Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-01

Charles Sellers was hanged at Rsyville,
Louisiana, Friday, for the murder OF
Bunyan Adams.
Thomas Bowling, colored, was executed
in Baton Rouge, Lonisiena. Friday, for
the murder OF Phillip Walsh. white.
Frank Blunt, colored, was hanged Fri-
day at yaidosta, Georgia, for the murder
ine of Willis Miller, also eolored, committed
IN Mey last.
The Marine Hospital Bureau is offieially
advised that there is no truth In the renort
OF the existence OF dengue fever at Fer
nandina, Florida.
An agent Of an English syndicate, In an
interview In Chicago Friday, said that
he had purchased rs elevators In the Van
Queen system In the Northwest.
In jackson, Tennessee, Friday, the
jury IN the $4,000 libel suit Of the Rev.
Frederick A, Howard against several meme
bers of his former congregation and three
religious publications, returned q verdict
for the plaintiff and assessed the damages
at one cent.
The Pan Handle road has announced
| Reduction ip passenger rates between
| Chicago and indianapolis. Louisville and
| Cincinnati to take effect to-day. The reg.
ular rate OF S5 to Indianapolis Is reduced
to $3.50; to Louisville the rate is reduced
from % to So, and to Cincinnati from $3.50
| to IS.
In Concord, New Hampshire, Friday
| in the cases of physician and Dentist
indicted for practicing medicine and den.
| tristry without license, the supreme court
quashed the indictments and declared the
law requiring license for the practice OF
medicine and dentistry unconstitutional.
At meeting OF the 800 striking female
employees OF the Roxbury Carpet Company,
In Roxbury, Massachusetts, on Thursday, 1t
was stated that, unless satisfactory SETTLE
ment was made, all the 800 employees OF the
company would strike. A committee was
appointed to propose plan OF settlement.
| The strike Is against reduction of wages.
| It ia reported from New York that the
officials of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany have notified the Tranecontinental
Association that unless the subsidy from
railroads ia increased they will cut rates
and take all the freight thev can get. 1t Is
thought that this Is the preliminary step to
war against the Canadian Pacific road.
II has been decided by the treasury de>
partment that certain picture frame back
ing, composed of Eastwood, being IN
manufactured condition and nearly ready
for nse as imported, Ia dutiable at the rate
of IS per cent ad yaloram as manufactures
OF wood and not, as claimed, at the rate
OF SO per thousand feet as sawed Eastwood
lumber.
The United States fish commission is adj
vIsed Of reports of The discovery OF cod
bank on the Pacific, eight miles of Mes
tucea, Oregon, and 65 miles south OF the
Columbia river. The steamer Albatross
|
on its return from the seal islands this
summer. 1t is said that the true cod has
never before been found south OF Puget
Sound.
Deputy Sheriff Warren Moore was shot
and Killed Friday morning at Wallace,
New Mexico, by Joseph Chacha. The latter
was a smallpox attendant and was ordered
to leave the town, whereupon he fired three
shots In q crowd of citizens, wounding one
man. He then fed to the hills pursued by
Moore, whereupon ChaehR turned and
killed the cflcer, and was himself over
taken by an angry crowd and riddled with
bullets.
The treasury department has decided
that so.cnlIed "white nonpareil sugar."
which Is a manufacture OF refined cane
sugar and starch, and which is used IN the
trade for ornamenting small round pieces
dutiahle at the rate of 10 cents per pound
as confectionery. The importers claimed
that 1t was entitled TO entry as sugar
! candy. not colored," on which the duty is
five cents pound.
, were on Friday officially informed by
! Comptroller Myers, of New York city, that
they had been selected as the architects OF
the new criminal court building to be
erected on the block below the Tombs on
Centre street. The building will be j10
, fact hish and OF modern renaissance style.
! It will be completed IN two years. II will
7 be heated with steam and lighted BY cleo.
, tricltv. The cost will be 81 400, 600, and the
! architects get two per cent on the outlay.
The railroad commissioners OF Missouri
have agreed upon reduction OF general
, freight rates In that State. reduction In
grain rates for local terminal points
amounting on an average to nearly 10 neI
cent has been agreed upon by all the Mis-.
souri, Pacific and Chicago and Alton
Roads. All other lines Will have similar
, rates. From Kansas City east the live stock
: rate will average reduction OF 10 per cent
3 This reduction In coal rates Is principally
: OF local Importance. and embraces haul
Q of 55 miles east OF Kansas City, The cut ID
t ahoRt Is percent.
: The stockholders OF the Wabash Eastern
I Railway Company OF Indiana, met In Indian
: apolIs on Friday TO vote uron articles o.
: consolidation between the Toledo Western
g Railroad Company, the Detroit and State
Line wabash Railway O >mpany, the Wabast
Eastern Railway Company OF Indiana; the
Wabash Eastern Railway Company OF I'LL
r nois, and the Wabash Western Railway
: Company, under the name OF Wabash Bail
( road Company. All this stock OF the In
0 diana corporations-$9,0 00, 000-was rep
o resented, and the articles of consolidation
8 previously adopted and recommended By
= the directors were unanimously approved
s by the stockholders. 1t was further voted
that a meeting be held at Toledo. Ohio
August LIST. to elact directors OF the con
!, ! solidated cssr>nratIons.