Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

Smallpox is reported to be prevalent on
the steamers arriving at Mexican from
Spanish ports.
The fire on the Blue Mountains near
Reading, Pa, was eHtinguished on sunday
morning by the rain.
About 1900 more immigrants have
arrived at the port of New York so far this
year than had arrived there during the
corresponding period of 1890.
The large furnace of the Leesport Iron
Company, in Berks county, which has a
capacity of 450 tons per week, resumed on
Saturday, after eight months idlenss
fire in Tyrone, Pa, on Sunday, de-
stroyed Gonrads Opera House, TempletOn
4 Crawford's millinery store, and Charles
Conrad's clothing store. Loss, 100000.
George Kramer, owner of the burned
fireworks factory in New York, where four
girls lost their lives, has been arrested on
the charge of homicide and criminal negli-
gence.
The grip epidemic in Norwalk. Conn,
has been succeeded by one of measles. 1t
is estimated that there are now LOCO cases
in the town. No death from the disease
are reported.
From returns of the Republican primary
election in Lancaster county, Pa, on Sat
urday, I'll. Clay Brubaker has apparently
defeated Judge John r.. Livingston for
Judge by IA majority in total vote of
nearly 10000. Livingston still claims his
election.
Mrs. James Riley, of Wooppauk, Con
necticnt, while intoxicated on Friday
night, swallowed big dose of Paris green,
and died from the effects on Saturday.
Her husband saw her take the poison, but
was too drunk to exert himself toward say
ing her life. Their children were taken
from the parents last winter in a starving
condition.
At Walnut Hills, Virginia, last Friday
James Jackson, alias "Chieken Eater, Z
and James Crabtree, alias Zig Bulldog
between whom a feud existed, met face to
face. With terrible oaths they drew their
revolyers and fired simultaneously. Crab
tree shot jackson through the heart and
Iackson's bullet penetrated Crahtree's
brain. Both men died instantly
The Benin and Rising sun hotels the
store of the Altoona Hardware Company
and the stables of the White Hall hotel, in
Altoona, Pa, were destroyed by lncendiary
fires yesterday. The dry goods stock Of
Murray IL son was damaged by smoke and
water. The total loss Is placed at $50 900.
All the guests escaped from the hotel bnt
W. II. Mitchell, Of the firm Of ]. Blumen-
thai, wholesale tobacconist, who fell dead
from heart disease, brought on by the eX-
element
Dr. John Frederick May, an eminent
III W H. ~ hlILt WI
Friday of pneumonia, in the 10Th year Of
his age He was the first American sur
geOn that ever made a successful amput,l-
| ton at the hip-joint, all attempts previous
to his in this country resulting disastrously
to the patient. AT the time Of the killing
| of President Lincoln he fully identified
the remains of the assassin, John Wilkes
Booth, by a scar that marked the seat OF
anoperation that he had performed on him.
The legislature Of Michigan has unani-
moulsly passed the following resolution in
regard to reciprocity with Canada; Hfhe
Legislature Of Michigan observes with
! pleasure the efforts being made in this
| direction, and is hopeful that the ultimate
result will tend to bind more closely in
fraternal civilization the two countries be
tween whom exist many ties of kindred
4 origin, tradition, language and jurispru-
dence, and whose mutual interests will be
| subserved by any lessening of the unwise
trade restrictions which cripple develop
ment and obstrutt human progress"
An opinion by Judge Ihayer was
handed down on Saturday in the contro-
yersy over the condemnation for the
| Reading Terminal Company of the mar
ket house at Twelfth and Market streets.
The market companies, the judge says,
| are in every legal sense mere private
business corporations, with no public
| function which they can be compelled to
| perform, and there is nothing in their
constitution, their nature or their relation
to the state or to thcpublic which exempts
their property from the exercise of the
sovereign right of eminent domain. In
concluding he says the bonds offered by
the Terminal Company are adequate iii
amount and the sureties are satisfactory
An appeal was taken by the market com.
pafies. but that, it was stated, would not
| prevent the work of condemnation or the
building Of the passenger station.
Many babe is hurried out of the world by
| powerful opiates Mothers use DR.. Bulls Baby
syrup, the safest and best baby medicines in
| the world.
Many di eases arise from vitiated or impure
| blood, therefore keen the system Healthy and
proof against the inroads OF disease by using
| Laxaaor.