Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05
IN 9EKBEAL

Rau, have been closed on account Of
diphtheria.
At q O'Clock Sunday morning Lizzie
Kaufman, . domestic, while dancing NJ
ball In Cincinnati, fell TO the floor and
died In few mir utes.
It Is estimated at the treasury depart
ment that the public debt statement for
the present month will show reduction
OF over Of, 100000.
The deadlock In the Illinois assembly
wss broken Thursday by the election Of
Biijab M. HAines, independent Democrat,
for permanent spenker.
A bill was introduced Thursday 10 the
Michigan Legislature giving women the
right to vote in school, city, town and
othsr munioipAl cleo lone
II "a reported tust in s,ue parts Of
western KapssP the Rroubd Ia covered
several IL ohes deep with ow aud large
numbers Of renge cattle are dying In con-
teq1encs.
The election OF Leland Stanford 80
| United S;ates senator from California wac
cor hrmed LIST week by the legislature a
that state in Joint session. Mr.. Stanford
received "a OF the llS votes cast.
Cbarlts 54ameps, q years cf age,
charged with extensive foTgeries, was ar
rested at Crosby, New York, on Saturday
night. A large reward for his capture
was offered by the governor OF Nevada.
Robert sproull and John McGuigsn,
boys, fell from the Penn avenue bluff, In
Pittsburg, on Saturday morning, q dis
tanoe OF 200 feet. Sproull was fatally
injured, but Moauigan is expected 70 re-
cover.
James Donohue of Pittsburg has re-
tanned counsel for the purpose Of entering
suit In ejectment against property
owners Of Detroit for 800 acres OF property
In the heart OF the city, and said 10 be
valued at ESQ, 900, 900.
Chittendsn R 'gtrS, q promit emit mann
fAotprer in BinehAmttn, New York, and
an expert b'cyclist and polo player, had 4
fall on Saturday night while playini
polo, and received injuries which resulted
in his death Sunday morning.
Jones, alias Jimmy Carroll, notorious
American burglar, WAS Ffidsy released
from the penitentiary at Kingston
Canada, where he had served term o
several years. Before he left he exhibited
American bonds TO the value Of S100, 900
/ The British steamship Toleao, al Balti
more, reports that in latitude "a %
. north, longitude so. Is. west, she mar
! rowly escaped collision with the wreck o
an American vessel, which was foatiI
: bottom upward in the track Of Buropeai
, steamers.
. Josiah MoGrAth Of Blue Marsh, Bsrk
7 county, made complaint OIL Saturday, 4
= Reading, that his 6year-old daughter
Q who wa in delicate health. had bee
whipped 80 badly by 4 school tesohe
= that she died within 4S hours. The ma
), ter will be investigated.
Luke Doyle, lsborer, living in Jerse
City, went home drunk on Saturda
morning, and threw himself at fu
!, length upon the floor. His wife, aft,
= vAinly trying to get him mp, poured
L kettle Of boiling water on him, and /
= had to be sent to the hospital. Il
4 better half WAS arrested.
u All the telephone wires on State
v Island were cut during Saturday nigh
l. The cutting was done in several place
r. and the ends Of the wires tied togethe
ID The perpetrators are unknown. A fe
A. days ago large reduction was made
30 the salaries of the oompRny's employee
a. and the superintendent and come of q
ii. other employees resigned.
At In Rspding. Pa. Thursday mornin
the wife Of William o. Soull, we
known citizen, awoke almost suifoost
from coal gas. She managed to reach
ndi window, which she threw open, tn
he saving her own life and the lives OF /
8 husband and guest, Miss Thesta Shs
editress Of the Chambersburg Regist
both OF whom were insensible.
Nv The formal transfer Of the Liberty b
nd to the exposition managers at New orlei
70 took place yesterday week. ABB
Ia. 20, 900 persons were present. After
N formal presentation Of the bell by
AN committee to Mayor Guillotte, ]. R.
We Perkins responded on behalf of the may
ara Addresses were also made by General
,hs T. Owen OF PhiladelphiG and DIreC
Ana General Burke.
Dry At q meeting OF Irish. Americans
Chicago Thursday afternoon, the resC
ton introduced in the United Sta
sanata by Sanatnr BayAra was denounc
Der and that the Irish supporters of
se, gresham Cobb Of Indiana, were reques
,dy to show, upon his return home, their
lip probation Of his conduos. II ia repor
md that $1,000 were subscribed to be
ON ployed as a diminishing fund aSai
elf England.
a. Aggie McMurrin was Friday held
y, 81 900 bail in Salt Lake City on
charge of perjury. She swore that
was married to Royal B. Young (who
held in 81, 900 bonds for polygamy)
1881. Her oath for repatriation PAL
la in September, 1882, shows where
RIA swore she had not married in polygat
)RI Young, who has two other wiye1,
IA stepson Of Brigham Young.
1t Ia reported from Washington I
the Civil Service commissioners are
sidering proposition to include in
classification OF employees coming wit
red the provisions Of the Civil Service
was all government employees enumerate
the the laws relating to the Civil Ser
an except officers nominated by the Pi
the dent aud confirmed by the Senate,
dis the employees below the 5000 grade S
The classification would include CHIEF
the divisions and assistant chiefs and
ltul Der OF special department officers who
not gu bjeot 10 confirmation by the Sen