Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK


OverbORrd Tons OF HAD Eruht and
Fish4'Two uen Killed by Cars as
Reading.
The rate OF taxation in New York for
the current year is fixed at $2.a0. 1t
was $2.25 last year.
Henry Freese, colored, convicted Of
murder, was hanged Friday at Oatletts-
burg, KY, in the presence of 5000 per-
SONS.
The barn of Abraham Boyer, near
Schuylkill Haven, Pa, was destroyed by
lightning Thursday afternoon, with all its
contents.
A violent storm swept over Salem, N.
j., on Thursday night. The now barns
of Ephraim Grisoom were struck by
lightning and consumed.
A letter from Havana, dated August 8,
says that up to the 7th of June, 22,877
negroes had obtained their freedom in the
province of Santa Clara.
The health officer of New York Fri
day seized 1900 pounds of decayed fish
and six tons of bad fruit, in the Hebrew
market, and had the stuff dumped at the
offal dock.
Acting Commissioner Walker of the
more patents to the Northern Pacific rail
road, pending decision fixing the legal
status of the road.
The chief of police of Chattanooga has
sued the Daily Times of that city for
1916, 900 damages, for alleged libel in
making certain structures of his admins
tration of the police force.
The inspector of public buildings in
New York reports that the custom house,
post office and appraisers Office there are
each in q very bad condition and in great
need of immediate and extensive repairs.
A petition is being circulated through
out Massachusetts,, appealing to Secretary
Bayard to use his influence in behalf Of
Louis Riel, who is to be hanged on Sep
tember 18th next on the ground that he is
an American citizen.
A fire in the upper stories of 1877 Duane
street, New York, last night caused $3, 900
damage to the building and about $3.50, 900
to the stock of Green Il Blackwell, candy
manufacturers. The loss is covered by
insurance.
The proprietors of the Montezuma
Hotel at Las Vegas, New Mexico, which
was burned last Saturday, believe that
the fire was started by an incendiary, and
they will try to bring the suspected
perpetrators to justice.
A boiler explosion at the Shenandoah
City colliery, at Shenandoah, Pa, Tues
day night week, did damage to the extent
of several thousand dollars. The Ell
gineer, Williams, was injured by a flying
missile and by escaping steam.
One section of Forepaughs circus train
n
railway ran into another near Abba, Iowa,
before daylight Friday morning Sew
eral cars were crushed and n number of
persons injured, several dangerously.
The Northwest volunteers were selling
their scrip in Montreal lust week for an
average of 1926. The scrip is said to be
the same as that issued to the half-breeds,
who realized from 800 to 1920 for it.
Much of the money paid for the scrip WINS
spent for liquor.
At Reading, Pa, Friday, Henry
Johnston and James Badger, employees of
the new Reading Il Pottsville railroad,
were killed while trying TO board moving
trans. Charles z. Duston, another en-
ploye, had his head blown OIL by flying
stoneb from blast.
Daniel Noll, who several months ago
fired an outbuilding on Wentzel's farm in
Berks county, Pa, the fire causing the
burning of four persons, was acquitted
last week at Reading on the ground OF
insanity. The court ordered him to be
confined in a lunatic asylum.
w. II. Jones and his son were lodged
in the Jail at Asheville, N. c., Thursday
morning. They are charged with the
murder, on the Sd of April last, IL miles
west of Asheville, of j. II. Joyce and three
other members of the family, and burn
ing the house and the remains.
The Attorney General decidesthat pen
sion agents are not entitled to fee for
paying pension attorneys their dues. The
law passed last winter fixing the compen-
sation of pension agents repeals the laws
previously in force, which allowed them
fee of 80 cents in each case.
1t is understood in Washington that the
newly appointed assistant treasurer at
San Francisco has been instructed by
Acting Secretary Fairchild to take posses
sion of the sub-trensury there, ard to
continue the count of the moneys and
securities in such manner as may be
deemed to the best interests of the service.
In Lancaster, Pa, Friday, title to
the Mt. Hope estate in Lancaster and
Lebanon counties was given to Clement
Is. Grubb. The property contains 2 ,440
acres, including the Mt. Hope furnace
and ore banks, the property of the late
A. Bates Grubb. The consideration was
$500, 900.
In New York Friday sanitary in
spector found the body of james Oliver,
eolored, on the second floor of n house ON
West Thirtieth street, where it had been
for several days. The widow had vainly
sought money for burial expenses. The
sanitary department ordered the body to
be buried.
The appointment of an army officer Is
contemplated to perform the duties of nm
Indian agent upon the San Carlos reser-
vation. The Indians upon this reservation
are among the widest and worst with
which the government has to deal, and
require the constant presence of the mill
tary for police purposes and restraint.
The first comptroller of the treasury
has decided that under the act of March
Sd last, making appropriation for the col
lection Of intrriml revenue, the agents of
that bureau nre only entitled to a per
diem OF 50, in lieu of subsistence, while
travelling and away from home ON duty,
and are not entitled to that when at home.
The family of Daniel Ashbnugh, Jr,
near New Philadelphia, Ohio, were poi
.soned Tuesday week by eating toadstools.
One boy died next the day, and the mother
and a young child are not expected to
live. Two girls named Richardson, from
the Dayton Orphan Home, who were
visiting the family, are in critical
condition.
Near Dallas, Texas, Monday week, the
daughter of planter named Vandervere
was burned to death by the explosion OF
n can of kerosene, which she was using
to start fire. The fluncs communicated
to her mother, brother and two sisters,
burning the brother and one sister ~
badly TINT no hopes ar, entertained OF
their recovery.
The Payne colony of Oklahoma
boomers, encalnped ut Caldwell, K,nsas
for several months, has been broken M
in compliance with orders from Captain
Couch. He believes that the action oi
the administration ordering the cattl,
men from the Indian Territory will leai
to the opening of Oklahoma to settlers il
the near future.
The colored citizens of Frederick, Md.
yesterday week celebrated the signing o
the Emancipation Proc ,mation. Abou
5000 visitors from Balth. ore, Washing
ton, York, Harrisburg and neighborinl
towns participated. There was parad
and public meeting, Mt which addresse
were made by Thomas Dent of Georgia
Milton Urner and Louis r.. McComns o