Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
IN GENERAL,

IN GENERAL.
Large supplies Of war munitions are
being forwarded from England to Qnsbsc
and the first consignment arrived Mon,
day.
Gen. BIZ. Butler hiss begun suit aaaipst
tha Qutdnsok oompApy In Previdspos. for
e26, 900 for legal services. The case will
come mp III the Uai ed States oonrt on
June l6.b.
The Ho. Sp ipgs National Bank OF Hot
Springs, Ark. Jailed Tuesday, after a
run eau by the report ted absence of ita
president, Andrew Biuon. Its liabilities
3 only s4O, 600
During the proersss of holiday Qsmsa
at Chatham, Ontario, Monday, the
grand stand fell and $50 persons wsra
| injured, several seriously. The ipiuries
consisted mainly vi broken legs, arms
| and ribs.
Tnu U lied STATE, Consul at Marioaibo
has cent 10 the s'ats department copy
| OF decree issued by the late president
Of Vsrtzuels, Ghknsn Bla, O., ordering
the cremation oil oorpses OF yellow few,
victims
The total value OF our exports of
m. roba' disc for the IL months yb,ob
ended April Both, 1884, was $3.50, us. 34O
and i3r the IL months pr.cedipp'
&Sll ,679, ,33l, a decrease Of $50, $50. .g9i
the last year.
| d,orge Emerson Lowell, a son Of JUDGE
Lowell of the United States circuit court.
aud resident Of Boston, committed sui
eide in Buffalo on Monday morning. II
ia supposed he was insane. He was oplv
q years Of age.
The liabilities OF Strangs Bank of
Green Bay, Wisconsin which suspended
on Monday, are reported at $34O, 900, the
assets al 1880, 600. 1t Ii stated positivsly
that not less than rs per cent will be
paid on all olaims. The concern ia a
state bank.
The body Of Nellie B. Cools ,au heiress
who disappeared mystsriously from her
home in Wilkesbarre last d .oember, wss
found Tue day In the Suequehsppa
river near Nanticoke. She was subject
to tts Of melanoholia, and probably com.
mitted gnioide.
A very heavy thunder storm passed
over the section OF the St.. Croix river.
} Me-, Saturday evening. Ten men on a
raft of logs in Grand Lake were knocked
senseless by lightning and severly burned.
: One child was fatally hurt and four
, others were more or less seriously In
, jured.
The eighteenth animal meeting OF the
Universal Peace Union began Monday
in Washington, Alfred Il. Love OF Phila-
, deiphia, presiding. Letters we're read
,, from Charles s. Parnell, the Irish leader;
Congressman 0'Neil Of Philadelphia;
l psta IA, IL - -
and others, expressing regret At not be.
ing able to be present.
A little girl named Amelia Sohrlok,
while picking flowers in Woodland oeme
{ terry. Newark. N. j., Monday afternoon,
4 was aooosted by German named Andrew
|. Broski, who asked her how she would
like to go to heaven, and pointing to two
/, newly dug graves, said /: "Here Ia one
I for you and one for me-" He then dis
j. charged pistol at the child, but FORUM
9 stely missed her. The man WAS taken to
: the police station.
Under date OF the 18th Of April, our
!, Secretary OF State has received dispatoh
from Mr.. Foote, our minister to Corea, in
b which he says that the Corean govern.
ment has, AS yet, done nothing In the
y matter Of the proposed international ex
!. position at Seoul. Mr.. Poote adds
Until some definite action has been
= = taken, the sending of goods by our lner-
;, chants and manufacturers would be pre-.
mature and might involve possible loss
"a The President and cabinet officers, ao.
' compsnied by Admiral Porter, General
y = Sheridan, the President Of the Senate,
Speaker OF the House, members Of the
Ia Senate and House committees on naval
4 affairs and appropriations, ministers from
Bugland, Russia, Germany and France
and the Maryland members OF Congress,
d Monday visited the naval academy al
i Annapolis and witnessed the OK ercses Oi
u the cadets. The party returned to Wash
10 ington in The evening.
ir Tie Grand Lodge OF Good Templsrs me,
N Tuesday in Washington. About 40t
delegates were present, representing
y $50, 900 members In all parts OF the world
AZ az The Grand Templsr, George B. Kstz,n
il stein, the presiding officer, read hi
rs annual report, reviewing the history and
Q. growth OF the order, AMI declaring thai
N ''unless one or both OF the great politioa
10 parties take stand In favor Of temper
a u anoe, the temperance people ofthe uptry
"a will support the Presidential candidate Il
~ be nominated at the convention which
ID will be held In pittsburg July 23i."
)t The annual meeting 0I the Pilgrim
or Society was held Monday al Plymouth
Mass, aud the following Off 1878 wer
Vi elected for the ensuing year President
y rAomss Russell, Boston Vive Presi
i. dents, j. Henry Sdcknsy, Baltimore
III William M Evarts, New York, Frederick
u l.. Ames, Esston, Henry NJ. Dexter
u Boston Secretary, William s. Dsnforth
=. Plymouth. A special meeting OF thu
~ society will bs held in August to consider
m the question Of changing the day fo
40 celebrating the landing OF the fOrsfathers
ID to December 2lst
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