Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15
IN GEN ERAL.

Tho QWelllng OF jacob hramor, IN Done
gal township, Pa, was wrecked by tor
nado on Saturday night. Kramer and his
wife were fatally injured.
General Julius White, ex-minister to the
Argentine Replolic, died on Monday at his
residence IN Evanston, Ill. He was proml-
nent as a Union soldier during the late war.
He WAS CA airs OF age.
Edward Bennett, a negro convict In
Herne, Texas, committed criminal assault
upon u white woman on Saturday. On
Sunday be was taken from jail by a mob
and was hanged to tree.
The chief OF the bureau OF statistics re-
ports that the total value OF the exports OF
domestic mineral oile from the United
States during the north of April. 1880, was
S3,7l6 $685. for April, 1889, the figures were
$3,64l ,49J.
The stealIngs OF BooEkseper whitney
from the National City Bank OF Albany, N.
y, are now said to exceed 100000. 4 run
on the bsnG was expected on Monday ,abut
the deposits are reported to have e2oseded
the amounts Withdrawn.
The state board Ct railroad commissioners
of Missouri on Monday decided that here
after the practice must be abandoned OF
collecting extra fare from passengers who
fall to buy tickets, whore this extra fare Is
In excess OF the statutory rate.
At a meeting OF Roman Catholics In Pitts.
burg on sunday night, an organization was
formed, TO be known as the American Fed
era'ion Of Catholic Societies. 1t ia proposed
TO consolidate all the Catholic organizations
In the country under that name.
The tor ado which wrecked Akron, o hio,
on Saturday night, visited Limavllle,
where Il number Of mouse were badly dam
aged. At the house OF Amos Hart, girl
buby, 19 months old, was killed, and Mrs.
Hart ana daughter were badly hurt.
The loss By the burning of the old en-
ginear storshouee at Wlllet's Point Long
Island, on Saturday, Is now estimated at
not more than si5 900. Colonel King, COM
manting he post, has ordered an iuvestl-
cation of the origin OF the fire, incendiar-
Ign being alleged.
Crop reports from 65 counties In Iowa
show that the crop outlook Is somewhat
improved BY tho rain fall of last week, and
with average lem perstUre and precipitation
the remainder Of the season, tbs crop OF
cereals will be ample. Corn planting is
well advanced, aud iheseed Is terminating.
Hon. Reuben Il. Thrall, said to he the
Oldest practlclng attorney In the Uaited
States, died IN Rutland. Vt, on Sunday,
aged IS years. He had cases On the DOCKET
OF the county and supreme court at the
time Of his death. He was stere-attorney in
1886, aud an old.time Abolitionist and GO.
worker with William Lloyd Garrison.
Marshal Johnson, with % prisoners,
CHARGED with Illicit distilling, reached Gov
instou, Ky, Monday from Plnevile. He
was accompanied by seven guards ard rs
witnesass. Marshal Johnson had not heard
OF tbs repo ted murder of Captain Haw.
kins, revenue officer, and 23 men, when lie
LETT PlnevItle, and his Judgment Ia that 1t Is
mistake
The encouragement Of the United States
has tesn informed by Marshal Weeks OF
Northern Florida, thlt he has arrested tu
Leon county, three men, two for violation
~ election laws and one for conspiracy.
He says that affairs IN tho Stale ara iInprOy-
Ing, aud that ''the Pres dents letter In re-
gard to The enforcement OF the laws Is
gradually causing change OF sentiment
among the people"
mortgare has been placed on record In
Chippewa Falls, Wis, by the Wisconsin
Iron Company. Ii Il given 20 the Iassa-
ohusettg Loan Rad Trust Company. Tho
amount is 81 ,50J,Gl rad covars 5,936 acres
IN Ashland county, $50 acres ia
Chippewa, 4 99l Ia ~. CroiN, 9, 9Si In Pierce
and IS $40 In Tagior; this ght Of way
through ST. CroiX county; also, land Ia
Pierce and Dunn counties and tire minerals
and saw mills or such lands.
Edward Reed, oleTE at the southern
white lead works, In Chicago, was fatally
shot Monday by George Barley, a striker.
BArtl5y AMI another striker entered the
ErorkS somewhat Intoxicated and was
fhatish ny he men ia the establishment.
Reed, who had tskon M part iu the talk,
WAS sat upon ny Barley. The clerk dis
armed thu sttiEer AMI threw the revolver
away, but Bart ey ina d,ately recovered
the weapon ana sho. Reed in tha brel-t.
The UniJed States s,aGrnhr Essex, now at
New York, will proNaoY he sent TO the
European station apd viii be the sole rep
resantHtiys OF this 4 vsrnnent on that sta.
tion until some OF the vtss-s nov under
construction are compatei. l. was
originally Intended to sand Ills vessel TO
Brsall, hut tn will NOT ba done row that
the Squadron of Evoiutiel is sotns there.
carry the remains OF Inventor Ericsson to
Sweden, the land of his birth. Tue Eater
priae, which was to have performed this
service, will be attached to the North At
lantic station, relieving the Yautio and
GalepR,