Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-03
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| In u ENEhIL.
James NJ. johnson, ex-lieutcnant-gov-
| ernor of Georgia, died on Monday at
Columbus.
The Grand Hotel at I.eadville, Col, was
burned to the ground Tuesday. A Mr.
Matthews is said TO have been burned to
death.
Mrs. Mary McVeagh of Bradford, Pa,
who had tasted for 1iS days owing to a
cancer in her mouth, died on Monday.
She was IS years old.
The Virginia legislature met yesterday at
| Richmond. The Democratic members
met in caucus on Tuesday and nominated
the old officers Of both senate and house.
Sir Alexander Campbell, lieutenant-gov-
ernor of Ontario, who was attacked with
stroke Of paralysis last week, is now con
sidered in critical condition. He is go
years of age.
Tho six men who recently robbed the
| Rio Grande express, near Texas Creek,
have been captured by the Colorado
officers, and $4,000 worth of the plumber
| was recovered.
The loss by the fire which Started in the
dynamo room of the Arc Light and Power
Company of Chicago, through the cross
ing of wires on Monday night, amounted
to S3OO00O,o of which $40, 00Ois on dynamos.
A Boston dispatch says that the cash
deposit of the receiver Of Maverick Bank
with the United States sub-treasurer now
amounts to $2ll0,000, and estimates Us to
the first dividend place il between 80 and
60 per cent.
"A bulletin issued by the pension office
gives the population of Alaska as 81 705,
of whom hob are whites, I.sl9 mixed
Russians and natives, 23,27i Indians and
22sI Mongolians. The Arctic district was
| not enumerated
1t is said that about 10000 bushels of
wheat are red in elevators and vacant
| buildings Gaylord, Kan. Cars cannot
be secured haul the wheat away, and
buyers refuse il because they have no
room for storage. A similar state of affairs
is reported in other western Kansas towns.
A dispatch from Deadwood S. d., says
news has reached there that John Trcber,
| u member of the Dcadwood city council
and wealthy wholesale liquor dealer,
who was arrested ut Weimes, Germany,
five weeks ago as deserter from the
German army in 1874, has been sentenced
to six months Imprisonment at hard
labor.
The Commercial Club of Indianapolis,
has adopted resolutions inviting the Demo
cratic national committee TO hold the next
| Democratic national convention at Indian
apolis, and pledging itself for the expenses
of making ample arrangements for the
convention. Committees have been APP
pointed to urge the acceptance of the iny-
tation.
w. X. Chandler, member of the legis-
lative council OF Barbados, and g. f.
Uranium, d member of the house assem-
bly,, called at the state department in
Washington, Tuesday, aud had long
conference with Assistant Secretary Foster
regarding the prospects Of arranging re-
ciprocity treaty between the United States
and Barbados.
Samuel II, Eckman and Abram Wits.
berg, judgment creditors of Abraham
Backer, the note broker, to the extent of
$4,000, have begun suit in the supreme
court at New York against liacker and
his assignee to set aside the assignment on
the ground Of fraud. II is claimed that,
since making the assignment, Backer has
had control of the estate.
II is reported from st. Louis that Martin
G. Barthel and Martin II. r. Barthc,
father and SON employed BY the Concordia
Publishing Company, are short in their
accounts. The elder liartlie has been
manager of the concern for % years. He
has turned over to the company sl0,O0
worth OF real estate to cover the defalup.
ton. The SON has disappeared.
According to dispatch from Elgin, ILL.,,
arrangements have been completed for The
transfer to an English syndicate Of the
I'VE milk condensing factories at tarprn
tersyllle, ILL.,. and at Brewster, Wasslicund
Walden New York. They have been
owned by the Borden and Millbank
families for over % years. The purchase
price Is not stated, but is said TO bc Sl2,OUJ,-
600 or Sl5,000,000.
A grand torchlight procession, in which
$1,000 persons We're said to have partici
pated, took place in st. Louis on Monday
evening, in homer of Archbishop Kenrick
Tuesday the children Of all the schools
and asylums united in jubilee service.
Archbishop Ryan made q short address on
behalf of the venerable prclate. after
which Archbishop kenrick bestowed his
blessing upon the children.
A Columbus dispatch says that Judge
George X. Nash, who was requested by Tic
Republican state central committee Ia
make Investigation us to facts, and consult
with Senator Sherman and report to the
committee relative TO proceedings against
Calvin ). Brice, affecting his eligibility to
IL seat in the Senate, has sent a letter to the
secretary of the state committee declining
the appointment for want of time TO per.
form the duties.
A fire occurred in the dry goods store Of
Shipper a Black, ut Peoria, ILL.,, on Mon
day, causing a loss of $4,000. The stur,
was illed with customers who were lln
able to get ont until after the fire depart
[ ment had extinguished the flames. A
number of ladies escaped from the second
floor by fire escape, which necessitated d
jump OF 10 feet. Only one person, Il Miss
} Brown, was injured. She made her way
} through the flames, and her face was ID
t badly burned that she will lose her eve
! sight.
! A dispatch from Deadwood, South
Dakota, says that there is war going oh
between the Burlington Il Missouri River
; road and the Fremont d Elk Horn Valley
railroad over right of way through I
narrow pass at the head of Nevada Gulch
in the Bald Mountain mining district
( On Sunday both roads sent gangs OF men
, there, and the sheriff had to bring a posse
from Deadwood to prevent collision. On
/ Morday an injunction was obtained by
: the Burlington g. Missouri, forcing tbeiI
rival to retire pending hearing in til,
2 case.
Q The schooner ii. Prescott, from Sulli
} van, Maine with granite. for Boston, VA,
!. sunk Tuesday by collision with ID,
fishing schooner Carl W. Baxter Tn,
, crew Of the Prescott took to their boat,
: and landed on Long Island, reporting tina
they had attempted to board the Baxter
but were not permitted to do So Tn,
5 Baxter however which put in at Glou
cester reported that "a search was mad,
for the crew of the sunken vessel, but tina
d none Of them could be found, and it wa
e supposed that they had taken 10 thei
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