Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
IN GENERAL.


Crop reports from different sections Of
California indicate bad state of Affairs.
The season has been the dryess for seven
years.
Thomas Reed, night watohman IN
McCabe Bros hide store in Cincinnati,
was found in the building yesterday
morning frozen to death.
The twin babes OF Isaac and Rebecca
Martin, were frozen TO death In Liberty |
Mills, Indiana, on Thursday night. |
Their crib bad been placed in fireless
room.
The assignees Of George 7. Comins, sus.
pended state prison contractor at Con-
cord, New Hampshire, report his assets
to bs sbout $4,000 aud his liabilities
sl4o, goo
At noon Friday Zachary Snyder,
aged 81 years, aud John Anderson, aged
II years, boot black, we're hanled IL
Mt. Vernon, Indiana, for the murder of
VauwBy.
Two gypses, man aud wife, were found
dead IN their tent nesr Huntsville, Ala,
yesterday morning There were no marks
OF violence on their bodies This man had
s2, 800 in his oloihug
During last year 1928 new buildinss
we're erected in New York City at cost
of s44 ,30S 63s. Among them were IL
churches, 10 places OF amusement, six
hotels and i've schools
George HsrdisCn and Henry Bronson
killed each other Thursday in uburD,
Kentucky, in street fight growing out
of an old feud. Hardisop's sthsr killed
Bronson's Ii years ago.
John Murrsy, aged II, carried his
littla brother and sister ont OF burning
house in New Orleans on Saturday. He
returL ed to get some clothing Tor his
sister and was sufjostsd,
The Penn sylvsuis Exprsss Com, any of
Baltimore. asst we k iii, d sriiel uf in.
corporation in that uity. The capita
sto.k is $40 600 COO, III shares at $50
each. All the incorporators except one
are Baltimorsaus.
Adam Porepaugh last week received
q cablegrsm from his ageut, pow at
Gibraltar, stating that the white elephant
ordered by Mr.. Porepaugh had been
secured for him and would be shipped to
America at once.
A. Boston on Saturday morning the
| jury in the case OF Goodrich Il. Bush,
dlstilier, Of Westfield, charged with de-
frauding the government, returned a
verdict for the latter, forfeitiug the dis
tillery and all its contents. The latter
Includes 200, 900 gallons of gin.
Mrs. Henrietta T. Chadwick, wife of a
commercial traveller, committed suicide in
1 Chicago on Wednesday week in room
in which she had been living with man
known to the police as Eyre 7. Randall.
"All the PARTIES" it is said, "moved in
good society"
dispatch from Petersburg, Virginia,
says Judge Nottoway, before whom s. L.
Harley was oouviotsd Of bgsmy, he hav-
ing married Lydia J. Everest Of Baltimore,
aud Maggie Howard Of New Jersey, has
granted esuasel 10 days in " whioh TO apply
to the county circuit court for writ oil
supers-des for q new trial.
At Washington, Pa, Thursday the
body of Albert C. Ruper of Las Vegas,
n NJ, was oremated after 1t was put in 8
sheet ssturate1 with alum water. Tn,
widow, father. in-law and two gertleme
friends were present, and lett i'll til,
afternoon. The ashes will be cent t,
them in day or two.
The Ostriches on the Anaheita farm
California, aid 305 eggs during the sessol
from the lat of May last till the lat o
October. The birds have been plucket
twice since their arrival on the farm. Tn
j, irst clip, in May last, yielded $500. Tn
clip in December yielded 1850 quilts Q
! all kinds from Is birds, and ia valued a
$1,000.
nd IL, a.,
were found in sem. cone cious oonditio
in their dwelling in Hoboken, Nev
' Jersey, Thursday morning, The child
i ren were revived, bu. the mother lie in
e critical condition. A break was dis
l. covered in the main in front of the house
J., aud the escaping gas had entered tn
= honse through the sewer.
!, The First National Bank of Leadvill,
:, Colorado, suspended OH Tuesday aftei
:. noon, after heavy run. To prevent d
q tsckments a receiver has been asked fo
y The banks liabilities are estimated
=, 1925, 900, while its assets are said to |
practically nothing. 1t is also said thi
a its president, De Waits, has overdraw
- his account $4,000.
- The hearing as tc the mental oonditiC
- of James Mutt took place yesterda
J.. week in Pittsburg. Four physician
a testified that he was sound in mind al
~ fully responsible erd that it would
, safe to restore him to liberty. tt
=, judge thereupon ordered his dischsrg
N and he lett the court room amid :
- perfect ovatioa' from the attendlI
M crowd, lie left for his home in Uniontou
- later in the day and had reception ther
a. About two weeks ago l04 Italian en-
IN grants arrived at New Orleans in Il
m German steamship Pfinz Georg. Tn,
!, complained of being starved while
81 sea, aud of Indifferent treatment by Il
i, officers. The captain was held for trii
.d The emigraIts have now filed lit
o5 against the captain and owners of L
yn vessel in the United States district coui
~ each passenger claiming damages al
Ir the penalty under the statute in the Pa
~ senger Act Of 1882 for 1896, and 81
A.. each for violation Of the agreement
no carry and properly provide for each ps
oT9 senger. The total sum claimed amour
,s to $50 $50.
rh Ehe Secretary Of War, in reply to
ali resolution OF the House, reports thi
Nc frOm March 4th, l1s9, to June Both, lsS
al the total expenditures of the governme
"a on account OF river aud harbor improy
sn m.nts amounted to $lO5, ,796, ,4ol. OF tt
N amount New York received 90 ,539. g.
~ Michigan, 81 s2S $50; Wisconsin "a, 81
ant 1876; Delaware, SO, ,o43, ,636; Massach uset
M 81 92s 7S0; Ohio, So, s57 OBI; Tex
ht ~ l66 lS4; Ilirois, s2,352, ,3t5; MOI
IA. Carolina. 81 26l, 203; Virginia, 81, ,6s3 g
4. West Virginia, 1887 55S; Californ
wr 81 493 ,42s; Connecticut, 81 ,527, ,449; Mai
Is sl,4o4 $50; Maryland 81 ASS, ,77O, ,Georg
H. Il, ,364, 064 and Pennsylvspis, 81 ,O67 /
. it John Mack aud Thomas Norton W
-ra killed on Friday night by an explos
iiv of dynamite used for blasting purpo
.,lv on railroad now in coursa OF constr
,i.s tion ACROSS the Aoosic HElauds, n
nov Scranton. The dy. smite was stored
Id. cartridges near wood fire to keA,
,is warm, as it works badly when chill
lii cap which Mack held in his hand
has into the FIRE and the explosion set off
~ the other 'ar;riiges. A aleighipg pa
bis driving algug the main road in
on vicinity OF the explosion wss overturI
..lv by the shock and several OF the sleigh
ma 5ere injured.
DDDs AND ENDS.