Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-27

We have ID large musk cattle, very good
eating, hanging in our camp. A herd Of
70 more was seen two days sinos, but we
are too busy to kill them, and shall wait
few mouths. The sun shone steadily
since the 24ih of July. He sets for good
some time in October. The health and
spirits of men and officers ia exoellei t.'
The Holstsin Breeders' Association Of
America met yesterday week in Syracuse,
MY. William NJ. Singerly OF Philadelphis
presided. The membership fes was raised
to 800. Two examiners are to be sp.
pointed in naming cattle, and no animal
ia to be received having a red spot four
inches In diameter, and no imported ami
NAL under year old ia to bs accepted for
registry. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting in Chicago, on the third
Wednesday of March, 1885. The follow
ing officers were chosen: E. A. Powell Of
Syracuse, president; VIM. NJ. Singsrly
of Philadelphia, vice president; Thomas
Wales OF Iowa City, secretary, and W. G.
Brayton Of Syracuse, treasurer.
The Virginia legislature yesterday week
adjourned sine die. Before adjourning Il.
g. Moffett, Jr., Of Rappahapnook, was
elected railroad commissioner. The
senate passed resolution instruotips
the clerk to send to the president OF the
United States Senate copy of the resolu-
tlon adopted some time ago, requesting
Senator Malone to resign hi, position in
that body, with request that the said
resolution be read in the United States
Senate. The appropriation bill, which
has been signed by the governor, pro-
vides for the investment OF the surplus
funds in the treasury to an amount not
exceeding 800, 200 per mouth, in Riddle
berger bonds, to meet the interest on the
whole state debt when iunded.
W. M. Dane, 20 years old, of Benton
Vile, Fayette county, Indiana, became
enamored OF 13.year. old girl named
Ada Swift. The parents objected to a
continuance of the mans attentions to
their child on aosount Of her extreme
youth. Saturday week night Dane pur-
chased two ounces of laudanum, giving
Ada one half and swallowing the other
half himself. The poison failed to have
fatal effect In either case, being an over
dose. Tuesday week the father of the girl
had Dane arrested on charge OF attempt
ing to poison his child. Tuesday night
Dane procured pistol and shot himself.
He died shortly afterward. The girl ia
seriously sick, but may recover. Dane
was school teacher and writer for the
press.
In New York, Wednesday, Mrs. Siver-
iller Downing presented a petition in the
supreme court for writ OF habeas corpus
in order to have restored to her an infant
male child, which she alleges was sur
reptitously taken from her through the
instrumentslity of one Forrest B. Down
ing, with whom she has been living as
her husband, to who she had supposed
abe was legally married. II had been
represented TO her that the child had
died, but on the grave being opened at
her instance, to her surprise 1t WAS found
that the coffin conta,ued female infant
The petitioner hiss reason to believe, FUR
thermore, that her stolen ohiid is now in
the custody OF Mrs. uanniiy, profess
sion4l nurse, aud that its ranu ID Carlos
Wilson. The court granted the writ, and
mads it returnabi- fhnrsdsy.