Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
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An English syndicate Ia reported to be
negotiating for the purchase of the granite
business OF Quincy, Massachusetts, about
~, 000,0 900 being the rrice.
The new steamship Seguranca. for tho
United States aad BrBzilisn Mail Steamship
Company was launced at Roach's shipyard,
Chester, Pa, on Saturday.
Hon. John q. Carlisle was, on Saturday,
elected United Stetes senator by the Ken
lucky assembly In joint session. He re-
ceivei 107 votes. Mr.. Adams, Republican,
recslyed Is.
The schooner Jeseie Brech, from Toledo
for Garden Islands, has boon found cap
sized near Nine Mile Point, 10 Lake Erie,
aud all on board, eight In number, are be.
lieved to be lost.
The niece OF Bishop BachmRn Of the
Moravian Church, Miss Allie al. Garnaud,
on Saturday committed suicide by hanging
herself In the cellar OF the bishops resi-
deuce, In Bethlehem, Pa. while laborlng
under temporary alteration Of mind.
1t is said that the contract awarded to A.
Daggert for furnishing the post-of1lee do
partment with postal cards Will bs
terminated by the postmaster general this
wess. Il Is stated theJ the cards have been
deficient both in quality and quantity.
Cardinal Gibbons, who had been for "
eral days confined TO his house, went to
Washington Sunday and administered CON
tirmatiOn IN the Church OF tho Immaculate
Conception. The ca -dlnal no. being strong
enough to preach. dis chancellor, the Rev.
P. j. Danahus, delivered tho sermon.
| Colonel ". L. Capaday. W had been
sergeant. at .arms Of tho Senate since 1881,
has resigned. Tho candidates for his
| place are representative Valentine OF
| Nebraska, Colonel swords OF Iowa and
/ ex Sheriff Leeds OF Philadelphia. The
! oh, IA hali IN ha hat
ami Valentine.
Henry Hastan died In IIeesburg. Va, on
Sunday. Ae was Gn Englishmsn, but served
IN the Confederate artillery and on General
Early's stat fl, At the time OF mis- death he
was a member of the Virginia state seeate
q director In the Washington and Ohic
branch o. the Richmond & Denville rail-
road spstem and large stakeholder In the
concern.
At the session OF the Railroad Conductors
Association fl Rochester, on Saturday, thu
following officers we're elected: Crane
ghlef Conductor, d. e. CLARK, Ogden, Utah
Grand Junior Conductor, j. ID. Shults
Rochester; Grand Inside Sentinel, Il. j
Dorsey. Winnipeg; Grand Outside Sentinel
L. S. Butler. Sioux Ditv, Iowa; member o
executive committee, Il. Z Fitzgerald, st
Louis; menber Of insurance COMMITTEES
sam, Phlpps, PhillipsburG, New Jersey
Tho next convention will be held at ut
Louis.
A telegram from Prescott, Arizona, say
tho greatest achievement yet made II
heliogEaphing was accomplished durtnt
practice in that department on Friday, b.
Lieutenant Wlttenmeyer, who signalled
message by q single lash 125 miles from
Mount Reno, near Fort Mcdowell, to Noun
Graham, near Fort Grant, where 1t was re
ceiyed by Captain Murray. The latter, b
tn ming mis- instrument flashed the messaR
to Fort Huaehuaca, a distance of 90 miles
making distance OF 2i5 miles. with
single Intervening station. The longes
distance heretofore made with sigma
! flash Is said 10 be about 10 miles.
The time for the trial OF the Justin dy
Mantle ehell has bHen set for Tuesday, tn
9th Inst, AT Peiryvilie. Madison countS
New York. The firing Will begin al 2.3o I
M. Invitations have nesn sent TO the men
befs OF the cabinet, diplomatic corps an
, leading officers Of the army and navy. man
, OF whom 1t is expected will be present. Th
! experiment will consist at FIRST of satisfat
! tory proof OF the nature and quality OF th
!, dynamite used, aud aecond, this firing froi
] a nine.inch Blakely iifle cannon, and wilt
service charges of powder of six nlne-tnc
steel shells, Al inches long, containing lare
bursting charges OF No. 1 dynamite.
: At Chicago on Saturday the Chicago
!. Northwestern road gave notice OF
q first-class rate between ChicaR anc I
i Paul, to go Into effect on Monday. I'll
/. Burlington announced IS rate from
4 Louis to Denver, and 81 rate from !
d Louis to Minneapo Is and st. Paul. II
:. Atchison announced Ga rate from Kans
a CITY, Leavenworth, Atchison and st. JOSEF
n to Pueblo. Colorado Servings and Denver,
cut OF SO So. The Illinois Central a
l. nonnced &c rate from Chicago to {
|. Louis and q % rate to SprinRtield. III
4 Missouri Pacific announced II rate fro
/ Kansas City TO Omaha and IS rate fro
a Sr. Louis to Omaha.
It A telegram from Topeka, Kansas, dat
7, Saturday,, eays that for the first time In d
q years intoxicating liquors are being 80
|. openly In that city. Charles Bahrer, age
o for a leading wholesale house, on Fr!d
Is opened up an "original package" shop
q Kansas avenue, the principal street In 4
l. city. His stock consisted OF carload
10 beer In CAGES, containing "a bottles eac
Before evening the entire stock had be
a disposed OF. Nothing eas.than case "
10 sold In any Instance. The unuSupl sight
d the sale OF Intoxicating liquors attract
,r many people to the ''oriKinal packag
ia shop, and this sidewalk In front Of the pla
4, was crowded all day by people who We
r curious 10 SEQ how II was done. BAH
n, says that 'she has no fear Of the state 10
* and will hereafter deal In original pat
as ages of whisky and vine as we'll as bee
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