Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24

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The Boston Fruit aud Produce Exchange
Gns,day adopteus reso i1.ions asking Con
ErssS GOT to !ncrease the duty on oranges 1
and !eclous,
The New York police are looking for |
man who has been dubbed Jack the Ink |
Singer" He throws Ing on women's |
dresses from syringe.
The Presbytery Of Oeiar Rapids, Iowa.
Tuesday unanimously voted In favor OF |
revision. Tho North River Pfesbytery also |
voted Tor revision Tuesday.
james Morgan, az operator In the Erie
tower at Howells, N. X, was examining |
pistol Monday morning, ard 1t went oil.
The bullet entered the head OF Frank Grier,
aged II years, killing him instantly.
william Il. MCPHERSON, missing town
Treasurer OF Canton, Mass, returned homo
on Monday night. He denies having taken
any OF tbs town funds, and says he went
away teoause he was be ny talked about.
The Troy Methodist Conference, In SEES
slua IN Saratoga, New Yois, on Monday de.
clded to oppose abolishing the corps OF
army chaplsins, and to ask that II be en-
lGrged aud provided with better facilities.
A telegram from Wllkesbarre says that
the wife OF PliiSh blacksmith IN Ply
mouth, Pa, Tuesday "gave birth 70 four
children, all Of whom are healthy. She
has beea married three years and has six
children"
Rear Admiral Brown says Of the cruiser
Charleston that hers was The most SUCCESS
tui trial trip ever made by "A new war ship.
With ten and six Inch guns, two Of the
targets were destroyed at distance OF
1850 feet.
The Indictment against John Knnzs, the
Cronia susps3t, WAS Monday stricken from
thu court records III Chicago, at the request
Of states Attorney Longenecker, who stated
that he had no lew evidence against him
and did not expect to get any.
TheE Senate Tuesday confirmed Il. O.
Weeks to he Unlted States marshal for
northern Florida; E. A. Williams, surveyor
general Of North Dakota; g. A. Van Glssan,
postmaster at Montclair, N. j., and j. W.
NeWlin postmaster at Eiiilyille. N. j.
The Philadelphia steamer Elizabeth and
the Chesapeake Towing Company's tug
Chicago were In collision at Baltimore on
Mond0y. A good sized hole was stove In the
Elixaoeth's port side, near the after gang
way,
The indictment in Chicago against Frank
Woodruff, alias Black, charging him with
completely In the murder of the late DR., p.
Il. Cronla, vas dlenlssed Monday by con-
sent OF the STATE. All indictment Tor horse
stealing still stands against him.
A telegram from Tacoma, Washington,
says that the raising of q subsidy Of
siDUuU, III SUHhlutEHlIuu OI WHICH Iu5
Pacific Mall Steamship Company will run a
line OF steamers between Tacoma, f9ko-
hama and Hong Kong, has hesn completed.
A telegram from Baltimore says that the
schooner W. Ii. Brintield has sunk of Point
no-Polnt. Mate David Prinn and Ssamen
John Harkum, JOHN Belts and Robert Eli.
son, ali colorej, were drowned. The
schooner wGs loaded with railroad ties for
Baltimore.
4 Thn tNtfs ne ha
| on Trust Tuesday formally retired from
! the control OF the company and turned It's
/ Offices aud property over to its successor,
! tho American Cotton Oil Company, which Is
| Incorporated under the laws OF New Jersey.
jules AtdiGe was elected president.
| The Fall River steamer Puritan, which
grounded OF the rocks ut Helgate on Sat-
uriay last, was placed on the dry dock at
| New York Monday. It was found that a
nUle, lug fact long and, i'll some places, rs
! wide rs four feet, had been Knocked In her
bottom. IL will cost about $4,000 for the
| rapa1.s.
Malignant diphtheria Is epidemic in the
village OF Vlning, Minnesota. There Is a
\ p0pulat on Of about $50 persons, nine-tenths
| Of whom are atllipted with the disease.
There have been 20 deaths since April
LIST, and 80 altogether. The funerals of all
4 the victims have been public and largely
attended.
The Lutheran Church Extension Society
Of Baltimore City has been Incorporated for
the purpose OF aiding In the establishment
OF Lutheran congregations in Baltimore,
and assisting In tne extinguishment OF the
debts resting upon the buildings OF
Lutheran mission churches alresdy estab-
lished IN that city.
w. P. Campbell, assistant enrolling clerk
Of the kentucky house OF representatives,
has challenged Thomas II, Davis, editor OF
Davis pHper had reported that Camp bell
left d+bss unpald on Il recent removal from
Augusta. The venEetul Campbell threatens
10 XIII Davis on siRht II due! is declined.
Col. X. 7. Gardner oil the United States
Iudi,n commission, and SPECIAL agent OF
tho treasury department, hos arrived at
Topeka, knpsas, to arrange TOR the pay
meat Of the Pottawstomie lGdian arrsarage
Ciu the Indians by tho government. The
noney dne is the unpaid purchase money,
With accrued interest Tor thalr Illinois
reservation, sold many years ago. The total
payment Is si70,U0O
LII message to Chicago councils some
time ago Mayor Creiger stated that for
years past the city funls have been kept
on deposit In one or more banks selected
by the treasurer and drawing interest
amounting to q large sum annually, which
sum has been retained by the governor as
personal emoument, without the sanction
OF law. Corporation counsel has been in.
sttueted to bring suit upon the official
nonds OF each and every city treasurer who
has occupied that Office during the past 10
years. The amount Of interest pocketed Is
estimated 1T from $50, 600 to $4,000 yearly.
The assignss of john +. PlImner Il %.
has brought suit III New York against
Emma and William S. Darling to recover
certain luads In Fort Washington. The
complaint alleges that DAZZLING took from
inc Arm sums aggregGtlng $lbO000 and
appropriated them to the uss OF himself
aud hla wife. That on March l2h. 1887, he
conveyed 10 hts wife % lots on One.hun-
drcd-ana.elghJY fourth street TOT 81. That
thts properly was purchased from the
IA news of the ncm when the nrM owed
.stRa sums 10 creditors.
The Rev ii. j liyun % St. Peters Roman
Nathoic CHuNr at Lawy IL, NsS York,
ha9 bsen ST pended rs b.=nlp Wainams
tar ayr uah a GiiHg Il FrIs-t. L. appears
mar tue troub arose from tine pt.esl's
intnods OF ex;urytng collections from hie
congregation, A few Sundays ago the mat
tar reached Il climax when, u is alleged,
tina priests demand upon = lady member OF
his congregation for her share OF u certain
assessment was resisted. He bscame angry
and struck her in the iaDe with a prayer
book and used language unbecominH a
priest. The congregation then appealed to
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