Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-04
IN GENERAL.


fatally injured by the fall Of scafiJld on
the new board Of trade building in Chi.
oago Friday.
During storm at Carmi, Illinois,
Friday morning, the house OF William
Zegler was struck by lightning, and Mrs.
John Haffa was killed Two Of zIesler's
children were Injured.
The hog cholera, which two years ago
broke out in Berks county, Pa, and
killed several hundred animals, has re
appeared al 6hoenakersvllle aud It's
vicinity, though In q mildsr form.
An inq -est was held Thursday In Bal
timore, on Mary Scott, oolored, who died
on Sunday last from poisoning. The jury
found that arset 10 was administered in
her tea by her husband, John A. Scott,
and he was committed for trial.
An express train ard 40 excursion
trsiD on the Western MRryla,.d railroad
oollided Thu Q lay aft' IN on At Pen Mar
Both engines we're damaged, hut no per.
sons were injured except an express mes
senger, who was out on tho hand.
Joseph R. Roberts, we'll known
lawyer OF ST. Louis, was arrested on Sat-
urdsy ON the charge Of having reoei 7ed
money from gamblers on the pretsnce
that he could protect them from being
raide6 by the police: He was released
on 81, 900 bail.
The acting secretary Of the treasury en-
Saturday issued an order absolutely pro.
hibiting all importations Of rags, whether
from infected localities or not, for period
Of three months from September lat. The
object Of this order ia TO guard against
the importation OF cholera.
It Ia said that q manager OF museums
| In various cities has contracted with
several OF the Greedy survivors TO exhibit
them, one Of their number leoturlng on
their experiences In the Arctic regions.
The first exhibition Ia 10 take place in
Cincinnati, on the 18th instant.
The lighthouse at Point QuoRue, Long
leland, is very unsafe, and its keeper
reports that he fears 1t will not resist the
winter storms. It is one Of the most
important lighthouses on the Atlantic
side Of Long Island. II was built 20
years ago and Is $50 feet high.
D p. Bloomer, . travelling salesman Of
New York, was Thursdsy found on his
bed in the Nioollet House,in Minneapolis,
in an unconscious condition, having been
assaulted during the night by unknown
persons with railroad coupling pin,
which was found In his room by his bed
side. His recovery is doubtful.
The governor.general Of Canada has
been ordered by the home government to
secure the services OF 900 Canadian river
voysgeurs to 60 up the Nile with the
Gordon relief expedition. 1t is intended
to take half the men from the Ottawa dis
triot, the remainder from the Quebec and
St. Maurice regions. An address will be
issued calling for the volunteers.
Jacob Tolsmo,, young pedler, was
Thursday morning attacked by two
masked men few miles from Titusville
Penna., savAgsly beaten and robbed o.
$40, all the money he had, The robbers
were caught later in the day and proved
to be the sons OF TWO respectable farmers
named Gibson and Patton. Their victims
injuries are serious.
One OF the cars Of the Orion "AnRlo
American Circus" was burned on tn,
railroad near Greeley, Colorado, OF
, Thursday night, and number OF mel
, persisted In the flames or were terribl,
injured. The car was fitted with sleep
ing hunks in three tiers and contained g.
men. Nine Of them are known to b
Z dead, and number were injured.
/ The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
: psny has issued circular aunounoin
that 1t will carry grain from all points O.
3 its line In Washington Territory {
r Duluth, Minneapolis and st. Paul for Z
8 per ton, the same as the present rates troI
. Portland. The circular else states tina
b the rate Of 81 so can be secured via th
I lakes to Liverpool or Glasgow, thu
9 giving better through rates to shipper
I than via Cape Horn.
In the United States circuit court {
. New York Thursday, Judge Whslen r,
4 fused new trial in the case OF Williai
Cramp & Sons, ship and engine builder
!. against Samuel Sloan and George "
4 Quintard, for the sum Of $3.50, 200, Il
l cost Of the construction Of two ship
= The jury which tried the case found Il
9 the plaintiff, but did not fix the amour
1 Of the damages. Thedefendsnts elaine
0 that they did not order the ships, br
Q that the plaintiffs built them at the
own risk.
The wreck Of the United States steam,
Tallapoosa was Friday examined h
!. divers. They found that the break |
i the hull is Is feet long, and on top OF
h into the deck "a feet. The cut Q,
tends downward some IS or 20 feet to Il
v sand, In which the steamer is beoomir
q embedded. The top Of the upper worl
8 abaft OF the main deck is gone; hatol
r ways, coverings and awnings are ali
a gone. The entrances to the saloon are a
9 blocked mp with floating debris. I'll
O heel Of the formast ia gone entirely. tt
Q opinion is that 1t will cost large sum
4 raise the ship.
at Madison, Indiana, ss1on Saturda,
Judge Thornton over.ruled motion for
new trial in the case Of colored ma
y named Thornton, sentenced to four yea
!, in the penitentisry for marrying viii
woman. The Judge said that 81 he hs
passed his own opinion, without referen,
: to the authorities on the subject, l
! would decide 1t as contrary TO the Fou
teenth Amendment and the Civil RICH
bill, but as the Supreme Court he
decided 1t did not interfere with eithe
and the law was on the eiatute book,
y must be enforced"
The steamer Rose Standish Of Il
!, Boston and bingham line, was sunk SOC
!. after leaving her wharf at Boston Thur
i day by the steam tug Wesley A. Gov
: The Staudish sunk In about six minute
There were 10l passengers on the StRi
! dish, but all were removed without eve
: getting their feet wet. This was aocon
plished by the aid of FIVE tugs and
steamer Il ON an adjacent wharf, whic
|, responded promptly to the cali Of Il
captsin OF the Standish. The Stands
= was built in Brooklyn IL years ago, an
q was rebuilt In 1878 at an expense
q 100000. She was licensed to carry ], 0G
!, passengers.
8 Governor Crosby Of Montana says th.
: the special agent sent by him to inquii
d. into the condition Of the Piegans iouu
a that those Indians, about 1000 in nun
!. Der, were dying Of starvation at the "a,
4 OF one day. The men and women al
T gaunt and spiritless and the children al
: emaoiated. They are so weakened b
the lack Of sufficient food for the past Nv