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

James u. Cooper, owner of Adam Fore
paugh's circus. Thursday presented to the
National Geological Park. at Washineton,
an Asiatic elephant. The elephant is
valued at $4,000
During the performance of circus in
Franklin, Tenn, Wednesday week, James
Taylor, colnred, became very troublesome
and shot Policeman Charles Cook, who
was trying TO arrest him. He was after
wards taken to jail, At night he was taken
from jail by mob, hanged TO a cross beam
of Il bridge and riddled with bullets, Thurs
day it was learned that Taylor had also
shot one of the circus men.
The first officer and five of the crew Of
the collier Wellington reached Victoria,
d. G., in asmall boat, Wednesday week, and
reported that on Sunday week, when about
300 miles from Victoria, the Wellington
lost her propeller The vessel was bound
from Departure bay to San Francisco with
cargo of coal. Two outward bound
steamers have been notified to be on the
lookout for the disabled vessel, and tug
Will be dispatched to her assistance
Archibald Andrews, said to be the old
est man in North Carolina, died near
Hillsbore, Wednesday week aged l07 years.
He leaves brother Henry now over 100
years old They were born near Hills
boro, were farmers and temperate. Both
We're great hunters. Henry, after he was
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ter season over !WOpnssums by night hunt
ing. Archibald walked seven miles to vote
for Cleveland
Propositions for the presentation of the
testimonial silver service to United States
Senator German have been completed in
Baltimore The demonstration will be
purely Maryland one, and it is not pro-
posed 70 invite any one from another
state. me main purpose in view is to
give the people an opportunity of grasping
me hand Of the man who led to victory
the forces that fought the Force bill, and
TO witness the presentation to him of q
lasting memorial of the peoples apprecia-
ton OF the consumate skill he displayed.
Ihe agents OF the Norddeutscher Lloyd
steamship Company notified the superin-
tendent OF the immigration bureau at New
York that after the LIST inst, they would
not be responsible for the expense, care
ana treatment of those passengers who are
detained but are finally permitted to land.
The superintendent sent the letter to the
treasury department, and Secretary Foster
suggests that inspections in all cases he
made on board the vessels, and if the own
ers Of vessels desire to avoid these incon
Venienees they can do SO by giving bonds
to the United States to bear the cost of
maintenance of all immigrants who NAV
be temporarily removed for examination
and may be permitted finally to land.
A Qrain,, hail and wind storm visited
Bryan, Ohio, Thursday afternoon, and a
number Of houses were damaged. II is
thought the peach, pear and cherry crops
Will be ruined. The same storm struck
Thin Ohio. Sells Bros circus was ex.
hlolting at the fair grounds. The wind
blew down and destroyed all the tents bit
fortunately the main performance was
over. There was panic among the few
persons remaining, and the animals in the
menagerie were wild with terror. None
escaped, however. A number of persons
were. injured, among them being Mrs
Pauline e, Hunter, whose skull was crushed
Chamberlain and Policeman Bolander
seriously. '1' 1888