Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-21

Steamships arriving at New York yes
terdsy week brought $l,250, 900 in gold
bars from Europe.
The one hundred and seventh anniver-
ssry Of the battle of Bennington was cele-
brated in Bennington, Vermont, on Sat
urday. There was procession, balloon
ascension, and sn Grafton by Rev. +. NJ.
Foster.
Tbs last service In the Greek Oh, =
Of ST. Johns, in Varick street, ).
York, was held Sunday. the services
Ssre attended by only Is persons. This,
it is said, was the only Greek church in
this country.
During fight In saloon near Belair
market in Baltimore Thursday among
some oolored men, John Lsmson was
fatally Ont by George Lewis.
George Alsop and Theophilus Graves.
two Of the escaped conviots vino led the
receHt revolt in the penitentiary al
Frankfort, Kentucky, were Sunday
surprised in cornfeld near Lsxineton
by a sheriff's posse. George Cassel was
shot and killed by the couViots. The
posse returned the fire killing both Alsop
and Graves.
Edward Brown, IS years old, of Mar.
tins Ferry, Ohio, put three pounds OF
giAnt powder in coffee mill for tho pur.
pose Of pulveripg IL on Saturday alter
noon. After few revolutions of the
crank, the powder exploded, demolishinr
everything in the vicinity. Browns
face, hands, arms and body were fearfully
burned, and It ia thought he will die.
Clay Brown, colored, was confined in
the jail at Macon, Ga, for peddline
tobacco without license. After being
placed in cell, J. o, Potter, the tailor.
went ont TO play base ball. When he
returned Brown had escaped. Potter
followed and discovered Bro En lust as he
was entering piece OF woods. Brown
refused 70 stop and Potter fred two shots
at him from his pistol, one OF which
proved fatal.
The business portion OF the CITY of
Onaka, Minnesoia, WAS destroyed by Ere
on Saturday morning. The fire started
in the skating rink and spread rapidly.
Assistance was summoned from st. Paul
ard Minneapolis. The losses and insur.
ance cannot bs definitely asoertained for
several days, bnt rough estimate places
the loss at about 100000. No lives
were lost, but number of men we're over.
come by the neat and smoke and a
number OF women tainted.
At Ocean Grive Sunday sthe snulyer.
sary Of the W0men's Foreign Missionary
Society was celebrated. Bishop Harris
presided at the morning meeting and
conducted the opening exercises. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Dennis
Osborn, a native OF Iudis. Iu the after
noon the meeting was opened by Mrs.
skidmOrs and Mrs. DR.. Butler. The
treasurer reported the to.0l collections
for the year TO bs Sl0l 1886 Mfa. Ksnnard
Chandler aid the RsV. DR.. Osborn made
addressed. DE-. Osborn and his son.
dressed in ID, high caste oostumes Of
India, ssna come of the hymns of that
country 20 tamb0uiine ard cgstiust 40.
compartment. In the evening the Rev.
W. Jones OF Kansas preached.
Postmaster Robinson, colored, Of Bau-
burg, South Carolina, has sent to the
post ofhc9 department u statement giving
his reasons for closing his Office and leav-
lag the town. He says that on Sunday
night week body Of armed men went to
hiS house and shot through his doors and
windows. Robinson cried murder, when
- was told that if he would resign the
once at Bemburg within 80 days and
sign petition in favor Of tho widow of
the late postmaster he could live, II not
he would be killed ct once. He accepted
the proposition. "They finally concluded
that should not return to the office. l
feel very certain that II went TO nv
office on that day would certainly be
killed" A post office inspector, who in
vestigated the trouble, says tho moving
cause OF the whole trouble Is that another
party desires the office, and his friends
course TO get the present incumbent ont,
He does not think It has any political
significance whatever. The inspector
recommends that no change bs made Al
present. Postmaster Robinson has sp.
pointed J. P. Murphy, a white man, a
merchant Of the place, his assistant.