Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-27
IN sEsHKAL-

snow storm prevailed Thursday
Quebec, with the temperature at zero.
News has Just been received in Bis
marck, Oak, Of the lyching Of three
cattle thieves BY cowboys in that terri
tory.
A fire in Lisbon, Dakota, on Saturday,
destroyed el6,0t0 worth Of property and
burned to death 40 horses and q man
named Samuel MOaregor.
A violent storm passed over Tbibc-
deaux, La, on Saturday afternoon, doing
much damage, aud wrecking large
sugar house. A man was killed by
lightning.
A telegram from Camp PerA, Texas, re-
ports that Mrs Petty aud her husband
have been mutilAted aud eoalped by To-
dlans, Tne sAvages have committed other
ouuages, aud troops have b ,en sent after
them.
William Hughes and George Virgins
quarrslied at Littlewo1d, Iiaho, q few
days ago, about woman Hughes rode
up TO Wigsins with 4 drawn pistol, but
Virgins, who had rlfs, Was too quick
for Hughes, and shot him dead.
The wAterlogsed schooner Maggie NJ
Rivers, abandoned Of Cape Hatteras in |
January last, was sighted so miles of |
the BsrmudAs on the 10th inst, after a
total drift VI nearly 5000 miles In every
direction.
Carr & Hobson, limited, manufacturers
Of agricultural implements In Bergen
Point, with an office In New York, have
made an assignment. The compAny'a
January statement showed assets
1857, 1855, aud liabilities s110,937. The
capital Of the company lie $250, 900. It ia
expected to resume shortly.
Six persons were drowned on the Ten.
nessee river, near Stevenson, AlabAms,
on Saturday, by the upsettipg Of . skif
Thomas Key, the fsrryman, was drowned
while tryipR to save his son, who was IN
the skiff Keys wife saw the drowning
Of her husband aud son from the shore,
and became insane from grief.
A fatal disease, the nature Of which /,
unknown, but which is Supposed to have
been caused By bad water, oons' quence
OF the protracted drouth, has for several
weeks prevailed In Buchanan, Wise aud
Dickinson counties In the extreme
western limit Of Virginia. 1t IL said that
sin some cases as many as four GOrpses
we're fOul d in single house."
Oliver Bstsman, ssed 20 years, was
hanged Friday at Savannah, Mist ouri,
TOR the murder Of two young girls, com
mitted 10 August last. He left letter
admitting his guilt, and expressing psni
t4nos. The execution was public, people
going 10 ses IT from points so miles dis
tant, aud the number Of spectators was
estimsied at 10000.
telegram from Wilkesbarre relates
that 81 years ago Ida Davenport OF
Plymouth, buried two Democratic lannon's
to await the return Of Democratic
supremacy. They were exhumsd Oh
Wednesday for the purpose Of firing q
salute, and when fired of some broke
every pane OF glass in the nsig hbOrhood,
ard the other burst without doing any
damage"
In digging in the clay pit of Paul
Wootten, at Egg Harbor City, Atlantic
county, N. j., = few days ago, an alleged
vein Of anthracite coal was found 20 feet
below the surface. The coal Ia light In
weight, and, II is claimed, has the ap
pearanoe Of the PsnnsylvaniA product
The specimens have been referred Il
State GsOlosist Cook, who will invssti.
gate the matter.
NJ. II. DeYoung, proprietor Of the
) Chronicle, in San Francisco, was shot az d
wounded in the lett arm and shoulder, IL
his business office last evening week, by
Adolph 8 rreckels, son Of Claus Spreckels
the Hawaiian sugar king" The provo
cation was an article in Sundays
Chr, nicle respecting the affairs Of ihs
| Hal allan nE,narotal
Spreckels WAS arrested.
The body Of Henry Koch, wealthy
clay dealer and proprietor OF diffsren
general stores, was found on the shore q
Perish Amboy, yesterday week. Their,
was large aud deep cut on the left tenn
pie, aud a sum of money seen in his pos
session ehort time before his death wa
1 missing. He Is believed to have beer
8 murdered. The relatives have beer
given charge Of the body without an in
ves'igstiou being made by the coroner,
Six men belonging to construction
7 gang on the Old Colony railroad started
' from the central station at Taunton
Mass Thursday morning, on hand Ca
3 httched on an express train, intending I
drop of ut Weir junction. At one Of tn
I crossinis in Taunton the axle OF tn
hand car broke, and tho car was fun
aoross the track, throwing the men in al
n directions. -Four Of them were severed,
i. Injured, one, named Thomas Mcintyre
perhaps fatally.
p The franchises, property, rights Of way
a branches, tracks and all the appurten
! ances Of the Plttsburg Southern railroad
n were sold at PittsburR Thursday morn
ing, at BheIiff's sale, to Thomas NJ. King
representing the Baltimore & Ohio com
= pany, for $4,000. The line runs frou
Pittsburg TO Washington, Pa 80 miles
! 1t has been In debt to an amount exceed
ing II 900, 600, and was unable to pa,
the interest on us Indebtedness.
The Nstionsl convention OF oAttleme,
= at s.. Louis Friday adopted a reviset
draft Of the constitution and bylaws
The new constitution con ,ains the follow
ing paragraph: "That the name Of thi
: association BE- the National Cattle aut
! Horse Growers Association OF the Unite,
, States That membership be open to al
individuals directly interested in sal
linda try, on payment OF IS initiation fee
; and 10 all associations on payment Of el5
the animal dnas TO be 90 SO for iudi
vidusls and ~ so for assoei atiors: til
= annual meetings to be held Oh the fourtl
!. Monday OF each November"
), A Telegram from Contoocook, Ne,
n HsmpshiTe, gays the fleets OF the drout
Q are seriously felt liz me- ny portions Of ths
r state. In Hopokinton six families ar
Q dependent for water upon one sma
+ spFine. L. other localities sickness, du
Ii wholly or In part to the use OF waite
. from low wells, has occurred and seem
to be increasing. Scarlet fever an
9 6ipsheria exisl Ia various towns, bu
have not yet become epidemic. In aeverl
iustapoes schools have been olosed o
seoount Of sickness among the pupils.
q AT 4 special meeting Of the directors
the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad Thursday
!, Robert Garrett, vice president CT III
n company, was unanimcusly elected pres
II dent Samuel Spencer, second vice pree
/. dent, wss elected vice president, an
fhcmss N King, general superinteudeI
OF the PittsburS division OF the road, va
elected second vice president. The boar
IL also elected Bradford Durham gensri
manager of ths entire Baltimore 4 Ohi
systems, and William ". Clements gel
erAl superintendent OF its main stem an