Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

The Rev. meHAra. LenRrKleWlcz ana
Slonowski, Polish priests, were Thurs
lay thrown from carriage and down an
on Ringtown mountain,
near Shsmokin, Pa. Both were injured,
the former slightly, the latter perhaps
fatally.
Major Samuel Robinson Of Charlotte,
Mich., was shot by tramp Tuesday week
night, and Is in a critical condition. The
tramp was caught at window and was
ordered away, whereupon he fired twice,
and one ball penetrated Robinson's
breast. The rufian was arrested and
gave the name Of John Morris Of Detroit.
A dispatch received at Uniontown, Pa,
says that Miss Annie c. Mutt, second
daughter Of the late Captain Mutt who
YVES killed by Dukes, died suddenly on
Wednesday week, Of what was supposed
to be cholera morbus. 1t 10 said that the
whole family were taken sick and at.
tackled with spasms, caused by eating
green fruit.
The total exports OF domestic bread
stuffs from the United States during
August amounted in value to $l6, 455 $50,
against $l8 STE, 276 during August, 1883.
The total exports OF domestic brsIdsluffs
during the eight months which ended
August 3lst were valued at 500, DOB $50,
against $l14 ,239, AIS during the GORE
spending period OF last year.
An unpleasant feeling has been created
in Washington by the discovery that
farmers along the Potomac river have
been throwing into that stream hundreds
OF osroasses Of hogs that have died OF the
hog cholera. The water supply Of Wash
ington comes from point Is miles above
the Great Falls Of the Potomac, and con
tamination is feared.
A telegram from Port Jefferson, Long
Island, reports that the wife Of Henry
Edwards, wealthy young farmer OF
Setauket, Friday morning discovered
that her husband was too intimate with
a colored work girl Mrs. Edwards
attacked them with knife and severely
wounded the girl. The dispatch adds
that the colored people are indignant.
The New York Journal of Commerce pub.
fishes, in reply to circular sent out by
1t, answers from 113 mills, representing
1858 sets of cards, showing an actual less.
ening in production Of $4,000, 900 yards
or 1000, 600 suits Of mems clothing. II
ia further stated that many Of the milll
are idle or still running on short time
aud will not start up or run full until thu
demand so increases as to insure the oost
of manufacture.
A shook of earthquake lasting 10 t.
80 seconds, and varying In intensity
according to locality. was felt yesterda,
10 the states Of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and
Michigan, and 10 the Canadian PROVING,
Of onar!o. The dispatches de,sll expe
rlsnoes Rimi ar to those Of the earth quak,
f-lt along the middle Atlantic coast fegio,
on tho 10th OF August last Tie sGuol
Of Friday twas felt in the extrem,
western section Of Pennsylvania.
A cable dispatch was received Sun
day at Harvard College observatory, an
nouroing the discovery Of a bright come
by Dr.. Wolf Of Zurich, on the 18th met
The comet was observed at SlrasburR OF
Saturday evening. The Strasburg posi-
uon is So follows: September Goth, "A. 81
Greenwich mean time, right ascension
81 hours, Is minutes, 223 seconds; de
clination, % deg. % minis. 81 seconds
daily motion in right ascension, plus q
seconds in declination south 2
| mimi
The American Forestry Congress, il
session at Saratoga, last week elected th
following officers: Pfepident, Warrel
Htghley of Ohio; Woe Presidents, II. @
Jolly and w. II Egg,sston Recording
Secretary, DR.. F. B HOugh; Correspond
ing Secretary, B. K Fenson Treasurer
J. s. Hicks: Executive Committee, B. @
Northrup Of Clinton, ]. s. Hicks Of Ros
Ign, Harvey Baker OF 0neonts, J. g
Knapp Of Limons. Fla, J. L. Budd q
Iowa and F B Hough Of Louisville.
A west bound passenger train on tn
Indiana, Bloomington & Western RAILROAD
was thrown from the track near Farme
City, Ill yesterday morning week. AT
tached to the train was the private car q
the president Of the road, containing ex
Governor Hendricks and party, en- fout
to Peoria. This car rolled down Is foo
embankment and turned bottom up. TIL
party were severely shaken, and Mr.. Hen
bricks was slightly bruised, but not 80
to interfere with his engagements II
Peoria. A number of other passenger
were injured, five severely.
The findings OF tho court of inunir,
| appointed to examine the circumstance
OF tue sinking OF the United States stesme
Tallapoosa by schooner have been pub
lished. The court finds that the soho one
was In fault for the collision, and tina
there was no negligence or error on th
part Of the steamers officers. The nav,
department approves the findings, an,
1 hppIdAa that ffif th., 4. 4
her oourse, as she was bound to do, ther
would have been no collision, and tina
the change of course on her part and tn
giving Of the directly wrong order by he
captain was the cause OF the collision. ;
James Lee, alias sJoe'' Hartman, ALA
]. X. Coleman, alias Herman 9oethe, wa
arrested in Baltimore last week on III,
charge of having swindled eight person.
by presenting bills OF lading for good,
which he stated had arrived from Rurop,
| for them. He represented himself as ,
custom house officer, and in each case tn,
pretended duties were 90 98, and in sew
eral instances when $40 bills wer,
entrusted to him to procure change hs
kept the whole Of 1t. In several instances
when he made viotims, he sat at the
organ and played "Nearer, my God, Il
Thee" while the ladies left the parlor Il
procure the money for him. He wal
committed for trial In six cases, and two
are yet to be examined. He Is from Nes
York, and has served a term in Sing
Sing.
The sinking fund commissioners Of Viz.
ginia Thursday, after consultation with
the attorney. general, ordered the discon.
tinuanoe Of. the funding OF the tax receiy.
able in coupons maturing after July 1st
1882, which coupons, a recent decision Of
Judges Hughes and Bond of the United
States court, had decided to be fundable,
dollar for dollar, with per cent Interest.
The legislature, in the late extra session,
passed bill amending the Riddleberpei
Debt bill, so as to stop this leak, but be.
tween the time Of Judges Hughes and
Bonds decision and the PASSAGE Of the
act, $500, 900 Of said coupons had been
rendered, and under another decision 81
Judge Hughes s100, 600 Of them had been
funded. This funding ia now stopped,
and the case will be appealed to the
United States Supreme Court. II the
whole amount Of the 1900. 600 of tbaAs