Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17

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Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong, a daughter
OF General Roger Johnson, OF Revolution
airy fame, died In Frederick, Md, Fri
day, aged % years.
It is shown by October crop report by the
Ohio State Board Of Agriculture that the
wheat product of that state aggregates
37.O00,000, q surprisingly large yield.
The approximate" gross earnings OF the
entire Atchison system for september are
reported at S2,6l7 ,5i3, against $2,475,56i
for the corresponding month OF last year.
Official returns of the election In Indian
apoiis give Sullivan, Democrat, for msyor,
/ 1863 majority. The majority for Swift,
Democrat, for city clerK, is 1883. The
board OF aldermen Is tie, but the Demo-
Gratis have five majority Ia the council.
Harry r Clifford, formerly bookkeeper
for Gibson, Parish & Co., IN Chicago, and
under Indictment for stealing t25,OO0 from
them, walked into court on Friiry and
gave bail ia tho sum OF $4,000, Cltiord's
attorney says 10 will stand trial and has a
| clear defence.
Judge Oliver, who delivered an address
| at the unyeiline of the Tabaret status on
| Thursday, IN Ottawa, Ontario, and, on be-
| half of the aiuInnt association, handed II
| over TO the keeping Of the Ottawa Un,ver-
sity authorities, caught cold ut the banquet
| given by the senate and the faculty Of the
university Thursday evening and Withdrew
| dying shortly hlterwarb,
| The report of the assignees of the River
side OsWe3o Mills Company OF Providence,
Il. l., which failed last August, shows lia-
| bilities OF $3,U00, 500, against which there
are assets of Z ,66i 1877, not including the
plants. The appraised valuation of the
plants ia estimated at S574 $50, but the cost
OF both plants as appears by the company's
books Is no less taEl Sl,543.93O.
Near Bradford, Pa, GU Thursday night,
| while the family of Patrick Daily were mt
supper, Daily went into the kitchen TO turn
Off part OF the natural gas from the stove,
and by some mistake shut tho throttle
tight. Turning 1t on again the house sud
denly filed with gas, and an explosion fol-
lowed. Daily rushed ont for assistance.
but his wife and three cons, aged from 10
70 years, we're overcome by the flames and
persisted In the house, which wes consuIncd
in few minutes. Daily was severely
burned.
Advless from Mexico say the bill to grant
concession TO Henry o. Ferguson and
William II. Ellis. the two colored nen from
Texas who propose to colonize lands In tne
states OF 0axSoa, Guerrero, Vera Cruz,
Mchoacan aud San Luis Potosi with
negroes from Texas aud other American
states, has passed the lower house Of con-
grsss with Uut one dissenting vote and has
gone to the senate. it is believed that the
bill will pass md be signed by President
DtGg. Ferguson and Ellis expect that
"a, coo negroes from Texas alone will move
10 Mexico nnt raise cotton on these lands
and that many thousands OF industrious
blacks skilled In the cultivation OF cotton
will follow them from states east OF the
Mississippi! river.
WITH respect to the Montana election the
Helena Herald says the state senate will ht
tie politically. The iieutenant-governor
j. T.. Richards, is Republican, so the sen
ate will be virtually Il Republican body. Il
is now estimated that the Democrats havt
a majority OF five in the lower house. bu
the Republicans exueet this to be reduced
70 two or three, II not wiped out altogether
By .hs official count. In one county, Mad
Ison, tho result on one representative de
ponds on whether or not three votes at {
certain precinct shall DO counted and tht
attorney general has been asked to decide
the matter. In Jefferson county two mem
bers arc elected hy maloritias OF i've and L
respectively.
the New York World, tt the corner OF Farl
Row and Frankfort street, In New lorl
CITY, was laid Thursday afternoon, b!
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr,, the 4'years-old son o
the proprietor of the World. The ceremonie
consisted of an invocation by Bishop
futile of Missouri, reading OF chblsRrau
from MIR. Pulitzer address by Coloue
, COckerill, leading al itor OF the World. al
grafton by Chauncey NJ, Depew and
speech by Governor HILL The building
will DO of the renaissance style OF aren't
lecture, of grant eaud red sandstone, witt
n front OF ll5 feet on Park Row and Is
feet on Frankfort street. 1t will be 10 storie
. 10 height, and from the roof will spring
dome IS feet In height aud cupola 20 lee
high, a 80 foot flag pole surrounding all
The top OF the cupola will be 800 feet abov
the sidewalk. 49,. ~.