Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-07
IN q 4EREffAL.

The damage by the storm alor
Georges creek in western Mary land ,is q
timated at $780, 900 The bodies OF Il
drowned have been recovered.
The lessees Of the state penitentiary
Askansas were notified Thursday by Ii
citizens Of Pope county .'to take ii
oonviots out Of the coal mines ther
within 10 days."
1t is reported that the great Msguika q
gas we'll, with large natural gas rights, 4
Washington, Pa, and the nearly CON
pleted pipe line to Pittsburg, have bee
sold to the Westinghouse gas syndioat
for sbout 5000, 900.
The surgeon-general OF the marin
hospital service, on information that tn
yellow fever is spreading rapidly 4
Sonora, Mexico, has instructed the In
speotor at Nagales, Arizona, to use extr
vigilance to prevent Its introduction int
the United States.
At Fairview, In Erie county, Pa,
crowd Of farmers attempted Tuesday weel
to lynch A. J. Nellis, who had attempte,
to collect 3 royaly on the use OF an in
fringemsnt on his patented hay fork. HI
was rescued with a rope around his neck
The United States treasurer is receiving
from the bureau Of engraving and print
ing ANAL quantities Of 81 and o. Unitet
States notes. He hopes by the 1st o
August to be able to supply small de
mands for notes OF those denominations
On Wednesday week three masked
men entered the house OF Rhody Boyle, Z
well-to-do farmer living near St. Joe, IL
the oil region Of Pennsylvania, and oom
pelled him, at the point of revolver, Il
open his safe and give them 1880 IN
cash. They escaped with their plundei
to the woods.
The police Of Pittsburg Thursday cap.
tursd "Alf' Hogan "Sonny' Hogan,
Charles Hicks and John Scholes, ali
oolored, and recovered six large trunks,
filled with gold watches, diamonds, silver
ware, sealskin goods, silks, &c., valued
at over $4,000. These burglars had
been operating for About three months.
Since July Goth, eight vessels have
landed at Provinoetown, Mass 1870
barrels of mackerel, and at Boston $40
barrels. These mackerel were nearly all
taken on the Seal Island grounds, and
are mostly number threes. Reports from
the cod fishing fleet in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence to the 23d ult., show that both
fish and bait are very scarce.
The fourteenth annual convention OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union oil
America will begin on the 7ih proximo al
Chicago. About 200 delegates will at
tend. Arrangements have been made for
meeting in the Central Music Hall on
the evening OF the 7th, at whichs roh-
will bs made by Archbishop Elder aud
Bishop Ireland, Spalding and Watterson.
At Reading, Pa, Friday afternoon.
the coroner reoonvened the jnry that held
the inquest in the oARe of the murdered
inmate OF the almshouss by John
Flowers, q lunatio. After q statement
from representative OF the state board
Of charities, the jury decided to resoind
that portion of their verdict in which
they oensure the board OF charities for
withholding certain powers from the
almshouse steward.
W. W. Culberson, representative In
Congress- from the Ninth district Of Ken
tucky, attempted suioide yesterday week.
in room in the National Hotel, at
Washington. He fired five shots, two Of
which entered the back Of his head,
causing dangerous, II not mortal, wounds.
The act ia attributed to drink. His wife,
who Was in Kentucky, was sent for,
although he said he was ashamed to moel
her. He had been spending short time
at Cape May.
A uaraxa thu1da, atoroo r.nnoa a.xou
Baltimore Thursday afternoon. Houses
on Fayettee, Fremont and other streets in
the lower portion OF the city were flooded;
several buildings In course OF erection on
Carey street were blown down, and the
end and partition walls OF block OF
buildings on Carrollton avenue were
washed away. On Baltimore street
awning posts were broken off by the
wind, and in Harlem Park several larre
trees were leveiled.
Thursday was the anniversary of the
Of Ocean Grove, and it was cele-
brated by services in Thompson Square,
where the first prayer meeting was held
IL years ago. In the evening q meeting
was held In the tabernacle. To-day
three days reunion Of the members OF
the Christian com aission and the army
chaplains Of the late war, both Union
and Confederate, will open, with Hon.
George H. Stuart of Philsdelphia, the
president, in the chair.
The ohiei Of the bureau Of statistios re-
ports that during the year which ended
on June Both last, the balance Of trade in
favor OF the United States WAS $72, 798, ,997,
against $100, ,658, 4S8 during the preceding
fiscal year. The exports of merchandise
from this country during the fiscal year
Just closed amounted In value to
$74O, ,513, $50, against 1928, ,S39, ,402 during
the preceding year. The imports Of
the last fiscal year amounted
to 1867, ia, ,563, against 1928, 1870, ,914
during the year preceding.
A young son of Henry Upmeier, In
yesterday week took home
an tnexploded rocket which had fallen
from an exhibition Of fireworks given on
Tuesday night. He tried to open 1t but
failed, whereupon his mother struck 1t a
vigorous blow with hatohst. A terrific
explosion followed, wreokipg everything
around, and fatally injuring Mrs. Upmeier
and her daughter Ida, aged IL years.
Charles Upmeier, aged 8, was severely
and 10 year-old boy named
Hill sustained slight injuries. The rocket
was six-pounder.
At Pottsville Thursday decision was
filed in the injunction case Of the Phila-
delphia & Reading railroad vs.. the Rsad-
ing & Pottsville railroad. The prelimi
nary injunction was dissolved so far as
restraining the Reading & POttsville road
from laying track is concerned, though
the injunction is continued until fnrthsr
hearing with regard to the building of
sidings and shops. This is regarded as
practically ending tbs litigation. Imms-
diately after the dissolution Of the in
junction the Reading Il Pottsville com
pany put gang Of men to work lay ing
track in the southern suburb OF Potts
Vile. The force will be largely inoreaitd
TO day, and operations pushed rs rapidly
possible.
Commissioner Bloodgood, at Milwaukee,
Friday resumed the examination OF
Peter MoGeooh in TegRrd to the recent
lard deal collapse. Modeoch, 1t ia said,
declined to answer all the most pertinent
questions. He said that Wells, who had
$3.50, 900 In the desl, besides certain
profits, knew more about the matter than
any other man living. A pork deaf that
both were in before the lard deal netted
$500, 900, and Wells got halt Of IL.
MoHsooh said the failure was precipitsted
by the bankers and others selling lard
they were holding as security. There
were &140, 900 indebtedness in addition to
secured claims after the smoke of the
wreck cleared away.
It is stated that the President has ap-
pointed the following commissioners to
conduct national conference of eleotri-