Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-12
IN GENERAL.


IN GENERAL.
Four ocean steamships arrived at New
York Sunday, bringing over 5000
passengers.
There were 1861 deaths In New York
last week, including 672 children under
five years Of age.
The Massachusetts State workhouse at
Bridgewater was totally destroyed by fire
on Saturday. The inmates all escaped
uninjured.
An alligator, 81 feet long, appeared in
Mill river, at New Haven, Connecticut,
Friday night. 1t is said to be the only live
saurian ever seen In that river.
The steamer City OF Rome, which
arrived at New York Thursday night
from Queenstown, made the passage isom
Fastnet light In 7 days, a hours and 81
minuies.
The Tennessee State prison at Nash
Vile, with its convict labor, was Fri
day leased to the Tennessee Railroad Coal
Iron Company for ak years at slol, 900
per annum.
Rloi Brossard, "a years Of age, hanged
himself in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, a
fsw days ago for fear that he would
become helpless charge upon his great
grandchildren.
A young son Of Bernard G. Rodgers, Of
New York, died last Friday OF hydro
phobia, at Sag Harbor, Long Island. He
was bitten in toe face by a dog in
November last.
Mira. Alberto Kuhman, aged Is years,
and Miss Mary Donlen, aged Is years,
were drowned Sunday morning iu the
Pstapsco river at Baltimore, by the up
| setting of boat.
The commander Of the revenue steamer
Corwin, writing from Sitka, Alaska, to
the Treasury Department. reports that
the Territory at large was never more
| quiet and pesceable than at present.
| Acolored man named Gilmore, suspected
of having fired the almshouse at Bridge.
water, Mass, was arrested Sunday at
| Abingdon. He confessed his guilt, and
said he would burn the town II he had a
chance.
The cadet engineers of the GLASS OF
1881, who have been notified of their dis
misssl from the navy under the provisions
of the act of August 9th, 1882, have re.
fused to accept their discharge and the
years pay rendered with it.
telegram dated Big Indian, N. Y,
terday, from drimley, the serouaut, who
started In balloon from Honesdale, Pa.
on the 4th instant, says "Landed on the
Cstskill Mountains in severe hurricane
| Had horrible time"
| Twenty six cases of sunstrOke, tire,
fatal, were reported Friday in New
fcrk. ln Brooklyn, among the victim,
OF the heat was ex-Sheriff Albert Dag
gett, prominent Republican politician
His condition was critical last night.
The receipts of the mackarel at Glou
cester, Mass, this season, are 80 Pc
cent. less than last season. The receipt.
Of Goldfish during the last six month";
exceed by over 10000 pounds thos,
of the corresponding season of 1852
while the receipts OF halibut have beei
l,bOo,O 900 pounds below the average.
1 AT Greensburg, Kentucky, gu saturda,
night, Marshal Hensley and four other
attempted to arrest James Owen In hi
house, and found that he had gathers,
his friends to resist capture. About b
shots were exchanged. Hensley wa
killed, and one of his posse WAS MORTAL,
wounded, whereupon the others fled.
While Thomas Connolly, a widower, 3
years OF age, was sitting on fence witt
riend at southington, Connecticut, %
Saturday evening, he was approached h.
Bridget MoCne, who threw vitriol in hi
face. 1t is likely that he will lose ia
sight of both his eyes. The woman ha
asked him to marry her and he had re
fused.
Alexander Perry, aged so years, o
Thursday afternoon, attempted q seoon
time to enter the house of Amos Bidwel
at Lake Otsego, Minnesota, while til
r. iatter's young wife was there alone, Ia
10 object being an improper one. Mr.
g. Bidwell warned the scOundrel away, BIT
he paid no heed to the warning and al
shot him dead with rifle.
q AT a meeting OF the directors of Il
IL new Cape Cod Ship Canal Company hel
Friday in Boston, It was voted to d
the capital at 81, 100000. The followiu
IA officers were chosen: President, Villa
:. Seward, Jr., of New York Vice Pres
a dent, Joseph z. Halle, of Boston
n Treasurer, Samuel Fessenden, of San
witch Clerk, William Rowland.
i George Ayres, aged 60 years, a wealth
., farmer OF Brown county, Ohio, Su III
a. morning shot and killed his grandso
ut Charles Preston, who WAS asleep in he
ID 5et the house Ou fire, then went To Il
le barn, act 1t on fire, shot himself, and W
Ia burned up with the barn. Anoth
OF grandson lying beside the murdered o,
is WAS not harmed. Ayres was insane.
/ I
q Rumor has been circulating amor
Areampesn Journals that General Carsr
., had gained great victory at Casapalc
IN the enemy losing 700 killed and wound
besides many being taken prisoner
Ne among whom We're three chiefs, aud al
ne losing four guns and 1000 rifles. III Go
'h mtrcio believes the report to be entire
y; false.
H. In Sunset, Texas, on Saturday nisl
~ Deputy Sheriff Owens attempted to ARE
~ drunken rioter, when Samuel Hunt
o. interfsrred, firing al Owens, bnt missii
We HIM. Owens returned the fire with fat
~ effect. A mob OF Hunters friends CAT
-, =, cred and the deputy telegraphed to Dec
4, tnr for help. Two officers left Decatu
~, and at last accounts they and the depu
oe were midway b-twe.n Decatur and Sn
VI set, "about to make stand against ,
We armed mob Of 80"
= Hampton, ia, special says: "Ji
Napier, a notorious Uoiured mau. W
-, iealons OF his wife, Sallie. The matt
~ was being talked over at the breakfs
,a table, when Napier jumped up, and sci
' i ing billet of wood, pounded his wife
~ head to jelly. RemOrse then uverto,
"a him, and he went out to the we'll a,
y, took up the we'll rope, with which
x climbed to the top Of high oak tire
!, whers, adiustiug one end to a limb al
~ the other to his neck, and iuinped in
a. mid air. His body was discovered by
" " passer-by, when it was cut down and la
~ under the tree for several hours, agaitiI
u, the arrival OF the Coroner"
" The funeral of Bishop Pinknay
"a Mary land, took place Friday evening
Nv Washington. The remains arrived
m Washington in the morning, aud we
-, PLACED ON oatafallue in the Church
H." the Ascension, where they were view,
,yy by large number Of persons. In Il
~ afternoon services were held, Bisbo,
Lay OF Easton. Lee of Delaware aud I'ete
~ kin of West Virginia and the Rev. DR.
"a Elliott and levin aud the Roy. Dir. Init,
OF Baltimore, officiating. After the a.
vices the coffin was taken to Oak III
Cemetery, where it WAS placed In Il
nortuary chapel, to remain there mn
az linal interment. Sixty three elereym,
ri were In the funeral procession.