Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-30
IN sANzRAt.
The Virginia legislature Friday night
adjourned until November Sd.

Clsrmont county, Ohio, on Saturday
night, fell over an smbsnkment and
broke his neck.
The trial Of Gilbert W. Haseltine, for
the murder Of "Mamie" Thompson, In
Baltimore, ended Tuesday night In q YER
dict for granddaughter. The prisoner was
TemAndsd for sentence.
The statue Of Admiral dupont, 10 be
erected In the dupont Circle, In Wash
ington, has arrived In the latter city.
he arrangements for the unwilling will
be completed in few days.
Michael CroghAn, seven years Of age,
was run over and killed by street car,
10 Baltimore, Sunday afternoon. His
head was cat Of. The driver, who had
l Il the charge OF his horses to collect
fares, was arrested.
Heavy storms Of wind and enow were
reported Thursday morning al ports In
Lakes Huran aud Michigan. Forty six
vessels are detained At the 81. Clair fats,
where there is jam, preventing passage
between Lakes Huron and Brie. ~
Samuel J. Tilden's stone stables at
Greystone, near Yonkers, New York, were
burned on Sunday night. The carriages
and horses were saved but all the sleishs,
hay, grain and other property were de-
siroyed. The loss is estimated At OIL, 600.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Ohio, in
session at Columbus, Thursday adopted
q resolution declaring II "the opinion Of
the body that the selling Of Intoxicating
drinks is q Masonic offence, and should
disqualiiy any one from initiation into or
sfiliation with any Masonic lodge"
The deoomposed body Of John J. Jordan,
~ years Of age, who disappeared on
September 18th, was found on Sunday In
the woods near Minooks, near Scranton,
Pa His watch and other valuables were
undisturbed. 1t is thought he died Of
heart disease while walking to Scranton.
The agent Of the AmoskeAg Manu-
featuring Company at Manchester, New
Hampshire, said Thursdsy that "the
water in the MerrimAo river Is at the
lowest point since the formation OF tha
company. The horae power At Manchester
to-day lie only 5000, as against 1000 in
ordinary times"
The statue Of President Gar neld, erected
IN Lower Grove Park at 81. Louis, was nm.
yelled on Sunday, during o rain storm.
Addresses were made by DR.. Emil Pre-.
torius, editor Of the Westliche Post Carl
Gamer, the sculptor, and DR.. P. 8. 0reilly,
secretary Of the memorial society. Let.
ters were read from President Arthur and
Gov. Crittenden.
Thirty women OF PAlmyrs, Indiana, on
Wedn. sdAy week, disguised a. men and
armed with revolvers, went to the saloon
OF William Bott, smashed all his furni
ture and fixtures and emptied the liquoi
into the street. They then gave Bot
notice that II he reopened the sAloor
they would repeat the visit and lynoi
him.
Mallory Davenport Of Colerain, Mass.
filled sack with stones, tied It around
himself, shot himself through the neck
and then jumped into DesrHsld river. His
body was found on Saturday, and mot,
saying he committed suicide to esoaps tn,
lunatic asylum. He had been teaches
In Bernardston Academy, and was q
years old.
A telegram from Toronto says that
number Of italian laborers were ehippe,
10 that city from New York at the rec ues
of the employment agents, who said the,
were instructed to engage 200 laborer
for North Shore cortraoior. Only 40 Q
the men have secured work the rest ar
stranded In Toronto They say the
paid New York employ melt irm .
each.
lat Pittsburg, Friday, Charles W
Baker Of Bradford, Pa, was convicted Q
defrsudiug pensioners by representa-
hin self rs Unit, d States penhio
agent, AMI was sentenced 10 five years
imprisonment. His plan was to find on
persons who had pensions, make an I,
animation Of their papers, sllege this
they wer, fraudulent and then make
settlement with his victims for variou
sums. 'E
John StoDebaok, aged so years,
wealthy farmer Of StonstOwn, LIE ar Read
lag, Pa, arose Friday morning
good humor, but later he became melar
choly, and about noon pistJl sto. VIZ
heard In his barn. His wife ran to tb
place and was horror .stricken to nd ht
husbands body lying dead upon Oh
floor and the head pierced with a buIl,
from revolver. It is stated that he di
| not want to pay his taxes, which were
arrears. The tax collector was In M
house waiting for him when he kille
, himself.
In Bloomington, Ill. ,on Saturday nigh
Frederick Shuttle, bsing drunk, threw
stone at Republican parade. The stor
hit horseman on the head, and reduo,
him to insensibility. The members 4
the oavalcade dismouuted, oauRi
Sohultze, beat him severly, and, putin
a rope around his neck, strung him n
! TO lamppost. The polite out him dow
just in time to save his life. While Nj
was going on, briokbats were thrown I'M
! the procession, and Postmaster Dick An
. a brother of Governor Hamilton wa,
badly injured. "0'
The Union railroad depot at Plttsbur
! cought fire Saturday afternoon. br
D through the prompt action Of the wa
= rained employees Of the Penpsy.yanI
Q Railroad Company and the city fire a,
partment the flames were confined 10 Nh
I roof aud were finally subdued after los
a OF % ,O0O was sustained. The FIRE VS.
! caused by q defective flue in the upn,
: story, where old papers and other con
bustible materials were stored. m
i dense smoke which enveloped the buill
lug led to the belief that the sntir
: structure WAS burning
The Rev. DR.. Nelson s Rnleao, w,
Tuesday conseorated assistant blabon
D the Protestant Episcopal diocese Of "a,
D trail Pennsylvania, the osremonv tskin
place in 81. PAul's Church In Clsvalani
= OF Whioh he had been rector for sewers
years. There were present Bishops lie
I o, delaware, Stevens Of Fhiladsldhis
aowe OF central Pennsylvania, Bedell ,
D ohio, Jaggar Of southern Ohio, Knioke,
booker Of Indiana, Whitehead Of PITT,
! DutR and Potter Of New York Bisho
!, !, Potter preached the sermon.
3 Doris CIRCUS is travelling throup
a georgia. While its special train vs.
8 rnnning batween Albany and Thoms,
VIE Thursday night trouble ARCS
oetween the white and black employees
: rlstols and knives were freely used. TIL
engineer not knowing the cause Of III
: nIing Increased speed to reach a station
, rhe whites, being in the majority, inall
,oroed the negroes on to the platforms an
\ nutied them of the train as 1t was rur
mug At full speed. None fell under M
Wnseis, but three were 80 badly ipiure
hA death Ia probable. Over half Of m
= AZ participants in the fight were more I
ess cut, but none fatally,
! The Virginia legislature reasssmble
yesterday week in Richmond, after recer
. OF about seven weeks, In continuation ,
} the extra session called by the governc
8 last summer. After short session bot
houses adjourned, in order that the Den
: ocratic members might hold caucus o
/ the question Of the adjournment Of tb
session. The CAUCUS adopted q resolr