Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-05
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The public debt statement for Pebru.
airy, issued Monday, shows q reduction
Of o., 204 ,975.
The rolling mill Of Andrew Brothers &
Co., at HEzleton, Pa, started Monday
on double time. The. airArd blast furnace
resumed yesterday.
Ths total coinage Of the United States
mints during February amounted In
value to "a, 1888, ZOO; $500, 900 standard
silver dollars were turned out.
Work was resumed Monday at q re-
duoti0n Of wages In the oollieriss Of 8. 8.
Biokel & Co., and Isaac May & Co., at
centrAlis, Ps., giving employment TO 800
men and boys.
The Indian Ridge oolliery, at shensn-
dosh, Pa, operated by the Reading Coal
and Iron Company, resumed operations
Monday, after 10 weeks idleness. It
employs over 700 men and boys.
The schooner Charlotte LizEie, with Q
cargo Of frozen fish, for New York, was
caught In the Toe at Northport, Long
Island, few days ago, and went 70
pieces on Sunday night. Her crew es.
capped with great difficulty In the boats.
The state labor commissioner Of Mis-
souri, Monday visited the knitting and
other factories In 81. Louis. he found 80
many children at work in them under IS
years OF age that he returned to the state
capital last night with the intention Of
using all his influence 10 procure the pas
sage OF bill now before the legislature
to prohibit child labor.
The President has issued an order
throwing open to public settlement the
lands included In the old winnebago
and the Sioux or Grow Creek reserva-
tons, In Dakota, with the exception OF A
few townships, and OF the tracts which
have heretofore been selected or occupied
by Indians. Settlers have already begun
TO rush in and occupy the shove tracts.
The state department has Gent to the
Postmaster General a proposition from
the British government looking TO the
negotiation Of treaty by the govern
ments Of the United States and Great
Britain providing for the establishment
Of parcels post system. At present. no
articles Of meTchantable value can be
exchanged between this country and
England through the malls, aud this re-
strictlon causes serious inconvenience to
the public.
| General Grants illness ia announced to
bs more serious than was reported by .
medical Journal last week. His Affection
is an epithelial cancer Of the throat, and
dis condition ia very debilitated. While
no immediately fatal result 10 expected,
the physicians do not anticipate the re-
covsry OF the illustricus patient. A tele-
gram from Col. Frsd. Grant, reosiyad in
Philadelphis Sunday reported the Gem
| srsl improved.
supplement- to the pending Spanish
treaty hiss bsen agreed upon by Ministers
Foster ard VsleriA, in Washington. The
principal changes from the original treaty
are provision that the reduction of
tusies on Cigars and tobacco shall be 20
per cent. instead Of so per cent; aud e re-
tuotion In the grade Of sugar for free ad-
1niasion from number sixteen Dutch STAN
dsTd, TO number thirteen Dutch stAu-
dSrd. II ia alao provided that the time
Tor the passage OF the legislation by Con-
gress to put the treaty into effect shall he
extended to May 18Th, 1885.
Near Buttermilk Falls, about is miles
from Scranton, Pa, on Friday night q
murdercus assault was committed by a
tramp upon an old farmer named Taylor
smith and his wife. The tramp, who had
been lettering about the place fer several
days, asked farmer Smith for soma money,
and that upon the latter refusirg he
attacked him with heavy poker, and
after beating him sGvsgely, thrust ont
both hif eyes The tramp then attacked
Mrs. Smith, dragged her ont into the snow
and beat her savRgely. Her cries attracted
some Of the Deighbors, who came to her
rescue Just ss the tramp was running
away aud captured him. It was feared
that the old couple could mot recover.