Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-02
TN GENERAL.

Scranton, Pa, and travel on all the street
railways was abandoned.
There was fine sleighing Thursday
throughout the Mohawk Valley in New
York, over foot of snow being on the
ground.
A heavy snow-storm prevailed Thurs
day along Lake Champlain. The fall al
Plattsburg and Port Henry was six inches
at Whitehall 13.
The President on Saturday appointed
l6 postmasters to fill vacancies eansed by
designations, suspensions aud expiration
Of commissions.
Three men, named Orby and Ernest
Lake, and Joseph Sanford, were drowned
near Windsor, Nova Scotia, on Saturday,
by the upsetting Of boat.
Frederick w. Charlis died suddenly in
hotel in Chicago on Thursday, iu con-
sequence of swallowing part of the breast
bone OF turkey at dinner.
1t is estimated at the internal revenue
bureau that the tax on oleoma, parius.
winch went into eff ct on the Ist lust. will
yield about S400, 600 this month.
Howard Tuliey, employed by tho gov
ornnasnt in stalking out a uharne1 70 10
dredged at Sandusky, Ohio, fell from a
boat on Saturday night and was drowned.
It is announced at the treasury depart
ment that the new two-dollar silver certi,
heates will be ready for general distrihu
tion in limited quantities about the end of
this week.
William Woodcock, Master Mechanic
Of the Central railroad of New Jersey,
and President of the Railroad Master
Mechanics Association Of the United
States, died on Saturday, aged So years.
The total imports of merchandise into
the United States during the IL months
which ended on October 31st amounted
in value to $697, ,020, 1868, against
$718,672, ,6l7 during the previous IL
months.
The total number of immigrants who
arrived in the United States excepting
from Canada and Mexico) during the 10
months which ended on the 31st ult. was
294, ,575, against 333, ,94S during the cor.
responding period of 1885.
During q furious SNOW storm on Friday
night the schooner James E. Joy, laden
with ore, was driven ashore near Port
Hope, on Lake Michigan. At last 40.
counts her crew were in the rigging, with
heavy waves sweeping over them.
James L. Remington, until recently an
employe of Colts armory, ut Hartford,
and chancellor of lodge of Knights OF
Pythias, has disappeared and is supposed
to be in Canada. An investigation shows
that he drew over 81, 700 from the lodges
funds.
A fire in the four-story brick building,
No. 81 South street, Baltimore, Thursday
caused loss of $15, 600. The building
was owned by Black & Krebs, and occu
pied by E. Harmon & Co., dealers in but
ter and cheese, and A. Z. Holmes & Sons
tobacco dealers, jointly.
1t showed and rained all day Thursda,
at Pittsburg On the mountains east o.
that city sleet storm prevailed and al
the wires on the Pennsylvania railroad fol
30 miles between Derry and Conemaugl
were broken. Telegraphic communication
with Washington, was also interrupted.
Through an error of 'tgreen" wheel
man, the steamer Alaska, just after clear
ing the river at Detroit, on Saturday
morning, ran into the steamer Oregon
and SO damaged the latter vessel that ii
had to be run ashore. The Oregon was
valued at $34, 700.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train COL
lided with a freight train near Green.
wood, Missouri, ON Saturday morning.
Both engines and mail car were
wrecked. Elijah Magofin, postal clerk,
was killed, and f. Fl. Beebe, another
clerk, fatally injured.
A telegram from Washington says that
Cardinal Gibbons was there on Saturday
consulting with the local clergy about the
establishment of bishoprio in that city.
1t is said that the opinion of the Cardinal
and the clergy was unanimous in favor of
recommending Washington as an episco-
pal see.
A large vault in the brewery of Will
bald Kuebler, near Easton, Pa, caved in
during Friday night, and destroyed 400
barrels of beer. Three hundred more
barrels of beer are in the ruins and
believed to be lost. The roof and one
side of the building fell with the vault.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. Jennie Fay was taken to the hos
pital in Chicago on the 18th inst, suffer
ing from severe injuries, and died on
Saturday afternoon. She says she was
beaten and robbed by two men on the
street, and left in an enclosed yard. She
was about 40 years OF age, had been de-
serted by her husband, and, it is said,
was an opium eater.
Judge Scott, at Bloomington, Illinois,
Thursday morning granted the super
sedeas asked for the condemned Chicago
anarchists. The effect will be to stay the
executions until after the full bench of
the supreme court has passed upon the
questions raised fer new trial. In the
ordinary course of procedure, even should
the lower court be sustained, it is not
likely that the sentence can be carried ont
before next March or April.
Alice GridleY, years of age, was burned
to death IN Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, by
falling upon stove.
The Dominion Oil Company's works at
Montreal were burned on Thursday night
Loss, $50 ,00G; Insured.
Mrs. Charles Smith was burned to death
at Charlotte, Mich, Friday morning, by
her clothes catching fire.
The jewelry store Of E. Fl Kotthkamp, in
st. Louis, was robbed Of $4,000 worth Of
valuables on Thursday night.
Mrs. Mary Byllesby, ared 81 years was
burned to death al Mea1vils, Pa on Thurs
day. while alone in her room
Edward sheldon, cnshier OF tho Lake
Shore h Michigan Southern railroad, died
Friday In Cleveland, aSad ca years.
In ATLANTA, Friday, Robert Hill she.
and killed his brother Anthony and tltn
committed suicide. Whisky was the cause,
Judge Lawrence, in New York Friday,
gave Judgment for S43. .861 in favor of the
city for license fees upon the cars of the
Third avenue surface road.
The Savannah Florida a Western railroad
company's paint and oil shop at Savannah
was burned Friday night with four coaches.
Loss, S23, 900, covered by insurance.
Tho Parish court. house, at Arcadia, La.,
was destroyed Friday by nm incendiary
fire. The building was smeared with coal
oil. and all the records were destroyed.
The schooner Metropolis, with lumber aud
iron for Chicago, went ashore near Elk
Rapids, Mich. during binding snow storm
Friday morning. The crew were saved.
1t Is said the Canadian government has
offered TO contril ute $50. COB TO a scheme for
Keeping the st, Lawrence open during the
winter by means Of tugs plying up and down
the river.
The British barque Drumasoon, for Liver
pool, with 1900 bales of cotton on board,
was destroyed by fire at Galveston Fri
day morning. Her crew lost their clothing
AMI baggage.
1t is reported that gold has been discoy-
cred in the Oklahoma district OF the Indian
Territory, and n rash OF gold seekers thither
is expected. Already about 800 claims have
been staked out.
Thomas Jenkins, an OK Mormon bishop.
Friday pleaded guilty, In, Salt Lake City,
TO an indictment for unlawful cobahitation,
He promised to obey the law hereafter and
sentence was deferred.
Michael Fitzgerald and a man named
Douglass were precipitated into the Tuna
river, near Bradford, Pa, Friday morn
Fitzgerald was drowned.