Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-12
IN aExERAL.

Allan Butler colcred. WAS killed at
North Vernon, Indiana, on Saturday
night by the bursting Of gun whioh was
firing Blaine ratification salute.
Loousts are causing much damage in
the state Of Vera Cruz, Mexico, and the
coffee, tobacco Snd sugar crops ars threat
ensd. They came from Yucstsn.
George De Haven has been appointed
passenger agent Of the PennsylvAnls
railroad in the Baltimore district, with
offices In Baltimore. The district Ia q
new one. =
The Neps- -Joprnil OF Cincinnati, was
sold at auction, Thursday, by order of
oourt.It was bought for $2b 900 by Rdgar
NJ. johnson, who represents the guArsntor
and oreditsrs.
Lieutenant Rice, QuartsrmAster u. 8.
A., walked off moving train near
Mexico, Missouri, Wedr esdsy night week,
and was killed. He was IN his night
clothes, and is supposed to have been
somnambuliBtio.
The President has approved the sot
extending the duration Of the oourt OF
commissioners OF Alabama claims and the
act providing for the muster and pay Of
certain officers and enlisted men Of the
volunteer forces.
The chemist of the New York sanitary
bureau reported Thursday on the sub-
jsot Of the artificial ooloring OF ooffee.
Hs said he "had found oolcrs generally
thought to be hsrml ss and extensively
used to color coffee, showing distinct
traces Of arsenic" .-.
The assignee OF the Penn Bank Of
Pittsburg reports that the amount due
individual depositors is 81 ,466, ,205. The
| over.draf,s amount to &1,250,953. The
ma sjority Of the directors withdrew their
accounts on May 26th, the day the bank
closed the second time.
In St. Louis yesterday week, John
Stanton, steamboat engineer, threw
nearly n goblet full of vitoril over his
wife as she lay in bed. Her eyes were
eaten ont, and her face, neck, breast and
shoulders were terribly burned by the
acid. Jealousy WAS the cause.
The body OF John Anderson, the sixth
victim OF the Plessonton, Kansas,
tragedy, has been found In deserted
o,al shaft on the Missouri side of the
state line. He had been shot in the head
aud thrown into the pit. Parties are
hunting for the supposed murderer.
A telegram from Somerset, Pa, says
that sos labo-ers employed by Collins
Bros, contractors for the South Pennsyl-
vsnis railroad, struck on Wednesday.
They oongregated at Somerset, with ban
ners flying and armed with clubs, but did
no violence. 10 the evening, there Was a
free fight among them, In which one man
was fatally wounded In the head with =
stone.
The Palisades Mountain House,
situated on Bnglewood Cliffs, above tie
Hudson river, nine miles north OF New
York City, was destroyed by fire early
yesterday week. The loss is estimated
at 100000 insurance 100000. The
house was to have bssn opened Saturday
last next for the summer, and 1t was
occupied by the proprietor aud about 40
employees, many OF whom barely escaped
in their night clothes. Two of them were
severely burned.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Baltimore & Potomac railroad WAS
held in Baltimore last week. The gross
earnings were 81 ,l56, ,4l9 So, a total in
crease Of $50 All Is. The total expenses
we're $s69, 27l 6S. The following directora
were elected George b. Roberts, Frank
Thompson, George Small, William T.
Walters, Il. F. Newcomer, Il J. Heuble
and Samnel Cox, Jr. 0ien Bowie WAS re-
elected President. Frank Thompson,
Vice President John $. Lsib, Treasurer,
AID James P. Kerr, Secretary and
Auditor.
AGENT Wright of the Rosebud Agency
in Dakota, has reported to the Indian
bureau the killing Of the chiei White
| Thunder and the fatal wounding of two
other Indians by Spotted Tail, Jr., and
his friends. The agent says the hostilt
meeting resulted from the return to the
reservation of Crow Dog, the slayer OF old
Spotted Tail, who was recently set free
\ by a decision OF the United States
Supreme Court. Spotted Tail, Jr., and
Thunder Hawk have bsen sent to For
Niohrara, and the agent sRys that 1
| they should be allowed to return to til,
reservation, It would be diiiioult to anti
cipate the evil consequences which nigh
result.
More than two hundred Of the deposi
tors Of the Penn Bank at Pittsburg OF
Saturday filed bill in equity sgains
the officers aud directors OF the bank
The bill charges "that by reason of th
negligence and Carelessnees Of the officer
and directors o aum more thGn sufli1ie
to pay the just claims of the depositor
has been squaudered, and that for tn
same reasons the defendants are per
sonally reFponsible for tie full amount @
the depoai.s." President Riddle'a bal
was the same afternoon reduced fror
800, ,0000 TO $4,000 R. s. Stevenson
representing the depositors, signed tn
bill bond end he was released. TIL
depoaitors will take steps to have Riddl
testify against the directors In civil suitf
The excitement over the recent dii
! oovery of a $40, 0CO diamond at Bagle,
Waukesha, Wis. has been revived
the discovery OF three more gems, maxim
: seven found thus far. Col. s. b. Boyt
. ton, who is hunting for the preo,ou
\ stones, haa sunk two deep shafts and
= prospecting with great energy. He fiji mi
q believes that he will rike cluster
, precious gems during the coming weel
3 The largest stone found Ia OF GREEN'S
tint and cut very handsomely. tt
three stones found Sunday are n,
large, tut they are pure water aud al
!. quite valuable. The diamond discover
: has attracted the attention Of peopls a
il over the country and number OF di
d Inond experts are at the miues watchir
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