Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-21


Admiral Porter has written q letter in
sympathy with the project for tbs estsb.
iishnent OF Confederate Soldiers Homo
in Austin, Texas.
Postmsster-general Wanamaksr said TO
q Philadelphia Times reporter, Sunday.
that no was in favor of the proposed PRO.
hibitian amendment to Psnnsylyania's
constitution, first, last and oil the time.n
340tn Ai'54lai l.N4 II 9an Fran
ciscu 26it Sundsy That he Gaa for
wa 49,, AS rssigEstion 20 TIL Secretary
OF the Treasury imme diately after Harii
sons Inauguration bnt had not yet been
informed of its acceptance.
The Hamilton Club OF BROOKLYN. New
York, gave dinner to Secretary of the
Navy Tracy on Saturday night. Two
hundred and fifty persons were present
In the course of his remarks Secretary
Tracy said the navy yards should NOT
be made an asylum for worthless me-
chanics.
Peter Nearshalsky, the SIKH of The
miners Imprisoned In the Black Diamond
eolliery, at Mount Carmel, Pa, and who.
it 10 stated, had persisted, was dug ont o.
Saturday aite noon, alive and .nffstinD
little beyond nervous prostrat on He
had been half buried in detris ind shut
in for SO hours.
The steamship Old Dominion has
arrived at Fort Monroe, Va, and teports
the Delaware lightship and the Cans
Charles lightship away from their at atoms
The Old Dominion sighted to tie south.
ward OF Cape Henry what appeared TO bs
hghtship in tow of sailing yssssl. mast
partly out OF water II Is in the track IN
vessels bound in and out OF the capes
aoont hve miles west OF Gaps henry,
Geosge . Rees, foreman OF the sd1ib
FACTORY IN Plymouth, Pa, where the az.
ploslon occurred killing 10 girls, made 4
confession before dying that ii MAS he
and not Katie Jones who caused the az.
pioslon. lie was smoking piue in the
basement when q spark tlsg in b nnWaar
keg; The coroner's Jury had returned
verdict that Katie Jones caused tha oc,i
dent by Throwing a squtb ia the stove.
Edward Swan Of Lynn, Mass, paving
teller OF the National City BAnk, wAa
before Commissioner Hallstt in B,ston
on Saturday on the charge o. bsing a de.
rsuiter TO the amount of S6s sos. II.
restored stock valued at So 45O. Swan
is 80 years old. lie has n wife and twn
children, and has lived beyond bis In,
come In the endeavor 70 support them In
style. He speonlated ia 4toeAs. He va,
placed nnder 5000 bail.
The Inspection board OF which Roa,
Admiral Jouett is president has b4sn
ordeEed TO tins James river, neac Rteb.
mond, 10 League Island and to Nsw YJyE
10 examine tbs ironciads laid In at tbo,e
places. This Is in pursuance OF Ina etene
which Secretary Tracy is til "a ~.
quaint linself as oarly az nuss:ole wifi
the exact condition Of all too vessels OF
lne navy, ana to ascertain whet is neoes.
ssfy' ava ~hat time 1t would require, to
nave them ready Tor active service
The wreck of the bark q. T. peitenpiIl
OF Portland, Me, Captain Q. O, White
mas been found by Captain Barnard on ia
Philndelphia tug argus, IN Chesapsake
Gay. The wreck lies hetween the tail OF
the "Horseshosn and Cape Henry, ia ava
tathoms OF water, in the tFlok " yssqels
gong ou' and enterir e the capes. She il
on her siaiboafd beatq end. Her N yg.n-
mast is gone By the deck, aud eh. i
rapidly breaking up. There is no trace
OF the crew, and there is little doubt that
IL men who formed it have pefisbe1.
Congress at its last session made mn
appropriation Of tl5000O 10 ba ~,
pended IN the repair Of the United Statea
vessels, the money previously approoti.
ated Tor this purpose having tesn ex.
hausted and the work having beon nj.
pended for several months. The work Of
repair will BIS resumed Monday nj inc
various pnvy yards. The Ttuugo,s and
Adams will DO repaired at Mare Island.
the JAuastawn nni Peaaeaala a. Nor.
folk, the Portsmouth and saratopa at
Portsmouth, N II and the Boston and
Yauic at New York.
serious cavern Of the surface proupd
has occurred at Scranton, Pa Ejpbt
chambtra III the a foot win and ,boaa
ntfeclly an'Vs ia TIE rock in or fhe
Gno'rhl Ooii,ery Company have caved in
tnese chambers are almost directly mn
der the centre Of the Hyde PArk a. ction
The north wall of the Wsshoufn sttett
Presbyterian Church building is mu5b
out OF plumb. The residence Of the Rev
D. J, stearns, the pastor of the church
and that of Mine Superintendent HUGHES
are thrown ont of shape by the crush, as
also are the dwellings, Of Helen PuIyNr
and Wesley tanning.