Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-18

The value of mineral oils exported dur-
ing the month Of March was $4,0S6 959,
and for the nine months ended March
s1st, 1857, ,52s,93S
The Secretary OF War Thursday or.
dered the five batteries Of artillery sta
toned at Fort MoHenry, In Baltimore, to
proceed to New York aud participate in
the centennial celebration there on the
3Uth inst.
The New York World, 1imes, Tribune,
San, journal aud Press have ageed to
raise the price of their Sunday issues to
five cents, beginning Sunday last. This
leaves only the Nesos and STIR outside the
combination. The Herald has charged
Ave cents all along.
Billings tE Eaton, wholesale hide and
leather dealers OF Boston, made an as
signment Thursday afternoon. The liza
bilities are rated at about $4,000 while
the assets, it is said, will prove sufficient
to pay pretty good dividend.
John ". Aysfett, manager, and Philip
Ayerett, editor, of the Cumberland Mary
land) Daily Times, were arrested Thors
day on q cbaEge of criminal libel pre-
ferred by Constable Clarke. The alleged
libel grew out of publications respecting
| the arrest Of children charged with va
grancy.
Mr.. DunsmuIr, premier Of British
Columbia, after having been ceriously III
for some days in Victoria, was found on
Wednesday evening week In comatost
condition. Physicians, when summoned
pronounced him dead. The usual meane
OF restoring respiration were tried, how
ever, and were finally successful. 1t was
believed on Wednesday evening that he
would recover.
Counsel for the Eoeniag Post appeared
before Judge Beach in supreme court
cham ers, in New York, Thursday, and
moved for q ponsuit o. Colonel W. W
Dudley's .uit against the Post to recover
damages for the publication of an alleged
libel, consisting Of the "Blocks of FIVE
letter. Counsel stated that Colonel Dud
ley, on his examination before the com
mission in Washington, reused to testify
as to matters concerning hi5 complaint
Det ision was reserved.
Judge Thayer in the United States dia
trict court in st. Louis decided Thursda!
| in the case OF the United States VS.
CHARLES Gross, charged with stealing
package OF newspapers from the top OF
letter box, that the taking OF suoh
package ia no offence against the mai
, laws. The top of mail box is not
receptacle for the mail and package
placed there is no more in the custody o
the mail thai package placed upon tn
steps Of the post office.
: The court of appeals in Richmond
Va, has decided that the general mort
gage creditors of the Shenandoah Vale,
Railroad Company are, to the extent @
81 560, 900, entitled to the Dement'S an
security of the first mortgage. 1t aus
> decided that the car trust has no lie
, upon the property aud franchises OF %
company for rent of their cars, and tina
:. Kimberly and CLARK, as holders OF IL
come mortgage boud', have no secuEit
!. but that Of the income mortgage.
: The terms of the Presidents proclams
|, tion opening o portion OF the Odlaham
= lands TO settlement were more sweepir
than was intended in the matter of e'
:, cluding persons from entry upon th
4 lands before the date named in th
! proclamation. Under its terms the arm
Z officers have been compelled to keep OF
= the officials Of this Interior Department
whose duty il Is to provide for the aFtai
:, lishrnent Of the new land offices. 10 :,
lieye these officials an order was mad
:, Yesterday by the War Department II
= = their admission into the territory
4 Tho Rev. Sam Small conducted o
exciting Prohibition meeting in Pittsbur
lasi'n 'gh' week. He was denouncipg iiqu'
dealers az 'Iaw breakers, when Jaco
IA Kellor, q wealthy wine dealer, objecte,
n "Ho is one Of them" cried man IN u
n audience. "You're liar" cried helio
n The latter was sjeeted from the churcl
Il and resolutions were passed reqnestlr
n the court to refuse Kellor renewal
,a his license. One old lady became
j. much excited that she rushed up to he
i. lor as he was leaving the church OF
Il struck him in the face with her fist.
N Edgar Swan, ex-cashier OF the Nation
10 Oity Bank of Lynn, Massachusett
sr pleaded guilty to two indictments IN q
ss United States district court Thursda
as one for embezzlement and one for mlaa
plication Of funds belonging TO the ban
a number OF persons addressed the cou
ia behalf Of swan, asking for light Sc
IN tencs, This seemed to have some
w. fiuence op Judge Nelson, for the prison
ia was given FIVE years in the Lawrence ja
"a the iightest sentence permissible. SWsI
Il n defaIcation amounted to $67,000, but
a. surrendered securities and property
of the amount of $4,000, leaving the Z
deficiency $33, GOV.