Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-18
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Suspended psudihg adviceH from wash
inRion.
The October corn report for the De-
partment of Agriculture fully sustsins
the telegraphic summary in September
relative to injuries by tiosts The potato
crop is in better condition than IL spy
year since 1875, but the tobacco crop will
it is ssid, be below an average in yield.
In reply to an inquiry respecting the
claim of the State of Virginia against the
Government for money alleged to be due
the State under the 'deposit act," Score.
tary Falger said Friday that he had
not made any reply to the application as
the Virginia people have never appeared
before him.
Washington pension agents are work.
ing night aud day, sending out circulars
by the tens of thousands to the pensioners
whose post office addresses have been re-
Gently published. The object Of the cir
cnlars is to get the pensioner to apply for
an Increase. The iaot that a tempting
surplus of the last appropriation remains
ia dwelt upou and every. man outhe roll
ia urged TO apply immedist The COM
missioner anticipates .a.AAkof cases
when the effect of this raid is felt abroad
in the country.
David II. Risby, young man who
lived iu Harlem, having lately heen re-
j5oted by Miss Emma Lawyer, school
iest her, poisoned himself aud was found
dying in his room Frid.y afternoon.
Upou his shirt bosom he had penciled
fsrswells to hia sweetheart. Five years
ago he fell in love with lis SISTERS music
teacher and, under a threat of cutting
his throat il she refused him, frightened
her into a marriage which the courts
soop after annulled. He had made two
other attempts at suicide.
An ingenious system of smuggling dis
monds from Canada into the United
States, the stones being secured in tur
key quills attached to the legs Of carrier
pigeons, has been brought to light
through the shooting Of one of the feath-
cred smugglers by farmer in ncrthern
New York Watch was kept, and two
other pigeons, similarly laden, were sub
sequentiy shot The three birds carried
III, 100 worth of diamonda. From whom
tue Jewels came, or to whom they were
consigned, has mo- been learned.
year ago the wife of u. A Herrick, a
we'll. to do ranchman at Grand Junction,
Colorado, left him. Herrick afterwards
obtained a divorce aud married Margaret
Thompson. Mrs. Herrick No. returned
a short time ago, and meeting HerricR
and his wife, shot and instantly killed
the woman. The murderess was sd-
mitted to bail, and began proceedings to
recover some Of Herriok's property. On
Saturday, while the sheriff and Mrs.
Hsrrick were at the rancho loob ing mp
cattle, Hsrrick shot and killed Mrs.
Hefrick.
In the rush of business jast before 3
p. IN of Saturday New York broker
rushed into the City Bank to get a 81 900
choque csshed, with which TO pay the
duties on an importation of goods. The
paying teller banded the broker ten
bills, which tie litter, will ont stopping
to examine them, took to the custom
hluse sud s'nvad through the cashier q
window. The receiving clerk, Mr.. Newell,
at once saw that the package onl,'aint d
$40, 900, instead of IL 600, and handed
the surplus $4,000 hack to the broker,
who returned i. to the bank teller before
th4 latter had discovered the mistake.
Carl Bach ~as hanged at Bowling
Green, onio, Friday for the murder o
mis- wife in October, 1881, with corn
cutter. He WAS tried twice aud con
vipted each time He spoke briefly, at
tributing his death 10 the persistent
| etiorta OF District Attorney !roup, whom
he said, he forgave. A priest kept NJ
prayers in German, Bach responding
| He showed no signs of fesr until tn,
moose was adjusted and the black cay
was drawn over his face. Then he kicked
violently. His neck was broken ami
there wss no struggle.
William Johnson, negro, was hanged
at MoutiGeiio, Ark, Friday, for tht
murder Of Calvin Williams, also colored
While field rtar Monticello, Drew
coupty, WAS bsiug plowed on the 7th o
Tuna last tho body of a man was un
-artbed, which was identified as that o
Williams, who had disappeared abou
three years before. His wife subseq lentlJ
married William johnson, also colcrec
man, and il was learned at the time of the
diaoovefy of tho body that Johnson killed
Willisms, out of his head and buried th,
romans, his wife being present at tht
time. -
fhrough the remissneEs OF Republican
members the Democrats found thsmselve
i'll an accidental majority in the Penn
syivsnia Senate Friday morning, anc
proceeded Ut once 10 work for eouourranc
iu the apportioament legislation of tn
the Democratic House The RepubliGal
minority present, under the Leadership
of Thomas " Cooper, resefted to fIbus
triig measures ard they had Their hand
I.Ns IL. .sHH
ton of the morning They succeeded il
doing 80, however, aud AIR. Cooper la
taken measures to avoid being caugh
again iu such trap.
Jack Radford WAS hanged Friday q
Fremont, Ohio, tor wife murder eommitte
last October. He made a fierce tlsh
against the officers; cried "Le' me go "
hell hounds" and showered blasphemon
srd obscene epithets on them After h'
irg dragged 10 the scsffeld he tried de-
peratdly to break away and jump tro'
tke platform. With muGw trouble h
was bouud and the moose adjusted tn
drop falling at IL 05 o'clock. Radfor
spent Thursday night oarousing with h
guard, drinking whisky, talking ahot
horse racer, aud telling Obscene stoFie
While standing OH the gallows, pipiors
AMI the nooss about his usek, and
,, q rSyman Offering prayer, Radford di
coz rel among those in the jail Nj
aieensla1e, tn father Of the murdere
i woman Then ensusd an iideErihab
seaIa Rsdfdrd made furious elior
strapped as lie was, TO rush upon IA
: father, in Law. The sheriff and sssistan
bad all they could do to hold him. t
raVed and cursed everybody. About !!
witnessed the eXecutiuG. .-
Thomas anghss is an irisnman
! nativity whp went to the Pacific coast
= ls49 AMI has accumulated fortune
" $250,0 Lately he sold ont his min
? i'll Arizona and started eastward, to T
y visit his native land. Stopping in Ne
: York he fell into the clutches Of Mil
. Cleary, the pugilift and some Of h
Z sporting friends. Hughes badly wished
- see q good fight before he lett Amer
aud Cl4ary protessAd to be able to accol
y MEDIATE him hy making up match /
{ tween Sullivan and Mace, for $40, 900
man named James Corcoran pro'eaf
"a TO act for Mace, and Cleary represent
1t Sullivan. Articles were drawn mp, a.
SO "Shang' Draper introduced as stak
e. holder, IL whose hands Hughes plac
ie $4,000 on behalf Of Sullivan, it bel
u represented to him that Msce's backt
o. had put up the fame amount. Upon I
eve of paying over the final deposit
al So 000 more, Hughes became suspicto
h. that all was not right. He went
5s Washington at once, found Sullivan the
al and learned from him that the propos
nv match was bogus and swindle. Hugh
al thereupon returned to New York q
an hau Ileary, MS partner boHhett