Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-24
IN GENLRAL.

Mr.. Wilmont, OF the Dominion Fish
Hatchery at Toronto, Monday deposited
soc, 600 salmon trout fry in Lake Ontario.
The Secretary Of the Treasury decides
that silk Hlosslls used for ,embroidsring is
dutiable at 80 per cent. I'D valorem as
spun silk.
The Alabama State Mineral Exposition
was opened Tuesday, in Birmingham, by
the governor. Abou, 10, 900 persons were
present.
Cassels, stims n Il Co., leather mer-
chauts OF Montreal, have suspended, with
liabilities and assets estimated each at
about 100000.
The president OF the Southern Exposi-
ton at Louisville announces that 1t will
open this year on August 16ih and close
on October 24th.
The Chicago Rsss has changed hands
and nsms and will hereafter be known as
The Even,ng Mad It will be enlarged
aud other wise improved.
Francis G4iss, treasurer Of the Knights
Ct st. Michael, has been arrested IN Balti
more and held in default Of 81 600 bail /,
on the charge # embezz!ing the sooiety's
fuuds.
THO eround above Kinks coal mine at
| 3slmerville, Ohio. cracked and sunk on
| Saturday ard Sunday, and 1t Is feared
much drainage TO dwellings and other
buildings will result.
A wealthy citizen of Cleveland, Ohio,
whose name is not mentioned, has given
| $50, 900 for the erection OF new build.
Jug for the medical department Of the
Western Reserve University.
The war department Tuesday issued
an order assigning Brigadier General
David C. Stanley to the command OF the
department of Texas, to succeed Briga.
der General Mackenzie, retired.
1t is reported from the City OF Mexico
that a bsnd Of rebels against the Cover.
nor in the state Of Guervero have been
defeated, with loss OF 81 killed. The
fight took plsos on the "a instant.
The Rifinghsm Bank, at bingham
Illinois, was not opened Monday. 1t:
president, +. A. Van Casey, disappeared
laet Saturday, and his accounts are ssid
to be from $25, 900 to $780, short.
Members OF ak different families II
Louisville have been poisoned by eating
cake purchased from oonfeotioner
which contained arsenic. One child hal
died. How the arsenic got in the cake ii
smystery.
The body OF William Casey, a laborer
WAS found terribly mangled on the Ger
mantown x MOI ristown railroad, nes
Princeton station, Monday morning.
is supposed he was run over by trail
during the night.
Charles Brown was shot and MORTAL,
wounded by his brother in-law, Joshu
Gill, in an ARRAY near Cockeysville
Maryland, on Monday afternoon. Brow
was the agsressor. There had been
feud between the men.
At Jersey City, Monday, DR.. Harrin0
ton, convicted OF conspiracy to defrau,
the American Legion OF Honor, was sen
fenced TO two years. imprisonment in tn
state penitentiary. He expects to Civ
bail on writ OF error.
The case Of ex-senator William I
Kellogg, charged with accepting an illeg,
lee while United States senator from
mail contractor named Price, came n
Monday in the criminal court, at Wash
ineton, but was confined until Tuesda
next on account Of the illness OF Price.
The work OF digging foundation fc
the statue Of Chief Justice Marshal
which IL to be placed gu the west iror
of the capitol at Washington, was begu
Monday. The statue will b. unveile
about the middle Of May, William Henri
Rawle OF Philadelphia, delivering tn
address.
Eiss Stsiber, a peddler, called at th
~ u
Bridgewater, Conn. on Saturday evening
, to collect a debt. While there he pickle
, up revolver from table, and in 81
aiming it raised the hammer, when
WAS discharged, and the bullet entere
zmmermsn's abdomen, making morts
, wound.
. The New York agents for the Brsz
, Mail Steamship Company have received
, dispatch from Bahia saying that the It'd
Is flo ing In and out of the forward an
/ a ter CON psrtments Of the wreck.
D steamer Reliance, and 1t ia unosrtai
whether she can b4 got off, Her carg
, las been landed, about one. half beip
3 damaged.
= William II Winsus, ex city treasure
OF Newark, New Jersey, was Mon a
I fined tb0O sud COTS Tor s,lowl ng, thrOus
j neglect, false entries to be- made in h
books. Judge D-pus, in senteEcil
. Wiueus, said that officials must not onl
In honest, but ndsl dee to 1t that the
official duties are carefully and INTEL
gently discouraged.
: In Boston TueedGy afternoon, jam
' Nicholson entered house il which h
separated wife wss living with b,
. brother, AID fired two pistol shots at he
killing her on the spot. She was hol'
ing her infant in her ares az the tia
and her husband h.ed ths second an
fatal abot while his brother in law Wi
trying to push him out OF the .ooIn.
The Mexican government, at the r
>. qnest Of tae merchants, is cousidsfii
. tho eXpedieuey OF substituting tor Il
/ stamp tax tax Of from TO 2 par oeii
r 90 sale4. tue mutohaLts promise,
this is done, TO aavsnoe to tbn povefi
Il. meat sl.b0o, 900 Tor its pf,sent naed
th6s furnishing tGe desired regsnr
A without causing discomfort"
It is guuonpcei that Mr. Foster, o;
minister 20 Spa:n, who Las arrived
Washington, comes to confer WIN I.
authorities in regard tn the details Of IL
: proposed commercial trnsty bewne
spain and the Uult.a State. ~.
' sad, on uuduputed au hputv, thu. Ii
visit has nothing TO 10 with tie sllege
plan Tor tbs purchase OF Cuba by II
United States, nor has It any bssring G
: the insurrecLlon iu Cuba "
:, gang Of gypsies having " ith then