Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
IN GENERAL.
new gold discovery is reported on
the Snake river, in Oregon, which is be-
lieved to be genuine and bona iide.

| tne snake river, IN oregon, which is be
lieved to be genuine and bona fide.
The steamer st. Paul, at San Francisc,
from Omalnska, reports that the ic
around the Seal Islands is thicker thai
for years.
During a thunder storm at Starkville
Miss, Thursday afternoon, n barn wa
struck by lightning and Walter Mont
gnmery, aged 10 years, was killed
The coopers employed at the Chester
oil works, at Chester, Pa, Thursda,
struck for mn increase of from l2l to Ii
cents per barrel. The shop is now idle
The principal business block in Rich
mond, Texas, was burned Tuesday week
The loss is estimated at about 800, 900
the insurance aggregating only $4,000
Thirty-six young ladies last week tool
the white veil at the Convent of Notrt
| Dame, at Goyanstown, near Baltimore
The candidates are all Germans, and
came from varioussectionso of the country
The Secretary of the Treasury has bcci
informed that the investigation of III,
sub-treasury ut New Orleans shows thai
the total defalcation of Aufdemorte, the
runaway clerk, amounts to n little ovei
1926, 900.
While Edward Nolan and james Rogers
were watching passenger train at Gales.
burg, ILL.,, Wednesday night week, they
were killed by q freight train which was
switched upon the track on which they
were standing.
The first wheat of the new crop, A
bushels grown in Lancaster county, Va,
was sold on change in Baltimore last
week at $2 per bushel. Another inferior
lot grown in Middlesex county, in the
same state, sold at $3.50.
James H. Dandy has been arrested in
Lincoln, H., for alleged swindling by
issuing fictitious notes. II is claimed
that his operations have been going on
for five years and will reach $50, 200.
Dandy had the confidence of the COM
munity.
The Chicago city directory for 1856,
just out indicates a population of nearly
100000. The preface says that more than
1000 new buildings were erected during
1884, covering more than 90 miles OF
street frontage, and costing nearly
$20,000,0 900.
II is again said that the Yonkets carpet
weavers' strike is over, an agreement
having been made which contemplates the
gradual return of the workers and the
payment of the 10 per cent additional
wnges demanded by the strikers. Every
body is pledged to secrecy.
A national convention of representa-
tives of agricultural colleges and expert
mental stations will meet in Washington
on July 8th. About 1876 delegates are ex-
pected to attend. The commissioner of
agriculture has issued circular inviting
state commissioners of agriculture to be
present.
A proclamation has been issued by the
Dominion authorities establishing quaran-
tine regulations supplementary to those
established May 23d, 1868, and January
21st, 1873, and to remain in force to Oc-
tober 18th, 1885, applying to vessels from
Mediterranean ports as we'll as from Lon
don, England.
In the United States court of Baltimore
last week, Daniel W. Kaufman, mail
agent on the Potomac railroad between
Baltimore and Washington, pleaded
guilty to having robbedthe mails while in
his charge. He was sentenced to three
years at hard labor in the Maryland
Penitentiary.
During Wednesday night week the large
winter main leading from Hampden reser-
voir, one of the sources of supply OF
Reading, Pa, burst. The cellars and
lower stories. of 40 houses were flooded.
The water was about eight feet deep.
Several narrow escapes from drowning
were made.
A man about 35 years of age, giving
the name of j. P. Heating, was found
dead in his room in boarding house in
Baltimore Thursday. As the windows
were closed and the gas turned on at full
head he is supposed to have committed
suicide. He intimated that he was from
Philadelphia. .. .s.-
William Kenny, aged So years, loca
politician of New York, committed
suicide Thursday by shooting himself
He had recently been discharged from the
corporation counsels Office, where he wa,
employed MS n messenger, and his only
son, 20 years of age, has been placed in {
lunatic asylum.
The Rev. Sydney H. Russell, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at Wood Haven
Long Island, committed suicide OF
Saturday morning by cutting his throat
Insanity is suspected. Mr.. Russell wa,
only 30 years of age, and had but
recently graduated from the Uniol
Theological Seminary.
A great storm of wind and rain rageC
for twelve hours on Saturday in indiana
and Illinois. Great damage was done h
property in different places, and th,
crops also suffered. A house neai
Orcana, ILL.,, was wrecked by lightning
At Martinsville, Ind, Henry Gebbart wa
killed by lightning while standing in
doorway. ...u
A telegram from Libertad says: On,
thousand, eight hundred Nicaraguan
embarked here last night friday, home
ward bound. At the battle of Santt
Domingo 5000 of Menendista's mel
hemmed in 900 Nicaraguans, under Tola
vera, who was wounded. They fought 81
hours and then cut their way througl
Menendista's lines, leaving 800 killed an,
wounded, and took the remaining 200 int
La Union in good order.
A sample of the prepared meat b,
which number of families in Rocl
Island, ILL.,, were poisoned, has beei
analysed, and found TO contain, in tn
portions not thoroughly cooked, minut
cystiera, visible to the naked eye. Th
toxical effects of the meat were due {,
what is known as sausage poison" Thi
is developed under certain conditions il
canned corned beef, blood pudding &c.
and the only safeguard against it
thorough cooking.
Under the general invitation of tn
Secretary of the Navy to officers of tn
navy and others to submit plans for tn
construction of new steel cruisers, ,Admir
Porter has for some time been engaged i
planning vessel which he hopes wi
prove model in her class. She is to b
$50 feet long, and at the same time ram
a torpedo boat and gunboat, will go fol
ward or backward with equal facility IAN
carry very heavy armament. 1t is e1
pected that she will attain great speed.
There is great excitement in tinnncii
circles in the City of Mexico over II
official announcement by the governmeI
of new laws regarding the payment {
taxes, the cutting down of official salariei
and the suspension of railway subsidies
All salaries of over $500 per nnnum al
to be subjected to discounts. On salarit
of from $500 to 81, 900, 10 per cent
from 81 900 to $4,000, Is per cent froi
81, 900 to $4,000, 20 per tent; from S6,O
to SIS, 200, 25 per cent over $4,000,
per cent. No money is to be spent O
new public works. 1t is understood thi
railway subsidies are at least ten poraril
suspended.
The steamer Puno arrived at Linn
Thursday, with So survivors from IL
wrecked steamer Italia. There are
persons missing, and, as far as know
only eight passengers were saved, viii
only one of the crew was lost. II