Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
IN GEEERAL.

| t1Rt th6 ueht luz tue putouhhe VI tub nine
Hewer pipe works in that vicinity by an
English syndicate has been consummated.
The annual Commencement exercises
of the Indian Training School at Oar
lislo, took place yesterday week before
large audience. Tie graduates num-
bered Is.
John Crouch, wealthy farmer, aged
rs years, his wife, aged 10 years, and his
son Andrew, aged 80 years, were found
murdered in their home at Bentlsysville,
Pa, yesterday week. Robbery lie sup
posed to have been the object OF the muir
derers. They left no clus.
Natural gas was struck in great quauti-
ties in Pulaski, New York, Tuesday weev.
Six hundred feet OF iron piping was
blown out Of the we'll and the derrick
and machinery destroyed. The noise OF
escaping gas woke up all the villagers at
midnight Salt water was Bpouted out Of
the we'll to great height.
The Pennsylvania state commission,
which controls the soldiers orphan
schools, has leased the buildings at ohes-
ter Springs, and will open an orphans
school at that place. The children from
sit. Joy School, Lancaster county, and
White Hall School, Cumberland county,
will be taken to Chester Springs at the
close Of the term.
dispatch from Scottdale, Pa, says
that the threatened strike OF the 8, 900
men employed at the coke works OF
Ftick d o., has been ayertad. A con-
ference OF National Master Workman
Whtohorn and National Secretary Rae
was held with General Manager Lynch of
the Frick Company, last night week, and
the matter was amicsbly settled.
Paymaster General Thomas H. LOCKER
has resigned the Office Of chief of the
bureau Of provisions and clothing on &C.
count CT i'll health, and the Secretary CT
the Navy has accepted his resignation, to
take effect upon the appointment and
qualification Of his successor. He will
be granted leave of absence, and in case
his health doss not improve he will be
placsd on the retired list.
The flannel auction sale begun in New
York Tuesday, week ended yesterday wssk.
The amount realized was about ", 000,-
OOO. The attendance OF out OF town
buyers WAS large, and the price1 obtained
were satisfactory. The twilled white
brought from 19t to 27tc.; twilled
thnoles, l5 to 2lt mixtures from 90 TO
2ilo.; twilled scarlets, AZ ! to GOO. Rear
ssrRegray blankets sold at $3.05 per pair.
The citizsns' ticket was successful at
the annual town election in Long Branch,
n. j, on Tuesday week. Those elected
were: Board of Commissioners at Large,
Thomas IL. Wooley. Henry b. Sherman
pnd Thomas MoKennR; FIRST ward.
Charles Themes; Second ward, Robert
Toppin; Third ward, Benjamin p Morris;
Fourth ward, Edward w. Reid Collector,
Samuel \. Durham; AsaeBsor, Stephen A.
Nelson.
Word was received in Bethlehem, Pa,
yesterday week that W. W. Thurstcn, pres
ideut OF the Bethlehem Iron Company
and president of the Juruasa Iron Com
pauy OF Cuba, died in London, England,
Tuesday night week. He was returning
with his family from trip along the
Milo, whore no had gone for his health.
Wharton Barker OF Philadelphia, his
cousin, was with him ut the time of his
death. His wife is g daughter OF the late
V. Coppee Mitchell OF Philadelphia.
The directors of the Lshigh Valley
railway, the Buffalo h Geneva rail Jay
snd the Geneva & Van EttenVille railway
met last week in Buffalo, and consolidated
the three companies into one under the
corporate n-me Of "rhe Lehigh Valley
Railway Company This eonsolidates
under one mOnagam mt the line now in
operation between Buffalo and Lancaster,
on which work hAs already begun from
Lancaster to Geneva and the line from
Geneva to sayre, Pa, making q tTsckage
of 255 miles. new board OF directors
was elected. e. +. WILDER, president OF
the Lehigh Valley railroad, is president
OF the new company.
The steamer Parisian arrived st Que
bek yesterday week from Liverpool. Wnen
she was OF the banks Of Newfoundland
heavy fog prevailed, and the stsamer pro-
i ceeded at the rats OF six miles an hour.
Suddenly the lookout sighted huge
/ iceberg about 40 yards ahead. The eu-
, Rines were immediately reversed, but tie
/ steamer ran on portion OF the iceberg
to distance Of about IL feet For time
the huge chip shivered from the shock,
, and great excitement prevailed on b3nrd,
? pspic being prevented only by the self
! possession displayed by tho officers. She
lay on her btoRdside full minute, and
Captain Richie ordered all hRnda on
deck and the crew 20 stand by the boats.
. The weasel, however, soon settled back
i into clear wster unirjursd.
Tho President on Friday nominated Eugene
[ W, rrntt md Uayi L. Sturges To be assistant
Q appraisers at NOW York.
: The senate 0u Friday confirmed Pay lnsnor-
y tor Edwin stewart % ho chief Of the hnrnnu OF
o prNyi ions nnl pHrmastcr general nt the navy.
q The vito Of rshnp Churton of Nassau, died
/. on MAY 18TH Of h"nrt failure, on hoard the
sionmer Cicniur'o+, which arrived at New
Nork on Fritay from Wost Indian ports. The
bfA wps brought 10 port
a Mrs. 81 vanlerwe la, Rrod 90 ycarE WINS m in
. bod nj her home NJ Vow iurk.on Friday, when
: The woman in hor fright jumped from third.
9 ators window anil was Instantly killed
- Frnul, r. Echnmcmra was found nj his home
a IN nrn9klyn, Vow York on Friday morning
q bound Gagged aud under the Influence nj
rhlnrnf9rm HE watch mud money were gone
u" said he Ind No rnrnlcctinn II hRvinr honrt
or 4cen nnvone IN Ills room during tho night
The holy If Paul TOuk, n wealthy f1rmcr
l. WIS found hanging 10 tree ncnr Rcverly
4 West VIRGINIA, % last nIrht woek, IIe dis
Npp"nrel on Nny lat. ~ he WING mn tmportHn
: witness aThin-t his NEPHEW In n trial ~ M
2 hitter for murlcrit - believed he was pllt on
u Of tho why 10 prevent MIN rom teatifying
l. Mas Margaret DoaraRs n wealthy Indy, wa
tannl dNsd in h"r yari IN McKrosport, Pa, o.
wound In hcr hnnk lTcr ncnhew Ms nrrnstct
O. on suspicion. IN the sHtne city "a tlrsla,
r morning the murdered body Of John CrurI WI
q lonnl IN mill yard Tho murderer il un
= ! known,
2 NJ. W0ltcr A. Prid, mo esprit postmaster,
- whomnhc n large harvest Il ono-donr hll
II on Friday sentenced in HE Eut0l Statrs cnlr
nj Grnnl lfnnids, Ninhirnn, 10 nnr yours i'm
prsnnmrni IN the House ~ Correction H.
WIS convicted Of using tho matls for frauduleu
ss David Stratton 81 nrnwntuwu. 10 rilcs from
u thHtlrs'0n, W's Nirriria, wh4 found hy hi
T., VITO diving IN the luadsldo pcnr their home ol
Al Thursday W0rni". Ills skull WIS frartnrr
u Mccoy lnd hc belonged 10 tho Mot nv fartiou
~ y -lunn59l 10 have been murdered by on