Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
IN GENERAL.

New York.
There was heavy frost at Meridian
Miss., Thursday morning, aud SONS ic
formed in places. Damage to the ootto
orcp is feared.
Rdwin ] Sohsum, who killed Issa
Siebert in a dispute about a woman a
Lebanon, Pa, a short time ago, was &C
quilted on Saturday night.
Seventeen priests were ordained an,
eight candidates admitted to minor order
Sunday in the Passjonist Monastery, a
West Hoboken, Nav Jersey.
Two-thirds of the village OF Jsmestowi
In Greene county, Ohio, was destroye'
Sunday afternoon by tornado. 81;
persons were killed and several other
badly Injured.
The Fuller Goa! Compsny's mines a
Maltby near Wilkesbarre, were flooded
Thursday through the caving in Of par
of the slope. Two hundred men ant
boys are thrown out Of work.
The wife of Patrick Maioney died II
Jersey City on Saturday night, and he
husband, who had cared for her durinl
her illness, hanged himself soon atte
he death. He was go years tf sgs.
Fish Commissioner Blsokford, at New
York, last week, sent to Professor Baird
at Washington, g halibut weighing 42l
pounds, in order that a plaster cast may
be made iron. II for the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Twelve stores and two dwellings il
West Salem, Ohio, were burned Thurs
day. A short time ago, two saloon keep
e-s in the neighborhood received anony
nous letters saying that "their plaoef
would he burned before long"
The five story brick building, No. 1t
Spruce street, New York, occupied by
two morocco leather firms, a shoe manu-
'a"turer aud the printing office Of Fores
and Stream was damaged by fire Sunday
night to the extent OF about $40, 900.
A telegram from Charlotte, North
Carolins, reports; "Tom Mcconnell,
white, and two negroes were bitten by q
mad dog at Moorsville Thursday.
Mcconnell Ia being treated with mad
stone. The two negroes have been sent
to lunstic asylum for treatment and
safe keeping"
Frederick Wagner went into an out
house in Wilkesbsrre, on Saturday, and
lighted a pipe, when an explosion took
place which demolished the house and
burned his body iu terrible manner
The gas which exploded came from a
crack in the earth which communicated
with the mips below.
1t ia reported from the City OF Mexic
that q great sugar hacienda, near Cue
nsvs, in the state of Moreeos, belonein,
III h,,1r. ~ Il
of Cortez, hss been denounced under the
law regulating the holding of real estate
by foreigners, although special ex 'ep-
tion was made in this case Congress
will he asked to repeal the law.
A IL ton schooner, the Winfield, ives
taken or stolen from her mooripgs at Key
Large, Florida, last Thursdsy night. The
KY is about 80 miles distant from where
the United States steamer Yantic Ia lying.
The disappearance of the vessel creates q
suspicion that another small psrty Of
revolutionists has gone to Cuba. II is
said that th" tilihurtera ars very active
smopg the Florida Keys, but they are in
wa NJ Of fuuds.
Soole savere sentences were pronounced
upon eonvicts by Judge Matthews in the
criminal cnutt at Cincinnati on Saturday.
John Walker, who went in drug store
at right and, with q drawn revolver,
the clerk to deliver the money
of tue establishment, was sentenced to 10
years ia the penitentisry. Dan Flanagan,
for s'milsr offence, committed at Rbrut
tho came time, received 10 years; Michael
Gibbons, for burglary. q yesra Frark
Hogan, for burglary, years i; John Kir-
win, f'r burglary, 8 rsare, aud Fred Nye,
a rot-d horse thi-', Is years.
The Rsurey section of the members of
the Msdilon Avenue Congregational
Church iu New York, on Saturday, OBJ
tsinei trcm Chief Justice S-dswick, Of
ihs superior court, temporary injunc-
ton agsinst the pastor and trustees, re-
strainiDE tbsn from taking any action in
their respective capacities pending the
settlement Of the controversy in the
church. The pastor, DR., newmap, is
allowed to hold the u-ual Sunday
services, but nothine more, aud ia even
prevented from craving his salary siaos
March 3lst, Neither lie nor the trustees
are to hold any meetings or attempt to DO
any churnh business.
quorum Of the house Oi bishops sas
present ThurB6a ay in New York. Bishop
Lee OF Delaware, prePidtd at the closing
session in the afternoon. Bishop Smith OF
Kentucky, the presiding bishop of the
Uniteil Stst's, who ia over 80 years ot age,
was pressn,, but tock no part in the pro-
oeedil6A, The Rev. W Boone was sp.
pointed missionary bishop TO Shanghai,
China, in plnos of Bishop Schersachewpky,
and the Rev. Samuel d Ferguson ,colored
who has beeu missionary TO Liberia, was
ssi.t Ss missionary bishop 10 Cape Palmss,
Atrics, in place Of Bislop Penick. Bishop
John Williams of Connecticut, was ap-
pointed 10 Represent the house Of bishops
at the meeting cf the Scottish church at
Aberdeen in September next.
The Supreme Lodge If the World OF
the Knights OF Pythiss, III session at New
Orleans, last week elected theR 'ollow ng
officers: Supreme Chancellor, John Van
Volksnburg Fort Madison, Iowa; SupreUe
Vice Chancellor, How ard Douglass, Ohio ;
Supreme Prelste, DR.. John S. King,
Toronto, Ontario; Supreme Keeper OF
Records and Seal, Jndgs R. Z. Cowsn,
Missouri; Supreme Master -at-Arms,
George b, Shaw, Wisconsin; Supreme
Inner Gnatd, q. f. Bragg, Meine ;
Supreme Outer Guard, John W. Thomp-
son, Washington, d. c.; Past Supreme
Chancellor, iohn b, Linton, Johnstown,
Psups sylvapia.
Yesterday morning week while John
McElmOyle of Gloucester City, NJ was at
"ork ia his yard hs was approached
from behind by George dilpin, his next
door neighbor, and shot in the back.
MoBlmoyle jamped to his feet and had q
struggle with GilpiD, who was endeEvor-
ing to get another shot at him. The
tussel lasted for a short time, when
McElnoyle fell 10 the ground and Gilpin
tsd 10 his house In a few moments two
more pistol shots were heard, and Oh
going to the cellar of Gilpin's house bt
was found lying in pool of blood, with
a pistol shot in the stomach. He was
removed 10 an upstairs room in Az
unconscious condition, and surgical aid
was suulmoned, but all efforts to extrsot
the balls from either Gllpin or McEmoylt
we're unsuccessful. The shooting wa:
the outcome of su old teud, growing on
of some real estete u ausac'ions.
Advices have just .reSched New Bed
ford, Mass, from Albany, on the south
western coast of western Australia, updel
date Of May 9th, 1888, giving the frs
account OF mutiny on board the barqu,
Bartholomew Gosnold, then at Albany
Captain Poole WAS about to leave tn,
bsrqus OH account of Illness and tn,
crew refused to do duty under the new
master, Captain Hammond, unless to re
turn direct to New Bedford. They sale
they had shipped for only three years
that Captain Poole was named in tn,
articles as master, and that the shipping
articles had baen altered to read fol