Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-13
IN GENERAL.

civil control of that territory on the 18th
of September last.
The steamer Grace Greenwood was
burned, at South Haven, Michigan on
Tuesday night, week. Loss 100000.
George Montague has been elected
president Of the Second National Bank of
New York, In place Of John C. Rno, the |
defaulter.
DR.. Louis b. Steiner, formerly Of the |
senate Of Maryland, has been appointed |
librarian Of the Bnooh Pratt Free Library,
In Baltimore.
A boiler In . sugar house near Lee Sta
tion, Louisians, exploded on Thursday
night, killing nine men and injuring
several others.
A FIRE in Mobile Thursday destroyed +.
Bromberg's piano ard fancy goods store
aud millinery store, and damaged other
property, causing loss Of s40, 1000.
Abel D. Breed, merchant OF 80 Broad
way, New York, made an assignment
Thursday, giving $3.50, 400 preferences,
including $4,000 to Marion P. Breed.
Cook Tee.s, convicted Of the murder of
his wife by poisoning her, several months
ago, was sentenced yesterday week at Owen
Sound, Ontario to be hanged on December
9th.
The British government has given two
"a pound guns to be placed on Sambro
Island, Nova Scotia, to warn of vessels
which may come In dangerous proximity
to that dangerous coast.
The FIRE at Silver Plume, Colorado, on
Thursday, destroyed 80 buildings, bus
the loss is not estimated at more thar
S76, 900. The insurance ia about $50, 900.
One man, Patrick Barrett, lost his life.
The mutilated bodies Of the captain
and mate Of the wrecked schooner
Charles Valentine have been washed
ashore at Wing Point, Cape Breton. Por.
ITEMS Of two other bodies have also been
fonnd.
William Loudenslager, aged 10 years
was accidentally shot and fatally
wounded, in Baltimore, yesterday after
noon week, by the discharge Of the gun of
John Luokhardt, with whom he had been
cunning.
The steamer John Taylor, belonging to
the Porpoise Fishing Company, went
ashore at Cape May Point, In gale, about
3 o'clock yesterday morning week and was
totally wrecked. Her crew and all the
property on board were saved.
News reached San Francisco Thursday
that the schooner Wild Gazslle had been
wrecked in the Sea Of okhotsk, and thai
her captain and crew, Is or Is men, had
been lost. She left San Francisco on
October 1st on fishing cruise.
The whole business portion Of Silver
Plume, mining village Of several hun.
dred inhabitants, near Georgetown, Col,
was burned Thursday morning. The
loss is estimated at $100, 900. Several per.
sons lost their lives, and one body has
been recovered.
A riotous mob, several Thousand strong
Friday evening surrounded the TeleEGn
building in Troy, N. Y, and broke It'll
bulletin board into splinters. Two news
boys had their 10 O'Clock editors Of tn,
paper torn mp. The police finally dis
psrsed the crowd.
The New Jersey State Board Of Educa
tion met Thursday in Trenton. Judg
Bennington +. Randolph of Jersey City
WAS elected vice president and J. B
Woodward member Of the executiv
committee, in place Of W. A. Whitehead
deceased.
. At Reading Thursday the Pennsylvani
schuylkill Valley Company put men a
!. work on North Front street to extern
their line TO Pottsville. The Philadel
' phia & R aiding Company immediatel
applied for an injunction, which wa
!; granted and work was stopped.
/. Patrick Doyle, an ex-policemap, shot i
: mob in the streets OF Columbus, Obi,
Tuesday night week, died early yesterda
n morning week. W. Il, Thurst0n, q SEWN
machine agent has been arrested for th
= shooting. Edward Bardmore, a saloo
II keeper, Ia under arrest for the murder
|. William Wicklitfe, car conductor, in th
same city, but another man is believed ,
be the guilty person.
9 Robinsop's store, in Salisbury tow
q ship, Lancaster county, was robbed sever
days ago. The parties suspected wei
oolored members Of the "Bnzzard gang.
Friday Constable Bowman discoyere
four Of the suspected. They attempted
Of escape, whereupon he fatally shct one
;, them named jeremiah Green, and ca
y tured another named John Boat. III
y latter was logged in the jail at LAnoRste
a 10 Reading, Pa, yesterday weel
n the committee investigating the count
"A almshouse frauds submitted report
"a the court. They admitted having "four
"a loose business methods at the aim
~ house," but say they found no oollusic
!. or fraud. They make number OF recor
no mendations with q view OF reotifyii
a matters and holding the directors to
~ stricter accountability for their ofici
~ action.
as AT q meeting OF the State Fishe
lie Commissioners held Thursday in Harri
ia burg, Colonel Duncan was elect
i'd treasurer in place OF Colonel Duff
be resigned. The secretary was instruct
wv TO notify sheriffs OF counties throul
10, which the Delaware and Susquehan
he rivers pass, to take vigorous means
nd destroy tish-baskets and dsh-way
Committees were appointed to preps
the annual report for the Legislature.
Father Chiniquy, an ex-pries., was a
nounoed to lecture in Montreal Wedn,
no day nightweek The hall was packed wi
Ike his opponents, and mob OF about Il
ut Thousand gathered outside. The lectul
es- was unable to prooesd, owing 10 the ri
he GUS proceedings Of the audience, W
Ily yelled and sang, and broke benches
windows. Finally the police cleared (
hall, only few Of Chiniquy's friends
Q naming to protect him. The crowd o,
:" side then threw stones through the vi
v" dows, injuring several OF those insit
TO The lights were thereupon turned OF
and Chiniquy and his frienis were driv
ng of In the darkness.
! In Chicago Thursdsy afternoon, M
10 Gardner, wife OF DR.. Schuyler Gardn
mo shot and killed her husband and you
child. She carried the dead child acr
the street to neighbor's house, left
there, and, calling to her neighbor
:, come over and see her husband, VIII
' ~ she had killed, returned to her o.
|. I a house and shot herself through
pa temple, infiioting a mortal wound,
w appears that her husband lost his DR.,
erty short time ago, which made b
morose and aullen, and he accused
wife Of infdelity. This seems to hs
OF unbalanced her mind. At the time
on the shooting he was bidding her good /
90, preparatory to going to Rock Falls, Il
ssy and it is supposed that she thought
his WAS going to desert her.
ole A snow storm which set in at Ouch
~. ho Tuesday week, continued yesterday we,
ihe Over six inches Of snow has fall
ny The wind and SNOW were fesrful At Fail
teo Point, the wind velocity being 20 mi
Jug an hour. A tremendous sea inunds
20 all the highways and fields along
ny coast. The light house and telegra
. .an office were completely surrounded BY
ay waves, and the telegraph n
~ were compelled to abandon tn