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

| lashes Tor WITHDRAWING.
Earthquake shocks lasting half minute
were ielt IN the City OF Mexico and through
out Guerrero yesterday week.
Heavy frosts have so damaged the beans
and corn In the Valley OF Mexico that only
half crops will be harvested.
Maurice Aller, who was shot in Wash.
ington by Frauk Ward about four months
ago, died on Thursday night. Ward was re-
arrested.
The four-story morocco shop of Peter
SIN & Sons, In Salem, Massachusetts, was
burned Friday. The loss Is estimated at
100000, partially insured.
Judge Garrison, in Camden, Thursday
remanded ChAlsley Lsconey, accused o.
the murder OF his niecs, TO the custody OF
the sheriff to await the action OF the grand
jury.
Surgeon.gaueral Hamilton OF the Marine
Hospital service has bsen authorized By the
President to keep open the quarantine sta
tIons at Delaware Breakwater, Tortuges
Keys, sapslo Sound and Cape Charles.
Forty thousand persons attended the
interstate fair In Trenton, n j., Thursday.
Ex Governor AoDett and General =. Bard
Grub, this rival glSarnstorial cantidates,
were present Governor Green also ut
tended.
The North Alabama Lumber Company OF
Bridgeport, Aigbsna, recently organized
with a capital stock Of 600 fully paid
up, was ATTACHED by creditors Thursday.
| Delay In the commencement OF operations
| Is though to have caused the eEearrass-
ment. The liabilities era about slDI,0lO,
/ and the assets are estimated at nearly
| 500. eco.
| statement prepared at the pension
| office shows tnst the number OF certificates
| for original pensions issued during the
mouths OF Jlly, August and September
1888, was sI05, and during tho correspond
Ing months Of the present year, 1860
| The certificates issued during tho last three
months were as foliows duly, 4.3l3;
August, ,23l and 5sptsmte., SIPS.
The Railtody Age, n ia next Issue, will
publish statistic, Of the railway Building il
The United States during the frs nine
months OF the current year. Il finds that
over $500 miles Of main Inns track hdve
been lgid since the year began, and that the
probabilities srs that fully 600 miles, aud
perhaps more, Will have b3en c2nplaed
before tha end Of the year.
Grea. scarcity Of food and water is re.
ported IL the Northwest Territory, along
inc American bouuday lina. Stock l. al
ready suffering In consequences. Owing 10
the unusually dry season the amount Of nay
put rp was small and immense stretches OF
prairie Lave lately been burned over. The
outlook is So tiscOuraEins that some
ranches offer TO give thsi- ca:.le away,
knowing that death from starvation Is al
most certain.
, Gereral Ash p. Blunt died on Friday 10
Manchester, n. E. aged 81 years. He served
, throughout the war for the Union as adj
jutant OF the Third Vermont Volunteers,
! and has since bsen almost constantly In th9
! military service OF the Uaited states. lie
2 had charge OF the military station = Fort
LeavensHorth from 1877 . 1888, and at the
a are~ sfFf ~ gs.
: master az Boston. Last Saturday ne re-
oaiYed hts commission as major.genera
United States army.
Ia their report submitted Thursday the
committee OF experts, Appointed by the
mayor to examine into the character and
: quality Of the Diamond street paving, Pail.
= adelphia, found that the Work "hRd beer
done In substantial ana worsmanlikt
manner, fully II accordance with the spirit
of the specifications, and as 70 material
y literally exceeding all stipulated require
9 Ilents.' The mayor dressed tbs contrsc
= tor to proceed with the work Fiiiay.
= sensation was created az Little Falls
Minnesot9, Thursday morning, b. the dis
IL covery that drs. ]. p. sand, wife OF tbs
|. deputy sheriff had taken her husbands re
y voyer AID keys, and so IN money. anc
= had liberated and eloped with Johi
% Mitchell, under sentence for highway rob
a berry, Mitchell Is 20 years of age and IN
= woman 40. She leaves not only her hus
band, but three children, the eldest OF ther
"A being the same age as Mitchell.
d 1t is reported from st. Louis that tn
II Missouri AntiTtust law "has prcclpttate
70 the formation OF another great nations
" combination All the blgglne interest
ii Of the Tntted States will shortly consol
o. date under the name Of the American MAJ
ii u'a3tu'iag Company OF NHw York. Warren
Jones Il Graz OF 81. Louis, head OF IN
jute baPging trust, are aaii TO be the prltn
movers In the new organization, l.. va
nj stated Thursday that about 20 different "a
Il tories a. various poiGts were 70 be AhaOrbe
a. into the American Manufacturing Compan
Nd IN carrying out the present scheme.
Of The steamer Geographic from Moutrel
hs for southampton, with cattle and merchdl
ut die, collided with the Now Scotia sailin
nv vess-l Mianle Swift, A. mites on 81. Pierl
"a. Mlqlel6W, at 2 o'clock on Wednesta
A morning. The swift sank within two NIL
Ia utes, drowning about 10 persons. ineiudi1
OF two women and three children. II
Vi Others, with part Of Norwegian ere
rs, previously picked up, got on board Il
en- steamer. THAI also sank nine hours aft
IL, the collision. Her captain and 10 me
were picked up from boat by a paeslr
schooner and taken TO s.. Pi-rTe. TS
other hoats, containing about So person
u are missing.
ne II. ii, WTl5Ut, CLERK OF l1FQ0h" ~ ID't III
Of nitura dealers OF Boston, Friday at no.
ie. took $500 IN checks and bills to one OF Il
is. banks ID that city 10 be deposited. He b
ate tho money Ia Il common leather wallet, ii
tor thls he laii down on the railing, Eeepil
'cl. his hand upon T. while hs waited for
az, teller 10 take 1t. Two men approached hI
ted a few moments after he entered AMI oue
sn them asked HIN where the post.c!liea vi
. Wright informed him, raising hts ha
from the wallet and poiatine In the PROF
direction, AT the same time turning NV
8 nom the rail slightly. Tho 4eiond m
an picked up tbs wallet and quickly vanlsnt
gst The first one kept Wright In co4yersaH
pea an. then also withdrew. Tnore Is no el
an. to either OF them.
ear Both branches Of Phila ielph!e city COZ
Mi ell we're in session Thur day. Select cot
fAd Cd passed hrally the ordinance giving
Iur' Pennsylvania Railroad Company permits
art, r. cross aud occupy certain streets In
ERE FIRST ana YwGGty.slStn wsrts. nhs r,
road committee reported fAEOrAbly hi!lS
auynori2- the Fgatkt0tt Il southwark L
4surar Railway Company 10 extend
fire tracks On Front Cui n'hsr streets, and
day uu,huriz. the MRrshsll Street and CHtEr!
wen aud Eainbri1E1 Streets Railway CompH!
has % ccngtrupt railways. Common c6Et
.son pass" finally th@ ordinance Gutlnta
.rol. Tie Pennsylvania RAILROAD Company to
7. A t9ui it, tracks In the First and ITeI
b IL .ix'h ward, and 10 coRstrlt IN Iron Gft
ably over Jones street, between Seventeenth
Eighteenth, and directing the rem5Ta
tho market sheis on CallOwhii street.