Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-30

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the road calling his name. He went out,
when a man knocked him senseless with a
cluD, stole everything he had on him,
mounted horse and escaped.
An Associated Press dispatch from Long
Branch says that George W. Chids Of Phlla.
delphia, has sent Christmas present 10 the
First Presbyterian Church there In the shane
OF eheque for $5O0,to enable the society to
cancel Its floating debt.
Capt. William Walker Moore died Thurs
day In Washington, aged IA wears. For
more than rs years he was connected with
the managementof Of the National Intelligencer
aud was afterwards secretary aud treasurer
Of the metropolitan Railroad Company.
A number OF wholesale liquor dealers of
Ctncinnati have employed counsel to test In
the Supreme Court Of the United States the
constiintionallty of the Dow Liquor Tax
law. Thoy deny the right Of the state of
ONO TO tax dealers on products OF other
states.
Az washington, Pa, on Saturday after-
noon, while Gary Paul was ramming DOW
der into hollow log, there was a n sma.
ture explosion. Pieces OF the log flaw In
all directions and one OF them severed
PauPs .tugular vein, causing his death In
few minutes.
The car works OF Sehall & King, Mt Mid
dletown, Pa, we're destroyed by iire Friday
morning, only the foundry and ofiics nnd q
few sheds being saved. Loss, S150,0Og; ia.
surance, $40 900, part of which WIS OH the
saved buildings. About $50 men are thrown
out of work.
At Toifeyvllle, N. j., on Saturday, Mrs.
Mary Martin, after making big Ire In
her stove, went 10 the grocery During
her absence George Heisinger and Thomas
Flynn entered her home and stole the stove.
they were arrested while carrying off their
heavy and hot booty.
John Motfat, we'll known temperance
worker, died In st. Louis on Saturday. He
was native of Scotland, and rs years OF
age. Mr.. MJffat was corresponding saere-
tary OF the Christian Temperance Union
and general agent OF the Temperance
Benevolent Association.
The Boston Advertiser reports that pliny
Nickerson, I'm extensive ship owner Of
Boston, doing business under the firm Iame
OF Nickerson d Co., made nm assignment
Sunday. Liabilities about $2i0,O00; az sets,
nUmlnally, S250,000. He has been In busl-
ness nearly half a century.
Captain George II. Rea died In st. Louis
on Friday, aged 70 years. He was for some
time president and large owner of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Transportation Company,
also a state senator four years und Tiam-
ber of the board of directors OF the Missouri
Pacific railway at one time.
Michael 0'Neal and Edward 0LouShlln
quarreled in Brooklyn, on Saturday, about
the possibility Of jumping safely from the
East river bridge. 0Nsll Knocked the
other down, whereupol the latter drew
knife and cut o Naai In the abdomen, iniiict-
Ing a wound which may prove fatal.
The Rev. II. O. Higgins, aged II years, an
Inmate OF the state insane asylum at Full
Ion, No., was found dead on the brick
walk which surrounds that building. He
had been killed while attempting 10 rearh
the ground by means Of u rope made from
the bedding In his room In the fourth
story.
Bradford Dunham, general manager of
the baltimore a Ohio railroad system, Thurs
day offered his resignation TO President
Garrett, who accepted it. William NJ.
Clements, formerly master of iranspurta.
ton Of the road Is In Baltimore, and II is
believed that he Is to succeed Mr.. Dunia am.
Mrs. Jessie Johnston, young and beau
tfu woman, c'Hlmitted suicide ThursdaY
II Chicago, throwing herself into the Lake.
Sac was admitted to practice at the bar In
Iowa about four years ago, and is said tc
nave shown symptoms OF Insanity ever
since, in consequence OF mental overWork.
It is snid ut the navy department TINT the
recent order Of the Secretary of the n IVY
directing the commandapts Of the navy
Yards to substitute marines III plfc1 OF
3utchren aud shiEkaepers wht re- II cal b.
done with advantage, vii! result In arAYlng
10 the government OF between S55, ,lGn and
SOp,OhD Por auuun.
A TELEGRAM from Annapolis, Nd, says the
body OF William Il. Wilmington, wh1 ans
supposed 10 have committed suicide, was
found IN "Wednesday week about four
n,ila- from Rnuud Rae H. ~, sUypr,, yt,,ar
He had procured a b',at and broken HE ice
tp thn polnt ia the river where fh1 body va
found. A jury OF inquest rendered YER
dict of suicide.
Last June the Union National Bank OF
Cincinnati sent hy the United States ESp.es~
900 TO th- Van Wort National Is Tx ut
Van Vert, OHIO. When the package rtitahed
tho Van Wort bank it contained NO money.
suit was hrouRht against the express COM
pany md the jury on Friday, after having
ben out 10 minutes, gave verdict Tor the
money with interest.
Thetotal value Of the exportso OF tpcrthan.
disc from the United States during the IL
months which enied on November 30 was
Siub, $40 1897 or So l29 ,796 morethan dul ing
the preceding 70 months. Tho total value
Of imports during the IL months witch
'nded on the 30lh ulr. was S577 g, 3, l46,
against S639, G37 during the correspond
ing period oil 1885.
A telegram from Havana says the valu OF
the fresh fruits exported from that
port to the United States during the year
witch ended ON the 3Oth ult., IL estimated
Mt $500 900 In gold. OF this amount 1886 600
WAS for piDeapples, and $liO,OOO for
oranges. It is calculated that the railway
fiolghts collected on sugar and molasses
n
Is ler cent of the full value Of sugar and
10 psr cent OF the value of molasses.
Tho President has pardoned John 8: NJ.
johnson of Washington, convicted In Fob
ruary, 1881, of manslaughter, and sentenced
to 10 years in the Albany penitentiary; An
HUot aud Sim0Otz, Utnatilla Indians, In
prison ut Salem, Oregon, for the murder Of
i white man; John $. Williams, colored, of
Natcbez, Miss, serving term OF imprison.
ment for perjury In a pension case, and
Robert o. nlorehead OF westei Pennsyl.
vania, convicted OF violation OF the llstol
laws and sentenced to two years imprison-
nent,
The commissioner Of patents has rem
dared decision 10 the case of the Cellulotd
Manufacturing Company of Newark. N. j.,
va the American zylonite COmpapy OF
Adams, Mass, which Is said 10 involve MIL
lions OF dollars. The latter company OBJ
famed letters patent for the manufacture OF
artificial ivory, ard had engaged eXten-
slvely in the work, when the Newark Com
pany set up claim for the invention and
Immediately litigation ensned for the
ownership Of the invention. This, which
began in February, 1884, was concladed
Yesterday by decision of tho commts-
sioner OF patents that the Newark company
had no right to the invention aud directs
the rejection Of their application.
Henry oldenberg, a re-ideR6of Brookltn,
New YORK, committed suicidR Friday even-
ing, by jumping from Il farry-boat. Before
leaDing on the boat he threw OH his over
coat, in which was found letter saying:
81 live ut 2l42 Fulton street. AM no koon
TO myrelf OF my family, so ! end this lie, NJ
most, only few years sooner. Let all men
take warning and keep away from morse
racing and pool rooms. Good bye, wire
and children. have always been COED
and tfus to you, God will take care OF
Won" Gutenberg was AZ years OF age ana
leaves a wife and two children.
The certificates of tho Illinois livestock
commissioners for the cattle slaughtered IN
Chicago since the outbreak Of the pleuro-
pneumonia there, have been sent to the
governor for approval. After they are ap'
proved the money will bepald to the owners
Of the cattle. The total amount Will he
nearly G6l ,uilU. inc bcoIDMlsSlohcfs ioSoiN"u
from the sale of the cSrcasses trifle over
$3D, 900, which has been turned into the
treasury. The amount already In the trea-
sury for the payment of slaughtered cattle
was 1000. This gives the commission
$77 900 In the treasury and when the owners
are paid for their cattle there Will be a
balance In the treasury Of $4,000.
~-s-s-
r, mot,1vrn,. manEaI.
The New York Star of Thursday says that