Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-24
IN GENERAL.


The number OF vessels belonging to the
district OF Gloucester, Mass, at the close
of 1883 was 473, II more than at the
close Of 1882.
The steamships AthAbssca, with 1870
bales of cotton, and Crane, with $500
bales, sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, yes
terday week, for Liverpool. ..s-
The total exports of breadstuifs from
the United States during the year 1883
amounted in value to $l72, 692, lSu,
against 1882, 67S, S65 i'll 1882.
The Maryland Central railroad, narrow
gauge, was formally opened Thursday
betweep Baltimore and Delta, in York
county, near the Maryland line.
Culpeper Austin was killed and Mack
Chapman fatally injured Thursday by
the explosion of dynamite cartridge
while digging a well in Uuion county,
North Carolina.
The city council Of Halifax, Nova
| Scotia, has passed resolution permitting
the children Of colored citizens to enjoy
the same school privileges as white chill
drep. The city school board has not yet
arrived at decision in the matter.
Secretary Frelinghnysen has notified
the board of health of Boston that the
State Department will appoint inspectors
of rags in Egypt, whose duty it will be to
thoroughly inspect and iumigate all rags
before they reshipped from that country.
In the county conrt at Galveston,
Texas, last week, Charles Matthews was
convicted of gambling, and fined $50 aud
costs. He then compromised "a other
cases, paying 81, ,4Q6 fine and costs.
| Numerous cases are pending against other
gamblers.
A telegram from Peoria, Illinois, says
thst specimens nt home made sausage
sent there from Fulton c1uuty Tor
/ ansiysis nave been found to hs infested
with trichiI;e. Three members of
family who ats the sausage raw a:e
dangerously sick,
The Pstchogue and sutlo.k County
Bank, at PatoEogue. Long Islsnd, sus.
pended Friday. Its liabilities are
about 5000, 600, and IL is said the deposi-
tors, viii loose everything. The colleo-
tor of the town taxes of Pstohogue loses
| $2l 900 of the towns money.
A fire in the office of +. M. Lockwood &
| Co, in Exchange court, New York,
| Thursday, caused loss estimated at
$l5o,00O The building was occupied
| hy number of bankers and brokers.
| Various securities in the open ssfu OF
Lockwood q Co. Were destroyed.
A dispatch from St. John, New Btuns-
wick, says that Tuesday week was the
ooldest OF the season. Andover, Victoria
| county reported 500 below zero yesterday
week, and Woodstock zoe below At
Cornwall, Ontario, the Thermometer
registered 80 below zero.
boiler in the shoe mandatory aud
| tsnnery OF 4. q. & X. Wallace at Roches-
ter, New Hampshire, exploded Friday,
killing John Grimes engineer, Angelo
HOLT, fireman William Cleveland and
Louis Depre, aud fatally injuring Joseph
Carver and severely wounding several
| others. -- .--
Fire was discovered Sunday morning
| in the forward compartment of the
British steamer Strsthmore, at Tybee,
near Savannah. There were 1000 bales
of cotton in the compartment, and it was
flooded by two tugs which went along
side Part Of the cotton was burned, the
rest damaged by water.
The Consumers powder mills, near
Scranton, Pa, exploded on Thursday
night. l.. IL. Armory was killed, being
struck by flying piece of machinery
halt mile from the mill. Five build
inQs were destroyed. The loss ia between
s3c, 600 and $40, 900. The company will
rebuild immediately.
Walter Felix, l2year old son of the
city jailer in Chattanooga, was killed by
2 singular aec lent on Saturday evening.
His Is year oh brother dropped gun in
an adjoining room, aud tile weapon Vas
iischSrged The losi pa-sed through 4
closed door, ard entered Walters side,
causing instant death
Tie new Christian Church in Washing
ton, known az ths Gatfed Memorial
Church, WAS dedcsted Sunday in
presence " a ia-ge rqrFregafipu inoiud
ing Pr. aid-It Arthur, sac, gta,y Freeline-
lnysen eud mAuv pronir-nt residents OF
Washington. Pfesid-ht Pt.ltl.ion Of
Bethany College, preached tna ieiieatory
errns'.
Captain Tchuor, large property
owner Of Port OxtoId, Oregon, says the
announcement hat Jay Gould tas unr.
'has-d property there is premature,
re1otistious having heen gotug or WITH
EASTERN capitalists, but nothing is YET
eGnsumma'ed. The intention Is II ool-
uect Port Oxford by rsil with the Oregon
X California railroai, distant 100 miles.
: y shock Of esrthq AXE wae telt IT VII
mineion, N c., Friday morurae. A
! report waa percePtAll- arcjupaGied Ly
the shaking Of the hraak fast Tables, TIE
shock wss sls0 felt st Beaufort, where
the jar was sufficient 10 sEilt q etav.-
3 pipe tom position aud npstcu door.
4 violent usrthqnak" shock wRs felt at
+ Contoueook, N. H., about o'clock FRI
j day morning.
The city treasurer Of Boston ADVERTISED
! for proposals for $500, ,000 public park
q l9qn, Tor the payiueit OF aud for the
West Ra%bury Park a A5RO,0 improved
a ae~e az luau and $450od0 water loan
q Tor tl9 additional sugpy of water works
, aEd the Introduction Of u.turs aud liz
7peu,ion TIE improved beverage loar
Is TO be issued dua in % veara and tbs
park Gnd waleF loans in 81 wears from
Jan lary lst, 1854 all b4ariug iqteres, al
the ratv of 4 per es"c payable ssroi
Z annually.
j Great 6-stitutiaa il reported among
n the miners III tla ofe beds ia Lower
Il Naauugie, L.hikb cons ty, aud along I'd,
/, East "tna railroad, Pe3nsyivar!a Tueti
h ya9 has r Gently hteu tut down from 7!
= 20 % cents psr day, and now the store
- krrpets Fetnaa 80 give them tile usua
q monthly credit, dsmsniiug cash nay
II m.LtS. The contractors operating til,
mlpee ssy ihst the reduction was neces
+. stated by Tho fall IN the price Of IRON
r, Only " uf ,be mines are ia operation
4 and huudreds OF the miners are idle.
JpAn Il Zsuhliu whose resignation q
: he upsrnteudenev Of the Western
= Union g'u eErspb Company YVES an
" noEneed Thurldav, viii have his head
s quarters with the Baltimore < Ohio Tsl.
graph GompanY in Chiearo, and lis viii
u haVe iutl aharga of the Western division
>. Of The B. y o Company, lie wos induced
q - taks the new place by hs old ohie
sd present friend, d. u Bates, who ha
% Iu-t ASSUMED the general management o
. tae baltimore y 0Diu Telegraph Con
? psny George W. Porter, Mir Zsublin'
d nresent assistant, AND Manager W. G
y JONES' at Tenth aud Chestnut, are spokei
!, OF ss possible successors to MIR. Z.ublin
Quite etir was created among publi
men at Washington yesterday week by tn
!. announcement IN morning paper ths
. tie Western Union Telegraph Compap,
q tGd AhraEsted its lease with the Chioapl
V later Ocaan % gsclunt of the publication
~ tLSt journal of Senator Hills sppecl
e in favor of u postal telegraph system
Y During tbs day several sgaatnrB VIII
hut fNt.ra af.a i H..