Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02


IN GENERAL.
The total amount of gold taken in New
York last week for shipment to Europe
was S5350,0J0.
Philadelphia Democratic workers
complain that they have been ignored by
City Treasurer Wright in making his APP
pointments,
John Witt, years old. fell into the river
at Chicago on Friday. Wendell Vandrah,
a laborer, jumped in to save him, and both
were drowned.
The treasurer of the United States on
Friday reported the surplus to be 81, or, 1877
in excess Of fractional silver and deposits
in national banks.
The caisson for the lighthouse at
Diamoud Shoal, off Cape Hatteras, has
been completed at Norfolk, and was lowed
TO its position on Saturday.
The first shipment Of the new winter
wheat crop passed through Wichita,
Kan, on Friday, on the way TO Chicago.
1t was No. white and tested at 10 pounds.
kimball Bros, manufacturers and
dealers in carriages. in Boston, made an
assignment on Friday. Liabilities, $780,
Coz nominal assets between $4,000 and
sI5,0OO.
The President Friday signed the COM
mission appointing Estes u. Rathhone,
late chief inspector of the post-office de-
partment fourth assistant postmaster
general.
Secretary Noble returned to Washington
Friday, il is announced that the APP
peal of Special Agent Thompson from the
action of Superintendent Porter will not
be entertained.
John y. Alley of Lynn, Mass, has made
an assignment. His liabilities are esti-
mated at about $3.50 900, owing to the firm
Of Alley Brothers & Place, and small in
debtedness outside of that amount.
During a violent storm in the Mahanoy
valley Pa, Friday afternoon, the big
breaker of the Patterson colliery near Mt.
Carmel was blown down and six men were
killed. Two others were severely injured
Two negroes, named Hartstield and
Sheppard, were lynched by unknown
men, in Cass county, Texas, few days
ago Sheppard was "a very troublesome
negro but the objection to Hartsfield is
NOT known.
In New York on Friday the jury was
completed in the case OF George Frank
alias Frenchy No. /, who is to be tried for
the murder of Carrie Brown alias Old
Shakespeare. The court then adjourned
until Monday.
1t is said that Secretary Noble has placed
his resignation in the hands of the Presi-
oent, but that its acceptance will be de
layed until the fall. The Secretary, il is
said, will be appointed United States
circuit judge.
Treasurer Kern of Chicago, who is
charged with holding over 81 1000, 600 of
city funds, has refused the city comp
troller access TO the books Legal pro-
ceedings against Kern to compel an &C.
counting are expected.
lightning struck the stables of D. H.
Wenrich, w. X. Terch ard Isaac Gernant
in Reading, Pa, on Friday. They were
all destroyed In the northern part of
Bcrks county the rainfall was the heaviest
for years but no particular damage was
done.
The experience Of the steamer City of
Richmond has led the officers of the White
Star Line to consider the qesuon of carry
ing cotton in the cargo Of the passenger
and mail steamers. Until decision is ar
rived at no more cotton will be carried by
such vessels.
a sleeping car on the Northern Pacific
railroad ran on the track near Rosebud,
Montana on Thursday night, owing to a
washout Fourteen persons were injured
among them Francis Murphy, the tenn
perance orator, and his wife-but none
dangerously.
Robert Calbert was drilling out blast
at Piney Creek near Altoona, Pa, on Fri
day morning, when it exploded and the
lb-foot drill was driven IL feet through his
breast, The remaining four feet were
pulled through the wound with difficulty,
and yet he lived 20 minutes.
The standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese Of Milwaukee has been notified by
the Rev. Isaac l.. Nicholson Of Philadel-
phia. that he will accept the bishOpric
made vacant by the death of Or. Knight.
II his election is ratified Bishop Nicholson
Will be cohsecrated in his own church in
Philadelphia on October 18th.
Nlnety-flve pledges from members of the
legislature of South Dakota have been re-
celved guaranteeing TO attend special ses-
sion Of the legislature free of cost to the
sthte and TO vote for an appropriation for
The state exhibit at the Worlds Fair, and
ID more are known 10 be in favor If local
committee will provide expenses This
leaves but 81 x pledges required, and many
OF the members have not reported.
syndicate of American and English
capitalists have bought controlling in
terest IN 500 acres Of land north of lialti-
more They will make il residence adj
'iton to Baltimore. The purchases so far
included and paid for embrace over
10000 worth Of land, and will, before
irnpletion, entail an expenditure Of more
AN million dollars in reality and i'm
.ovements.
The President has approved the sugges-
ton Of the Secretary Of the Treasury that
the public debt statement and the other
statements issued by the treasury depart
ment TO show the State of the public
finances be modeled after the form Of
statements issued thring the administers
ton Of Secretary sherman. and which
nave undergone more or less changes with
each succeeding administration. The
changes will be made in the statements is
sued after this date.
Chicago city council, after an exciting
discussion on Thursday night, repealed an
ordinance which, ii was discovered. had
been surreptitiously rushed through the
council f. fnight ago, granting the CHI
cage e. Nsrthern Pacific railway so miles
right Pway within the CITY limits and
confe ring other privileges. the money
vail sof which is alleged to be enormous.
II said that the railroad company ac-
{. fted the ordinance, and that the docu-
making the repeal later a nallity.