Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14

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demolished the roof of the engine house
which adjoined the elevator, and the
$500 bushels Of corn that poured out
buried the engine and tore out the south
end and side Of the building. Fortu-
nately, 40 lives were lost. The cause OF
the disaster is supposed to have been the
decaying of some Of the timbers OF which
the bins were built. The damage will
not exceed $4,000.
President Cleveland announces that here
after he will not receive callers on Satur-
days, as he wishes to dnyete at least one
working day Of each week to business with
out interruption.
A fire In the pine lumber yard district OF
Chicago, near the southwestern limit OF the
city, Friday afternoon, destroyed about
As ,O00, 900 feet OF lumber, causing loss es-
timated at 100000.
The Catholic council In Baltimore closed
Friday afternoon, after having decided
upon the location Of the university. Moth
ing, however, has been divulged of the
proceedings, and nothing Is known as to the
site.
telegram from Detroit says the nomi-
nation Of George v. N. Lothrop as minister
to Russia has met with almost universal
approval throughout that city and state,
both Republicans and Democrats expressing
satisfaction Herewith.
In the United States court ut Little Rock.
Friday, the Jury In the case of NJ. O.
Harris, who In February, 1884, when editor
Of the Hot Springs Horseshoe was expelled
from that city by citizens committee,
rendered verdict giving Harris 81 $50
damages.
A hand car, on which were an unknown
man and boy, went through the open draw
of a bridge on the Canada Southern rail-
road, across the Detroit river, near Detroit,
Friday. The man and boy were drowned.
Another man and woman, who had been
on the car, jumped off and saved them
selves.
Moses Cation, who murdered his wife, was
hanged at Morganneld, KY, yesterday.
The execution was to have been private but
the people OF Union county threatened that
II fence was built around the seaffold
they would tear 1t down. 1t was thought
best, however, TO allow the public to crafty
their curiosity.
Under decision Of the supreme court OF
| appeals of Virginia, to the effect that the
Joint resolution creating electoral boards
passed by the general assembly did not re.
\ qufre the signature OF the governor, the
i registration books OF Pittsburg which have
been In the hands Of the Republican regis.
trars, who refused to surrender them until
the decision was rendered, were YESTERDAY
given up to the Democratic registrars.
A dispatch from Asbury Park, N. j., says
| that suits brought by nearly every bank Ii
the county against Samuel 4. Hendricksor
/ and William W. Conovvr, both of Red Bank
upon notes discounted for Frank Patterson
the Opera House manager, have been with
drawn from the list OF cases to he tried II
the Monmouth county courts. II is know
that most OF the notes have been paid, ant
the payment Of the remainder Is pending
Patterson is still in Jail upon about Ii
charges Of forgery.
The wife of Congressman Bynum had ,
terrible experience with burglar ut he
residence, In Indianapolis, ON Thursda,
night. Mr.. Bynum Is absent at Washington
and the family at home includes Mrs
Bynum, two children and domestic. A
$50 O'Clock a burglar awoke her and toll
her to search the house for money and upol
giving him IS he attempted to assault her
Alarmed by her screams he fed, and sh
took refuge in neighbours house. Mean
while the scoundrel escaped.
Captain Couch of Oklahoma notoriety
recently arrived at Caldwell. Kansas, wit
u teams and about $50 boomers. About |
more teams arrived Friday during
snow storm. Couch said: There ar
about $50 OF the boomers here now, an
there are about 40 teams expected in 70,
days, with about 1850 men, making total d
about 400 boomers He says they inten
making II their permanent headquarter
and thinks that in about 60 days they wi
make another attempt to gain possession
the forbidden lands.
A MAI named Olson and his wife, Twin
near Mitchell, Dakota, quarreled n sho
time ago. Two sons Joined the motht
against the father. The neighbors took u
the old mans case and planted his crop
and demanded that the sons give up Il teal
of oxen claimed by both parties. The sol
refused and 10 masked men entered III
Olson residence on Wednesday week ,xma
treated the old lady, tarred and featherp
the eldest son, and dragged him over III
prairie dashed to the end of lumb,
, | wagon. The second son fled, He was sui
sequently found 20 miles distant, half make
and insane. Officers are after the maske
men.
The alleged swindler, Adolph A. II. Kle,
camp, alias Henry II. Lawrence, who WI
taken to New York from Chicago and o
Thursday pleaded guilty to grand larcen
In stealing English notes to the value I
$40 from Thomas Quinlan, was arraigne
Friday morning In the court of session.
Hs pleaded for mercy, saying that hi
downfall was due to woman's infiuenc
over him; also that he was eager TO reform
and he coolly suggested to the recorder thu
the best thing he could do would be to sen
him TO the Elmira Reformatory. AS HI
Honor could not see the thing in that ligh
he sentenced him to eight years and ST
months hard work in the state prison.