Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25

FerStly Dlll W uDoliSu compulsory
piloiage.
Admiral Gherardi sailed from Monte.
vidco last week for the Barbados, with
the United States steamers Philadelphia
and Concord.
James Martin and Frank Farrell fell
into an air-hole in the ice on Sandy Lake
creek, near Reynoldsville, Pa, Feb. 18th
and were drowned.
The earnings Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company for January wero
$2,05092s, an increase of S147 ,4T5, and
the net income was $59,745.
Several slight earthquake shocks were
felt at Louisville on Wednesday after
noon and evening. An earthquake
shock was felt Thursday at Amherst
Me.
Eugene Garcia was acquitted at New
Orleans Feb. 18th of the charge of en-
bezzling $194,000 from the Louisiana
National Bank, while he was paying
teller.
Rev. John Heller, local preacher of
the Evangelical church, died in the
church at Loganton, Pa, Wednesday,
while service was in progress. He was 81
years old.
Hans Miller was killed and John
Knuetzen was fatally injured at Co.
manche, Ia, Tuesday week, by being
thrown from their carriage by run
away team.
During local option election at War
rior, Ala, on Wednesday, in which pro-
hibition won, quarrel arose in the
course Of which 0. b. Williamson was
shot and killed by George Haley.
Wolves are said to have made their
appearance in West Seneca, suburb of
Buffalo, creating much alarm among
women and children. The animals are
believed to have crossed on the ice from
Canada.
The steamer Mariposa, at San Fran
cisco from Sydney, brings news of the
loss of the whaling bark Tamerlane, at
| Puma, Sandwich Islands, February I'd.
Captain Rowland and II men were
drowned.
Twenty alien contract laborers were
| Tuesday week debarred from landing at
New York, Ia being Italians under con
tract to work in Richmond, and six
were Polish miners under contract to
work in Pennsylvania.
An explosion of molten metal &C.
Cured yesterday week in the foundry of
McConway, Farley & Co, at Pittsburg,
and Patrick O'Brien, George Thomas,
Josef Mofsk, Anton Sholiski and Anton
Schiatti were terribly burned.
Asmall boatcontaining Captain Gault
and four seamen of the schooner Oscar
and Hattie, was capsized on Wednesday
at Nestucca, Oregon, and all five were
drowned. Tho party was in search of
several deserters from the vessel.
An infant daughter OF Patrick Nc
Kenna of Mount Pleasant, Pa, was
burned to death Feb. nth, her clothes
taking fire from a crate. An infant child
of David Fletcher of Stonerville, Pa,
was also burned to death Feb. 18th from
the same cause.
The Chicago Blaine Club has decided
to go to Minneapolis and "to make
nomination OF James G. Blaine for
President" believing that Mr.. Blaine
SHOULD be willing to accept the nomi-
nation for the sake of the party"
The bill for the consolidation of New
York, Brooklyn and other municipalities
bordering on New York harbor was
practically killed in the New York as,
sembly Thursday. Kings county was
stricken from the provisions of the bill
and the measure was finally laid on the
table.
George G. Grumbling Of Ninevah, Pa.
Feb. 18th, while suffering from the grip
cut his throat by thrusting his head
through o window and saving his neck
against the broken glass. lie subse
quently tore out the stitches which
were placed in the wounds and bled tt
death.
The New Jersey State Grand Lodge O.
the Knights Of Pythias met in Trenton
last week. Seventeen new lodges, will
600 members, were organized last year
a gain greater than that during tn,
entire period from 1876 to 1890. Weltol
i. Hayhurst of Lambertville, was elected
grand chancellor.
The Secretary of the Treasury sale
last week that there was nothing in tn
financial condition of the treasury Il
cause the least uEeasiness, and that 81
: was silly to suppose that he contem
plated the use OF the $l00,000000 gol,
reserve to meet the current obligation
: of the government"
A resolution was introduced in tn,
! New York senate Thursday providing
for an investigation of keeley's gol,
cure for drunkards. The resolution
states that it has been charged that IL.
treatment does more harm than good
and that the health of the state demand
that the matter be investigated.
The city councils of Reading, Pa, las
, week adopted resolutions rejoicing i
: the recent acquisition of new lines 0
railroad by the Philadelphia & Readin
Railroad Company, and expressing con
iidence in the ability and business enter
$ prise of President Mcleod in the up
building of eastern Pennsylvania indu;
tries"
A fall of about 200 tons of stone an
timber occurred on Wednesday in tn
n Nelson Bush ore mine at Plattsburgl
i New York. William Nolan, Corneliu
y Dewey and Henry Patnolde were burie
: but Thomas Russell and Patrick Dow
g escaped with but slight injurie
n Dewey's body is the only one recovere
thus far.
h A large school building in Shena1
: doah, Pa, has been so badly damage
e by the caying in of mine workings TIL;
It the school board Thursday decided |
II vacate it, The surface is so treacherol
IS it is feared the building and many Walt
l. able properties in the vicinity will |
destroyed. The school building alone
n valued at $4,000.
&c John Hyer, who absconded from Je
n sey City on October 2Sth last, after en-