Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-02

hibit at the New Orleans Exposition.
A public sale Of imported Jersey cattle
took place last week in Baltimore. Nine
teen COWS and heifers and one bull were
sold, the prices ranging only from $50 to
5000. One COW brought 1915.
The New York World says that
"Aruold, Constable & Co. Loaf by the EN-
bezzIemsnt Of their employees, Msssrs.
Seymour and Pedder, nearly 1000, 900,
and that Pedder took 81 10000 Of that
amount"
Isasc Newton, chief engineer Of the
department Of public works OF New York,
committed suicide Thursday morning by
cutting his throat. A coroner's jury de-
cided that he did the deed while insane
from peouniary troubles.
The treasury department Friday
issued the one hundred and thirty.first
call for bonds. It ia for ten millions Of 3
per cents Of 1882. The called honda
viii be paid on November LIST, and inter-
est upon them will cease on that day.
Sir Charles Topper, representative OF
Canada, has been appointed by the
British government to act In conjunction
with the British ambassador at Madrid in
the negotiations now going on with Spain
respecting improved commercial rel a.
lions.
Prayers were offered Sunday in the
churches OF Petersburg. Virginia, for
rain, the pLotrscted drought In that SEQ
tion having disastroualy affected the
crops and nearly dried up all the
streams.
The managers Of the National Home for
Disabled VOLUNTEER Soldiers met Friday
In 81. Louis and decided on LeAven-
worth, Kansas, as the location. The city
gives GAO acres of land for site and
100000 to aid In the erection Of the
building.
Encouraging news has been received in
Gloucester, Mass from the Bay st. Law
renee fishing fleet. Mackerel are reported
to be schooling freely from Rast Point to
Mangaree. A number OF vessels are
about to sail from Gloucester for that
fishing ground.
Comptroller Cannon says the affairs Of
the Marine National Bank Of New York
are in fine condition, and there Ia every
! prospect OF a speedy and satisfactory set
Element. He proposes q pr pose divi
dend OF 10 per cent for Its creditors
, about the LIST proximo.
, Inspector Barrett on Friday began an
investigation Of the post office at Pat
,, ohogue, Rhode leland. As he entered the
, sr.nt door Postmaster Hannah disap-
' peared by the rear, and has not beer
4 | heard OF since. Hammsn's accounts are
o said to be 81 400 short.
% The contract for the building Of the
,f new state capitol of Georgia, In Atlanta
), was Friday awarded to Miles & HorI
et Of Toledo, Ohio, for ss62,762. 1t is ex
10 peeted that the structure, which will b
q Of Indiana oolitio stone, will be com
d. pleted within four years.
or The railroad commissioners Of Mass
u chusetts Friday morning completed
OF preliminary investigation Of car. ooupleri
n, No fewer than l73 different invention
10. were presented for consideration. In th
mt afternoon the commissioners inspected th
ne operations Of number OF oouplers
es, actual use.
=. ~ The mill OF William L. Cresson & Co
70, manufacturers OF cotton and woole
t pe goods, at Norristown, has suspendt
~, ~ operations for an ind finite period. tt
e suspension is attributed to losses throup
'n the failure Of Brooke, Miller & Co con
VI mission merchants, who handled Il
US FIRMS goods.
,ay Near ottowa, Kansas, Monday wee
or. Carrie and Bessie Waterman, aged 1
Inc speotiyely IL and IA years, daughters
uht farmer, tied rope around the neck
.lly their six years old half brother, bragg
ia him about and beat him with sticks I'M
the he was dead. They said at the coroner
ia inquest that "they hated the child a
ma. wanted him dead" They were held
han murder.
ary While young lady named Storm "
10 Is riding on the Kittaning turnpike, ne
by Pittsburg, on Saturday afternoon, on
lief valuable horse, she was met by tral
his who told her to dismount and give b
Of the animal. She refused, whereupon
peal knocked her off the horse, beat her ur
e Of she became unconscious aud rode avn
ares He was afterwards captured and lodS
8 no in jail.
y TO The total values OF our imports
Is Of merchandise for the IL months enc
August 3lst, 1884, were 1857, S32, 8
and for the previous IL months, SIC
272, 264, a decrease Of $40, 439 ,430. 7
ln: values Of the exports OF merchant
~ during the IL months ended August 81
loeo 1884, were $735, 007, 175, and during
touI IL months ended August 31st, IL
'alhe 1920, 818, 40l, decrease Of 1856, 811.2
~ II is reported from Fort McKinn
roto. Wyoming, that the dead body of Gill
,star Henry Cherries Leigh, member Of
at British parliament, has been found
asn, the base OF precipitous cliff in the
Horn Mountains. Mr.. Leigh, who
with small Rnglish pleasure party,
pair them on the 4th inst. for stroll,
eA ny. was not heard OF until, after eight ds
olu- search, his body was found.
N ! News has reached Winnipeg that
Inter chiefs of the South Pigeon Indians h
dti- been extortiDg money from the Csnad
n rancbmen for allowing tho latter 10 d
MI, I their herds through the reserve
.nL.,s Montana to &aDitoba, The Indians
mand 10 cents on every head Of ca
and IL the money Ia not paid they 81
M as many cattle as they think will
give duty on the number left. It Ia said
. ID Indians are in starving condition, wi
nsS accounts for their actions.
How The farmers Of Long Island are
aftar. planning that their losses this year
maa be greater than for many years I
, tba Potatoes, which are only about one
oivs crop, have rotted badly, averaging
9o tn per barrel. The best cAbbages sell
Ibe. So a hundred, aud do not pay being
,ba to market. Pickles are selling at SO I
This cents per thousand. Corn is so pc
siza will not pay to market 1t, AID b
orked WIica COST 20 GEMS 1aSne' 70 Plck
A telegram from Petersburg, Va,
the drouth III that section is the sew
man that has been experienced for n
ln a years. Great damsge lie being dor
5utel; the corn and tobacco oFnps, In u
" the places wells are dying up. The v
err in the city reservoir is so low that II
been found necessary to increase the
little ply By turning water water from
little canal into the main water pipes, "
orry will be done to- day. Seven years ago
Il me was done on account Of a protrl
a. VIZ as drouth.
lime / A telegram from Ilion, New York
ceived Friday night, says: deorg
going Weaver, the publisher OF the lion Gil
here ia tonight printing the frat newspsp
that the world the type Of which was emit
man composed by q type-settine machine.
r NJ entire edition of 1000 is being printe
at Won the aid Of an electric motor, the
,re for which, on March 14th, printed
n. WeaveE's Journal, being the first il
It un. known world to accomplish the
at the Hundreds OF visitors have been to SO
g was operation.
noted Near Decatur, IndisGa,on Friday N
,ers OF a al guised mob took Pate LRmen
.upted George Richards from their housea
your tried by threats to compel them To de