Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-03

clan, died Sunday in Montgomery, Ala,
He was president Of the American Medical
Association In 1867.
William Lowell has been convicted at
Freehold, N. j., of "book-makingp az
Monmouth Park last Friday.
There was a general rain throughout
the Northwest on Monday night and
terday, which relieved the present fears
of drought.
George MoNair, colored, aged 10 years,
was hanged Tuesday at Jacksonville,
North Carolina, for a felonious assault
upon little white girl.
A fire in Bramfeld, Ill.,, Tuesday
morning, destroyed q hardware store, q
grocery store, bank, church and the
post-ofiice, causing loss of $4,000
A fire in the business portion of
McGregor, Iowa, ON Thursday night,
caused loss estimated at $5S 1000, on
which the insurance is only $4,000.
The schooner Francis A. Hall capsized
on Wednesday week in the Magothy
river, Maryland, and two strawberry
pickers, man and boy, were drowned.
Suit has been brought against Climber
land county by the state of Pennsylvania
tor xi,5b5,2Ol, tax on personal property
for the year 1885, as fixed by the revenue
commissioners.
Lewis A. Dodge, brother of "Gail
Hamilton" was asked by Naval Officer
Kent at Boston to resign his 81 800 clerk
ship on June LIST. Mr.. Dodge refused,
and Mr.. Kent removed him.
DR.. Daniel Corson, o prominent physi-
oian, and Joseph Hulsey, have been ar
rested in Bismarck, Dakota, on the charge
OF attempting to burn the Sheridan
House last Friday morning.
The Rev. L. O. Jerome, his two sons
and daughter, and a young man named
DAVIS, We're drowned ON Friday last while
on nshing excursion near Marlborough,
New Hampshire. Their bodies were re.
covered.
Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire steel
manufacturer, it is announced, has given
$26O, 900 to Allegheny City for establish.
ing free library and music hall This
Is In addition to his gift of $500, 1000 to
Pittsburg.
Henry Dordway, French Canadian 20
years old, committed suicide on Tuesday
night week at Dover, N. H., by drinking
whisky and nitric acid, because "Dancipe
Ahce, OF the Salvation Army, refused
his addresses.
Major-General George. j. Stannard Of
Vermont, died Tuesday in Washington,
aged about gu years. During the war he
served with distinction as commander of a
brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
Thirty buildings in Pensacola, Fla,
were destroyed early Tuesday morning
Dy a hre which started in a low gambling
dive. The loss is estimated at 800 600,
and about 100 persons are homeless.
The New Jersey court of errors and an.
| peals, at Trenton, on Saturday, reversed
the decision of the supreme court in the
| railroad tax cases, and affirmed the con.
stltutlonality of the act for the taxation
OF railroads passed by the Legislature.
| barn in Greenville, Me-, was struck
| by lightning on Sunday afternoon and
| Frederick Mansell was killed. Three
boys, also i'll the barn, were knocked
down and one of them was severely in.
jured.
| severe drought prevails throughout
Iexas, causing much suffering and loss
among cattle and other live stock. In the
ran Handle district the cattle are said To
oe dying by thousands, and equal NOR.
miity ~ reported among the sheep in the
southwest.
A severe storm of hail, rain and light.
ning visited Rutland, Vermont, and the
surrounding country on Sunday. Some
OF the hallstones were three inches in
diameter Much damage was done by
the bursting of sewer. Several persons
were stunned by lightning.
The Metropolitan African M. E. Church
IN washington, one Of the largest colored
churches in the United States. was dedi.
Gated Sunday. Over 5000 persons
were present at the ceremonies. LARGE
numbers coming from Philadelphia, Bal.
timore and Richmond.
Armour IL Co., of Chicago, have inst
executed contract to supply the French
government with 100000 pounds OF
Deer IN cans, to be put up in the special
can adopted for use by the French army.
This is stated to be the largest Individual
contract ever awarded 10 one firm in the
meat packing industry.
A passenger train from New Orleans,
on the Louisville IL Nashville railroad,
was thrown from the track, near
McDonald's Station, Alabama, on FRIDAY
evening. by the spreading of the rails,
Inc engine and cars were badly damaged,
and two train hands and two passengers
received severe injuries.
AT Boyertown, Berks county, Pa. Mon.
day, Allen and Hiram Leidy, brothers
aged respectively and years, col Mold
OF loaded revolver while playing. Hiram
pointed the weapon at his younoe,
brother, as he had seen his father point II
at dog, and sent bullet through Inc
little fellows body, making q fatal wound.
In New York, Tuesday afternoon.
August Enkau, employed in shoe AMOR
on Eighth avenue, fired at, ard. II 4
believed fatally wounded fellow-work,
man, named Christian EhrinQ. Enkau
then shot himself in the head and i
not expected 10 recover. The cause m
the tragedy is unknown.
Three American schooners. the James
A. Garheld, Frederick Gerring and Green.
lear, have been officially reported as hay.
ing purchased bait within the Canadian
limits, ms well as other vessels whose
names nave not been learned. II is under.
stood that cruisers will attempt 10 seize
these vessels should they be met with.
| large fleet of mackerel vessels which
arrived at Gloucester, Mass, on SUNDAY
reported having seen no mackerel for two
weeks. Most of the fleet have done moth,
| ing. A large number of vessels will on
TO the coast of Nova Scotia and the Raw
OF ~. Lawrence in search of maekerei
The owners will instruct shippers TO keen
outside of the three-mile limitan commit
with the Canadian customs regulations.
| In Washington Sunday the pastor OF
the Church of the Covenant Announced
TO his congregation that q debt of SI6O.
600 still remained on the church. $40 OOO
had been raised and 500, 600 was covered
| by mortgage. A subscription was nj
once started to raise the balance. and in
| 80 minutes $38, 900 was subscribed Justice
Strong of the United States Supreme
Court contributed $4,000.
In the United States circuit court, at
boston, Thursday, John Gomez, convicted
OF bringing more passengers from the
| cape de Verde Islands in his schooner
spring Bird, than allowed by law, was
nned y 900 and costs, amounting in all TO
ABOUT VI ,3OO, and sentenced TO three
months Imprisonment in the iail al New
bedford. The schooner has been libeled
| Dy tne government and will be soldto nav
the fine and costs imposed. "'
Mrs. Belle Slipp, aged 10, while re-
turning from the post-office to her home
in Burlington, N. j., yesterday week
was met by a negro, who, because she
resisted him, beat her ON the head with
two small cobble stones, laying open the
scalp: After lying for some time by the