Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18

The United States consul at Naples
TO the state department in re-
gard to the importation of old rags; II
feel that such importations are not free
from danger, and especially so when that
merchandise caa be traced coming from
Naples even indirectly. In this. city
(Naples) rags are stored just in those
quarters Of the city where the cholera
was most severe last year."
II was announced in court at Pottsville
Monday that an amicable agre ,ment had
been reached by which the Philadelphia
& Reading company will discontinue all |
further opposition to the construction OF |
the Reading 4 Pottsville and the Potts |
vile Il Mahanoy railroads. Bonds for
damages filed by the Reading Il Pottsville
company in 16 different cases were by
permission of the court withdrawn for
cancellation.
Judge McCua, the solicitor of the trea-
sury, has given an opinion that shadines
or herring caught in Canadian waters by
American fishermen in boats of less than
Ave tons burden, can be admitted to the
United States free of duty. A question
| as TO whether these fish were dutiable
under the general laws, arose from the
| fact that the Washington reciprocity
treaty of 1871 will expire on the LIST prox.
1.-The fight against horse racing on
Sunday" was the subject of pulpit dis
courses in Chicago ON Sunday, and the
| Third Presbyterian Church sent another
committee to the driving park to obtain
additional evidence. The matter comes
up in the civil courts this week. The
West Division Horse Car Company has
refused TO run extra cars 10 the driving
park on Sunday, and the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy refuses to run extra
Sunday trains for the benefit of the race
track owners
Rear Admiral English reports to the
navy department from st. Paul de Lo-
ando, May 4th, that he sailed from the
river Congo two days before to assume
command of the south squadron.
Although suffering somewhat from the
facilitating effects of the climate, the
general health of the officers and crew
of the Lancaster continued good. Thu
Kearsarge was Mt the Congo for nearl.
two months, but no French or German
man-of-war arrived during that time
Portugal and England were, however
each represented by man-of-war.
The United States ship Constellation witt
naval cadets on board, sailed Tuesda,
from Annapolis on her annual summe
I cruise.
: Hibbs, the embezzling postmaster 0
Lewiston, Idaho, has been arrested Il
British Columbia, and his eNtradition Wi
/ be asked.
J The treasury department decides tina
! leakages of spirits through worm holes o
, | sprung slaves are not entitled to the bene
fits allowed in cases of casualties.
3 The Kentucky state board of health Tues
day issued orders establishing quaran
tine restrictions In Harrison county, wher
= pleuro-pneumonia exists among the cattle
! 1t is reported from Phillipsburg, Pa, tho
4 on Monday a riot of railroad laborei
IA occurred at the west end of the Kittannin
/, tunnel, and two Of the rioters were danger
+ ously wounded.
o Won Baron, who ran up large board bi
a in Washington ON the strength of a worth
= less package given to his lundlady which
a bonds, was Tuesday held for the gran
jury.
a The Dominion minister of marine has +,
7 ceiyed u letter from Lieutenant Gordon
l. the Alert, written on board the steamer
+, Blanc Sablon Bay. The Alert made u kno
!. from Halifax, enGOunteiing large packs
!, field lee.
The temperature in Washington Tue
day reached 30 degrees in the shade.
:, Stafford county, New Hampshire, tempe
Z ature Of 93 to 30 was reached; outdOt
y work was abandoned In many places, an
u several persons were sunstruck.
II John Mullen was arrested in DetrOi
It Mich, Tuesday on an indictment OF Il
J.. grand jury of Plttsburg, for the embezzl
,s ment Of S3i 900 from the estate Of Villa
&c MalOney his former partner in the iron bu
% mess. Mullen was the sole executor of Il
l. estate Of Maloney.
u James A. Knight, for 20 years master q
N builder of the Central railroad shops,
SIS Macon, Ga, shot himself at Miner Tue
ID day where he had gone to collect $3.50
10 loaned TO Captain A. j. White, form
F. president Of the Macon X Western railroa
= lie failed to get the money, and left IL no
u to White saying: You have my last dolla
~ send my remains to Macon
9. Tho supreme court Of the District
le Columbia in banc has affirmed the Judi
ie ment OF the circuit court in the eases Of Il
If District against the metropolitan and Il
NJ Washington n Georgetown street railrou
" companies, for paving done by the Distri
between the tracks of the companies. III
d Judgment against the Metropolitan rot
q, was for Sl41 ,5O7, and that against the Was
as lngton and Georgetown road was f
h | S4l $50.
10 A large number of the marine corps
the Charleston, Mass, navy yard, are
L.. the sick list, their illness being attributed
M ChagrGs fever. Most Of the sick are M,
IL returned from Panama. On Monday
I'D men reported to the yard surgeon TO
II, placed on the sick list, and five were 81
TO the naval hospital at Chelsea Tit
* clothing, beds and bedding were burnc
10 and tho sale Of milk ut the barracks h
y been prohibited and the canteon closed.
~ The report Of the court of inquiry in d
~ case OF Paymaster-Gcncral j. A. Smit
chief Of the burcau of provisions and eliot
is ing in the navy department, was made p,i
he lie Tuesday. 1t finds that Paymast,
r. General Smith has been negligent, dere
and culpably inefficient in the performan
=, OF his duty, and that he has, to the Diet
~ mcnt and pecuniary loss Of the goverme
favored Austin Il. Brown in his orders al
contracts. The Secretary OF the Navy W
ny order court martial for the trial Of Smit