Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01

Chief Justice Irving Of the First Judi
cial. circuit court of Maryland, died at
his home in Princess Anne, Wednesday,
aged "a years.
The first rain Of any consequence in
seven weeks At Carlisle, Pa, fell there
Wednesday. The corn crop III the sur
rounding country is said to be ruined
by the dought.
News has reached Guaymas, Mexico,
OF Il terrific storm IN Rosalia, lower
California, by which damage 10 the
great French copper mines amounting
10 100000 was done.
Ben Howard, colored, who was under
arrest and being taken TO jail at llaines
Vile, to-, ON the charge of shooting q
man from ambush, was taken from the
constables by mob Sunday week and
shot to death.
A tornado at Canandaigue, N. Y,
Tuesday week overturned vehicles and
destroyed buildings and crops The
water on the lake WAS so rough that
steamers were obliged to tie up TO the
docks during the storm,
Jerry Bnnninghoof Of Company K,
| Fifteenth Regiment, 4 resident of Green
| willie, was acclcntly shot by II revolver
| in the hands of one of his companions
1 in an adjoining tent, at Homestead,
| "Wednesday. lie died from internal hem,
| orrhage about one hour and Il half after
the accident,
Preparations are being made at Wise
Court House, Virginia, for the cXecu
ton of the death sentence upon the
| murderer, Talton Hall. His friends are
collecting in the mountains with Win
clicstcrs, and swear that he shall not be
hanged, and that they will release him
il all Of them are killed in SO doing.
1t ia stated that diptheria prevails to
such an extent III the lower section Of
Delaware county, Pa, that the opening
of the public schools in South Chester
and Trainer has been indefinitely post
ponGd. An inspection has been made
BY Dr. Atkinson Of the State Board Of
Health, who, in u report made Wednes.
day, attributes the cause to defective
drainage.
Alfred ]. Price, cashier and book
keeper Of Street & Smith, publishers Of
the Nan York WCrtly, has been arrested
on complaint Of u member of the firm
who alleges that Price, in July last, con
fessed the larceny Of $500 from the firm
Price was held in $4,000 bail. 1t is as
serted that his embellishments will reacl
$4,000. Price is As years of age, and
''ives with his wife and two children ii
great style
! A dispatch from Grand Forks, Nortl
Dakota, says that over 600 delegate
, have been appointed from the yariou
+ commercial bodies Of the north western
cities to the International Reciprocit,
convention, to he held in Grand Forks
September LIST and I'd. The subjects tt
, he considered At the convention will b
!, the urging Of joint action by Canad
and the United States in the interest o
reciprocal trade relations and naviga
tons on the Great Lakes To- the sea
board, by the way of the ST. Lawrence
> river.
The steamer Bay Queen, from Ney
York to New Haven, did not arrive a
! the latter place until 3a. III, "Wednesday
:, and lauch anxiety was felt as to he
:. safety. The cantlin says the reason th
: boat was beli time was that many q
the passenger ere so drunk, iightin
y and riotous that the engineer was afrai
. TO run faster. The contestants rashe
. from one side Of the boat TO the othe
: he said, and so ovcrbalanced her TIL;
half the time only one paddle whc'
was in the water, and anything lik
speed with safety was out Of the que
ton. On the other hand, it is elaine
IA the steamer was overloaded.