Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03
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IN GENERAL.

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The fifth annual meeting OF the Ameri-
can Historical Association (recently in
eorpDrated by act Of DonSresJ} was held
yesterday week in Washington.
call has been issued for q convention
Of Knights OF Labor Ia Harrisburg on
January 29sh, to consider biils presented
to tho Pennsylvania Legislature in behalf
Of labor,
The report Of the league Island I'm.
proyemsnt Commission. which recon
msnds an expenditure OF "a 900 900, il
before the Secretary Of the Navy for his
consideration.
The remaiDs Of General John Logan
we're last week removed from the vR1lt
in Rock Greek cemsttry, near Washing
ton, to the new Logan Ohspsl in tue Ma.
tiouai Soldiers Home cemetery.
The Wig newspaper OF Richmond,
Va has ceased publication. The good
viii, subscription list ard aSvsftiHiag
haYe been prehhssd by the Yhid Th5
latter paper viii be issued undefits own
Eams without change Of mansgoni n.
The funeral services OF tho Rev. 4 4ths,
laaao 4. He3ter, in 81, PatIick'H Chascu,
seg Yoss, ware atLepdsa by sboat s 900
p9ap' y yesterday week. The solemn Gtifa5o t
the dead was Chant d by choir Of 400
voices, Archbishop Oorrigan ceisbsattd
the mass.
Governor Beaver bas iasua3 procla-
tlation aboiishing the Quarantine sge,nst
the imp 2rtGtion of oattio within radius
81 % miles from the city hall in Paila
aelpbia, The a1aranitoe was established
several weeks ago, because OF the pre-
yaltnos Of contagious pieusppneumouia
Tho leather trnst formed bv tho manu-
lecturers in Newark, n los. summer
framed price list. pnis List ha3 baea
suspended and the p9tent leather men
now soc way todispose Of au.plus s.osk
some persons thinkths snspansiun OF the
iist is only me .o44.Al1B Vi me ED OF
tie association,
In Dtn5er, Col, yesst,1Ay aFennoou
week, while 100 men were e1cRvsti X q
ditch for the Denver Gas Company six
feet deep along the side Of and uuder the
cable COR line, the track for an entire
block suddenly fsll upon the men be
meath. Four men were taken out dead
and two badly injured. The rest escaped
| Eitb severe bruises.
Daring Christmas entertainment at
East Prospect, in York county, Pa, ON
tuesday week the building collapsed and
BOD persons fell from the second to the
first floor. The stove ret Ere to tho rui %,
adding to the terror Of the situation, but
tAe victims were speedily released. A
large number were badly bruised and cut,
bpt none fatally Injured.
Tie supreme court in New York has
overfuled the demurrer OF Judge Hill IN
in this suit Of Mrs. Sarah N. Smith to set
aside the transfer Of the business of
.ihe late A, Il. Stewart ana other property
20 Judge Hilton on the ground OF fraud.
The demurrer to her complaint was based
chiefly on the ground that, az she had
consented to 10 probate OF Mr Stewards
will, che could not maintain the action.
Daring November last rs, I1g inlmf.
grants came 10 this roun.rY against 50. i9s
in November, 1887 During tho II month,
OF the year which ended November 30th
1858 mmisrantg arrival IN this c1uu.
Try, or about i 600 more than during the
l months OF 1887 OF the Immigration
last month, Germany furajbhed 6 d5G
England and Wales, 4 G3t I-clend. ,52G
Sweden and Norway, $40; Rugsia
2,0S2; Italy, 23a and Scotland, ,054
This capacity Of the shoe fac.orie
burned 10 Marbiehepl, Masaachusetts
when running on full line, was $50 case
per day, aud the pay rol! was abon
$2l 900 week. A telegram from Mar
bieheai aays "raday, with q pcpclg
ton Of 1900, Gully about ons.sixth Ga,
lind employment. Aid il needed an
must no Forthcoming or great suTsrir
will ensue.n
VI William Thompson aged 10 years, wa
attacked by several yopPg men ct Uppe
Blacks Eddy, Bucks county, Pa, o
Chris,mgs nigat, whla escorsiug youn
, lady home from church. He drew 3 r,
volver and feed several slots witaor
, efIact. Aaron WismGr, one l,is friend
I then vent behind hin AID tried Ia di5qrl
i him, bnt Thompson, not knowing who
! was, fred over his shoulder, the b.
? taking eject in Wismera breaat and il
i fiicting fatal wound
A telegram from Panama SAYS tho wor
on the canal still continues, although o
some sections labor hsa been reduced
t About 1000 men have been discharge
: during the past two months owing to di
Q putes between ihs canal COMPANY an
Q contractors. There are now about 8 .OC
:, laborers engaged on the works Thsre
. said to be no foundation Tor the re poI
7 recently circulated that rs per osn. q
2 the men in the employ Of the eompan
3 would be discharged al the end OF Ii
I year.
During performance in the Academ
of Music at Pettsville, Pa., last pig,
week, q ire broke out several squares ltroi
& the theatre. Some fool in the CALLER,
who heard the alarm, shouted fire. an
y created a panic. Immediately the whc
$ audience made rush for the doors.
y few, cooler headed, sprang upon tb
y stsgs, and by assuring the iriehtone
y p4ople that there was no dnnger indace
d them to retuin to thsir seats, and Il
performance was resumed. No ono ~
seriously injured
James McKtachem was arrested
Newark, N. j., yesterday weeh, on "
= charge Of etabezziemcnt Il appears III
he WAS formerly q collector FOR tbs Yves
'' ern Union Telegraph Company iii Pail
delphia. In October he was shcrt II Il
cash $500, aud the telegraph coup8c
a began snit against his security. VIII
ia the case vas pending McKeNchem Il
= Philadelphia. and warrant for his qrTe
o was secured by the surety, q puafani
company. Since the telegraph defaic
" ton it has been learned that he defraud,
!; in old lady in Philadelphia ont of 81, II
IF on the pre;eaoe OF buying some proper
for her.