Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-25

Mimi, on Saturday morning. The snow
drifted badly.
The house OF W. W. smith, Mt Millbrook,
near Poughkeepsie, N. ", was struck by
lightning and burned on Friday night.
The city hall at Fail River, Mass, was
burned Friday night 1t was a three-story
granite structure, and the loss Is estimated
at S250,000.
A 6-years old daughter Of Joseph Taylor,
In Clay county, Tennessee, accidentally
killed her father while handling plstol
few days ego.
Laura A. Miller, aged 10 years, hanged
herself in Buffalo on Tuesday week because
her parents had forbidden her to attend
roller skating Kinks.
Dominick Broderick was killed and three
other men were injured by the fall OF a scat.
fold In an air shaft at hotel In course OF
erection in New York Monday.
General ]. "a. Deveraux, President OF the
Cleveland and Columbus, Cincinnati and
indianapolis Railroad, died In Cleveland
last week, OF cancer of the stomach.
A violent thunder storm, accompanied by
hail, passed over Central Illinois on Satur-
day morning. The electrical display was
unusual, with heavy crashes OF thunder.
Robert Wetherell & Co., maehinists and
boiler makers of Chester, Penna., have ad-
vanced the wages OF their employees TO the
price paid prior to the reduction In 1884.
terrific thunder storm passed over Gem
| trial Ontario on Saturday morning. Alfred
Aldworth, n young farmer, was killed by
| lightning while In bed, near Bowmanville.
Henry Scott, eolored, who was to have
been hanged last week at Wilmington, N. O.,
| for felonious assault, had his sentence COM
muted by the Governor to Imprisonment for
| life.
Mike Humphreys, suspected OF completely
/ In the murder OF Express Messenger Nichols,
Greek, ILL.,, that he has been there for Ave
/ weeks.
| The shoe factories OF Morgan Brothers
and Robert Couch, Jr. In Newburyport,
Mass, were burned on Sunday, with three
adjoining tenements. Loss, $75,0O0; insur-
ance, $6O,0O0.
A heavy thunderstorm ragged Monday
morning at Bath, Me. Hail fell at the same
time. The oldest inhabitant remembers no
similar occurrence In that latitude ut this
season OF the yeur.
A panic is reported among the farmers Of
| Yorktown. New luih, over lUU hogs having
died OF II disciise resembling cholera within
u few days. Ii is thought the malady was
caused by the fee'iiug Of brewery swill.
Henry Arnold, grocer of Memphis, Ten
nessee, was shot dead last evening week By
Emma Norman ,21 years of age, because aftel
having betrayed and repeatedly promised
to marry her, he married another young
woman.
Meyers Patterson, an employe Of tn,
Electric Light Company at Lynchburg, Va.
while repairing a light Mondayssafternoon
was killed by u shock from the electric cur
rent. He was on a pole ~ feet from thu
ground,
tornado passed north Of Fort Wayne
!, Indiana, on Sunday night, doing grea
damage. In the village of Williamsport, tw,
, churches and all the barns were de
molished, many houses were damaged, an,
cattle were killed.
A passenger train on the Erie and Wyom
ing Valley ran of the track near Hawley
Pa, on Friday night, and the engine an
two cars were upset. Frederick Smith, fire
man, was killed, and several other person
were injured. The disaster Is attributed 3
) a broken rail.
: The heaviest snow-storm at Dubuque 10
. five years visited that place on Saturda
: and continued until late Sunday morn
! and drifted badly. Limbs of trees wsI
! broken of telegraph wire damaged an
. some weak buildings were crushed in.
Secretary Bayard on Saturday transferre
to the New York Grant Monument Fund th
= sum Of 5000, covering two contributions
a $500 from the President Of Mexico and $i(
/ from Senior Romero, the Mexican Ministt
Q and steadfast friend Of General Grant. III
4 total is now S119,5S8.
/ Joseph Pulitzer, editor Of the New Yor
!. World, has sent to the governors OF IL
: New York Hospital q check for %, 900, th
y amount of his first years salary as repr
I, sentative In Congress from the Ninth di
q trict. This donation Is to be used In 81
downing a permanent bed In the hospital Il
the benefit OF sick and disabled neWspap,
workers of every kind.
Alderman Jaehne, surrendered by h
surety, in New York, was Monday take
before the court Of general sessions, ar
n arraigned on an Indictment for briber
He pleaded not guilty, and then, by advi,
1. of his counsel, withdrew the plea until q
opportunity to examine the indictmel
Is could be had. Judge Gildersleeve fxt
y Jaehne's bail at $25,0O0. He was unable
y find bondsman and was taken to Il
l. Tombs.
le The American Rural Home, of Roche
10 ter, publishes special reports fro
10 more than 5000 crop correspondents, sa
ing that In general the winter wheat hi
:, not had q set back. The crop has fair
commenced to grow. The season Is lit
d more forward than In 1885. Some spriI
at wheat Is sown in Nebraska and Dakot
r. Ploughing has commenced In south easter
& Kansas and Southern Illinois. There are eur
D. indications for spring work and putting
n the crop. favorable season is indicate
n Charles P. Mathewson, president Of ii
i Norfolk National Bank OF Norfolk, Neb., b.
i lied for parts unknown and left his resign
:. ton as bank president. 1t is said he b
~ lost his own fortune and that of his brothe
~ fn-law In wheat speculationB, but that d
ID bank is secured against loss. Mathewsc
was well-known throughout Nebraska.
n had served two terms in the Legislature
II had been speaker of the House OF Repr
n sentatives, and was delegate to the la
y National Republican Convention. He W
Il regarded as a prominent candidate 4
governor next fall.
y soldier under the command of Lie
is tenant Wheeler at Mud Springs, Arizon
10 has arrived at Tombstone with news of ii
rs surrender OF Geronimo to Lieutenant Mau
Of under peculiar circumstances. 1t appea
ia that on Friday afternoon, about 10 mil
u south OF San Bernardino, Mexico, Il
40 Apache camp was attacked by Mexict
troops and Geronimo's forces were rout,
with loss OF two killed. Geronimo al
his band fled across the border, pursued
the Mexicans, and Internationally sure
70 dered to Lieutenant Maus. The Mexical
followed to Maus' camp, demanding Il
Or Indians as prisoners, the fight having o
re- | Cured on Mexican soil. Lieutenant Ma
to refused to give the prisoners up, Will
a. greatly incensed the Mexicans, who thres
ID ened to take the prisoners by force, &c
as Crook was hourly expected to arrive
~ camp, but at last accounts had not yet com
O. Two dispatches from Lieutenant Maus ha'
le been received at Mud Springs appealing 1
It assistance. The situation Is critical ia ii
IN extreme and the massacre of Lieutena
to Maus and his command may occur at al
I'd moment.
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