Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17
IN GENERAL.

II. u. Kerr e. Co., produce commission
dealers, in New York, made an assign
ment yesterday week.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Monitor Pants Company of Chicago. Liza
bilities, $4,000; assets, S3S.000.
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, chairman of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, has
resigned on account of ill health.
Yesterday week was the coolest Septem-
Der day for eight years in Baltimore. The
thermometer marked 52o in the early morn
ing.
George B. Kingman, boot and shoe man
ufacturer, in Brockton, Mass, has failed.
Liabilities $4,000. He offers 70 cents on
the dollar.
Secretary Blaines residence in Washing
ton is being put in order for the return of
himself and family, to be ready not later
| than October LIST.
| will not consider the question of filling
the vacancies in the Interstate Commerce
Commission created by the death of Com
| missioner Bragg and the resignation of
| Judge Cooley until his return TO Washing
ton.
Miss Catharine Cook, aged IS years, and
Miss Jane g. Cook, aged 70 years, OF
| Charlestown, Mass, while walking i'll the
| woods last week. found something that
looked like an elderberry plant, and both
ate Of the root and bark. They both died
| in the evening.
1t is reported that the steamer Itata is to
be returned 10 the CHILEAN government the
agreement being that the United States
government is to receive a sum equal to
the expense incurred in pursuing and
capturing the ltata, and that then the case
will be nolle pressed in the courts.
The treasury department has authorized
the collector at New York to admit TO free
entry bicycle recently imported there by
a resident of Kansas. The bicycle was
purchased by the importer while abroad
In July, 1880, and was used by him in
travelling in Europe, he being crippled and
entirely dependent upon the bicycle as a
means of locomotion.
While James Lewis and Thomas John
son were running a threshing machine at
Cellna, O., Tuesday week. they quarreled.
and Johnson struck Lewis in the face. The
latter fell under the machine and was
drawn between the cylinders. He was
killed instantly. Frank Lewis, brother
of James, was witness of the affair. lie
caught up pitchfork and plunged the
tines into Johnson's stomach killing him
almost instantly.
The resignation Of Mr.. Moore, the third
assistant. secretary of state, who has ac
cepted the professorship of international
law in the Columbia College, has been in
: the hands Of the President for some time
but its acceptance has been delayed on &C
count of his knowledge Of all the details Of
the seal and fishery controversies witt
! Great Britain. On his return from trip Mr.
, Moore will insist upon the immediate &C
ceptance Of his resignation.
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellow,
of the Pennsylvania district, in session IL
: Carlisle, last week elected these officers TO
. the ensuing year District Master, Jane
Q f. Needham of Philadelphia; Deputy Mas
!, ter William Penn of Pittsburg; Distric
i. Secretary, s. NJ. Stafford Of Marietta; Dis
a trict Treasurer, Alexander Denny Of Har
! risburg; Director, q. Il. Logan of Wilkes
!. barre. Willinmsport was selected as til
place for next year $ convention.
S Charles Gong, Chinaman, pcade
!. guilty to murder in the second degree il
i Hartford, yesterday week, and was sen
4 fenced to life imprisonment. He kille
Charley Lee fellow countryman, in
gambling den in April last The test
inony was very weak against him, as non
. of the Cinnamon could testify, and h
q was his own worst witness. So the State
:. attorney consented to change the charg
!, to second degree if he would plead guilty
q The. municipal council Of the Iris
!, National League of New York adopte
l. resolutions on Tuesday week repudiatin
., the action of President Fitzgerald, of iii
q Irish National League Of America, in iss,
IL Ing call for n national convention /
is Chicago, on October LIST and I'd, on III
10 ground that the basis Of representation
IA stated in the call is in direct conflict wit
W the league constitution, and that the pr
q posed change from Philadelphiato Chical
Il of the meeting place of the convention
unauthorized and unwarranted action q
the part of the leagues president and e
ecutive committee.
l. NJ. J. O'Brien last week filed in Chat
a nooga, Tenn, deeds of trust on all his re
Il and personal property to protect his ere
20 itors. His liabilities are not fully know
70 but will probably not exceed 500, 900, whit
I'd will include any deficit in his accounts
ne treasurer of tile Catholic Knights. It
n stated by his intmates that his property
or sufficient to pay all Indebtedness. II
ar embarrassment is due TO heavy losses
~ railroad construction contracts. o. Bri,
= has rendered his resignation as supren
eu treasurer of the Catholic Knights
at America, which office he has held for $
years. The order is protected by go
bond for $4,000.
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