Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-03-06
IN GENERAL,

The oleomargarirs factory of Tbn,bo,
q Eisner, at Albany, New York wsa
burned Tuesday afternoon. "a'
The raisin growers of California -.
sent . petition to Washipe eton .skino
Congress- to increase the duty on imnor,sd
raisins from 2 to 8 csnts.
The Hill school building at Pottstovn
Pa, WAS destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon. The loss is estimated AZ
upwards Of s26, 900. It WAS school for
young men.
Esrly on Sunday morning some incap
diaries fred building in Westllsld Nav
jersey, belonging to the Foster ss,,t.
a, occupied as a fancy goods stora WA
dwelling. The loss is s6, 200. 'N
The worst blizzard of the season 4,
again reported from Dakota and portba,n
Minnesota. Wind veloc tea of DO In 5n
miles an hour, snow block sd,s o., All ths
railroads, and a t"mperatur. of 10 ia N
| degre4s be'ow z'ro, havs prevailed
The pontry, dogs and farm stock n,
Mr1 Parnell, mother Of the great Irish
sgitstor, have recently been systemat,
cally poisoned, it ia believed, bv per ,ons
whom she has discharged from her am
ploy on her farm near Bordentowp. N, /
| The state treasurer of Tennessee. In
his report for February, shows rsoein,a
for the month OF $2l6 1877 and disbutse
ments OF $53, ,025, an EXCESS In rscsipts NJ
sl6S l42 The surplus in the treasury II
Is stated, sis sufficient to pay the intera
for January on the entire state debt II ,bs
bonds were all funded"
Moses M. Ellick, a dry goods merchant
of Richmond, Virginia, was fatally
wounded Monday morning by his son
George, who fired four shots at him. two
Of which took effect in his back. The
parricide WAS arrested. Ill treatment Of
the mother and other domestic troubles
are assigned as the cause.
Wenoel Memo, q married man, about
3S years OF age, and having a wife and
four small children, met horrible death
on the railroad sat Allentown Tue dsy
afternoon. His body was dragged 300
yards, and 30 horribly mauged that for
a time 1t could not be identified.
Daniel Feaster, Charles Arnold and
their respective wives were Tuesday
held In vi 900 bail each, at Springfield.
ILL.,, on charge OF oounterfeiting silver
dollars. The two men were arrested
while attempting to pass the money, and
the officers, fastening to their house,
caught the two women In the act CT
casting dollars. One OF the husbands ia
but II years Of age, and his wife Ia IA.
The other man Is about rs, and his wife
year or two younger.
The right of telegraph company to
erect its line upon a public highway
without paying to the proprietors OF the
land on the public road or on the streets
Of a town or city has been considered by
the highest courts of the states Of Mssss.
ohusetts and Illinois. In the former state
the decision gives the company the right
Of way without paying compensation,
though there is strong dissenting
opinion, while in Illinois It Ia determined
that the property owners must be paid.
The court OF appeals Of New York, in the
elevated railway cLse, has taken the
| same view rs the Illinois court. II Ia
feared in Massachusetts that the decision
there will be applied to give proposed
elevsted railway 10 Boston free right Of
way.
The Boston & Savannah Steamship
Company has filed In the United States
, district court, at Boston, a bond to the
!. amount Of the appraisal, soms VI, 900, In
|
bus,t to respond to claims and suits against
the company by reason OF the Gay Head
disaster. The company having also
taken advantage of the limited liability
act, Judge Nelson OF the United State:
court, yesterday issued an order restrain
ing all persons from bringing suit against
the company. This libel is returnable on
, July lat, and at that time the claimants
can show cause why the company should
, not be exempted from liability under the
i act referred to. II good cause can b,
, shown, the present restraining order will
be revoked.
A dispatch from Boston says the repor!
OF the United States local inspectors,
Andrew Burnham aud Andrew j Savage.
on the City OF Columbus investigation,
was forwarded to the supervising inspeG-
tor general in New York last night. O
Captain Wright the inspectors say; "lr
some way Captain Wright was evidently
impressed with the erroneous idea tha
/, 30 long as he was within call the shil
= WAS being leg ally piloted. Captain
. Wright had taken au oath to perform th
. duties according to his best skill sut
= Judgment He says In the course Of hi
. testimony, that he was always on dutl
- huu hoNcE Wtni " Dtu Wullb Ou tubh
= = voyages of 10 hours. II he chose to dis
. peuse with the services OF special plO
= aud assume the duties OF both masts
!, aud pilot, hs alone was to b. held respon
!, sible for the sctusl and proper per
~ fOrmance OF the dutieB he assumed"
t. Gaorge Ii Maillard, the 10 year-Old 10
Of Edward Geary, alias "doody," tn
. leader OF the butcher cart thieves VII
!. robbed AR. Luther Church, was Tuefd
srrsigned tefors Recorder Smith in til
% Ne" York court of general sessions. tn
"a young man pleIded guilty to the iudicl
n ment charging him with having stole
!, $50 belonging to his employer, Henry X
= Dominick, silversmith, of No.
Bond street. Recorder Smyth OF
:, learning that the prisoner hs
y made restitution of the money stolel
by him, suspended sentence 1t was no
until after his tsther's arrest that th
young man, who had always believed hi
:, name to be Msillard, discovered that h.
=. was the son OF E1ward Geary, slis
uoody, alias Goodrich, the nOtoriou
!, highwsyman. During the whole of hi
y married life aud up the time OF his detec
tion Geary managed to conceal his res
= name and character from his wife anC
children. ..