Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-02
I'm FEN EkAL.

The steamer Chatham arrived at BAlti-
more Tuesday after having made the
run from Boston to Norfolk IN SO hours,
40 minutes, the fastest On reoeri.
The public debt reduoti on for March Is
expected 10 bs slight, owing to large dis
bnrssments The psymen Is on account
Of pensions alone amour ted to about
IS, 900 600.
II. II. Kempion, formerly a Wall street
broker in " York, and al one .Ime re-
puttd to be worth q, 000, 600, was yester-
day committed for an examination as TO
h,s sanity He had beagAred himself by
int importance.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has IT.
struoted the superintendent OF the mint
at Carson City, Nevada, TO suspend
ooinsge opsrati lns a. that mint until the
beginning Of the next fsoGl year, July
lst, and TO rsiuos his foros accordingly.
The mint will however, rsmaip opan Tor
the recstpt Of bullion from deposiiors.
In the Uai.ed States clrouit court at
Ban F'ancisce mo day, Judge Sawyer
decided that Chinese m srohAnt resident
OF this oouUtry cOuld depart from II and
enter 1t again without bsing subj scted TO
the conditions imposed In section s Of the
Chinese Gineuded restriction act.
The steamboat R. r Springer, from
Cincinnati for New 0rlesns, sank Mon
day morning near Waterproof, La, Her
Issengers we're all taken OF Tue cargo
10 reported 10 bs a total loss. The boat
was valued 3; s75 900, and had a cargo
OF 500 tons Of grain aud pro luce.
David III Nesly, . merohant and
prominent citizen OF DouelRssyille, Pa,
"as arrested Monday on the charge Of
tampering with the public records. 1t is
alleged that he changed his own asssss-
ment in the triennisl assessment books
In the oounty commissioners office.
The ice In the Hudson river Is broken
80 far north as New HAMBURG, and
stsamers oan reach uRlksepsis without
any difionltV. The Ice in the Missouri
river broke up Monday at Yates.
Dakota. The ice In the Mississippi, at ST.
Paul, shows sigus OF breaking up. and II
Ia thought the river will be open in a
week or 10 days.
A dispstoh from Lebanon, Pa saya
that ex-County Treasurer Stephen W.
BAL smAde an assignment Monday.
He WIS short in his account 90 600 Il
ia STATED that John Benson, who ia
missing, borrowed the above amount fro m
bAltz before he left and before Bal 2 re.
tired from cfics last Decembsr B,neou
was one OF Bal rs bouds,a ep. Ths other
oohdsmen will make mp the deficiency.
a dispatoh from Ottawa, Ontario, q va
ditpAtohes have been reosivsd bv the
miLisser OF agriculture stating that i'm.
periAl orders in council have been passed.
under the act relating 10 the oJntAaioua
diseases OF animals, prohibiting the land.
Ing In Ehglard, Wales or Scotland Of
sheep, soAts or swins brought from the
ports OF Hamburg, Bremen and aerst..
munde In the German empire.
The barqus sontsg Of Boston, from
Chitta2oos, Iadia, No.ember All, with
o,7OO bslss Of iu'e butts, arrived al
salem, Mas, Monday, o. DEen.b,r
"a tue sh pa carpenter died u cholera,
ster nvs day. illness, and on d, csmbe
10th seaman died OF the came d,seass
after IA hOurs' Illness The board n,
health has ordered the bArque from tho
wharf iuto the str, am Great exoItemsrt
prevails over her arr val.
Representative Crafts of Cooke turtv
and Rspresente I've Baker Of NoultI IL
oennty, both mgcTStio membsrs o: the
Illinois Legislature, had a fight on The
hoor Of the honss Tuesday. The
r1uble arose over the stock yards bill.
Ctttas struck Bsksr In the face and Baker
struck back twice AGd kicked Crafts in
me s'omaeh The latter atten D ed 90
strike Baker with chair, but was pre-.
vented. This Ia The second 6Sht Bsh,r
h4a engaged 10 this session.
Five children Of John Fink, a farmer.
near Windsor Castle, in Berks oouuty'
re- Caroline, aged 81, John, aged IT,
Lonisia, aged ID, sallie, aged Ii, add
Alllie' agsd 7--have, within few days.
" '"us n. slnlo.ed With malady, the symp.
nnd hysterios, somewhat resembling nv.
drophobia. The supsrstitlous neiaLboy.
think them bewitched, ard a witch doc.
. mas been sent froic Reading to treat