Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-28
IN akNERAL.

There was an earthquake at Conoep-
lion, Chilli, on, the 4th inst, which shook
violently.
Five dead bodies, all taken from the
river within "a hours, and all unidenti-
fed, lay In the morgue Of New York City
Monday.
The Chronicle Telegraph, the new after
noon Associated Press paper Of Plttsburg,
appeared yesterday. tia an eight page,
So column journal.
The question OF q separation Of church
aud state in Chilli was being violently
debated In the Gillian chamber Of depu-
ties at last accounts.
Serious forest fires are reported In
Michigan. The small town Of Harmon
City, in Arenso county, has been
destroyed by one Of these fires.
The finest rpecimen OF counterfeit
dollar made since 1881 has inst made Its
appearance ia New England. The only
psroeptihle difference between II and the
genuine coin Is that it weighs less. :
A train stopped Eondsy morning on
the draw bridge at Pensacola, Florida,
and seeing no signals the conductor vent
forward, He found the watohman dead
on the track, with % bullets in his body.
Jennie Tracy was shot, and, II is feared,
fatally wounded by William Roberts, be-
cause she refused TO marry him, at Utica,
New York, Monday. When Roberts
was arrested threats Of lynohing were
made.
Peruvian advioss Of the 9th instant
report ''matters fearfully mixed up In
-, MI 4 kxun
and Is overrun by thieving bands OF
Montaneros. The Chilisn troops in
Arsquipa were TO be reinforced.
A coroner's jury at Pensacola has
found that the drawbridge watchman,
whose body was discovered riddled with
bullets ON the railroad track, vas muir
/ dered by q oolored man named Williams.
The governor has offered . reward Of $500
for the murderer's arrest.
A telegram from st. Johns, Newiound-
land re- ports that several hundred Orange
men attacked the Roman Catholic Chursh
yacht at Henley Harbor, tore down the
Papal flag, tarred the vessel, and threat
ened the missionary, Father Lynch, with
deaths
According to advioes from Panama OF
the 18th instant there Ia talk OF the
Republic making q loan Of Oil, coo, 900
upon q mortgage Of its share Of the
canals earnings and the lots Of land
reserved upon the canal banks. The
money Ia to be ussd in public works.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Monday issued the one hundred and
thirtieth call for the redemption Of bonds.
1t ia for ten millions Of the three per
cent?, and notice is given that the prinoi.
pal and Aocrued interest will be paid at
the treasury on the Both Of September.
statistician Dodge Of the agricultural
!, that the crops have been somewhat dam
aged by the drouth in Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois and Kentucky, the injury is not suit
iicient to causs any panioky feeling, as
there Is every indication that she general
crop will be good.
OF the $500, 600 appropriated by Con
gress for the government display NJ the
New Orleans exhibition SIS, goo were ap
portioned to the Smithsonian Institution
IT That department has begun the prepare
tion of It's exhibit, and will display al
4, complete and exhaustive q collection 81
- can be obtained OF MAMMALS, birds
II animal products, fishes, shells, minerals
n kompt No'
IA The Indian bureau Tuesday received
of q communicate from Senator Beck dated
d, Fort Custer, Montsna, the 18th inst.
Ia saying that the ComAnche Indians upoi
ia the Tongue and Rosebud rivers are starv
be ing, and asking immediate relief. II 4
ly stated from Washington that on the 12tl
oh inst. Acting Secretary Joslyn authorized
he CAPTAIN RIVERS, acting Indian agent, 4
| A. In, az az nm xunrtI
lea Of beef and -four for these Indians, ant
1t ia believed that the needed relief hs
IN already been afforded.
I've An injunction was Fserved Monds,
-. upon the New York board Of aldermen
''' restrain them from taking further aotiol
In the matter Of = surface railway Of
Broadway. The board recently pssse
len an ordinance granting q franchise to
company to run oars on that street, with
rks ont STIMULATING any consideration there
lin fore. The mayor VETOED the ord
nance, the franchise being oonsidere
tion was offered in the board that a
NV such franchises should bs sold at suotio
'ur TO the highest bidder II was voted dowI
IN. negro named Clark, convicted of
,rd criminal assault upon an elderly whit
nss woman, was hanged Monday at Dawson
ote Georgia, in presence Of large crowd. HI
md colored friends having declared that b
his should not be hanged, two companies
the militia were sent from Albany TO I'll
IAN scene. When 3 mile and q halt frol
an Albany three cars were thrown from th
lar track by distractions placed upon u
rails, but no person was injured. Anotht
train took the troops to Albany yesterda
morning. There was no disturbsnc
the execution.
h, The eleventh annual meeting Of IL
United States Hay Fever Association wa
Nv held Tuesday in Rethlehem, New Ham
MA shire. Frank B. Fay presided. SeoretAr
u.o Brisbee read q letter from NJ. R. Muck
of Philadelphia, president Of the ascot
ton, advising oauterixation as q our
The Rev John Peacock of Philadelphia
sre said he had not fully tested this plan, bl
II was at least painless. Other address,
,ne were made by DR.. Edward Townshend
ma Philadelphia; Professor Lockwood
,Or. Freehold, New Jersey; the Rev. 8. !
on. Harlon Of Philadelphia; the Rev. w.
,rer Williams Of Atlanta, and the Rev. g.
Ha Brand Of 81. Louis. An adjourumel
the was had until Monday next, when office
he will be elected for the ensuing year.