Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-18
IN GEEERALs

remain at Deer Park during the next two
months, and go to Washington only when
ii lie absolutely necessary instead OF visit
ing the capital once week. In suoh an
event the cabinet meetings will be held
OF Deer Park.
The granite for the Congressional Ii
brsry building in Washington will be cut
Concord. N. Fl. It is estimated IL will
require 800 to 1000 men four years to
complete the work, which is probably
the largest granite contract ever let by
the Government.
The United States man-of.wsr Adams
arrived at Honolulu, on July 4th, on her
way to Samoa. The United States
steamer Alert was still at Honolulu on
the 5th instant, loading with coal, pre-
paratory TO her departure for Tanning
leland, for the relief OF the Nipsic.
During fight between striking min
ors and sherif's posse, at Braidwood,
Ii'inoise. on Saturday two ofthe strikers,
named LiIlis and LAWYERS, were shot and
dangerously wounded. II is understood
that Sheriff Ruston, who did the snoot~
ing, will be arrested. De says he in-
tended 10 fire over the mems heads.
A trust" or combination of msnufao-
turers of gas and electric light fixtures
has bsen formed by parties engaged in
the trade in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Cleveland, Brooklyn, New York and
other cities. Tho Gibson Gas Fixturs
Works and concerns in Boston and San
Francisco, it is stated, will not enter the
combination"
A dispatch from Baltimore says that
cloud burst on Saturday afternoon
cansed some damage in the county. Her.
ring run, small. creek, rose from six 10
16 feet in a short time. Two men, named
. Powell and Schres1cker, were carried
away with bridge and drowned. eome
cattle were drowned and the crops in the
! immediate vicinity of the creek were lost.
1t is reported from Newark, N. j., that
ar, engagements are progressing for tins
| formation there CT leather syndicate OF
| trust. AhouJ nine. tenths of all the
4 patent leather made in thiH country is
| manufacture in Newark. preliminary
/ steps are being taken, so that wheE
| George A. Halsey ard Samuel Howell
! raturn froel Europe the trust will be
ready to 60 into operation"
1 In Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday,
the Jury in the case Of William Minor,
tried for the murder of Farmer Jeffsies,
at Trenton, was discharged, baing unable
to agree upon verdict Eleven were
for conviction, but one, preacher, stood
out from beginning 10 end in favor of ac-
quittal. Being asked his reason he de-
clared that be thought the better course
was to release Minor aad then reform
him.
II is said that Fl. f. Warner & 90. are
negotiating for the sale OF their vast
proprietary medicine business to English
capitalists. The transaction will include
the building and business in Rochester,
New York, together with branches now
in operation in London, Frankfort, Mel
bourne, Australia, Toronto, Canada, sgd
nsy, N. 5. W., PressberR, Hungary, and
others The purchase price is said to be
S5,000,0o0
Oommarder-in. Chicf Warner Of the
Missouri Grand Army of the Republic,
has issued general circular to all G. A..
X. Posts, urging the members to attend
the national ehcaupmant at Milwaukee,
despite the refusal of the railroads to
grant the l cent mile rate II is bs-
lleved at General Warmers Headquarters
in Kansas City, that the attendance Will
be quite as large as il the dispute with
, the railroads had never occurred.
A 7-years. old boy named Balm was
standing on the rear step If an ice wagon
in New York on Saturday when, the
driver appearing, he jumped of. In
doing so be was caught by the neck by q
pair of ice tongs hung from the wagon,
which held him for q few moments sus-
pended in the air. Whsn released he
ran home and was afterwards taken to q
hospital, where his died from loss OF
blood, the prong OF the tongs having
penetrated his jugular vein.
A telegram from Cleveland. Ohio, says
the Otis Iron aud Steel Company, the
greatest manufacturing concern OF the
kind in Cleveland, hag been sold to an
English syndicate for $500 900. The
securities OF the new company will cou
sist of 81, 500, 900 OF six per cent de-
benture bonds, 81 500 600 OF eight pc,
cent preferred Shares aud 81 500
QUO common shares. The plant has
been employing mors than 1,O0U men fol
some time past, and it's usefulness he!
, been widening since the erection OF the
, first small melting house.
The French citizens of New York ant
vicinity Sunday celebrated the 100tl
. anniversary of the fail of the Bastile
There was a grand reception and concert
! at Washington Park. The exercises
opened with an official reception to Con
sui General Btu waert, in which NJ. Hsnr,
\ Maitland, president of tho French cen
tennisl COMMITTEES, made an address o
q welcome. Letters o. regret were reat
from President Carnot, Ferdinand d.
!. Lesseps, F. K. Coudsrt, Mayor Grant
Governor Hill, Grover Cleveland, Presi
= dent Harrison and vice-P President Lev
I P. Morton.
y The state department has sent out cir
4 culsrs explaining the purpose by tn
Congress of the fhrea Americas, to b.
8 held In Washington next autumn. Thes
T. circulars state in substance that sit i
a proposed by congress Of representative
n of ali the American governments to i'm
prove commercial relations between tn
Il different countries, to establish system
i OF arbitration in international disputes
and to adopt uniform monetary system
i These are the leading subjects of tn
! convention, ard will also, doubtless, b
! those that will develop the creates
!. amount OF discussion"
d The fhiisdelphia Record says: Til
e reports that Postmaster-general Johi
5 Wanamsker desires t. succeed Do!
b Cameron in the United States S nate q
e the expiration of the latter's term in 1883
> are not credited by the friends of eithe
u gentleman. Mr.. WansmRker is sid (
e be satitied with his present position, an
5, trnsted friend OF Senator Cameron
Il quoted as saying: "The senator does NO
ID Enow yet whether he will be a candidat
y again or not He THINKS there is tim
II enough to decide, and, as many thing