Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-22
NEWS OF ITEMS INTEREST.
a STAY OF ExEOUTION FOR MAY.
WE'LL GRANTED.
Very roor Year for Iops-IIeavy
Pension Pay naentN OF the Week
Tho Coal 'ra.io I.oohing Up.

sno coal 'rsA-in Looking Up.
Daniel W. Hill, farmer, was gored to
death by a bull near Watseka, ILL.,, on
Tuesday week.
Hail stones as large az hens eggs fell
Sunday afternoon at Nyack, N. Y,
amashing much glass.
A house at Cloves Ranch, near Penn,
Texas, was struck by lightning yesterd y
week and four sleoping women wese
killed.
The board OF agriculture of nlinois
estimates the yield of corn in that state
this year at about 30 per cent of the
average.
Two hundred acres Of cranberries near
Tomah, Wisconsin, were ruined by the
recent forest fires. The damage is esti-
mated at $50,0O0.
James II. Wade, notorious counter
feiter, has been captured at Sherman,
Texas. Wade killed two officers who tried
TO arrest him, in Tennessee.
Charles Wilmer, colored, aged 80 years,
while oiling machinery in o saw.mill at
Baltimore, yesterday week, was caught in
the engine and crushed to death.
The Rev. DR.. IsaAc Bevan, a we'll
known Baptist minister, died Thursday
near Scranton, Pa, aged 75 years. He
had been so years in the ministry.
William Hill 4 Son, Of Springfield,
Iowa, among the principal creamery firms
OF that state, aro reported to have failed,
because of the introduction of oleolnar-
garine.
O. II. Hofman's warehouse, at Merced,
California, containing $4,000 tons of
wheat, and Ave cars loaded with wheat,
was yesterday week destroyed by fire.
Loss $3.50, 900.
John Benpoe, ex.sheritf of Sumter
county, Ala, was taken from the jail at
Livingston, on Tuesday night week, and
lynched by mob for having attempted
to murder his brother-in-law.
Mrs. W. Clarke died at Oswego, New
York, on Tuesday week, at the alleged aged
of Ia years. She was regarded as the
Oldest resident of Oswego county, and,
1t is thought, of the state.
A terrible storm of wind and rain visited
Baltimore Thursday. II burst at Hollin's
street and moved ten blocks to Harlem
avenue. Houses were unroofed, trees
uprooted, windows smashed and chimneyB
torn down. Some of the streets were
made impassable by the debris.
The steamer Seabird Wednesday even
ing week fell in with the schooner John Il.
Brady of Philadelphia, in the lower part
of Chesapeake bay. The Brady had livo
feet of water in her hold and was in q
sinking condition. She was towed by the
Seabird into the Piankatank river, in two
fathoms OF water.
The Troy Times publishes reports from
the hop growing counties OF New York 10
the effect that there will be from u third
to half o crop. There is much excitement
among farmers aud speculators. Hops
advanced from 10 cents July lst TO so
cents July 18th. Many farmers arc plow-
ing up their yards and aowing buckwheat.
A t.legram from Asbland Pa savs tho
ooal trade in that district IL bripbteninp.
md nearly every colliery ia working full
time. with prospeot of steady employ.
lnent for the next three months, Capital-
iEta have been proepectin0 for coil and
at Centralia have struck The Mammoth
Vein. which in M feet "a thiskuess. and
ia The LARGEST vein in the anthracite
region.
T,,o ,,c,,oo oo,,,,;os;o,osa 10 Ior,o,
citv have otficialIv declared snarring
matobes IN be nriye fi0hts within Tho
meaning Of the law and have probibited
tha,, h, tho f,twra MOI onIv ora ,ya
ARRANGED tisbts 10 he slammed Int ali az
hih;,;ona of tha lind either WITH or with
ont slovoo within ihe citv limits will
render ali concerned either diree,ly or
indiractIv subiect 40 arrest.
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49,. ~ ~ s'1.ea @ av sne - u's ~ t,ovorn,nan, a sn
tar tbis month ara decidedly less than the
oxnsnditnroa and that unless nm improve
ma,,t occnys hafore the end of the month,
tho nnblic deht statement 10 be issued
Ano1s, ist will show little. il any, de-
oraaso me navments bnye been nm
nsnoIIv heavy over SIO. 600 600 having
mo-, ,s,,;d out last ,ueel, ON nensions alone.
q. -. ',,a.a,.,o,, ,,,ool, 1Irr,h NJ
~ ot' nouT, ~ ~ Io''5x Maxaolf con.
nroos'' U1s as'''s '.5a.;,n ". ~. Gborlea Artbnr
preIIsr vassentenced TO be hanged on
Angnat 27th 1886. A motion for an
anpeal to the supreme court was filed on
Tbursdav and Judge Won Wagoner
oranted stav Of execution until October
al bending the appeal to the supreme
court
Caa.. u wou,;ns narmas,ar of the
~, eo,es ~ a,,is' na1;,ea has haa,, con.
unse" s , o'".es ,,r sp nn hoard he shin
N,ovoS ~ y, n,,,ha~yIa,nant and deser.
tion. Has been sentenced to three years
imnrisonment NJ hard labor, in q United
States nrison. 10 be DESIGNATED by the
secretarv of the Navy, 10 receive half
fnrIouoI, nav during that period. and to
he d;s9issed from the service on the ex-
niration of the term of Imprisonment.
-, 60, r;,,,o cave ,,,o, Il, ann
peieBlau itoli iIiiia .s-JI' "a a,,,,,'a
sequence ol .iio uepiooon ps'. y; "u ,,,sa,,iat;n,,
uons Vi tiie s,iVol i ouLte ~ H. hea,, 80
IN this IePuuHo lleIu'l n''s 'iJ J dliior I
PoSeu " uso 'le III ,r"notsr,, trans-
as tne ,% naaiH ~, " ~ y. ,,.;nate Iv;na ,be
eotionH, e,Vher hs'al pn p'Ss'' On ooo,s s aoId I
silver uollLi . nv ysiio 10 .hon"h, ~ @ % .hot tba
ior hl lrac.ionsi e Sno III, ra,'S,,.oas s,.s
government VIII paounS ~ ,a1o,ioo aSn '"
20 give 'he inn''oi ITO o'"''uo'
Carlos \. Geeley, the princlpAl stook-
holder OF the Provident Savings hank OF
st, Louis, which failed Wednesday, week
saws that on Saturday evening the cashier,
Thompson, took Sl5,OOO from the bank
vault. AID the greatest surprise TO me, says
Mr.. Geelcy,is thut he did not appropriate,
tho rest OF 1t. Ihe to'hi sh@olu'se @ VI
Thompson is estimated at $50, 900. Mr..
(ieeley gaya the depositors will be paid III
full. but the bank will not resume.
sa,n. yeors neo n converted clown
,,,o,,,, 40 the Rnv Arthur Waite. became
n.o,"irsn. nc n temperance apitator and
P.laa,a1 a Good TYdinpa Uosnel temper.
D.. =, ,,,,st ~ The Nav ENGLAND