Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-25
IN GENERAL.

Virginia and killing hundreds Of the
trees.
One assistant attorney and number OF
law clerks-in fact, all the force to whom
the Civil Service rules do not apply
were discharged from the department of
justice recently.
General Augur has ordered troops TO
the scene of the threatened Cheyenne |
outbreak and has recommended the up |
pointment of u commission to inquire |
into the trouble.
A severe storm visited Sulphur Springs,
Texas, ON Monday, wrecking the Catholic
and coored Methodist churches, unroofng
three business blocks, washing away
bridges and damaging the crops
The first comptroller of the treasury
has disallowed items amounting to So 200
in the accounts of Hallett, supervisor of
elections in Boston. His accounts US
rendered amounted to about $1,000.
A family Of six persons named Quello-
mard were poisoned in New Orleans on
Monday by female servant who put
poison in their food. A physician was
promptly called in, and all are expected
to recover.
A disease resembling CHAMBERS is cpl
demic among the horses and other ami
mails ut Knoxville, suburb of Pittsburg.
Twelve horses have died since Saturday,
and number of cats and dogs are re-
ported sick.
Sixty thousand quarts of strawberries
were received Tuesday in Albany, N. Y,
from within radius of 10 miles, and the
snles We're at from to cents per quart.
The receipts were the largest ever known
at Albany i'll one day.
The barn of William A. Mcintosh, a
farmer of Florence, Mich, was fired on
Sunday evening by the explosion of a
lamp Mcintosh ind hired girl were
dangerously burned and five head of
cattle persisted in the barn.
The dend body of Charles Bolkins was
found in an alley in Cincinnati on Sntur-
day morning. He left his home at Sumner
Station few days ago with 500. II was
supposed he was killed with u sand bag,
and his body placed in the alley.
The latest mail news from China and
Japan estimates this years Japanese silk
crop at 20 per cent below the average,
and says that reports received ut Shanghai
from Kinkang indicate that the quality of
the new season tea is inferior TO that Of
last year.
Two members of the Grand Army of
the Republic were beaten by roughs in
Grifiintown, a suburb of Montreal, Mon
| day morning. 1t is supposed thut the
Grand Army men were mistaken for
| Orangcmen, because they wore yellow
badges. No arrests We're made.
Some workmen on the Pennsylvania
railroad stepped from one track to another
ut North Bend cut, near Lancaster, Mon
day, TO avoid n passing train. They were
run into by mud train and three OF
them--Henry Kennedy, William Conover
and Joseph Mcllyaney-were killed.
At Grindstone City, Mich on Sunday
afternoon, Maggie Morgan, aged 20, was
alone at home when strange man
entered the house, stopped her cries with
a handkerchief, and then slashed her
horribly about the face, neck and breast,
leaving her for dead. Her condition is
critical
An express train ON the Pan-H Handle
railroad Tuesday morning collided with
an empty accommodation train at Bur.
getts Town, Pr, about % miles from
Pittsburg' Both engines were wrecked
two train hands were injured, and the
passengers on the express train were
severely shaken up.
q. W. Hinckle, II soldier of Troop
of the Seventh Cavalry, stationed il
Dakota, passed through Chicago on Sun
day evening on his way to Washington t.
be placed in the insane asylum. His in
sanity was caused Ly the excessive use o
tobacco. lie is said TO have chewed II
pounds of plug tobacco month.
Emil Steger, 60 years of age, Hun
gnrian, formerly IL companion of Kossuth
committed suicide by swallowing poison
in Memphis, on Sunday night. He WA
mt one time captain of the Secont
Illinois Artillery, and WIS ectntl,
engineer of the Mississippi River Com
mission, but had lost his employment.
In Cleveland, on Sunday night, tn
police found n scissors grinder, nance
Boyer, lying in his shop on Champlail
street, with his skull fractured, one LEI
and arm broken, and many bruises ON hi
body. He said his in juries were the resnl
of u fall. He will probably die. Th
police believe that he was murderousl
assaulted.
telegram from Dallas says that sc, 90
acres of land have been purchased il
three counties in Texas, on which will b
colonzed $50 families from Ohio, com
prisiig American, German and Bohemian
farmers. A new town. called Wilsonia
has also been located Is miles north O
Marianield by colony from norther
Illinois.
A dispatch from Washington says tha
although there are indications that poin
to the substantial correctness of the r.
port that the Austrian government vii
not receive Mr.. Kelley Ms Representative
of the United States government, no off
cinl confirmation Can be obtained. Tn
Secretary of State and the Austrian legt
ton refuse to talk upon the subject.
i Buffalo Bill, accompanied by Sittin
Bull and l5 other Indians, TuesCln
called mt the war department in Washing
ton and paid their respects to Gcneri
: Sheridan and Acknowledgement Drum
The Indians wore their war costumes
They also called on Secretaries Bayart
and Lamar, and paid their respects to til
President at the White House.
A Providence detective, insisted by
Trojan officer, on Monday evening n
! rested Thomas NJ. Doutney, temperate
1 advocate, in Troy, N. Y, md took hil
A to Rhode Island, The arrest was mad
ON bail piece, and without the prop,
papers. General Indignation is expresso
in Troy, and the governor of New Yor
has been asked to investigate the case.
: In Detroit, Mich, ON Sunday MORNING
e Daniel Scatter, wealthy manufacture
:, was visited by a polite burglar who r,
& GREETED to disturb him, but desired I'll
G ynluables of tho family which he secure
;. to the value of 800. He then secure
S iewelry and silverwure valued nj $50
from Poor Commissioner Hearnes. II
. referred TO his visit to Judge Brown, ,
Il the United States district court, and r,
d GREETED that il was necessary for him I
7 tre at the judge, but reioicad that he di
: not wound him. .
: The commissioners of the district ,
Columbia Monday received letter nc
u dressed ito any mayor of Washingtu
y city," and signed II, A. Whitmore ,
u Winston county, Miss, as follow
e Dear Sir: viii you lie so kind us
: inform me us to how the Fourth of Jul
3 is celebrated in Washington city? Is IL
Il American Eagle upon the Capitol? Doc
g it remain there always2 Any words MS /
: notices; if so, what is their signiiicanc,
i We are going to have n Fourth of Jul
. celebration, and you will confer II fave
1 by giving all items of interest connecte
1 with this NATTER
I A detective in the employ of iii
c Fidelity Mutual Life Association arrive
S Mt the office of the association in Phil
o delphia Tuesday from Cleveland haviu
G in custody Antonio AccettR, nm Italian
r who is charged with having attempted t
s defraud the company out of $4,000.
e is charged that Accctta after being insure