Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07
IN GENERAL.

The first Triennial Oonciaye of th,
PatEiarchs Militant of the Independsn
rider of Odd Fellows opened MondaJ
"a Chicago
Exceedingly warm weather prevail
throughout Ontario, this temperature 81
he Toronto observatory Monday bein
aJo in the shade, the highest poip
seaehed in the last two years.
The hot weather of the past week All
aAd disastrous effect upon the crops
Minnesota and the Dakotas. The COS
crop has sutf yred most and the wheat wi,
: Of poorer quality than usual.
Willie and Freddie Preston, aged. rD
s'sctivsiy, 9 and 10 years, brothers, am
! qupils OF Girard College, were drowne,l
Aonday morning while bathing in til
| WIssRhickon at Amber, Penna.
Nels O. Nelson, OF Grafton, North d..
| aots, Monday committed suicide while
insane. He had bsrricaded mis- store for
three days, and killed himself when the
door was forced by the local authorities
William Sayre, aged IL years, son Of
ne owner OF the SAyre House, al Oeeaq
(Itove, poisoned himself on Sunday nigh;
3y taking corrosive suolimate in mistak,
Tor whisky, and is in critical condition.
The records of the pension office Il
tue month of July show that 10 81 pan
7on certiti oRtes were issued, and that I'll.
lumber OF applications filed under tt
Ast OF June 9th, 1880, ls, spproximatslY,
5000.
A Des MoineB dispatch says that cs,,,.
aidefable damage was done at Spirit Lake.
70 Iowa pie sure resort, by the storm q
in, NI.a
unchanged, and it ia feared that SONS a
he boats on the lake were caps!zei aul
the occupants drowned.
A severe wind storm, accompanied By
torrents of rain, swept over Hammond.
Ind, and vicinity on Sunday, destroyine
trees and buildings in its track. Several
people are reported to have been killed al
Wolf Lake by the fall of an ice house,
which was torn from its found atoms by
the wind.
Peter Letter of Kansas City, Missouri.
was found dead in his store on MONDAY,
having committed suicide some days
previous by shooting himself through
the head; $1,000 in United States bonds
and $3.50 in gold, which were found in
the place, were willed to relatives in
Germany.
Assistant Secretary Bussey has refused
an application for pension for depen-
dent mother whose son died in mil tary
prison, to which he lad been committed
for theft. The objection had been urged
that the guilt of the soldier had not been
established by tribunal having jurisdic
ton, but Gen. Bussey holds that the mil
itary court had jurisdiction.
Charles II. Tongue and wife OF Phila-
delphia, who had been spending the |
summer at Magnolia, eight miles below |
Camden, were struck and killed by
while walking on the Read
ine's Atlantic City railroad, near Mag.
nolia, on Thursday evening. Mr.. Tongue
was foremsn OF Bailey, Banks & Biddle's
repair shop.
The majority of the House committee
on the contested election case Of Good
rich versus Bullock, from the Second
Florida district, presented its report
Monday. It discusses the alleged OBJ
J ruotion of oolorsd voters and decides
hat Goodrich is entitled to the seat. The
committee throw out the majority of 8, 1856
Totes returned for Bullock and give Good
ich majority of 337.
While workmen were digging trench
the rear OF 69 Elizabeth street, New
York city, Monday afternoon, they
ound two human skulls and q lot OF
Iuman bones. The place where thew
Eere found is just back of the old Armory
tall, used for years as notorious dive
y Billy MeGlory. Other human remains
Tere found near the same spot fortnight |
go. The police took charge OF the skulls
nd bones and cent notice OF the matter
D the coroner.
All the employees of the Carbon Iron
)ompsny, ct Pittsburg, struck Monday
fternoon because of an attempt to start
ne pudding department with negroes
he puddiArs struck month ago for IS
or tom for pudding, but the firm refused
grant the demands and the men quit
ork. Monday As negroes were put to
ork and all the other employees, mum.
ering 500, came out, causing q suspen-
on OF work in the entire mill. Threats
bodily harm have been made against
ie new Corners, and lively times are ex.
eoted before the strike ia settled.
The public debt statement issued on !
ridsy shows reduction of $685., 1857 /
lring July; cash in the treasury, Sos !
I2,957. The following items, heretofore r
ported under the head of ''interest. a
caring debt" will no longer appear in i
70 debt Statement under that head a
onds issued to Pacific roads, $64 $685.. :
u; navy pension fund, $14, OO6, 900; i
tai, $TS, 623, 5l2; and. for purposes OF n
'mparison, they are also omitted from Il
g totals reported in this statement for 4
9 month of June, 1890. Under the head Q
debt bearing no interest,"" there is 10. .
nded the sum of $54,207, 975.75, .
9 balance of the fund on do.
sit with the treasurer of the
nited States for the redemption OF al
ties of national banks ''failed," rin | b
luidation," and reducing circulation" a
vered INTO the treasury, under the rro i,
siona OF the act of Congress Of july
tn, 1890, and the available cash iu the
'asury, July 3lst, 1890, ia increased by 4,
corresponding amount. u