Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15


Rich phospate beds have been discovered
in the agricultural sections of Alabama, prin-
cipally in Autauga county.
The tooth of amastodon, in good preserva-
ton, was found on farm near Rochester,
New York, Friday morning. 1t weighs
-four pounds.
Lightning struck the mill of McDutlie 4
Sons at Keyser, North Carolina, Friday
morning, killing three men and injuring
another. mule was knocked down, but
apparently uninjured.
DIR. +. Gardiner, young man recently
married, in San Pablo, California, Oh Thurs
day night, attempted suicide with his wife,
because they did not live happily. He took
30 gains of morphine; she took 13 grains Of
digitalis. Her life was saved, but he is dead
In Montreal Friday Charles Chales,
convicted of bribery at the recent election at
Soularges, was disqualified for eight years
from voting, being elected to or holding any
office under the Dominion government, and
required to pay fine of S400 or be i'm
prisoned for four years. His otfense consisted
OF giving small sums of money to voters
to pay their railway fares to and from the
polling places
The state crop report of Michigan for May
says "Wheat on sandy soil looks very we'll
On clay land and hills, especially northern
slopes, the crop is badly injured. Estimates
show the condition of the crop iii the southern
four tiers of counties to be 81 per cent and in
the counties north of the southern four tiers
81 per cent of the condition one year ago
Two per cent Of the acreage seeded to wheat
will be plcwed up. Glover is 9S per cent of
the condition, May LIST, 1888. 1t is probable
that the wool clip per head will be much
below the usual average. Apples promise 91
per cent and peaches 50 per cent of an aver
age CROP"
Two remarkable cases of faith cure are re-
t.I f., tnI E1lI To lalV .1.l,s. .aft
suffering from cancer and was getting relief
only by using epiates, WAS visited by the Rev.
Mr.. Pearson and wife,wh have been holding
revival meetings IN Augusta. They advised
her to forego the opiates and trust in God for
help. This she did, though strongly urged
by her husband in her paroxysms to resort to
the opiates. After few hours she fell into
a natural sleep and began Immediately to
recover. A neighbor who had several deaf
mute children, seeing this wonderful triumph
of faith, resolved to seek help of God for his
children. His children are now able to hear
and are rapidly learning to speak.
John Muir Of the Erie, Pa, refinery works,
was put on trial .Friday for attempting to
strangle Ernest Nj, Warren, young member
of the firm. Warren swears that Muir lassoed
him with coil of wire and twisted it around
his neck until the blood burst through his
veins, out of his eyes, and come out on his
cheeks. and his tongue WIS forced out. A
moonbeam falling on his assailant's face
| enabled him to identify Supermten
dent Muir. The defendants counsel
| claim that Warren was his own
| stranger, or invented the story and stimu-
lated insensibility, A severe cross -examina-
| ton elected admissions that he had told
people of daring exploits east and west, III
| several of which he killed robbers and mur.
| derers. He said it was true he had kill ed
| two men i'll his adventures-one in hotel in
\ Pittsburg but he cannot remember the name
| of the house or the person shot 1t looks at
| though the trial will end in a farce