Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-17

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John Cleasby, fire boss, injured in the
Mill Greek colliery disaster near Wilkes
barre, on Monday, died Tuesday.
E. A. Jones, his wife and two children are
reported sick of trichinosis IN Troy, New
York, from eating underdone pork.
Nine to IA inches OF snow fell on Satur-
dry and Sunday in central and northern
Illinois and southern Wisconsin and Mich
igan.
Henry Burke and his af1lanced, Miss
Cadovette, and her brother were drowned
while skating at st. Armand, Quebec, on
Sunday.
More than 100 dogs have been killed in
Newark, New Jersey, in consequence of the
hydrophobia scare, and the slaughter is
still going on.
The steamer Lolita, from Coxsacxie, for
Albany, was sunk Monday morning during
fog, by striking on a dyke. She was
valued at $4,000.
The warerooms Of the d. NJ. G. Elmore
Furniture Company, In Minneapolis, were
damaged by fire to the extent of $40, 900 on
Monday evening.
Henry Burk and Henry Cadorettee and
his son and daughter were drowned by
breaking through the ice at Philllpsburg,
Quebec, on Monday.
A colored youth, named Courts, shot and
| aged l6, In quarrel In Ann Arundel
county, last Saturday night.
Mrs. A. d. Barnes committed suicide In
Lynchburg, Va, Tuesday morning by
| shooting herself twice with pistol. She
had suffered with i'll health.
At Cambridge, Ohio, Tuesday, Miss Lucy
Veith was killed by theaccldental discharge
| OF shotgun In the hands OF Frank
Albright, a neighbours 16-year-old son.
Ingram & Co.'s dry goods store and sew
eral adjoining buildings in Fort Worth,
Texas, were damaged by fire on Sunday
morning. Loss S72,000, insurance $62 600
Earl s.. Gillett, aged So years, bank
cashier, died Monday evening at Fonda, New
York, from dose of aconite, given him by
his wife In mistake for his usual medicine.
The total value OF the exports of bread
stuffs from the United States during the
last IL months was $1l9 1886, 121, against
$l33, 45l 1865 during the corresponding
period OF last year.
= telegram from the Indian Territory to
the New Orleans Times Democrat reports
that trouble is imminent with the Cheyennes
and ArapahOes, owing to the loss of the
money derived from the cattle leases.
Knut Bergenstrahle, yonng Swede, en-
ployed as engineer in the steel department
OF the Pottstown iron works, at Pottstown,
was killed Tuesday morning while work
ing on the Reading railroad track at that
place,
The orrville Farmers Bank of orrville,
Ohio, a private concern, failed on Saturday.
1t holds the funds of several townships and
school districts on deposit, and 1t is re-
ported that the stockholders are so situated
that the depositors will lose all.
A wreckage tug arrived at Port Huron,
Michigan, on Sunday, with the captain and
| passengers of the wrecked steamer Oconto,
Part Of the crew were left on Charity Island,
and two OF the crew remain on the Oconto
with the cattle and horses. The steamer is
likely to go to pieces.
Professor Wethers, colored school prin-
cipal of Dallas, Texas, has taken steps for
the establishment of a colony OF 1000
colored families in Brazoria county, in that
state. He proposes to buy 100, 900 acres OF
land, and divide 1t into 50-acre farms.
i. Lewis Cash and Richard Rue, ten-year-
old boys, quarreled In school in st, Louis
, on Monday afternoon. After the school
: was dismissed young Cash took penknife
from his pocket and inflicted several severe
wounds on Rue's head, The wounded boy
, had to be taken home in vehicle.
: Monday morning an explosion Of gas
took place in ono of the workings OF the
Mill Greek mine, at Plains, near Wilkes.
barre. Seven men were dangerously in
jured, one of whom, George Martin, is dead
Two others, Joseph Cleasby and Peter
'
AZ mauuocks, dd., last saturday night
oonn ihohas, aBeu II years, heard u noise
y putslue the mousse ana supPoslng 1t made
i by COWS he fired twice in the direction Of
s the sound oh SUNDAY morning the dead
body OF the boys father was found in the
place with the top of the head shot off. The
other shot had killed mule.
: A IRE IN south DanVille, Vermont, Tues
B aay morning, destroyed wooden fac.
Tory containing Six sets Of machinery,
n announcer factory In course OF erection, a
store, dwelling, two barns and a covered
highway bridge, causing a loss OF about
S70,OOO. The insurance is about $40, 900.
AL New Orleans tuesday, in the case OF
mayor dulllette, charged by A. l.. Guzman
r Win eXtortlon while he was clerk in the
1 nlxths district court some years ago, the
amount involved being $34, the jury, with.
! out leaving their seats, returned verdict
i oil not guilty.
In Baltimore, last Saturday night. n num.
a Der OF colored oyster shuckers uuarreled
!. over the relations betwenn canitol md iolo,
q and james Reed, one Of the men, who was
8 accused OF being In the interest Of the ON.
n ployers, was knocked senseless and robbed
He died Tuesday morning of his injuries
= and two of his assailants were arrested.
= Four students of the yictoria Cenerol
!, School in Montreal led on sunday In ! r;nt
GUS demonstration during n lect,,re Nv ~ M,
n Chartrand. Monday morning tbev ro ~ w
notice Of dismissal from the School, Wbeu
: this became known ali the st,dents ~ Mhe ~
: number, left the school, declaring that they
!, would not return until their friends had
been reinstated.
o Boswell Hotallnp. who resided noor for
t garetyille. Delawa1e conntv Neu, Wo1, in A.
appeared about three weeks aao I III.
=. family have been absent on Wit s,nn ,s
= about that time. A search was maSe ', and
ON Sunday his dead hodv ' m ,,,'uS Fan, my
r wrapped in Quilts in n bed IN bis ho',s nu
a and II u snnnnsed tbat " he SLea1 progress
!. The Montreal, broroh ., .ho r.,u, >,..,,
League Monday Teceiya5 i Iatt na'i 1sn,
Charles oReilly of Detroit the treSs,,r dro ~
:, the Irish National League of Gmaric ~
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