Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
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the effects of which is to leave the cattle
blind, Is said to have broken out In the
vicinity OF Lincoln. Nebraska.
While Horatio Frazer, his wife and two
children were boating on the Pawtuckot
river, near Providence, II. l., Friday, the
boat eapslzsd, and tho two children, aged
q and years, were drowned.
The postmaster general Friday issued
an order extending the age limit Of appoints
ment OF letter carriers In non-civil service
post. Offices from IS to 40 years OF age. This
age limitation does not apply to persons
honorably discharged from the military or
naval service Of the country who arc other
wiss duly qualified.
Our consul general Mt Cairo reports that
small pox Is raging In the lower provinces
OF Egypt. A there IL a large importation
OF rags into tho United States from Egypt,
the communication will be referred TO the
surgeon general OF the marine hospital GER
vice, with n view TO putting in force regu-
lations againsr the Rimlttanoe into the
ports OF tue United States OF cargoes OF
rags not dlsiniected.
Secretary Proctor, after consultation with
Architect Richard NJ. Hunt, Friday
afternoon, decided upon the location OF
the now buildings ut West Point, for which
Congress last essionappropriated s490.000.
The gymnasium IL to stand Just west OF the
| barracks. and the academic building upon
the site OF the present one. iu accordance
| with the recommendation OF the majority
81 The Board. The gymnasium will be
erected fret, In order 10 provide room
| while this academic building is being con-
strueted.
In Kansas City, Friday afternoon,
we'll dressed man rode up 10 Attmore's lew
1 elGy store on Main street. He diamounted,
letting the horse stand without hitchinR,
aud went into the store. He asked 10 LOOK
at some diamonds which had been shown
h,f a ks.gN fraxr Krua hnn AaA
to him, when he grabhed handful OF the
jewels aud made for the door. He aprang
for his horse, hut the animal became
frightened and dashed of. The rohber
ran the corner, where he jumped into
hack aud drove rapidly away, pursued
nv the police He has nor been captured.
Tho diamonds are estimated to bo worth
SIS COO.
Charlemsnge Towers will was ad-
mitted to probate in PHILADELPHIA yester-
day week. 1t bequeaths SIS, 900, 900 to the
widow and five children.
Harold Mann, Eco. member OF the
Philadelphia bar, and OF the city coun-
ellis, died last week of congestion OF the
lungs, contracted during trip in Canada
two weeks ago.
The Peter Sehoenhofen Brewing Com
pauy of Chicago has been Incorporated
more thsn half of which, however, will
be held by Mr.. Schoenhofen and other
Chicago people,
Negotiations were completed yesterday
) week for the sale OF all the breweries in
.. Omaha to nm English syndicate for ST.
900 coo. The purchasers are said to be
the Rothchida.
Lewis Rsiepbach, n fugitive from JUS
tice for over eight years from Lancaster,
Ptnna where he is under indictment for
arson. was captured in that city Thurs
} day, after he had engaged in riotous
spree with several companions.
II is estimated Mt the Treasury Depart
! ment that the decrease in the public
, h.hl for tho month OF July is less than
o 81 600 900. This il said to be due to
Il the unusually heavy disbursements dur
1 ing the month, aggrepating 1888 000. 600,
/, the payments on account of pensions
| alone amounting 10 over $l5. $50, 900.
. President George Gould of the Pacific
i Hatl Steamship Company, Thursday re-
ctivfd . oaolegram from the company's
T RgeIt 1T NAnzln,lla, stating that the
. trcaauTe footing no shout $500, 900, on
!, board the wrecked Pacific Mail steamer
4 Grarads, had neen recovered. The
y Granada went ashore about month ago
n on Tho rocks along the coast of Puntn
: reiuEHn.
/, The Navy Department has cAbled Ad.
y miral Ghetad to send u war vessel to the
II rellet o. tiIf-a mer said to have been left
i on Arenas Keys, Campeachy Bank Yu.
caiRn. by the American schooner Anna
Y on June 20 h, and who GRE said to be il
q imminent danger OF starvation. The
n men were left on the KEYS to care for the
II property Of the company working the
N guano beds there.
II The superintendent of the censul
n bureau ThurRday made she following ap
n pointments aenry n Carroll, d D..
ID editor of the Now York In6epeadsnt
special agent TO collect church atadstics
Charles Kirch1uf, Jr., Of New York
y special agent to assist in the collection o.
IA statistics OF copper, Iced, zinc AUD othe
20 ores throughout the United States, anC
John Birklnbine of Philadelphia, spscia
agent 10 assist in the collection OF iroI
p ore statistics.
II The recent consolidation of rival ic
1T companies in Mobile, Ala, says a dis
ar patch IRON st. Lonis has led to the for
OF nation OF an ice trust for the purpose o
controlling the manufacture and sale o
,k artificial ice in the Aonth. Five lRrg
companies one each in Mobile, Savan
nah Charleston Birmingham and Bruins
wick are already IN the combine, an
J.. others are expected to JOIN until the 10
~, business of the entire south is brough
Of unier control. company has bee
it formed with capital of 100000.
no An entbusiaatio meeting OF the Ohicng
~ worlds fair COMMITTEES WAS held Thurs
IN. day TO devise ways aud means to seour
ed the location Of the exhibition at Chicago
III. Mayor Cregier was elected chairman
In Resolutions wers passed declaring this
no Philadelphia and New York have recent
m held ngtiunsl celebrations. and that th
m west feels Just fed in inaisting upon IL
m. turn. Ths chairman was authorized I
te- add to the general committee represents
y, tives o, the western and Northwestern
al states in the ratio of moi exceeding 1000
iat population.
ava The steamer Ozama at New York Thur
lu day, from Gnnsives, Hayti, on the al
ers nit, reports that, on the 14th ult., Gel
aol Girardi, Hippolyte's commandment. chic
III srs took Fort roussaint L,Ouverture, thr,
20 miles northeast Of Port au- Prince, an
shelled that town. On the 10th, In tr
ing TO lead a force into Port-au-P Primo
vas found himself in an ambusoade, an
ind narrowly escaped capture. The captA
In Of tho Ozama il of the opinion that "tl
'nts next news from Hayti will be decisiv
~ ~ and that Hippolyte will be matter OF u
l.sn. A. n