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

The treasury department Monday pur-
chased $4,000 ounces of silver.
The Metcalf-Mackey Carriage Company,
in Cincinnati. made an assignment Mon
day. Liabilities, S65,000 assets, $4,000.
Some human bones were found Mon
day in the dirt which had been removed
from the Park place ruins in New York.
Frank Brown, the Democratic candidate
for governor of Maryland, will accept the
challenge of Colonel Vannort, the Repub.
lican candidate, to blowing match.
In order to care for big grain feet all
the Chicago elevators worked on Sunday.
Nearly all the elevators are now running
night and day to handle the flood of grain
pouring into the city.
William Mckee was shot and killed by
Constable Phillips. In Clear Creek town.
ship, n. O., Monday, while resisting ar
rest. A bell stolen from church was
found in McKee's possession.
John Smith, negro, attacked Robert
Stevens, white man, at Edwards Ferry,
| Md, Monday: Smith used whip.
| returned verdict of justiiable homicide.
The Tennessee house Of representatives
anti-prize fighting bill The senate bill
making 1t a high misdemeanor was substi-
tuted for the house bill making II felony.
At Pottsville, Monday, Anthony Cher
| wye pleaded guilty to murder in the second
degree. He shot and killed his cousin,
| Frank Cherwye, In drunken row on May
9TH, at Mahonoy City. He will be sentenced
on Saturday.
The president Of the Colored Alliance in
Florida county, 8. G., says that the Hum
phrey circular has been received and dis
tributed, and that the members Of the Cot
D@plFA ltor
work on Saturday last
Ninety of the ITO destitute Jewish
refugees who arrived In Montreal by the
steamer Oregon few days ago were sent
on Sunday to the United States and west
ern Canada. One Jewish citizen Of Mon
treal subscribed $500 for their relief
Robert Woodson, q negro, committed a
felonious assault on Mrs. Jackson Powell,
in Columbia, S. G., on Sunday A large
party is searching the woods for him. If
caught he will make the seventh negro
lynched in that section for the same of
fence.
The Minnesota Alliance organ is sending
out circulars to farmers in relation to the
wheat question. The farmer is urged to
hold back his crop, as better prices await
him in the next few weeks. The claim is
made that wheat will be sl.50 soon, and
possibly 50.
According to telegram from Lincoln,
Neb., the physicians of John Fitzgerald
the president Of the Irish Land League OF
America, say he will survive his attack OF
congestion of the brain, but admit, re.
luctantly, that mentally he will never BE-
himself again.
The Alliance men captured the Demo
cratic county convention at stanton. Va,
Monday, and nominated ii. j. Williams
and g. w. koiner for the legislature tC
represent Augusta county. The confess
was prolonged and exciting. The nomi
nations were made unanimous by resolu
ton.
Mrs. benjamin Harrison, president gen
eral OF the National Society of Daughter
Of the American Revolution, has issued
call for friendly conference to he held il
Washington on October 9Th. Plans viii
be proposed for the advancement of tn,
society, and practical work will be con
sidered
Vice President Lane Of the Union Pa
cilic railway was in Boston Monday. an,
said that the refunding plan was ''pro
crossing slowly, but surely. None Of tn
creditors are giving the company an,
trouble, and are willing to await the com
, pletion Of the plan, which must resul
shortly"
Frank Brown, Democratic candidate TO
governor Of Maryland. had a conference
with Senator German and Congressman
Compton in Baltimore on Monday. Nj
Brown claims that he will have $4,000 ma
jority. Senator German, ii is said, vii
not take an active part in the Marylan
campaign, 1t being Unnecessary.
, Ezra I. Chaplin, satinet manufacturer
of Northboro, Mass who made an assign
, ment last month, will go into Insolvency
His liabilities are sl32,OO0 His plant in
: Guiding mill, machinery, tenements, &c
: has been valued at sl5O,000, and is insure
for $4,000. The greater part of his cred
| tors have agreed TO settle for 26 cents d
the dollar. The mill has not been stopped
, meeting Of thecigarmakers' union i
. Boston on Sunday 1t was announced thl
anew price list for packers which advance
> wages about 10 per cent had been accepte
by the manufacturers in all union shops i
the city. The delegates to the internationi
| union were instructed to advocate la,
making the election of international pres
dent by popular vote of the whole member
ship of the union.
Five more immigrants have escape
from the detention pen at the barge Office
: New York. How they got away Is q my!
Q terry that the officials have not been able /
i, solve. Mr.. Manning locked the pen up o
Saturday night, and at that time ther
, were $50 persons confined there. Nor
] day morning at roll call only 2fj answered
. The names, sex and nationality of the q
: capped immigrants the authorities have ne
vet learned.