Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15

of their denomination in that city. The
celebration took place in the First
German Church on Broadway the congre-
cations and choirs of all the churches
uniting. The Rev. DR.. Dinger delivered
an address.
The steamer City Of Portland, from
Portland, Me-, for St. John, New Brnns-
wick, struck on Grindstone Ledge, OWLS
Head, before daylight Thursday morning
and is a total wreck. All the passengers,
10 in number, and the crew we're saved.
The vessel WAS IL years old and valued
at S126, 900. Both hull and cargo are
total loss.
Captain White, OF the sealing steamship
Hector, at St. John's, reports that on
April 9th, i'll latitude 51.l IS north, longi- |
tude, So. rs west, he saw an iceberg about |
thres miles in length and about 70 feet |
in hight, with a number OF har bora In its |
sides. Had he not been aware of the
position OF his ship, he should have taken |
it for an island.
There was a successful cast last week
at the South Boston iron works, in fulfil
ment OF q contract with the United States
government, OF what is said to be the
largest gun ever constructed in this
country. When fully completed it will
be about 80 feet in length, of IL inch rifle.
bore, and will weigh 2l2, 600 pounds. 1t
will throw a projeetile six miles. The
cost will be- $2S,000.
In the broad daylight OF noon of Satur-
| day week and with 400 miles of sea room
in latitude 40O, Som. longitude 47o, ,25m.,
\ west from Greenwich, the steamship
| Nevada, Of the duion line, collidsd with
the English steamship Romano and sunk
her. The crew and passengers Of the,
Romano were saved by the Nevada,
which, though badly damaged by the col
lision, was able to reach St. Johns, N.
f., arriving there yesterday week.
The American Medical Association, in
session in Washington, Thurs lay elected
the following officers forthe ensuing year
President, II. +. Campbell, of Georgia !;
Vice Presdents,J. S. Lynch OF Maryland
s. d, Mercer of Nebraaka,J A. Parsons of
New Il ampshire, and II C. Ghent of
Texas. 1t was resolved to hold the next
meeting in New Orleans on the last
Tuesday OF April, 1855.
The city oounoi of the City of Mexico
gave oanquot on Saturday night 10 the
directors OF the Mexican Central railway.
One hundred forty guests were present,
and ex President Diaz sat on the right Of
Senior Vale, president OF the council, who
presided at the feast. One of the party
a gentleman from Boston, proposed as 9
toast ''Porforio Diaz, who, like Wash
ingtou, il first in the hearts of his coun
n trynen
Serious disturbances occurred II
Quincy, illinois, on Saturday, among til,
| nm aud ,t. !
Partie7 OF the working mouldtrs wer,
Il several times attacked by the striker
and oIca riot seemed imminent Chan
g non, Ewing x Co.'s foundry shut down
% the managers becoming convinced tha
3 they cannot get proper protection. Tn
Is non uniorists are blamed for paying to
many visits to saloons and not trying t
T. avoid conf cts with the strikers.
n The preliminary report of the oonditlo
v of the Marine National Bank otNew YORK
r made by an examiner, shows that tn
Is bank will have to be wound up, and ths
OF it is not likely to bs able 10 pay NOR
/. than So cents on the dollar The nomini
of assets foot up $1,000, 600, the actui
I'd assets being So 900, 600 TSe loans on
standing amount to $4,000, 600, of whio
ia 81 ,000.000 are to the bankrupt firm
in Ward & Grant. The deposits in Il
ra bank, which constituted the bulk of i
iv liabilities, amounted to about "a, 500, 90
nd On Monday night week William Spu
AZ lock shot and killed Robertson Spurlot
m at his house in Boone county, We
ar Virginia. This next night the murder
81 was found by a posse and resisted arres
to firing upon the party The fire was T
az turned with fatal effect. II ia said Ro
a ertson Spurlock was killed because ii W
N. feared he Tould divulge the secrets of Il
a Hill brothers. gang, of which both m
NO were members. Two members OF 4
to gang were lyuched at st. Alban's Ia
80, week.
no The American Forestry Congress u
in lP't week in Washington. Among t
nd business transacted was the adopt on
,ia resolutions declaring that this ASSOC
nd ton has Witnessed with great satsfsoti
nm. the attempt of the state of New York
nee preserve protect and regulate the sale
m lumber in the forests at the headwat,
am of the Hudson and Mohawk riyera, a
ola that legislation in this direction he ,
n couraged in all the states OF this Unio
that the establishment Of experimen
stations and forestry commissions by
states, aud the aid of the Federal cove
ment, by approprists legislation for
- care aud development of forests,
~" - earnestly recommended IN the Congr
,,ns ,rns Thurs lay, John S. Hicks of N
..a. H York read paper on the "Plgnting
,"ss ! ~ trees by the railroad companies.' %
'on. estimated the cost per mile Of ties
-. 1914 every seven years, or total
oss Sl4, 7e4, 600 for the l13, 900 miles of ri
% ano road in the United States To sup
the necessary timber would requ
,xa l2,672 900, 900 acres of woodland kept
ana constant growth, or l13 10 per mile
single track road which would be equi
lent to strip OF land over 400 feet wi
beside every mile of single road. A
and one-half to the estimate for double t
tle,s end sidings, and assuming that OIL
lced one-half of the distance could
sore planted, it would require nearly o
bai, bba halt mile OF growing timber bss
n ali each mile Of railway to produce
Sold sufficient number of ties for its use exc
ana sive OF the timber consumed in bridg
,le,s and fencing. There are many pia
ks's owned by railroads that could be plap
give with trees, which would protect the r.
mt. from snowdrifts and wind storms wi
growing, and when an intelligent sys,
ions of supply is established, all unoertai
'hur will be removed. A resolution
or soop'eu apPiok .no piii LOW pehu
before Congress, entitled "a bill to est
lish national experiment stations in c
dent nection with AGRICULTURAL colleges of
used xr.x;or, s,a.aa !, p.a,,aas. I-:
an .Aoue ioiink
most liyered the closing address, alter WI
1t the congress adjourned sine die.
a re- ,ovt sassyon ,r;iI ha bo,d q, u....,
probably in September next.