Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-16

William Donelly, n farmer, near Urbana,
Illinois, died lust week from glanders,
contracted from his horse. His wife and
daughter are both sick, and it is feared
they hive been infected by the horrible
disease.
A fire in Berkeley, Va, Thursday morn
ing, destroyed the house of IN old colored
woman named Mary Jones. When the
ruins were cleared away, the charred re-
mains of the woman and her son were
found lying close together.
party of drunken Hungarians entered
the Lehigh Valley railroad depot mt Penn
Haven, Pa, Thursday afternoon. Thomas
Hoban, the ticket agent, ordered them
out, when one of them drew u revolver
and fired two shots ut Hoban, killing him
instantly.
A telegram from Ottawa says it seems
to be decided that the government will
send no more troops to the northwest. A
detective of Montreal says he has made
an offer to the Dominion government that
for $4,000 he will deliver Riel into his
hands, dead or alive.
The Hammers in charge of the sus-
pended Exchange National Bank of Nor
folk, Va, have reported to the comp
troller of the currency that the concern
is insolyent, and will have to be placed in
the hands of receiver. The amount
due to depositors alone is over $3, ,OOO, 900.
At Phoenix, Arizona, yesterday
Mormon bishop named Stewart and
Mormon elder named Robinson, indicted
for polygamy, were allowed to plead
guilty to the lesser count in the indict-
ment-unlawful cohabition. They were
then sentenced to 30 days each in the
penitentiary.
At Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Wednesday
night week, Louis Dairy, a well-known
citizen, killed his wife and himself. They
had not lived together happily for some
time. Both drew pistols, but before the
woman could shoot he put bullet
through her heart and then shot himself.
They leave two children.
The Farmers Bank of Norfolk, Va,
suspended Thursday, and notice was
posted on the doors that it had made an
assignment The last statement issued
by the bank showed paid up capital of
$50, 900. and a surplus of $40, 900. Cald-
well Hardy is president and b. A. Mars
don cashier.
The Salt Lake City Tribune asserts
that leading Mormon bishop has de-
clared that the priesthood has concluded
it would be cheaper to buy statehood
for Utah than endure the annoynnees
polygamists are now subjected to by the
enforcement of the laws. Among the
laity this is now considered to be the plan
of the Mormon campaign.
Owing to the many complaints received
from parties who claimed to have been
swindled by mediums and clairvoyants,
the police of Baltimore last week arrested
Professor Zibola, the Australian medium,
Madame Ream, n seventh daughter of
seventh daughter, and Madame Court
land, the witch of Wall street. They
were each fined $25, under mn ordinance
against fortune telling.
A dispatch from Cincinnati says that w.
d. McMillen, young attorney, who has
been acting as confidential secretary to
ex-Judge Tilden, has been discovered in
presenting to business houses forged
checks purporting to have been drawn by
Judge Tilden. This discovery was made
simultaneously with another that Judge
| Tilden's bank account is about $2OOO
lighter than he supposed it was.
=. In the United States district court Mt
| Chattanooga on Saturday colored man
who had been elected from n first-class
| car on the Western & Atlantic railroad by
two passengers, he having ignored the
request of the conductor to go into
another car, recovered Judgment against
the road for $217. The judge, in his
| charge, said the road was compelled to
furnish as good cars for colored people as
for other first-class passengers, and that
special car for negroes would be as exclu-
sive ms that for tirst-c white passengers.
The Woman's Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Presbyterian church, IN
session in New York, Thursday elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year President, Mrs. o. b. Hubbard ;
Vice Presidents, Mrs. William L. Dodge
and II other ladies; Treasurer, Mrs y.
p. Hartt Home Secretaries, Miss A. W:
Hubbard, Mrs. H. W. Humphrey and
Mrs. f. A. Booth Foreign Secretaries
Mrs. Jasper +. Corning and Miss Nj. L.
Post; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. w
Il. Waller.
The Alton Presbytery, in session ii
Hillsboro, ILL.,, has received a letter IRON
Miss Frances Willard in which she elalm
that she hns received divine revelation
calling her to work tor the political nd
vaucement of women. She says TIM
woman suffrage should be made IA leadinI
feature of Christian work and OF tn
Women's Christian Temperance Union OF
Ranization. The communication pro
yoked lively discussion, ms the minis
ters take the gro and that there is IL
, authority for belief in revelations nc
: found in the Bible.
A telegram from La Libertad dated tn
l2th inst, says that treaty OF peace ha
. been signed between the governments {
a San Salvador and Honduras, and tn
J latter has Joined alliance against Guat'
a mala. The allied armies are adVancln
1 on the city of Guatemala. and are ever!
+ where welcomed by the populace.
4 said that many of the disbanded Guat
a malan troops are joining the allies: Sent
r De Peralta, the Costa Rican minister
# Washington, has received dispatch fro
r the Costa Rican minister at the C1ty
k Mexico saying that the Central America
d trouble is settled. No details are glvel
d The Stillman Hotel and Apartmel
e House, on Euclid avenue, in Clevelan
e. Ohio, caught fire in a room III the upp
ID floor Sunday morning, and the SIX
rs and seventh stories We're bndly damage
IN the roof falling in. The servants, wi
ID occupied the upper floor, had barely til
at TO escape with their lives. The loss
ly the building (Which was considered iii
8. proof), lis about $50, ,000, and is uninsure
IL The guests, families and servants lc
g. about $4,000, chiefly by water. I
n FIRE is attributed to the blowing of a cl
On tain into gas jet. The Stillman Hor
nd is the finest building in Cleveland.
re, WAS erected about year ago at n cost
ng $50, 1000.
nj On last Thursday night two negr'
called at the farm house of William
Palmer, on the Rappahannock river,
Middlesex county, Virginia, and told
ill that his aunt, living five miles dista
of was i'll and desired to see him.
out Palmer started toward the stable to
er, his horse when the negroes knocked !
i'm senseless with club. After taking y
from his pocket they carried him i
the house and set fire to the building.
younger brother, who wns sleeping
are stairs, was awakened by smoke and
law downstairs. Near the door he fell
10 his brother and dragged him from
,eir house. The building was destroyed.
assailants nre unknown.