Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-21
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At Long Island City Tuesday Judge
Delahanty discharged two men who were
charged With playing base ball on Sum
day. The judge held that no law had
been violated.
At Tobias, Nebraska, Tuesday, Wiley
FArris, who Rad been separated from his
wife, went TO her boarding house and
shot and killed her. He then shot him
self In the head, dying instantly.
A dispatch from Toronto, Ontario, says
the excessively hot weather continues
throughout Canada. the Thermometer
ranging from 800 to $50 in the shade. A
large number Of cases Of sunstroke have
been reported.
| Joseph A. Stone & Co., coal operators,
one OF the largest firms In Pitthburg,
| Tuesday announced their intention Of
asking an extension Of credit. They say
that II given reasonable time they can
pay every dollar.
A dispatch from Casselton, Dakota,
says eight tramps took possession Of the
plaos on Monday, and drove families ont
| OF their homes and committed other ex-
oesses. Four Of the trampa we're captured
by the sheriff. The othere escaped.
The Indian office reosived Tuesday
report from the Indian agent at the Fort
Peck agency, which does mot bear out the
stories which have been told recently Of
starvation among the Indians at that
saenoy. The agent says he has kept $50
Indians at work, snd will continue to
do 30.
| At New Iberia, Ls,, Tuesday, there
was no excitement, and the streets had
more Of buslness.like appearance. A
portion Of the missing records have been
found In bar room. The Louisiana
Field Artillery was ordered home, and
the Washington Artillery ordered TO be
on duty in their place.
The body Of Private Whistler Of the
Greedy expedition, was exhumed at
Delphi, Indiana, Tuesday morning.
His identity was fully established. The
face and neck are we'll preserved, but the
flesh Is all cut from the back and limbs.
The stomach only contained 3 small
amount Of hair and NOISY stuff.
4, A board Of army engineers has been
appointed, In accordance with provision
In the River and HArbor bill appropri-
ating 800, 600 for the construction OF Q
| national hsrbor Of refuge Of the fret class
= at Sandy Bay. The board will meet In
Boston to-day TO determine whether the
} point selected ia the best on the coast
Q between Portland and Boston.
Ella Watson. 16 years old, the daughter
: Of George Watson, q farmer, residing near
YORKTOWN, Salem county, N. j., WAS
8 feloneously assaulted and murdered nesr
her home on Monday evening by
0 unknown parties. Two oolored men have
9 been arrested on suspicion Of being her
9 murdsrers, and have been placed in the
! lookup at Woodstown, TO await the
4 conclusion Of the inquest, which was
Q begun Tuesday.
!, A dispatch from Cincinnati says the
= continuous dry weather has for tn,
second time this summer threatened
great injury to the corn crop, IS we'll 81
i to tobacco, pasture and vegetables. Their,
has been no rain in South Ohio and
!. Indiana for thrse weeks. Advices from
= Plymouth, New Hampshire, say tn,
!, present is the dryest season since 1870
II i The wells are rapidly giving ont. Tn
:, streams are very low many Of the smRlls
- ones being entirely dry. No rain hal
q fallen to any extent since May. Il
- - addition to the dry weather, grasshopper
a are destroying what does grow.