Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-01
IN GENERAL.

the frost was Huf1o1ent 70 damage gafueh
vegetables.
Joseph Fisher and his three children
persisted By the burning OF his farm
house, hear Wanbeek, Iowa, on Wednes-
day week. Hisiwife escaped by Jumping
from window
The first snow of the season in New
England fell yesterday week. in Benning-
ton, VT, following heavy rain Tuesday
week. Heavy snow squalls and severe
gales are reported in the Catslzill Noun
tains, New York.
A deputy sheriff named Cook, and
| two other men named Draughn and
/ Frances, were killed in Letitia county,
Kentucky, a few days ago, by several
members Of the "Jones faction whom
they were trying to arrest.
Surgeon Austin of the marine hospital
service at Boston, has been ordered to go
to Burlington, Vt. and confer with the col
lector Of customs there in regard 10 the
appointment of inspectors at points ON
tue Canadian border of Vermont, to serve
during the prevalence of smallpox in
| Canada
/ A house and two large barns belonging
| TO Miss Lillian Boswell Mt West Hartford,
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Loss, $25, 600; insurance, $l6, 200. Pro-
fessor O. @. Stearns, who lived in the
house, lost valuable library and all the
manuscript of an important work on
Greek verbs.
The public school children of Allie
| gheny City, Pa, 5000 in number, held
memorial services in honor of General
Grant Friday afternoon. The services
all al LaI1 n.
respective school buildings, but o special
feature was a service held under linden
tree, in Allegheny Park, planted by Gen.
Grant when he was guest of the city.
The mutilnted remains Of Clara Huff
were found Wednesday week in ravine
near Mansfield, Ohio. Thursday James
Widans and John Cromer, neither over 16
years of age, were arrested on suspicion,
and they finally confessed that COM
panion of about the same age assaulted
Miss HUFF, who resisted so that he had to
shoot her to get away. The police are
keeping secret the name of the young
rufiian until his arrest.
The convention of the Order of United
American Mechanics, in session at New
York, yesterday week elected the following
officers National Councillor, George
White. Jr., of New Jersey National Vice
Councillor, Charles H. Stein of Mary
land National Secretary, j. N. Colby Of
Pennsylvania; National Treasurer, j. H.
Gleisner of New Jersey National Mar
shall, L. BATHS of Connecticut; National
Protector. l.. N. Hart of New York; Ma
tional Doorkeeper, CHARLES Fargo of
Massachusetts,.
At New Brunswick, N. j., Thursday,
Mrs. Hendricks, convicted of atroeious
assault and simple assault upon Emma
Belmont, and who pleaded non vult to o
third charge, WINS sentenced by Judge
Oowenhoven as follows $500 fine on the
charge to which she pleaded non vult I;
$500 fine and the costs Of the court upon
the charge of simple assault, and 10
years imprisonment at hard labor in the
state prison on the charge of atfocious
assault.
Right. Rev. DIR. O'Sullivan, pastor of
st. Peters Church in Washington, who
was consecrated bishop of Mobile on
Sunday last, was presented by his congre-
CATION with purse of 81, 900. He
declined the money and advised the COM
mittee to turn it over to his successor TO
aid in liquidating the debt ON the church.
"He came among Them" he said, with
nothing, and preferred to take nothing
away with him."
| A fire in Chicago Friday afternoon
destroyed the lumber yards of Charles s.
Gardner d Co., @. b. Flynn & Co., and
the John Spry Lumber Company, causing
q loss estimated at 100000 The flames
rose to great hight, and rs the fire pro
gressed the wind increased, sending large
I mi Af n
the air. This and the fact that the fire
originated near the starting place of the
, great confagration of 1871 caused for
time wild panic among the dwellers il
the neighborhood.
, A tragedy occurred near junction City
> Texas, few days ago. A young Mexican
> named Gonzales loved the daughter of
I neighbor named Martez, but the latter
forbid Gonzales to enter his house
Martez, his daughter and young son
} and a man named Coleman, were camping
out last Monday, when Gonzales appeared
/ and tried to entice the daughter away
} Being discovered he fired at Martez ant
Coleman, who returned the fire. The result
WINS that Gonzales and the girl were killed
and her brother mortally wounded
Martez and Coleman have been arrested
Six weeks ago the Spanish steamer
Humncoa, bound for Nova Scotian port
went ashore on the MUIR Lodges, min,
miles off the Grand Menan. The owner
) sent wrecking crew of 90 men from st
John to strip the vessel Tuesday after
noon week a tug found the wreck ant
offered to take the men ashore, as q storm
was threatened. The men refused to q
ashore. Yesterday morning week terrible
gale ragged for several hours. When i
cleared up the people of Grand Menan
looking towards MUIR Lodges, noticed
that the steamer had disappeared. Their
is no trace of the vessel, which must hav
been broken to pieces and sunk with al
on board.
committee of independent Demo
Gratis, including many of the most. promi
nent men in Baltimore, called Thursda,
on George W. Brown chief Judge of tn
supreme court of that city, and aslSet
him to resign and accept nomination
6 for mayor against the regular party can
: didate. He consented to do SO. A tele
gram from Baltimore says $50 strong i
, the opposition to the rule of the bosses
. that powerful effort will be made {,
break their power in the October cleo
tons. Such men Ms Hon. S. Teackl
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Judge Brown many years ago headed
I reform movement against the old Know
! Nothing party, which succeeded, and tn
! prospects are that under his Leadership
the ring will again be broken.
q The Republican state convention o
!. Maryland met Thursday in Baltimore
/ Francis Miller of Montgomery county
a was nominated for comptroller, an,
a William McMarine of Hartford, for clerl
OF the court of appeals. Resolution
were adopted expressing determination
!. to adhere to the principles of the Repuh
= lican party; paying tribute to the mem
4 DRY of General Grant, and expressing tn
4 hope that "his sufTerings and death ma
Il entirely heal the past differences betweeI
e the different sections of the country;
= advocating n protective tariff; protestin
,f against the employment of convict labor
v denouncing the appointments of Thomas
y Higgins and Mahon; commencing Civ
d Service REFORM and expressing dcsir
n that it my be applied to state and mu
= nlcipal appointments as we'll MS to thos
~ of the general government.
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4. "IHere's n Pretty IHOwd'y DO.o
r. WERNERsvILLE, Pa, Sept. 23.-Whil
ic the camp meeting of the United Pilgrim
gs was in progress in Isaac Haines' woods
re about mile from here, empty whiske
ID barrels were used in conveying water t
10 the grounds, the United States stamps O
m which had not been destroyed. Cigal
r. were sold on the camp meeting ground
=, without the DrOner licpnsa IL IL oIlooaJ