Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
IN GENERAL.

A slight shock of earthquake was felt
at Nashville, Tenn, or Thursday evening
Ex-Governor Samuel w. Hall of New
Hampshire died at the residence of his
brother, in Brooklyn, N. ", Friday.
The schooner Drift, which has been used
as a lightship at Winter Quarter Shoals.
Va, during the repairing Of the regular
ship, has gone adrift and nothingi is known
of her whereabouts.
Louis Richmond, wholesale dealer in
clothing in New York, failed Friday
leaving only the fixtures. Mr.. Richmond's
liabilities are about 100000.
The Iowa Farmers Alliance, at Des
Moines on Thursday, adopted resolutions
dcnouncing the pork packing combines of
Chicago, as wei as gambling in options
and futures on the board Of trade.
Adyices have reached Halifax. n. S., to
the effect that the September gales have
been disastrous to the Labrador fishing
operations. Three English schooners were
lost, and it is thought many others were
wrecked.
The Democrats of the second congress-
ional district of Brooklyn, have nomi-
mated Mayor Alfred C. Chaplin for Con-
gress, to fill the place made vacant by the
resignation of David A. Boody, who re-
signs to accept the nomination for mayor
to succeed Chaplin.
Nearly 100 delegates to the Women's
Christian Temperance Union state conven-
tion at Bradford, Pa. were poisoned Fri
day afternoon by something they ate or
drank at dinner given them in Armory
Hail. Several were very i'll at last accounts
Mr.. w. II. Halvey and Mrs. Ada Cable
seriously.
The eighty-second annual meeting of
the American Board was concluded FRI
day at Pittsield, Massachusetts,. "A re-
solution asking the closing of the Worlds
Fair on Sundays was adopted, and the
committee appointed to raise an additional
100000 needed reported having already
received pledges to the amount of $4,000.
Chicago was selected as the next place of
meeting.
The examination into the accounts OF
County Auditor Lavalle, in connection
with the inquiry into the recent burning
of the courthouse and destruction of the
records, at Washington, Ind, are said to
shipped to Layalle since the fire was found
to contain a dynamite cartridge, with
which, it is claimed he at first intended to
destroy the court house.
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days, accord
ing to Dun, numbered for the United
States 227 and for Canada 30, or total of
$50, as compared with total of 20 for
last week and 230 for the week previous to
the last. For the corresponding week Of
last year the figures were 2l5, representing
lS6 failures in the United States and 20 in
the Dominion of Canada.
A deal has been closed in Sheffield, Ala,
by which Colonel William Duncan and
associates secured the entire assets of the
Sheffield Land, Iron and Coal Company,
the capital stock of which is 81 900, 600 all
nj f<l1- fat(
A new company was formed with
s5000,000 stock, and over half of it was
taken within an hour. Three more fur
naces will soon go in blast.
After a conference between General
Manager Schwab of the Edgar Thomson
steel works at Braddock Pa, and the con-
verting mill employees, new scale was
settled upon. Formerly the steel blowers
made about 5000 month, but they will
now. make about S120; repairers, sl04 in
stead of Sl45, and yesselmen Sl65 instead
of $3.50. The other employees will be pre-
sented with the same scale.
The commission appointed by the sccre-
tary Of the Interior to negotiate with the
Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians of
Wyoming for cession of part of the
Wind River reservation has effected an
agreement with the Indians under which
they cede to the United States more than
nalT the reservation, or ABOUT l,lUUOUO
acres out of a total of 100000 acres. For
the lands the Indians receive $500, 900, or
about 50 cents per acre.
Advices from Harbor Grace Newfound-
land, received at Halifax report the arrival
of the brig Arctic with the shipwrecked
crew of the iron steamer Wolvston, from
Bristol, September Goth, for New York
The steamer sprung leak and had to be
abandoned, but the two boats became sep
arated, and that containing Captain Mitch
ell and IL men has not been heard from.
The mates boat, with nine men, was
picked up by the Arctic on September 23d.
At the Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Department in Harrisburg Friday, Sec
retary Edge said: There was no reason
for the excitement over the alleged out
break of the foot and mouth disease among
the cattle of Philadelphia, Berks and
Montgomery counties, said to have been
traced to imported cattle now on Hog
Island, near Philadelphia. An examina-
ton showed that the disease did not exist
among the cattle there. He said that the
department has had to do with similar
outbreaks and that the disease disappears
with cold weather.