Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-15
IN GENERAL.

I
n II. Brown 4 Co leather dealers OF
Cincinnati, made ala assignment rues
day. Their liabilities are estlinsteu ~
about $125, 900.
IL Ia feared that the steamer FranoiS
Smith, which lett Collingwood, Ontario,
last week, with 100 passengers, haa been
lost with all on board.
o. M. Chase, superintendent OF the tish
bateheries of Michigan, and six other
nsrsops have been drowned at Peters-
burg, In that state, by the upsetting OF
small boat,
The town Of Cisco, place OF about
1000 inhabitants on the Texas q Paclho
railroad was almost destroyed by fire
M ondsy morning. The losses are este
mated all the way from 1915, 600 to
$75, 900.
TIL. bronze statue Of Martin Luther
which was unveiled at Eisleben, Prussia,
on Saturday ia the work OF Rudolf |
Siemsring of Berlin, who Ia making
statue of Washington for the city OF
Philadelphia.
Il Elery Anderson, New York, on be-
half of j. j. Bradford, has obtained an
Injunction from Judge Donahue restrain
ms the issue Of $40, 900, 600 second mort
gage bonds of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company.
A naked light upon miners head in
the West End mine at Coalmont, near
Wilkesbarre, Monday morning, caused
fatal explosion. Michael Bsrkosky was
killed and John Eskous and John Roller
were fatally burned.
At Comanche, Texas late Sunday night,
while the sheriff was absent, fifty armed,
masked men battered in the Jail door,
overpowered the guards and took out two
Bailey brothers aud hanged both to
tree in graveyard about a mile from
town.
Lizzie A. "Opens, school teacher at
Mount Auburn College, in Cincinnati,
left note on Monday stating that her
body could be fonnd in the pond in front
of her home. The pond was dragged
Yesterday and her body found. No cause
CAD be assigned for the act.
J +. Allen, deputy collector Of internal
revenue, reports to the commissioner that
| he has just returned to Greensboro, N. c.,
| from a raid through the counties of Ram
| dolph, Montgomery, Monroe and Chatham,
where he captured six blockade dis
tillaries and destroyed 1000 gallons OF
beer.
| The Mexican government has definitely
refused the demands of the English bond
holders to issue $40, 900, oo0 per cent.
bonds in addition to the recognized debt
Of $50, 000, zoe, and the Mexican repre-
sentative in London will be recalled. The
Mexican government considers the bond
holders demands too heavy.
1t was reported Tuesday that the Bal
timore policy dealers had been defrauded
of over 81 900 by falsi6ed kilograms. The
drawings at Louisville are telegraphed on
in cipher. 1t was stated that by the
concurrence of telegraph operator, tels
CRANE were sent to the dealers which CAV.
a combination which the o0nspirators had
bet upon.
disastrous fire in Shenandoah, Penn
sylvsnia, Monday afternoon destroyed
$50 bulldogs, including the United
States Hotel, Odd Fellows Hall, Academy
of Music, Herald office row and opers
House, and offices of the Mining Herai,
and Saturday Euenmg. Three hundred
families were made homelesa The losi
10 thtiuiattu az hbuut BfOu,uuU.
Eight bricklayers at work on sehoo
house in course of erection in the uppe
part OF New York City were Monda,
thrown from the third story to the stree
by the breaking of q scsffold, Patrick
kelefick aud John Glasscrot were killed
aud four others We're injured, one, namet
David Barry, perhaps fatally. The othe
two men saved themselves by catching
projecting beam.
A telegram fecin Lewiston, Me-, state
that Lafayette Cock announced to hi
family two weeks ago that he would di,
on Sunday last. On Sunday morning h,
arose ia his usual health and proceeded
u "a, what he said was his last brea kfast
H. tile afternoon he shaved himself care
tu Is, put OF clean clothes, babe hi
family good by and lay down and quietly
breathei his last.
very severe storm ragged on aunda,
night and ujay in the lake region
with heavy snow in Canada and portions
of New Bingham aud northern New York
; SNOW fell to the depth of two inches il
Ontario, and snow storms were ais,
reported in Utica, Albany and othe
places in NV York, and in the noun
famous sections of Pennsylvania. Yes
sells were driven ashore st various point
on Lake Erie. Michigan and Ontario, ant
loss OF life is feared.
mob of citizens has made an attenlp
to lynch Jacob Noble, who inflicted fata
injuries on john G, Audey at Sc0ttdale
Pa, on sunday night, with q hatchet
He ia bad character aud his purpose
was robbery, Is Andley WAS known t
have large sum of money Oh his person
Noble was captured at neigh boris houH
and women in the ueighb1rhood fornet
their way to him with clothes lines, bu
the officers succeeded in placing hir
safely in Jail.
A special from Richmond, Mo-, recount
an attempted assassination OF Charlie
Ford, one of Jesse James slayers, at hi
fathers house. IN that city. The shoot
Ing was done by persons concealed in tai
weeds, while Ford was out walking ate
supper. Seven shots in ell were fired
none Oh which took effect, savs that on
bullet pasaed through his clothes. For
returned the hre without effect Tn
, assailants rode away on horses which ha,
8 been concealed IN the adjoining wocds
d. Charles Ford has gone TO Kapsas City t
| start i'll 4, arch of bfs brother Bob, WHOM
3 lie thinks has beet murdered.
dtSya'oh tom Gresusburg, Pa
says: West Lebanon, Indiana Uouoty
vas the scene, Oh Saturday, evening last
. of a brutal double mnrier. William
, SsmeT, an old AID respected citizsu, ha,
3 an alteration with his SOL Joseph slou
putting a kitten out of the houae, wb.i
the son drew revolver and shot III
father in the hip. Ths old mar tA-,
} fed, hut was followed by his son, win
fired second shot, the bullet crA4hin,
through the fathers brain, killIpg ia
! instantly. The parricide then rstarne,
home and killed Bella Kelly, seIya.
girl. He then fled ut was captrIe,
/ Monday night.
= A ire in Cha:le ton, South Csrol,i. a
Monday morning, destroyed Wnhu,,
; clothing store, and Robinson, TAYLOR {
20 q Wholesale grocery, ard damage,
Leldsing's bag factory. Eight wouie,
and boy were employed in Wilbur's
: and several OF them jumped from til,
third story. Ellen Heron was killed anr
susan Bond wss morally Injured, Mar,
t Wolf was badly burned, and Masei,
/ Quinlick and AUnie Tyle4 we're btdl,
+ hurt in jumping. Abigail Guy anc
/ Laura Green are supposed to have bee,
: burned in the building. A little DO,
named Lightheart jumped and wa,
caught without receiving any tniurv
The loss on property is $50, 600.
! Emma Belle Osrtel of ST LAMA D,bo,.