Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-28

Two sons of Isaac Beard, at Springfield,
Ohio, set fire To their fathers houss lait
week, whilen playing with matches, and
one Of them, aged Ave years, was burned
to death.
John L. Smith, q colored burglar, was
captured at Flushing, Long Islsnd, on
Thursday night, and more than %. 600
worth Of stolen property was found on his
premises.
Agent Dyer Of the Cheyenne and Ara.
pahoe Indian agency, has informed the
fiiolsls at the Iudian office that some OF
the Indians :" ere abusing boys that have
returned from the Carlisle school"
Mary Dance, ooIored, was yesterday week
held to bail in Washington, on the
charge OF having falsely sworn that she
was 3 widow, and thereby received n
pension for several years after she had
married q second time.
Two freight trains on the Pennsylvania
railroad oollided Friday in the west
yArd at Columbia, Pa. An enslu,, oaboore
aud five cars we're smashed; the wreck
caught 6.e, aud about 800 sheep and
hogs were consumed.
Bids were opened yesterday wetk In
Washington for dredging the Washington
channel Of the Potomac river. The
lowest bid was that OF Benson & HcNss,
Of San Francisco, whose bid vas $l2 81
per cubic yard, aggregating sl2S. 700.
The schooner Charles p. Barrett, Cap
tain Thompson, from Browns Bank, re-
ports that on August 10th, latitude AZ
| deg. 80 MIN, longitude Sc deg. 35 min,
| aha haf al la II,
| on her anchor. She was obliged to out
her hawser and lose her anchor to avoid
| parting the cable.
| The treasury department has issued a
circular saying that the department pae;-
oeives no objection to the purchase In
bond for the use OF the United States, al
a price which does mot include the duty,
Of merchandise already imported but
which has not been delivered from the
custody Of the custom officers.
Indian Agent MoGillicuddy, Of the Pine
Ridge aRenoy in Dakota, reports that
"Son.oi. no. Water" recently attempted to
kill him. can article In cheap publi
cation saying that the Indians had the
right to kill McGillicuddy caused the
Indian to make the attempt" He Ia
| -No' eAteost pupJoot w hho oiuoE VI WIG
Indian office.
The San Francisco Chronicle estimates
the total value OF California's products
tor 1884 at $Sl, 900, 900. About $780,.
DOC, 900 will be exported, consisting OIL
wheat, barley, fiour, wine, brandy, wool
salmon and canned fruits. Wheat leads
the Hat Of exports, l 100000 tons valued
at $40, 500, 900.
Sheriff Coles, who has been hunting
for the murderer Of Ella Watson o.
Yorket wn, N. j., Friday reArrested
the oolored man Jones, and two
others one named Hsnly, a witness al
coroner's inquest, and a young oolored
man named Howard Sullivan. They
together with Alfred Miner, arrested OF
the previous day, were looked up for 1
hearing.
J. Il. Stewart, general superintendent
Of the Cincinnati, Washington & Balti
more Railroad Company, has gathered
information regarding the crops along
that road which stretches across southern
Ohio. The reports agree that the corr
crop will not exceed 10 bushels TO tn,
acre, and that the yield OF potatoes In
many PLACES will be insufficient iol
home consumption.
While an excavation was being mad,
at Point Of Graves, Colonial cemetery
Portsmouth,, N. last wesk, the toni
OF George Vaughan, lieutenant governor
OF New Hampshire from 1716 to l7l7, wa
discovered also the family vault o
Major William Vaughan OF colonial celeb
rity. Twenty. eight skulls were found ii
the tomb, the earliest burial being 1890
The ekulls were placed In q handsome
casket and reinforced.
10 Jackson, Michigan about 2 o'clocl
i Friday morning, Thomas Murphy, VIII
/. has lately suffered from illness, becaln
!. excited at the belief that burglars wer
: In the house and attacked his wife. H
: stabbed her five times with slender
! bladed scissors, one wound cutting tn
arteries Of her throat and causing dealt
In few minutes. When Murphy real
! lied what he had done, he ran nearl,
! two miles to the police station and CAV
i. himself up.
r John Deyo, q butcher, left Jeweit, Ne,
q York last week, for Albany, to purchas
| cattle. He had considerable money wit
a him. Two hours afterwards his hors
and buggy were found. The wagon wa
A covered with blood, and near by lay
0 bloody neoktie and an empty pooketboob
but the body OF Deyo could not be found
1t Is supposed that he was robbed an
= murdered. The sheriff and 100 me
Q have secured the country for miles, bu
no trace OF the missing man can be found
4 James Hoard, a well-to.do farmer Ii,
9 ing near Warrenton, Va, Thursday, she
9 and killed D. II Ryan, 4 private In tn
q United States artillery. The two at th
d time OF the tragedy were sitting under
8 tr4e playing poker. Both had been drink
d ing rather freely. A dispute arose b,
tween them about the game. Hot word
followed, during which Hoard drew r,
volver and shot Ryan in the stomach, II
Q nioting a fatal wound. Hoard imm,
n diately fed, and has not yet been ca,
a tured.
: The NeD ENGLAND Homestead publish,
q reports from 1876 points covering III
British provinces, New England and Ne
9 York, which indicate that the hay Gro
h Just harvested is nearly 80 per cent lei
o than last year. The drouth in portber
9 and central New England ia extendiu
l. south and west, and 1t ia stated that Ii
70 make OF butter and cheese in Vernon
n and In the best cheese sections of Ma
:, York state will be much ourtailed ; ala,
!! that another week Of drOuth will yer
d seriously Affect the milk supply Of Bosto
's and New York.
At the meeting of the directors Of Ii
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, held Thnr
day In Baltimore Benjamin Fawoett r,
signed as secretary and treasurer, an
. Stephen Gambrill, heretofore eeaer,
:, superintendent, was appointed in hi
Z place. George Smith resigned as snginee
Of the canal, and the position wa
y abolished. Both designations will TAX
= effect on October LIST. The office I
l. general superintendent was also abolIsbe
). and the duties will hereafter be ne,
y formed by the president. No action wa
), taken look ng 10 reduction of tolls.
y 1t is reported from Mount Holly this
a the hog cholera has prevailed in Burlins
ton county, N. j., particularly near PEN
barton, since winter, and that humble
Of animals have died. 1t first appeare
a on the farm Of NJ. 8. Butter orth, VIII
j lost "a out Of pen AZ hogs. Washing
i, ton Dsoamp has lost his entire stock I
y ~ hogs. George W. Budd, John 70,
. sythe and W. Emery Taylor have Az
i lost number Of pigs. The disease
reported on the farm OF Henry R. Lippir
= colt, and is said to prevail in Vinoentow
in a milder form. The malady was =,
ported In Atlantic county last week, bu
as none Of the sick animals died the dis
esse is not believed to be choleraic.
The report Of the finding Of clothes an
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