Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-08
IN eENERAI.

Miller a lawrenoe's tub and pail shop
az Beominster, Mass, was burned Thurs
day morning. Loss, 100000.
AZ Nnnticoke, Penna., Thursday morn
ing Edwin Bellows, being Jealous, shot
and fatally wounded his wife.
The greater part of Independence, GAL,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday week.
Loss, $500, 900 insurance, $4,000.
The public debt statement issued
Thursday shows decrease during June Of
$9,00l 1898. Total cash in the TREASURY,
S492, 9l7, 173.
The Dominion cruiser Terror Wednes-
day week seized the American schooner
City Point of Portland, Me-, on the Nova
Scotia coast, for violation OF the fishery
laws.
At the Turkey Run colliery, at Shenan-
doah, Pa, Thursday, John Bevan was
killed and two Poles were dangerously in
jured by fall Of clay, while stripping
coal surface.
George Hutchinson and Deloa Newton
were killed and Films Trip was danger
ously injured by the bursting Of the
boiler OF saw mill near Unadilla, N. Y,
lhuIhuhy HuIniuRs
The Abingdon National Bank of Abing-
ton, Mass, suspended Thursday. Its
president, x. j. Lane, WINS arrested in
Portland, Me-, on Wednesday night,
charged with stealing It's funds. The
shortage is estimated at nearly $l6O, 900.
No violations Of prohibition were re-
ported Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Wholesale dealers whose licenses
havo not expired yet are selling whisky
by the quart. Three wine rooms are
open and selling wine by the quart.
Professor Timothy Dwight was Thurs
day installed as President Of Yale Col
lege, to succeed DIR. Porter. The exer-
cises were held in the Centre Church, to
which procession escorted the president
and president Appropriate nd
dresses were made by both gentlemen.
The clerical force of the treasury de-
partment in Washington was last week
reduced by SO dismissals. OF the num-
Der, Ia were in the sixth auditors Office,
is in the second auditors office, IL in
the second comptroller's Office, 10 in the
registers Office, and one in the seoretary's
Office.
At Albion, New York, on Tuesday week
when the Chicago express train was NOV
ing out of the station, tall, dark COM
plexioned young man jumped aboard,
rushed into a car, snatched hand bag
from the lap Of Boston lady ON the way
10 Niagara Falls, jumped from tho moving
train and escaped. The bag contained u
large sum of money, valuable papers and
ticket from Boston to niagara Falls and
return.
AT Darbyyillc, Ohio, Thursday, Mar.
shal Brown, accompanied by u deputy,
undertook to arrest Seymour Darling and
Job Carpenter, charge with barn burning.
The Marshal was resisted by Darling and
Carpenter and Mat Darling, Wash
Darling and ORA RadclilT. Seymour bar.
ling received five shots and WIS killed.
The others were dangerously, il not
fatally, wounded.
conference was held Thursday in
Harrisburg between General Louis Wag
ner, Deputy Attorney General Suodgrass,
DR.. Higbee and the managers and priu.
cipRls of the various soldiers orphans
school throughout the state regarding the
matter Of contracts. II was decided to
have DIR. nigbeo prepare form Of con-
tract and submit the same 10 Governor
Pattison for approval.
A new enemy of the cotton crop has ap
penred at Raleigh NJ q. Lice attach
themselves TO the under snrinca of tllp
leaves and suck the inice of tie leaves
and young buds as soon MS the latter pnt
forth. A healthy stalk will in one or two
days after being attacked look as if il had
been dipped in hot water, and lie drawn
into knots and examinations. They arr
damaging the crop TO the extent of per.
haps 30 per cent,
A dispatch from the City of Mexico to
the Boston Hcrdid says lowing to the
greater striotness with which internal
and custom revenues arc being collected,
treasury officials assert that the new fiscal
year will show from 10 to II per cent
gain. which will amount 10 nearly 50,
600, 900, in addition to the federal reye.
nues President Dias feels encouraged
Mt tho outlook and at the prospect of the
ro-establishment OF national credit,
The American Institute Of IJomoO
p..hy, ~ session at Saratoga, Thursuln,
elected the following officers President
+. Horne, Atlanta Vioo-president, A. H.
| Wright, Buffalo Secretary, j G. Burpher
Pittsburg Provisional Secretary, Thomas
NJ. Strong, Wards Island, New York
Treasurer, Z. NJ. Kellogg. New York
| Board of Censors, Il. b. Rush, Salem
Ohio; 4. +. Smith, New York II. p
Clark, New Bedford, Mass; II. +. Baker
Davenport, Iowa;Rnd Mary Wood Erie, Pa
The State Liquor Dealers Association
Of Illinois, in session at Chicago, on
Wednesday week, adopted the following
resolution THAT tho Constitution o
the United States and of this state rerog
nize the liquor business as Legitimate
and proper one, and that it should b,
treated before the law as fairly MS an,
other reputable business we therefor,
protest against the practice of few Pro
hihition Anarchists in prosecuting re-
| putable citizens engaged in the liduu
business for technical violations of tn,
letter, but not the spirit, of the law
Mr.. Edmunds has introduced in th,
| Senate bill 10 visit in the President tn,
sole power Of appointing "A large humble
of officers who are now appointed "b,
and with the advice and consent of tn,
Senate" Among these are postmasters o
all classes, collectors of internal revenue
| collectors of customs "at ports in whicl
the gross revenues do not exceed - dol
lars, " and all other customs officers; nj
territorial officers except judges of tn
supreme courts, all district attorneys an,
/ United States marshals, Indian agents an,
district land officers.
Two men named Gullett and Barlo,
were patrons in farming in Kempe
county, Miss, and they lived, with thei
families, in the same house. Tuesday wee
n quarrel arose between Barlow and hi
wife and Mrs. Gullett, and, on Outlet
asking what was the matter, Barlo,
seized gun and pointed it at him. Gull
lett snhtched pistol from bureau an
shot Barlow in the neck Barlow droppe
the gun and ran TO fence. Outlet
picked up the gun and shot him dead
Turning, he discovered Barlow's wife il
the act of killing his wife with an axe
whereupon he fired the remaining charg
at Mrs. Barlow, killing her instantly.
Gullett surrendered TO the authorities.
The commencement exercises at I4afay
cite College, closed last week The La
tin salutatory was delivered by Archibal,
| A. Parsons, of Wilkesbarre, Pa; philolo
gieal by George S. Horn, of Belvidare
New Jersey; philosophical by David Ben
nett Simpson, of Mount Pleasant, New
Jersey, and the valedictory address b,
Joseph II. Tudor, of Florence, New Jer
sey. The degree of LID. was Gonferre,
on the Rev. John Dewitt, ID. d., of New