Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-29
IN GENERAL.

Nebraska, on Sunday. .-=-a
Charles Engel, alias Warner alias George
Engel. dangerous professional burglar,
whose operations have extended all over
the country, was arrested in Chicago on
Monday.
Nathaniel Taylor, aged ~ years, was
accidentally shot dead by his l4-year-Old
brother Benjamin, while on dove shoot
ing expedition near Columbia, South
Carolina, Tuesday.
Thirteen head Of cattle infected with
pleuro. pneumonia were killed Monday
on farm in Manor township, Lancaster
county, Pa. A herd on nm adjoining farm
was found to be infected.
Near Gresham, Ky, last Friday, Simon
Hancock shot and killed Mrs. James 5.
Bass and her unborn babe. Hancock and
James Bass were fighting, when the wife
interfered and took her husband away.
As they started into the house, Hancock
fired ut Bass but killed his wife
A freight train on the Baltimore Il Ohio
railroad broke in two near Mount Airy,
Baltimore, Tuesday, and the rear part
ran down steep grade colliding with
another freight train The engine Of the
rear train and several loaded cars were
badly wrecked and the trains hlockaded.
A fire in Barbour \ llamilton's whole
sale grocery and liquor store on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, in Washington, Tuesday
night, caused damage TO the extent Of
| $55, 900. Major Harris the new chief
of the fire department, was severely in.
jured by falling through the roof Of the
burning building.
The steamer Gate City, which was
ashore at Naushon, reached Boston
Monday morning. She will discharge hei
cargo and then be docked for repairs
There are two holes in her hull 81 feet
in her keel il torn away, aud the plating
on her starboard side IL cracked opposite
TO the boilers.
On application of the governor Of Mis-
souri,, who furnishes evidence that M
disease is prevailing among the stock il
that state, the governor of Wyoming Ter
ritory Tuesday issued proclamation re
lieving live stock coming from Missouri
from the provisions and restrictions o
the quarantine recently in force.
A telegram from Chicago says the con
tinucd lack Of rain in MANY portions o
| toe county f HHHHHug YgTinus ALARM
The effects nre nlreedy ucg cunning to b
felt, and the facts do not warrant yer
great encouragement. It is exactly til
time of year when the great staple OF tn
West is in its critical period. The corn
inst now tasseling and ripening.
The treasury accounting officers Tue
day began the settlement of the award
l mazda ltv tlta4 (iNYtHt ne Alnha.ua 20,
the basis of 3d. por cent Of the Who'll
amount of the Judgments, and the issue {
warrants III payment thereof will begi
, to-day Settlements will be made in III
order ofthe Judgments made by the cour
The amount 70 be paid out is abOI
S5, 750O0O.
A telegram from Reading, Pa, says IL
recent heavy rains have washed a larl
amount OF refuse into aspiring from whic
the employees of the Glasgow Iron Con
pRny, ut Pottstown, get drinking waite
In consequence over 40 men ARE suiferiu
with typhoid fever and many Of them Al
. IN critical condition. The works are
l depleted that the company il unable
b man two furnaces.
A citizen Of the United States recent
returned to Boston from Europe, brinRii
: with him tricycle. which he claimed
! be exempt from duty az personal effet
@ The collector refused TO admit il free ,
. the owners admission that he had used
+ abroad but once The case was appeal
3 to the treasury department which b
o sustained the claim Of the importer n
the machine had been in actual use abroa
u Colonel W. ii. Bolton, chief OF the
o vision for handling second. class mi
. matter in the pOst-office nj Chicago, "
Q arrested Monday on the charge OF ate
ing public funds. II ia estimated Il
the total shortage will be over $50, on
John L. Stewart, weigher, was also
rested, and more arrests are expecte
Bolton, who was soldier of the Unio
with Il good record, WAS appointed
Postmaster Palmer in 1877. He was ht
= in GIG, 600 bail, and Stewart in Sc. 900.
!, A dynamite bomb, 1SI inches long n,
inches in circumference, fully load
y and PINNED, was Monday found in
u barrel OF straw on the fourth 0oor
= WILDER " Aliens crockery warehoul
70 East Washington street, Chicago. All
p ham Aschels, young Russian OF Soci
= lstlc leanings, who worked for the fl
= last May, but is now working for anotl
!, hrni, il suspected Of having placed
~ bomb where it was found so M 10 ba
II ready for use in the HAymarket riot
The American Society Of Otolopi
~ held their annual meeting on the q
~ inst, in New London. Papers on disea,
10 OF the ear wore read by Drs. Burnett
y phiiadelphia; Knapp and Buck, of N
n hork, and others. Dr. Sexton. of N
!" York, yice-president of the society
scrlbed new and delicate operation
the permanent cure Of long confirm
~, running OF the ears. These dischor,
y from the ear, sometimes continuing n,
- INFANCY to old Rge, are always liable
- inject the system and 10 canse min
gatherings in the ear on taking cold 4
- operation consists in the removal n :,
iess ear bones or membranes from the i
~ eased parts, after which recovery tal
y place in short time.
~ The ruin of the hop crop in Central N
- York was completed during n heavy >,
az on Monday night. A telegram ~,
u Canaloharie says the growers thougb, ,
IN rain would have n good eHec,
n ihsVpnd, yards which the day before ,
no pe9rea green and healthy, aro now bla
% anu utterly ruined. Many growers ,
stroyed their yards week npo, md IN
example will now be- followed GENERAL
n Where one week ago il was ihough,
~, quarter OF the average yield wouid
" harvested, now il is believed that no
~ pound Will bepicked. The growers nre =,
20 much dlsheartened and their predicamt
~ only equaled by that of the n
" picEers' Good 1886 hops now bring
~ 70 " cents against and 10 cenis s
n weeks ago. AZ 'on'a
nj severe storm prevailed Mond
VI throughout western Pennsylvania AZ;
damage estimated at $3.50 900. Hon n
Ia. were Hooded and struck by lishtu;,
, crops destroyed and trees and fan,
~ washed away. Almost every raiIro
,rs entering Pittsburg suffered from Ia
~ H,lues and washouts. But the fury of ,
~ sieMents was probably the preatest III
az sh9 Pittsburg Il Western road WIZ w,
aa neids of wheat and corn have boen ,
~ sHsIoyed and at one point, near Evo
10 CITY, strip of woodland, rs Yards w;
,,v Iy ,hfee-quarters Of IL milo long. :
1sveIed by atornado. At Pine Creek, olo
butchers Run, and in the Sew,cII
al NalleS the water flooded the bonsss q
% many families were forced IN loa,,e az I
M houses and seek places Of safety n ~ /,
wv country dihtriets a number az nerar
were injured and two lriliaa H.. n. Ps'sO