Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-23

Oklahoma, although, it is said, the cattle /
men still remain. The occupants of two
, ranches, the improvements on which |
were destroyed last week by the military, |
have encamped on the ground and con-
tinue to Craze cattle. The troops are in |
position to intercept any considerable |
force of intruders.
In the United States Court at Cincin- |
natl Friday John +. Mckinney of
Piqua, was convicted of having received
excessive fees for collecting pensions. II
was proven that he received $3.50 for OBJ
taing pension of $l,700. He was n
member of the Forty-second Congress and
for many years was chairman of the Ohio
state Democratic central committee.
While construction train ON the South
Park railroad, in Colorado, WINS passing
through deep snow cut, near Wheeler,
ON Thursday, the fireman leaned out of
the engine window and his shoulder came
| in contact with the snowbunk with such
force as to dislocate his shoulder. The
snow was dislodged and fell over on the
fiat cars, killing Charles Klouse and Sc
verely injuring several others.
Two men travelling in the caboose of
| freight train on the Texas X Pacific rail
road were robbed of $ll5 in money, a
gold watch and chain, and some jewelry
ut wood station, near Minola, ON Satur-
day night. When the train stopped for
wood, the train men all went to the
engine, and three negroes, armed with
revolyers, sprang into the caboose and
compelled the occupants to deliver.
The Russian corvette, Stritax, 1870 men,
from Havana, arrived in Hampton Roads
Monday afternoon. In about an hour
she was followed by the British man-of-
war Garnet, with $50 men and 10 guns,
from Vera Cruz. The Garnet anchored
about quarter of mile from the Stri-
tax. Both vessels were saluted by the
receiving ship New Hampshire, lying at
the navy yard.
Capone and Santore, two Italians con-
victed of murder, were hanged ut Thom-
aston, Me-, Friday. Santore was pen
itent, but Capone was defiant When the
trap WINS sprung by the sheriff the bodies
, fell eight feet, slightly rebounding. The
scaffold creaked and groaned beneath the
burden. No struggle ensued. There
was q slight muscular contraction of the
a body of Capone minute and n hnlf after
I falling.
: Seeding throughout the northwest is
D reported TO be well advanced. In Dakotf
and Minnesota it usually begins about
o April 10th, but this year many fields were
: sown as early rs the 9Th, and in southern
Y Dakota farmers were sowing wheat Mnrcl
Is Goth. The ground is not in as good condi
ton rs last year; rain being much needed
In southern Dakota the ground is 50 dry
4, that work in some places has been sus
~ pended.
te Mr.. Burchard, the director of the mint
in his special annual report on the pro
m duction of gold and silver in the Unite,
m States for the calendar year 1884, est
l. mates the production of the country b
"a have been, gold, $50, 800, 900; silver, CON
- puted at the silver dollar coming rate
:, $4S, 800, 600; total, $79, 100000. Thi
r shows an increase over the yield of tn
y previous year of about $500 900 gold an
u 2,400,0D0 silver.
i. At Montgomery, N. v, on Saturda
:, evening, james Myers stabbed his viii
-, and James Barclay with II jack knife, an
" then attempted suicide. Barclays wound
~ are slight, those of Myers more seriou
~ ~ and those of Mrs. Myers believed to |
10 mortal. Jealousy was the cause. Ba
clay was bonrder in Myers hous
III Myers was lodged Sunday morning
he the Jail Mt Newburg
Nv Leah HIATT, u handsome young womal
' was arrested Monday in Newark, N. J
VI and surrendered to the marshal of Sulel
Mass, on the charge of having set fire
~, the Forrest River House, in Salem, In
rs September. She was implicated by Il
ny confession of her alleged accomplic
ne Minnie Hart. II is said the women +
htat I'm, lao hntn al lao Beg,
fused to board them, having learned
H., their immoral character.
lie The managers of the proposed house
me refuge for women, to be erected mt HUI
ast son, N Y, have awarded the contract {
ION its erection. The object of the institute
is to provide refuge for females betwe
Ich the ages of Is and 80 yenrs, in which tn
on would be removed from the degrading
DO. tiuences connected with the state NJ
lily other penal institutions on conviction (
lie minor offences, and with view to I
better indulgence of reformatory
.st. fluences.
ION A dispatch from Fortress Monroe, VI
v says yesterday week a party, consi
As ing of Mrs. Admiral Reynolds, M
gu Reynolds and Miss Knowlton of Was
tai ington Mrs. Clara d. Denseman
Philadelphia, and n baby two months &
Inv started from Hampton in boat rowed
III two negroes to visit Old Point. T
on. wind was blowing hard and sea "
sh. running. The boat capsized within l
for feet of the beach. The party wasr
M. but Mrs. Reynolds died subsequent
from exhaustion.
-iss Daniel Mace, well known throughu
YER the United States and Canadas as dri,
,ro of trotting horses, and called the xxi
re. of Drivers" died Sunday afternoon,
,ws 40 o'clock, of Bright's disease, Mt !
NV late residence, on Forty-seventh sire
New York. He had been ailing off n
go, on for year. Several weeks ago
~ went to the Hot Springs, Arkansas, /
ns his trip did him more harm than goC
10 and he wns confined to his bed ever sin
"s his return. Mace was born in Bostt
,a May 2Sth, 1884, and rode his first II
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