Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-16

Tho famous racer, Dewdron, dled sud- |
denly in hor stable at Shocpshcad Bay On
Saturday.
The New Orleans board of health ON
Saturday removed the quarantine recently
established against Biloxi.
The houso Of E. D. Sedill, in Newark,
New Jersey, was robbed of $500 in
cash and q quantity of jewelry and other
articles on Saturday night
Annie Renncr, aged 10 yoavs, was
burned 10 death on the street in Altoona,
on Saturday, by her clothes catching fire
from bonfire, around which she was
playing.
The barque Lizzie Onrtcr, which arrived
ut Now York Sunday morning from
Matanzas, reports having lost her first
and second officers and two soamon while |
lying at the latter port.
During performance at n show in
Hobokeil, on Saturday evening, the grand
stand collapsed, throwing SO people TO
the ground. About 20 were injured, seven
severely After the excitement was over
the show went on.
A severe storm passed over Westminster,
| New York, Sunday, destroying trees
| and hnilhings Az Williamshridge honEn
! a prncoss Of construction ~as BLOWN
{ GWn, and barn was struck ~ Aghinug
4 and burned. Fences were blown down,
telegraph poles were prostrated and sey-
eral houses were wrecked.
heavy south cast gale, accompanied
by rain and thunder visited Coney Island
Sunday. Awnings, signs, &c., We're
blown away. The glass pavilion, Friordys
pavilion, Baler's, Perry = and other hotels
were damaged slightly. The new arch
way and frame of the depot at the houlc
ward terminus Of tho Sea Beach railroad
extension were loyeled to tho ground.
During last week, 3, 600 bottles OF beer,
being sold at the Western National Fair,
near Lawrence, Kansas, were seized hy
tho sheriff and held until Saturday night
when the liquid was emptied into Il
ravine, and the empty bottles were re-
placed in tho cases. Tho liquor was sold
in violation of Inv, but 500 thirsty people
witnessed the operation (of splitting it,
with gIeat disiayor.
Much damage wns done in the upper
part of New York City by storm Sunday
. night. Signs and awnings were torn
down and houses unroofed. Tho gale was
felt moro generally in ManhAttanville,
where several buildings Were unroofed
and one house entirely demolished. No
porsons injured. Several Western Union
and fire alarm poles were torn down and
i | thrown across tho streets. Lightning
struck number of houses, and at Man
, | hnttanvillo several trees were leveled. Ii
, some instances the electric currents came
ont of the telephones several feet AMI
= were accompanied with cracking sounds
a The new Passionist Monastery of st
Joseph, about two miles west of Baltl
+ more, was dedicated Sunday after
Z noon, in presence of 10000 people
q large number of clergy reg
y nlar and secular, were present, among
o them Very Rev Thomas Stefianiui
l. provincial of tho order. Cardinal Gill
Q hons oilicinted, and made nh address il
o English Tho Rev. Father Bausch spok
in German. The building was erected n
c cost of $G0, 900 on the site of tho orig
70 innl structure, which was burned ahou
>. two years ago. 1t has been decided b
Il remove the head. quartors of the orde
Il from West IIoboken to Baltimore and -
K Josepi,'s will he made tho principal Rul
d of learning.
N Near st. Johns, Newfoundland, II
% Gently, berry picking party OF fou
le women and girl lost their way in til
woods during an evening storm. Afte
N staying out all night they travelled o.
u next day, not knowing in what direction
Soon one Of the women, Mrs. Rose, bt
H. came tired out and lay down. Her con
pnnions, after remaining withher awhile
" wont on. Then another woman, MR.
~ Clark, also lay down, exhausted froi
fatigue, hunger and exposure. III
10 rest Of tho party remained wit
~ her until she expired. They the
y made their way ont To Western bn!
y where they arrived the following nfte
noon. Search was made Inter for Mrs
o. Rose, WHO was found dead.
~ Alfred b. Morrine, member OF the New
fonndnnd legislature, who il now in Hin
IN flax, says tho Labrador fisheries nre a
h entire failure, md that Is ,OM people ~
10 to dry destitute, and will his entirely Il
a pendent upon the government FOR subsis
an once during tho fall aud winter. II
ar total failure Of tho shore fishery this YET
nj renders 10000 people destitute, on
5000 OF those depending upon the
al cling prepared 20 stand the loss of
years labor. Tho people have bare
Az enough for present necessities and l
1st means of earning n dollar. The on
aa- relief to this picture is the fact that u
1le potato crop, tho only crop rnised on u
ma island, is turning out we'll and will vie
!, a about q peck per head of populatio
= a Mr. Morrine says "This seoms high
40 colored in view of the recent fabrication
"a of starvation stories among the Labrad
70 EBquimaux, but it is the plain English
actual facts and inevitable consequences