Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-06
IN GENERAL.

turing Company in New York.
The business men in Johnstown, Pa,
have decided to bring suit against the
South Fork Fishing Club for damages
sustained by the great flood.
Richard Irwin last week obtained
Judgment from $4,000 against the
Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of
New York, on promissory notes.
]. NJ. Taylor, builder in New York,
last week had deficiency judgments
entered against him for $2S 1000 in favor
Of the Equitable Life Assurance Com
pany.
Governor Buchanan of Tennessee has
decided to call the extra session of the
Legislature on August 18th. He will
refer the whole penitentiary question to
that body
The number of pensions granted dur
ing the week ended July 18th was 5,917,
on which the first payments averaged
1884. The aggregate of the first pay
ments on these cases was $742,2l9.
The agents representing companies
controlling the eastern and western an
thracite markets held separate meetings
In New York last week and both de-
cided to make no advance or reduction
in prices.
The Bureau of American Republics is
informed that plans for an elevated
railway for the city of Buenos Ayres
have been submitted to the Argentine
government for approval. The estimates
are being made in Europe.
Henry G. Hubbard died in Middle
town, Ct, yesterday week aged n years.
Ha rua nf ha
| featuring Company and the Middletown
National Bank. A widow and one
daughter survive him. His wealth is
estimated at S9,000,000.
E. G. Sweet, proprietor of the City
Hotel in Portland, Maine, has called q
meeting of his creditors. lie says "the
strict enforcement of the liquor law is
the prime cause of his embarrassment,
not so much from the loss Of the receipts
of the bar as from loss of travel"
The Worlds Fair directors last week
leased right of way that Will enable
every railroad in Chicago TO enter the
Exposition grounds. This kills the Hi
nois Central's monopoly Of Exposition
traffic, and puts the directors on "a foot
ing where they can dictate term for
traffic.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the payment Of $4,000 10 James
Mcintosh of San Francisco, Us reward
for information furnished by him which
resulted in the seizure at San Francisco
of 2304 ilve-tael tins of opium, valued
at $l5,602 This is the maximum in
formers fec allowed by law
The funeral services of Mrs. Mark
Hopkins Searles were held at the Man
sion House, in Methuen, Mass, yester-
day week. The funeral was strictly
private. None but those having invita-
tons were admitted to the house or
grounds. The remains were taken TO
the magnificent tomb just completed In
Methuen cemetery, opposite the late
residence of the deceased.
A dispatch from Dcs Moines says that
within few days facts have drifted to the
surface in Iowa politics which would
not render it surprising If the Prohibi.
ton ticket were Withdrawn from the
field. Negotiations have been pending
, for some time between the Republican
/ and Prohibition leaders looking TOWARD
, an amalgamation of the two parties.
/ A call has been issued for state con
/ vention of the Southern Anti-Sub-Tr
5 ury League, to meet in jackson, Missis
, sippi, on August 10Th, to send delegate
g to the national convention of Alliance
s men who oppose the sub-treasur.
5 scheme and third parties. The call in
5 vites all opposed to McCunism and cor
f ruption," and denounces "the politica
5 lepers who are seeking to divert tn
order from its true course"
David Boncom and Thomas Channe
both colored, fought at Glen Head, Lon
:, Island, on Tuesday week, and Channt
+ was choked to death by Boncom. Tn
!: latter says that because he refused t
IS take a drink Channel slashed at hir
d several times, when he was compelle
Il to choke him to death to save his ow
n life. AT an inquest last night the jur
!, rendered verdict that the deceased ha
e been killed by Boncom in self-defenc'
lie A telegram from Detroit says tn,
4. some time ago agents of the Jehn
e, Electric Light Company OF Fort Wayn,
is Ind, secured the Edison peoples plan
paying 81 100000, and, under tine nam
of the Peninsular Electric Light Con
rs pany, went on doing business. Tuesda
,e week they secured the Brush Con
If pany, and will consolidate with II
re- Peninsular. The price paid was 81
If 100000, and it is said to have been
is cash.
re Fifteen masked men went to the hou
Ne of Mary &. Allen, who lived with h,
We son in Granville county, North Car
d, lima, few nights ago, and carried il
le to the woods, where they whipped HI
1t nearly to death There was at the tin
n in the house visiting her brother-i
law named Henry Merritt, and h
masked men returned and beat hi
also, terribly decorating his body. \
ra explanation of the conduct of the IN,
er has been given.
=, 1t was announced in Omaha, Mel
y last week that the New York BiscI
99s Company had sold and leased its ia
li tories at Omaha, Denver, Cedar Rapi
no and Des Moines to the National Crack
y. Company The latter company is col
! posed Of stockholders of the Americi
Biscuit Company. 1t is stated that
the future the American company W
control the trade west of Chicago al
, is the New York company east OF the
IL, thus avoiding competition.
Of During an Alliance barbecue at Pre-
M perity, 5. G.. yesterday week, fight "
~. started. James Hunter was struck
~ the back of the head with club a
~ seriously injured. George Morris
=. ceiyed a bad cut on the face and nee
my which may prove fatal. H. NJ. Singl
D, rushed in TO stop the fight and was Sc
ously, perhaps fatally, cut in the thro
!. !, Judge Epping was cut in the back
iiy the head in trying to stop the fight, a
No several others received minor injuri
ND The collector Of the port at San Fit
cisco has ordered the seizure of car
Of nails which recently arrived there