Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-13
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
DICK LIDDELT, THE OUTLAW,
NAMES a CONFESS ron.
The New Maid Of tbe nist-The
photographers Desert the knights
of Iabor-Kecapturin n Descrter
on British Soil.

ou British Soil.
A box of live bees, addressed to Canada,
WAS recently found among the mails and
cent to ths Dead Letter Office.
There ia scarcity of water in Pater.
son, N. j., and the manufactures are de-
pending on steam "a a motive power.
In consequence OF the spread of yellow
fsver, mail matter from the Pensacola
navy yard has been ordered to be iumi-
gated.
A fatal collision took place on Saturday
Oh the Western Maryland railroad, %
miles from Baltimore one man WAS
killed and two fatally injured.
The Horace Greeley farm at Chappa-
qua, N. Y, was sold on Saturday at trus-
tees sale. Miss Gabrielle N. Greeley bid
1t in for $4,000. Hers WAS the only bid.
The steamer Lamport, from Baltimore
for London, has put in at Halifax In dis
tress. 0Ue hundred and forty cattle
shipped upon her from Boston wers lost
overheard.
Barglsrs entered Oliver .. Bowman's
house Trenton, N. j., on Saturday after
noon, while the family were ont riding,
and stole 81 600 worth OF jAwelry and
plate and $50 in money.
Dick Liddell, one of the notorious jesse
James gang, has made a full confession.
The story reveals almost every phase Of
crime, captured trains, pluudered banks
and highwav robberies in plentiful pro-
fusion.
In the Court Of Criminal Correction In
st. Louis last week, over 500 cases agEinGt
saloon keepers tor selling beer on Sunday
were abandoned at the suggestion OF the
Judge. This, it is said, ends the fight
against the ST. Louis saloon keepers for
the present.
The State Commissioner of Agriculture
of Mississippi, has received reports in
dioating that the cotton and corn crops OF
that State care much injured by the
"unfavorable weather." The decrease
in the crop rs compared with last year
amounts to 25 per cent. and in the corn
crop to Is per cent.
The steamship William Crane arrived
at Baltimore Thursday trCm Savannah
greatly damaged by fire. She took fire
Tuesday week off the South Carlina coast
and after strenuous ellorts the flames
were extinguished when nearly 81 900
damage had been done to the vessel and
cargo. Her hull being of iron saved her
from destruction.
A cold wave appeared In the North.
west on Friday and rapidly extended
South and East, reaching st. Louis on
Saturday morning. The lowest point
reached was at Fort Garry, Manitoba,
where the Thermometer marked rs de
gTees, or below freezing. At Bismarck,
Dakota, the temperature was 32 degrees
Ice formed in Iowa and Minnesota. Much
da mage 10 the corn crop is reported.
When the morning Pennsylvania rail.
road train on the Long Branch division
wGs passing Woodbridge, Saturday
morning, the engineer observed n msn
leaning down with hia head over the rail-
The warning whistles we're blown, but
the man paid no heed to them. The
wheels decapitated him. His head is
said to have jumped 20 leet after it had
been taken of. He was recognized as
David Baker, q resident Of Woodbridge.
1t is stated that suit has been brought
by Professor Willard Fiske, OK Librarian
Of Cornell University, to snnul the will
of his late wife, bequeaihing " 800, 900
to the University. The ground of action
is clause in it's charter forbidding the
University TO hold property in excess OF
50 100000. The bsquest, it is said, was
ludub nj lud lhekhnC0 Ol IIOitGHUT fl6kb
himself. He il now in Italy.
The Cromwell line steamer Gamma,
from New York, August 30th, for Halifax
struck Thursday morning on Gull Island
Newfoundland, and became total loss.
thick fog prevailed at the tins and
heavy sea was running. Ths passengers
and crew, 90 in all, "leaped for their
lives" but got ashore safely, The
gtaamaF aanIr hafnra tbau ,n,,1I
visions or clothing from her. A steamer
has been sent to take them TO st. Johns
Martin Kaller, 81 years OF age was
shot dead by Constable Johnson, in a
suburb of Chicago, Wednesday night week.
johnson fled after the shooting, and
friends of the dead man attempted to
burn his house n retaliation for the kill
ing, which they said WAS unprovoked.
Johnson appeared Thursday morning
with knife wounds, which he claimed
We're inflicted while he was trying to
arrest kaller and some OF the lattet's
boisterous companions.
Frank Switzer, deserter from Fort
McGinnis, Montana, was recaptured and
taken back by squad of United States
soldiers. Switzsr claims that he was on
British soil, 30 miles from the United
states line, when taken, and that the
troops unlawfully crossed the border and
captured him AID his two companions.
he makes direct appeal tor the proteo-
ton OF the British flag, and the matter is
expected to lead to correspondence be-
tween the United States and the
Dominion government.
The New Jersey Grand Army men got
up sham battle at Prinoston Junction
yesterday week which proved pretty
lively affair. The attacking party, repre-.
aentipg a Confederate force, charged
vigorously upon the Unionists, who be-
came excited and refused to surrender. In
the melee that ensued II men were 30
badly hurt that they had to be- removed
on stretohers, and many others were so
used up that they were hardly able to
carry their muskets.
George w. Parrett, New York clair
voyant, says he has been informed by his
spirit guide' that during the revolu-
tionary war the people Of Manhattan and
Long Islands lourneyed to a vault in the
woods where Central Park now is and
hid their money and valuables 30 that
the British soldiers could not find them;
that this treasure has remained untouched
to this day and that it can be found now.
Parrett irsists that he knows exactly
where to dig for it and yesterday applied
to the park commissioners for permission
to do so. The commissioners denied the
application.
The Chief of the Money Order Division
Of the Post 0iiits Department estimates
that at least twO-thrds of all money
orders are for gums leaa than $5, and
therefor the new postal notes can be used
In the place of postal orders. II il said
that "the probability that attempts will
be made to counterfeit the new postal
notes, If they should pass into oiFcula-
tion as currency, which now seems likely,
has not been overlooked by this Treasury
secret service officials, and careful
watch will be kept for such attempts"
Bx Senator William Sharon WAS ar
rested q; San Francisco on Saturday
afternoon on charge Of adultery, as he
was taking train for the East. The
charge was preferred by Mss Aggie Hill,
who claims that q contract Of marriage
was drawn up and agreed to between
them, and that, in addition, she loaned
him s9e, 600, only $7S, ,000 of which he
had re-! sid her. Miss Hill bases her
claims Of marriage on the fact of an
agreement OF msrriage, ss she states,
having been entered into between Mr..