Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-22

John and Michael Murphy. aged respes.
lively and wears. fell into the canal 40
Bloomfield, n. j., Friday, and were
drowned.
John Morgan. an employee Of the Mau-
NEE rolling mill, at To!edo, o., met mis-
death Friday by bar OF hot Iron pere-
traiing his groin and severinS an artery.
The suit OF Col. Schuyler Crosby against
Russell Horizon has been removed from
the New York supreme conrt TO the United
States circuit court at Mr.. Harrison5 re-
quest.
Hon. william Walter Phelps, United
States minister to Germany, went 10 Bar
Harbor, Maine, Friday, where he will
remain for week, the guest OF Secretary
Blaine.
The lifeless body OF Frank Stevenson,
colored, ased II years, was found standing
IN hollow tree near Hagerstown, Md, on
Thursday. He had taken refuge from the
rain, and was struck by lightning.
William Trainor. who tried to rob New
York brokers' Office few days ago after
the fashion of a western htRhwRyman, was
yesterday sentenced by Judge Glider
sleeve TO 10 years and six months In the
state prison.
Forty thousand dollars in bonds and
stocks were found In Hartford, Connec-
ticut, Friday, In the house OF an aged
woman who had lived for many years In
secluslOu, anu Rno was LVunu uonu oh
Wednesday.
A dispatch from Utica, N. Y, says that
Clarence Bell, business man Of New York,
was accidentally shot and killed at Bisby
Lake on Thursday night by Ellis Roberts.
Bell wore colored shirt and was mistaken
for deer by Roberts.
Acting PostmRster-Reneral GARRISON Frt-
day awarded the contract for furnishing
postal cards to this Post-office Depart
ment for four years. beginning. October
LIST, next, to Albert Daggett, of New York,
the lowest bidder under the recent calls
for proposals. There will be two new sizes
Of cards.
Maria Dubenski, young Hungarian
woman, with two small children, arrived
In New York only to learn that her huB-
band, VINO had cent her money to come to
this country, had been LOST In the Johns
! town disaster She is being cared Tor by
the CASTLE Garden authorities.
| The two Brockton, Mass, shoemskers,
Nils Bofin and Hugo Slattsngren, who were
| injured in the railroad disaster at Bladtoid,
| January 10th, 1888, received settlement in
! full last week for their injuries, amounting
| TO about 100000. Slatteneren injured his
| spine, which will disable him for lilo. while
| Bofin is deaf, as g result Of being hit on thu
head.
Three large bull linss have been erected
for Baltimore's first exposition, which will
begin on September 9th.
The 103d anniversary OF the birth Of.
David Crockett was celebrated on Satur-
day, at his birth place, Strong Springs.
Greene county, Tennessee. A fund was
started to build monument.
Employees OF the war department VIII
are members of the Grand Army of the
Republic have been granted permission
to attend the national encampment at
Milwaukee, August Goth to 3lst.
Ex-Governor John G. Brown of Ten
nessee, late receiver of the Texas u
Pacific railroad and president OF the
Tennessee Goal anl Iron Company, died
on Saturday at Red Boiling Springs.
Frederick Watts, ex-judge OF the North
Pennsylvania Judicial district Conmis-
sioner of Agriculture under President
Grant aud ex- president of the ounbsr-
land Valley railroad, died in Carlisle on
Saturday, aged 81 years.
The general passenger agent of tic
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has an
nounced special rates to the G.. A. Il. en-
campment at Milwaukee, some of which
are less than a cent mile. These apply
to the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Il Chicago
and Pan Handle routes.
1he steamer City CT Sydney, al San
| NNAe"yt N@SA4 N-Sob AA@Hd
and Yokohama, reported that when sda
left the full details of the earthquake =;
Kumamoto had not been received, but the
local papers OF August I'd gave no such
loss OF life as was cabled July 30th, the
number being stated to be 20 to 80.
The exports of specie from the port o.
New York last week amounted to $l75 :
400. of which $ls,s00 was in gold and
Sl56, 400 silver. All the silver went &c
Europe and all the gold TO Soul
. America. The imports of specie for the
week amounted to Sl63 $50 OF which
: 1920, 453 was in gold and S34, 2S6 silver
The chief of police of Johnstown, Pa
fouad in pawnbroker's Office in Wilkes,
barre, on Saturday, diamond ring
valued at $500, which was worn by MES.
Patalin, wealthy lady who boarded al
, the Hurlbut House, Johnstown. few
days after the food M;s. Patslin's body
was found, with the finger upon wbict
, she wore tho ring severed from the hand
) Chief Harris traced the thief to Mau h
Chunk and found he had pswned the
ring His name is Zundsl and he ha,