured The governors
signature TO the requisition papers for
Joun Roop, who has Acknowledged tho
murder Of Amanda F!uoh.
Articles OF incorporation were filed at
Cheyenne on Saturday by the Wyoming,
Yellowstone Park and Pacific railroad
company. The road will run through
the coal, iron, soda and petroleum region
Of western Wyoming, in the National
park, and Montana. It's construction
will begin next spring.
The steamer State OF Pennsy lvanis,
which arrived at New York on Saturday,
brought seven Of the crew Of the British
barque Benetactrsss, who were taken from
the wreck OH the 2Sth uit. The rest of
the crew, Is in number, left the vessel iu
the long boat on the 26th, and have not
been heard of since.
10 Boston, Thursday billings, Clspp &
: Co wholesale druggists were convicted
of setting tineture of opium Qaudanum)
: cont aiming smaller percentage OF NOR
phia than mat prescribed by the phar-
mgeopeia They We're fined q nominal
) sum, and will appeal to the supreme
court.
Tolmsn Wheeler Of Cincinnati has
: decided TO the Protestant Episcopal
! church a valuable tract of !aId in thu
western part OF that city, aud advanced
: | 1900, 600 towards the erection OF q church
preparatory school The structure viii
T. include chapel aud library of 10000
volumes.
The Commissioner of Indian Affair
!, Friday received dispatch from Agen
. Tufts announcing the inauguration o
:, Perryman rs chief OF the Creek Nation
- and the election of Ispsrheche an,
Chicoto as delegates to Washington
This is regarded as a settlement Of Vi
Creek troubles.
A telegram frcm Boston says the stat
Of police are investigating the doings Of
ic New Bedford firm, which, it ia charged
Ia manufactures organs in the cheapes
ir manner and, by means of circulars sen
Ia broadcast, sells them for fabulous pr ,ce
~ to the uninitiated 1t ia believed the firI
" disposed of about q, 900 organs durip
r the past year, at profit of from $500
to 100000, ....--."
y George Griffin Of Aurora, Ill, had
~ worthless dog which mot caring TO kill Il
., took with him on trip to New urlean
m and lett in that city, 1000 miles ava
rs from home. He now reports that the dc
be has returned and he judges, from Ii
Id lank, hungry and woe.pegone condition
that ne must have walked all the wa
I'd back. He will take good care of that dc
90 hereafter. .---+
* The rail department OF the Bvssemt
~ steel works at Homestead, Pa i, close
w. Friday, throwing 500 men out OF worl
VI Andrew Carnegie said Friday in Pitt
Vi burg that the Edgar Thomson works
~ Braddocks, employing 5000 men, was
W. follow 3mt in a week unless arrang
i's ments could be effected with the employ,
'iu to work al small reduction this wiDte
10 or until trade improves