Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-04

Of $4,000, 900 in the public debt during
February.
Sister Pancratius, Of Philadelphia, died
Sunday at st. Mary's Convent, Wilkes
barre, of consumption. She was 81 years
OF age.
Charles L. Webster a. Co., the pub
fishers Of Gen. Grants book, on Saturday
sent Mrs. Grant check for 1900, 900, as
her proportion of the proceeds thus far
from the sale OF the book.
The schooner e. G. Erwin, from Phila-
delphia for Norfolk, with phosphate, was
cut through by ice in Delaware ebay
Sunday, and was towed into Lewes with
FIVE feet Of water in her hold.
A street car in Washington was run
into by railroad train at crossing on
Saturday morning. The car was badly
damaged and five persons were injured,
one, young woman, severely.
The Macon Telegraph says that during
the present winter no fewer than 100 chill
dren have been burned to death in Geor-
gia. The majority of them were left
alone in the houses of their parents.
The frozen body of Jacob Henophy was
found on the road eight miles from
AIerrisburg, Ontario, on Saturday. The
appearance of the body and the clothing
indicated that he had been foully dealt
with.
Maxine Bouillier was in saloon in Sa-
lem, Massachusetts, on Friday night,
when bet was made as to the quantity
of whisky he could drink. He drank 16
glasses, fell to the floor, and died soon
after.
Colonel Thomas ]. Wilson died Sunday
evening in Baltimore, aged So years. He
was journalist during the greater por-
ton of his life, but was secretary of state
under Governor Hicks and paymaster
during the war.
Three masked men entered Cameron &
Co.'S office, at Brentwood, Texas, on FRI
day night, compelled the clerks to hold
up their hands, and then secured 81 500.
As the robbers left they were fired at by
clerk, and one of them was killed.
A fire in Brooklyn. N. Y. early Sun
day morning, destroyed the stable and
| dwelling of Patrick Merkey, and the
depot of the Lutheran cemetery and the
Cypress Hills Railroad Company, with 40
| cars and seven motors. The loss is eBti-
mated OF over 100000.
Archibald Meyers was frozen to death
while walking from Newburg to Mont
gomery in New York, on Friday night.
He was in attendance at the trial of his
brother, james L. Meyers, who is accused
of the murder of his wife and her lover,
and missed the train home.
Robinson Kemp, convicted of the
murder OF the postmaster at Fort
Washita, Indian Territory, was sentenced
at Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Saturday, to
be hanged on April 23d Seven Other
murderers from the Indian Territory are
to be hanged on the same day.
Some time ago the congregation of the
B'nai Jeshurun lost their temple, OF
Madison avenue, New York, by fire
They then used the Temple Ahawatl
Ohesed, on Lexington avenue. Sunday
the latter temple was burned, and boil
congrt cations are now without place O.
Worship.
Francis Murphy, the total abstinenc,
speaker, addressed an audience of LOOT
persons in Meadyille, Pa, Sunday night
and an overflow meeting was held. Mr.
Murphy has been in Meadville for
week, during which, it is said more thar
1000 persons joined the Blue Ribbon
Brigade.
The widow of General Hancock
through counsel, applied to the Surrogat
in New York, on Saturday, to he up
pointed administrative of her husband
estate. She deposed that he left less thai
Vi 900 in personal property. Besides hi
personal property left small piece o
real estate in Missouri.
All the horses belonging to Pierre Lor
lizard were sold on Saturday at III
:, Rancocas stock farm, at Jobstown, N. j
Twenty-seven thoroughbreds brougll
$l49, 900. The highest prices paid wer
9 $29 900 for the 3-year-old tilly Dew Drou
= 1880 for the 5-year- old horse Pontiac
9 $4,000 for the 3-year- Winifred
! SlO,5OO for the 3-year-old Cyclops, an
= $4,000 for the 3 year-old Walter il.
During the celebration of mass in s,
Mary's Catholic Church, Wilkesbarrt
Sunday morning, in presence of a conpr,
/ CATION of 1000 persons, cloud of smok
burst through the floor, causing panic
The Rev. Father Cummorford, the offic
:, ating priest, remained at the altar an
4 counselled the people to keep cool an
= retire calmly. This had a good effec,
: The fire, which caught from n furnace i
= the basement, was extinguished after
q had done about $500 damage.
AT public meeting of half-breeds hel
on Saturday, at st. Lawrence, Manitoba
4 the headquarters of the late rebellion
d resolutions were adopted thanking til
government for the humane manner
n which the half had been treate
/. since last spring. 1t was decided that tb
n half breeds should ask the governmer
i Tor free grant of their lands, basinR til
J. claim on being the original possessors
o also that an industrial school for hal
3 breed children be established in the dit
+. trict that amnesty be extended to hal
# breeds in prison and across the border
q that naturalization be made more acce
"a sible, and that electoral districts be erecte
n in French settlements.
The public debt statement for March Ii
Is shows reduction of $2,702, 1853.
l. The Connecticut river Is frozen solid
;, from Hartford to the sound for the thir
| time this season.
% The harbor at Newport, Rhode Island,
a frozen solid" Tuesday was the fifth ds
l. OF the wind storm.
e The governor Of Louisiana has signed IL
"a death warrants of Patrick Ford and job
y Murphy. They are to be hanged on the 12t
u inst.
heavy wind storm prevailed Tuesds
. at Baltimore, and several houses were III
rooted. The cold was intense.
u An artesan flow OF crude petroleum h,
III been discovered In the southern part
es Santa Fe county, New Mexico. The well
re only 90 feet deep.
l. Walter Tyrrell, a colored man, who b
a came insane from trying to study the Bib
II dubbed off the head OF his sister.in-law
" st, Catharine's Ontario, on Monday eve
y ing.
ia Windows have been smashed and doc
v broken by the wind storm at Contoocoo
= New Hampshire. A sharp earthuual
q shock was felt there between ia and
O'Clock on Monday morning.
u The dry-house Of the Miami Powder Cor
~ pany,. near Xenia, Ohio, blew up Monde
I'd morning, killing Henry Franklin. Christ
Of McCann and Michael Haney. The buildiI
I'd contained $4,000 pounds OF powder, and d
of shock was felt throughout Xenia.
le When the steamer Idewild grounded
I'd Long Island Sound, a life boat containtI
v. six passengers and two of the crew, whic
y put of from the vessel, drlfted out to Sc
y, Nothing had been heard of the missir
" men up to noon Monday, and IL wi
IN feared they had persisted.
40 The Chinese In East Portland and Alhin
al Oregon, were driven out between midnigl
IN and O'Clock Monday morning by a n9s
as OF 80 masked men, divided into SQUADS
no 20 each. The Chinese, 1870 In all, offered I
or resistance, and were quietly put on a fer
1e poat, which took them into Portland.
The war department has received no of,
oo clal Information OF the reported refusal
o. Geronimo, the renegade Apache chief
surrender Internationally to Gen. Crool
The officials at the department do n,