Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-24
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N'sAoFutSUae hou5e Az Shhonkv puhusy
morning.
The governor Of Sonora tslegraphs to
the Mexican Diario O6fciel that the yellow
fever at Guaymss IL oI mild type and not
spreading.
The st. L1uls Iron and Steel Company
Of 81. Louis applied Monday morning
for receiver. Its liabilities are re-
ported AZ $500. 900.
The Ashland Iron Works, near Balti-
more, we're closed on Saturday because
Of reproduction. Nearly 80 men
were employed at these works.
The frs. message over the Bennett
Maokay cable was received OF Rookpor,,
Mass on Sunday evening, by J. W.
Msoksy, from his children in Paris.
News from the Arctic Whaling fleet 10
June 26th, received at Nav Bedford, says
IL vessels had taken 80 whales, and "a
vessels were clean. One schooner had
been lost.
Maggie Claire, aerial performer at n
circus, was fatally injured by fall from
9 trspeze at Manitowoo, Michigan, on Fri
day, The fall was caused by the break
ing Of rope.
Four Buys, whose ages range from Is TO
10 years, have been arrest, d In Bridge
port, Connecticut, for burglaries. One Of
them named William Hickey confessed
the commission Of Is burglaries.
During last week 1900 barrels Of
| mackerel, mostly caught In the Bay Of
Fundy or on the Seal Island grounds,
were received In Provincetown, Massa-
chusetts. News from the cod fishing
fieet on the Crank Bank is that "there
Is plenty Of fish,"
Governor Psttison OF Psnnsyivania
has Issued warrants for the execution Of
the following men convicted Of murder
Michael Murry OF Cambria Michael
Smith Of Cambria, and Joseph Sewers Of
Indiana. All are to be hanged on Sep
tsmber 23i.
The yellow fever at Pauama ia reported
| 70 BE- inoreasin. daily. A canal chief, q
| priest, and two staff officers died Of the
disease on Monday night Seven deaths
occurred in the Canal Hospital the same
night. There are also 176 GASES Of
dysentery in the city.
The hay harvest In Saratoga county,
New York, ia nearly completed. The
yield is only about ons-third Of the usual
crop. s'Many farmers will not sell, and
those who will, hold new hay at 500 per
ton, m advance Of rs per cent over last
price Of the same date"
At Iron Gate, Virginia, on Friday,
Thomas Juhnson stripped his stepson and
tied the boys hands, intending TO whip
him. The boy broke loose and running
to the river jumped in. johnson fol.
lowed him into the water and both were
swept away by the current and drowned.
Surgeon. General Hamilton Of the
marine hospital service, reports TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury, IS the result
Of an investigation, his conclusion that
"there is not the slightest danger to the
health from handling petroleum, and that
there never was any foundation for CON-
trary opinion"
A telegram from st. Louis gives a re-
port that SO linseed oil pool, embracing
the mills In 81. Louis, Omaha, Burlipc-
ton, Otumws and other places, was
formed at representative meeting at
Lake Minnetonka, Mimi, q few days ago,
and that an effort Ia being made to bring
In all the country mills"
George W. Hazeltins OF jamestown,
New York, shot and killed Mamie Thorpe
and dangerously wounded Mamie White,
in house OF evil repute In Baltimore on
Saturday afternoon. The murdered
woman was the wife Of MIR. Thorpe, but
was separated from him. The party
arrived In Baltimore from Toronto, and
all were on drunken dsbauch.
A telegram from the City Of Mexico
says that X r. Ware, commissioner Of
the New England Manufacturers Insti.
tute TO collect q Mexican exhibit, has
travelled 1000 miles through the agri.
cultural and mining districts Of Mexico,
and is now returning to Boston with two
cars Of freight, containing ], 800 novelties
mostly unknown to Americans,
At Wood Haven, Long Island, on Sun
day evening, Robert Sole "gct up in the
Congregational Church during the ser.
vice and denounced the pastor and mem
bsrs In strong Language" booming 40
noisy that he had tu be elected, .'Solla
Ia the husband Of the woman who WAS
dismissed from membership for alleged
improper conduct with August Rodnsr,
treasurer Of the church, who ATTEMPTED
to 0 mint suicide recently"
The collier Of the G eely relief e1pedi-
tion, the Looh Garry, sailed from st.
Johns, Newfoundland, Monday after.
noon, for New York. She brinea the
mail Of the expedition and Of the Greely
survivors. Greely's strength is reported
70 be steadily increasing. Fredericks,
Connell, Long, Brainard and Beiderbeok
are progressing amazingly. The Alert
Will be dispatched 48 hours In advance of
the Thetis and Bear, so that the SQUAD
ron may reach New York simultaneously.
The city council of Chicago Monday
passed an ordinance recurring shop.
Keepers to furnish seats for their female
clerks. The council also raised an order
subject to the approval Of the MAYOR.
directing that all Mutual Union tele.
graph wires running into the city be ont.
IL was stated that when the wires were
out year ago or more the COMPANY
asreed to put its wires under ground :;
that no attempt had been made to do 40.
and that additional wires were being
strung.
The straw bond case Of James W.
Donohue, In Washington, was before
Judge Wylie Monday, and the Judge
discharged the bail and dismissed
Donhus on his own reoogniEanoe. 1t is
said that Mr.. Ksr, ''who had special
charge OF these prosecutions, has recon-
msndsd nolle prosequi in the cases OF
Donohue, Dickson. Boone, Henderson.
Jackson and others, and that the matter
Is now before Attorney General Brewster.
whose d. Unite order Ia awaited bv the
district attorney"
DR.. Ssift, director Of the Warner Oh.
serv atory at Rochester, N. Y, received
news OF the discovery of comet by
Professor r. &. Barnard OF Nashville. on
the night Of the 18th inst, and the dis
covery was verified by the motion Of the
comet last night. 1t is in the head Of
the Wolf right ascension 10 hours so
minutes and 80 seconds, deolination
sonth IL degress 10 minutes, and ia NOV
Ing slowly in an easterly direction. II
seems to be growing brighter, and Is
probably coming towards the earth,
This ia the fret comet discovered In the
northern hemisphere this year.
The Fell Guano Compsny's works at
Locust Point, Baltimore, were Tuesday
afternoon destroyed by fire, with their
contents. The factory included a anil.
Ehur'n acid department, with lead cham
btrs ot large capacity, aud In the stock
was large quantity nf eutphur, the
mines from which nearly suifooated the
a rm'h. Seven fremsn were injured.
but not dangerously, by ths falling In Of
III" factory roof. The lossOn the works
$751;, 900. 40
The St. Louis Globe Democrat publisbss
reports from agents in the southwsst
along the Wabash lines, St. Louis ana
sal Franotsoo, Texss and st. Louis. and
Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. showing
ths "ths outlook for all kinds ~ 60