The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1883-10-20
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trbf aged 70 years.
cabinet meeting was held yesterday.
MI eesslon was short and no business OF
i Inn was transacted.
'', rho lo.ses bs the fire at Weston, Oregon,
,bc I7th inst, are estimated at Sl6O,OOO.
g Thc town had no fire engines.
~, 1.oateh from New Orleans says a con-
.I',a g( train on the Terre aux Boeuf rail
1.J inmped the track yesterday and ten
i n,a, we're wounded, two fatally.
W,rgoret Harris, colored, tho murderess
,t,,tIe Sela Lewis, was hanged ut CAL
" vaan Georgia, yesterday. Ste declared she
VA nal poison the child.
rto Federal Grand Jury at I.cavenworth,
r,,.,s Yesterday found true bill against
nT PAYNE, better known as "Oklahoma"
p,rne, for conspiracy TO violate the laws Of
me United States.
T,ylor BRYANT, colorcd was hanged yes
,orlay Al Monroe, Georgia. He would have
Sasn lynched, but the Court was sitting,
"a ne was tried at once, convicted and
ssptepred the next day.
wreck occurred on the East Line Mar.
.,e Gauge railroad, near Sulphur Springs,
Teyas, on Thursday night. A number OF
n a'as we're badly hurt. The train was
iftruck by a cyclone and blown over.
The County Court at Asbury Park, New
dorsey. decided yesterday that the Board of
Health has no right TO inspect premises ex-
asn, when complaint is made, and then
only by majority Of the Board and not by
an Inspector
The Portal Telegraph and Cable Company
w,s INCORPORATED In New York yesterday
. The lines are to extend throughout the
United States, Canada and Mexico, aud
lronl Greenpor', Long Island, to London,
i Liverpool and Paris.
The Board of Pardons at Harrisburg yes
,srIay recommended the pardon of Edward
Walsh Of Philadelphia, convicted of assault
and battery and sent to prison for two years.
Walsh Is dying of consumption The
Goyerlor issued the pardon.
On Thursday the east bound Salt Lake
EXPRESS ran into landslide near Delta, Col
oralo, wrecking the locomotive. killing the
engineer, z. A. Godfrey, and seriously In
turing the fireman and mail agent. The
passengers escaped uninjured.
Reports from Port Washington and Ra-
cine, Wisconsin, ray that a large quantity
Of lumber came iBlOre at both places, aud
at Racine some wreekage has been washed
M Fears are entertained of some dis
a.ers on Lake Michigan as yet unknown.
Democratic conference of representa-.
five, Of the party from different parts of the
STATE numbering 300. was held 10 Colum-
las, Ohio, yesterday. The conference de-
cIincd to adopt resolutions instructing the
coming Legislature as to Its policy.
st the request of the President the mem
I'm. Of the Civil Service Commission called
at tic White House yesterday and held a
oug interview with him. The object Of
the conference is not known, and the Com
mssiJuers are reticent to what TRANSFERRED.
The body of Louis Foster, colored, was
found on Thursday hanging TO tree in lie.
wltl county, Texas, with charge of buck
slot In his neck and pistol hole In his
hc4l. 1t is said Foster had been screening
an ,scaped murderer. lie bore bad rcpu-
htIoL for years.
The report of the Commissioner Of Pen
fuas for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1888,
shows that there were SOB, 65S pensioners on
The rolls. The names of 3S,05S persons
we're added during the year. The amount
paid Tor pensions was 500, 1854 900, which Ia
cudrl arrears.
I.orl Chief Justice Colerldgo yesterday
visited the United States Supreme Court
aid was given seat OF Chief Justice
Wglle's right hand. This lie said to be the
4 first ,mt that any other person than jus
lice " the Court has occupied scat on the
Supreme Court bench.
CaIl Wcrbaeh of New York, was shot
near Altoona, Pa, yesterday, by young
3 man named w. Burns. The two men were
tragc ing together when, without any warn
Ing burns whipped out a revolver and shot
bis companion through the mouth and then
robbed him of $3.50 in cash. Burns has
elul-l arrest.
Al The Chicago Driving Park on Tuesday
ntzt. ,lay-Eye-See will try to beat the
best tro,tirg record (210H) by Maud
s. Thele will also be an attempt by Johns
ton, the PAGER, record, 2,l0, TO beat the
lhr,e heats, 2 llai, 211A, 2.l214, made by
LRtlr Br5wn jug. the best three consecutive
heats on record.
Interviews with Duluth, Minnesota, graiI
men show t.lat 1t is the general opinion tha
the reports about the frosted wheat are ex
aggetated. OF 5000, 900 bushels OF whea
received at Duluth this fall, but 5000,
bushels have been rejected or condemned
aud not 10000 bushels have been con
DENIED en- account of frost.
Tie Secret Service agent at Mobile, Ala
t4lRa, reports that yesterday he raided
gang Of counterfeiters at that city, ana cap
iuTel the whole party while they were en-
gagtd II manufacturing counterfeit coin
lie also captured the outfit OF the counter
letters, together with quantity OF coin par
tally finished. Thomas and Oliver BAHIA
nan were among the prisoners. The iorme
resisted arrest and was badly wounded.
During an oyster supper in a Methods
Church at BayVille, Long Island, last night
John Smith and gang of roughs entered
aud Smith struck Captain Sackett, hi
hroiheF-in law A fight ensued, durin
Which Saellctt knocked Smith senseless will
saw buck. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Taft, wa
Shocked down, ladies tainted, and nearl
all the furniture of the church was broken
ldere vert 800 people In the building, an
many were injured in attempting to escap
W the single exit.
The striking switchmen at st. Louis hav
determined TO stand out until their demand
are aeeeded to. 1t is said that five men ,reE
fesenting the switchmen of Kansas CITY
Atehison ST. Joseph and Omaha, have II
formed the strikers that If they hold out tw
VI =, three days longer all the switchmen
ae places named will join the strike unle'
G @e railroad companies agree to pay thel
Shieago wages. 1t is further asserted
l iae striker that the yardmen in Terre Haut
Indianapolis and other places east OF u
mississippi are very uneasy and disco
,totld aud could easily be induced to jo
We movements.
Loss and Gain.
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