Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10

Colonel Dick Taylor died at Chicago on
suggested to President Lincoln the idea of
greenbacks.
John L. Stapler, cracker manufacturer
Of Trenton, n. j., committed suicide last
Thursday by shooting himself in the head.
lie had been suffering for some time from
nervous depression. ass
Dispatches from the western wheat belt
say that the farmers in many localities
have insufficient storage room for their
grain, and are unable TO procure cars at
any price for the shipment of the surplus.
Advices received from Japan, at Van
couver, by the steamship Empress of
China, place the number Killed by the re-
cent earthquakes at 1850, and the injured
ut 10, 100 with 5000 buildings totally, and
2SG, IS partially destroyed.
Every eastern road, with the execution
of the Pennsylvania lines, has Notified its
western connections that, owing to accu-
mutation Of freight OH its tracks, it can no
longer receive grain reconsigned at Chicago
for eastern points. The western roads re-
fuse To allow any more of their equip
ment to be used east Of Chicago, and their
eastern connections are unable to provide
cars enough to make the necessary trans
fers
The executive committee Of the Demo.
cratic stale central committee of Pennsyl-
vania, met in Washington Thursday. to
consider the question of filling the vacancy
in the national committee, caused by the
death of William L. Scott The chairman
was instructed to call meeting of the
state committee at least two weeks before
the next meeting of the Democratic ma
tional committee, for the purpose of filling
the vacancy. Of the eleven members OF
the committee present. nine favored
William i. llarrity for the vacancy.
One Of the walls of Il building at ST.
Paul, destroyed by the recent fire. fell in
Friday, burying beneath it a number of
laborers who were employed in removing
the debris. 1t is thought there were Is
men beneath the ruin, of whom 10 were
killed outright, and the Others so badly
injured that they cannot recover, At the
latest report II men had been taken from
| the ruins, six dead and the others diving.
The foreman, Wilcox, and Chris. Larson
were the only ones identified, most of the
others being mangled so us to make them
unacceptable.
The Secretary Of the NAVY Friday
issued an order detaching the Newark
from the squadron of evolution, and di-
recting Admiral Walker to proceed at
once with the Chicago Atlanta and hen
nington to the South Atlantic Station and
assume command The order assigning
Admiral Benham to the command OF that
station is revoked, and he will probably
remain IN the United States on waiting
orders. The Newark will, il is expected,
Replaced in Admiral Gherardis command,
us part of the North Atlantic squadron
Admiral Walkers command will com
prise five vessels his flagship, the Chicago;
| the Atlanta, bennington, Yantic and Is
sex, and, with headquarters ut Monte
/ yldeo' he Will have an effective fleet ready
! Tor immediate service in either the South
Atlantic or South Pacific.
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There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
| put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable. Fol
a great many years doctors pronounced
It o local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly
failing TO cure with local treat.
ment, pronounced it incurable. Sci.
cnce has proven catarrh to be a con.
stitutional disease, and therefore re.
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by Il. j.
Cheney d Co., Toledo, Ohio, is tho
only constitutional cure on the market
II Ii taken internally in doses from II
| drops to teaspooniul. Ii acts directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces 81
the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any one case it fails to cure
send for circulars and testimonials. Ad
dress +. j. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, o.
| ca" Sold by druggists, 75c.
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