Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
MEXICO DOES NOT ENCOURAGE
MORMON IMMIGRANTS.



Millions OF Feet of Lumbe
Burncd-Nad state of Affairs i'm aI
Indiana village.
The public debt statement for Apri
shows decrease OF $5, ,464 ,596.
There was snow three inches deep il
the Mohawk valley, New York, on Wed
nesday week.
The damage done by the floods at Mon
treal and it's vicinity is estimated a
$1O0, 200. 4.....
Fifteen inches of snow fell at Dixmont
Maine, on Saturday, Is at Dexter and II
at Bangor.
A heavy white frost occurred in Isle o.
Wight county, Virginia, on Wednesday
week, and damage to vegetation is feared
The hog cholera is prevalent at Pitts
field, Mass. One herd has lost 40 hogs il
two weeks, and the rest have been ordered
killed.
The total coinage of the United States
mints during April amounted in value to
"a ,423, 500, and included 2, ,410, 600 stand.
ard dollars.
Henry Harris, well-known resident OF
OCCuAfhlGy liz ulGu 1uuIbuhl hlltl
drinking the contents of bottle OF
aconite by mistake for brandy.
The British war ship Bull Frog has
arrived at Halifax from Bermuda on fish
ing protection service. This makes four
British war ships in port at Halifax.
Thomas Evans and Jeremiah Mahoney
were burned, the latter fatally, by IN
explosion of gas In the Preston colliery at
Girardville, Pa., Friday afternoon.
Eighty-fve young English farmers
arrived in Montreal Friday ON their
way to the northwest, where they intend
o settle, Others are expected to follow.
At Salt Lake City Thursday John Aird,
in the district court, pleaded guilty OF
unlawful cohabitation and promised to
abandon it and sustain the laws. He was
fined $500.
DR.. +. Klink, homeopathic physician
Of Westminster, Nd, died ON Saturday
morning from the effects of five grains of
morphia, swallowed the night before.
DR.. Klink was native of Philadelphia.
Charles A. Holt, money lender of Bos-
ton, left that city few days ago and is
supposed to have gone to South America.
He is charged with having forged notes
and mortgages amounting to about
$50, 900.
w n Faulkner of the Indian service.
bos been anno;nted n snecinl AGENT of tbe
interior denartment to condnct the re-
movaI ~ tba Nez Parce Indians from tha
Indian TERRITORY to Idaho and Washing
ton Territorv
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William b. Warwick, bookkeeper OF the
Gallego Mills Manufacturing Company,
In Richmond, Va, was found dead IN his
bath tub Thursday morning. 1t is sup
posed he had a congestive chill and was
drowned, M his whole body was under
wuter. .--.
The government of Mexico announces
officially that no Mormons immigrating to
Mexico from the United States Will have
any concessions granted them, but are at
liberty to go as other immigrants, subject
to the laws OF the republic, winch forDld
polygamy."
During April the pension office in
Washington issued $3.50 original pen
sion certificates. During the same month
Inst year 3,734 were issued. The total
number of pension certificates issued was
8,199, being 1856 in excess OF the num-
Der for April, 1854.
Thirteen coal barges were sunk i'll the
Hudson river, near Sing Sing, during the
storm of Wednesday afternoon week. The
value Of the boats and their contents Is
about $15, 200. They lie close together,
in almost 20 feet OF water, and can be
raised without much trouble.
The grand jury in Baltimore Friday
found 23 presentments against Robert
Butler, the negro burglar, who was ar
rested on the 23d ult. like number OF
presentments were made against Isaac
Sakolski and Harris Weinbaum, who
bought the stolen property from Butler.
Wainwright's brewery on Thirty-sixth
street, in Pittsburg, caved in Sunday
morning, about 8 o'clock. The structure
was of brick, four stories high, and con-
aimed 10000 barrels OF beer and
quantity of valuable machinery. The
contents of the crushed beer barrels were
lost.
The United States grand jury at
Topeka, Kansas, has indicted 6S OF the
Oklahoma boomers separately, and re-
turned general indictment against the
remainder of the Arkansas City colony
for melting and engaging in rebellion
against tho government in opposition to
the Presidents proclnmations.
A telegram from Ell Paso reports that a
box containing $3.50, 900 in unsigned bank
notes of the Banco Mexicpno, stored in
the custom house at Ell Paso del Norte,
mas been broken open and all its contents.
axcept one package, containing 1000,
stolen. Three custom house officers are
under arrest on suspicion.
Captain Howard ]. Lovejoy, ex-receiver
of the land office at Niobrara, Nebraska,
was arrested in Chicago on Saturday on
warrant charging him with embezzling
Omitted States moneys. He left Niobrara
two wears ago, and has been in Chicago
since December. The amount charged to
have been taken is over $15, 900.
Chester Honaker. Peter Canterberry
and David Stewart were shot by Henry
Freez. eolored. Cattletsburg, KY, on Sat-
urdav nioht The men were attempting
20 force an entrance into house of ill
yenute and the inmates fearing trouble
aent for Freez Who lived near by. There
SUns ~are i s;r men in the party. II is thought
Honalcr will die.
The Total issue of hostage stamps,
v,orn,ad onvoiones and postnl cards
Jnr;no Anil aggregnted 271 .OO9, ,sI9,
ao5inst osJ Gi5 200 during the CORE
nond;ng month in tbe preceding wear.
The number Of stamps issued showed an
,scssS' nnata1 cnrds o, LS'y fs, of 900 OOo and
] Slammed % enve,ones q CloO, 900.