Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08
IN G. ENERdL.

Borden.
1t is believed in Deadwood, $. D., that
the famous Lost Cabin gold mines have
been found.
The Republicans of South Carolina in
tend to nominate state ticket this fall for
the first time since 1875.
President Harrison stopped ut Plattsburg
on saturday. on his way to Loon Lake,
and delivered short address.
Free accommodations have been pro.
vided for 55,0O0 comrades at the Grand
Army encampment III Washington.
Governor Brown of Maryland has ap.
pointed Henry Page chief Judge of tic
first circuit, in place of Judge Irving, de-
ceased.
The Twenty ninth street Steel Company,
of Pittsburg, employing 400 men, signed
| the Amalgamatcd Association scale OH
Saturday.
The Western headquarters of the Ma
tional Democratic campaign committee at
| Chicago are to be in charge of ID. " Cable
of Illinois.
The Metropolitan Traction Company has
| increased its capital stock to S3O, ON, 600.
| This is the Whitney -Ellxins. Lamont syn
dictate, New York.
Agnes and Lillian Morse, both under 2l
| years of nge. were drowned Thursday even
| ing il the Rdeau canal at Ottawa, by the
| upsetting OF canoe.
| II is reported in Chicago that the great
provision packers, Armour, swift ~ Nor
| ris intend to establish a gigantic tunnery
| in Lake county, Indiana.
William Weihe. the retiring president of
| the Amalgamated Association of Iron and
| Steel Workers, has declined to run uor
Congress i'll the Twenty-second (PittsDurg)
district.
The health of Senator Roger Q, Mills, ao-
L - III tnl. Snt At,f,,
Tex, is impaired and he will retire from
tho state canvass and take no part In the
campaign in the north.
Mrs. Ted Deem. the wife of young
farmer in Yankton, s. d., on Saturday,
gave birth to four healthy babies, each
weighing nearly five pounds, and mother
and children are doing we'll.
Jack" Clifford, of the Homestead Adj
yisory Committee, was on Saturday com
nitted to jail without bail on the charge
of numbering ]. w. Kline, a Pinkerton de.
tective, during the riot of July 9th.
The annual review of Charleston's trade
by the NeIQs aud Courier shows decrease
in business of Sl4,O00,00o, due mainly to
the low price of cotton. Indications are
that the new year will be larger and better.
Jealousy caused George Willis, farmer
of Centre Lisle, Broome county, NJ Y, to
shoot his wife, Saturday, killing her in
stantly. Wallace Oliver was shot in the
leg, but will recover. Willis then hung
himself.
The treasury department Friday re-
sumed the purchase Of silver. The amount
offered for sale was l,075,0O0 ounce, and
the amount purchased was $4,000, as fol
lows: 100000 ounces at SOs364, $4,000
ounces at S0S365.
ton, saturday, Joseph ltrman was killed
and Charles Jones fatally injured. The
men were riding out of the mine, when
the wire parted, preclptating them to the
bottom oil the slope
In Knox county, Indiana, Nicholas
Gerarty quarreied with his vile where
upon his step.daughter,. Mrs. kerstring,
felled him with an axe. Mrs Gernrty then
held her husband while the other woman
stabbed him 81 times,
The Chicago Worlds Fair officials have
Informed the treasury department that
they expect within a few duvs to reach Il
decision with regard to the designs for the
souvenir half-dollar coins to ne issued by
the government in aid Of the Worlds Fair.
The river coal operators in the Pittsburg
district have formally announced their in
tention TO reduce the price OF mining from
three and half to three cents per bushel.
The change will go into effect Saturday,
September 10th, and will probably cause a
strike of more than 500 miners.
The platform bearing the speakers gave
way at soldiers reunion ut Manchester,
Iowa, Thursday, and Congressman Hen
derson, who has only one leg, was found
badly swollen, and he has been compelled
To cancel his present engagements.
An Ontario & Western freight train was
, wrecked near Peekyille, Pa, Sunday
,; morning. Two oil tanks burst, and the
petroleum becoming ignited destroyed
much of the freight. George Thatcher, a
brakeman, was mortally injured. Several
the floating oil on fire. 0
The Free Coinage Republicans of
Nevada, in convention on Thursday, nom
! mated f. q. Newlands for Congress, but
J passed the nominations for electors. This
} is regarded ms virtual endorsement of the
! Silver Electoral ticket. The straight liur.
rison Republicans nominated electors and
I also nominated Newlands.
The Seamen's Benevolent Association of
Chicago will request the Secretary of the
Navy TO investigate the conduct Of the life
saving crew at Manistee, Mich, at the time
the schooner City OF Toledo was lost re.
Gently in Lake Michigan, The association
charges that the crew acted with great
I cowardice on that occasion.
There is difference at the Eliza mill OF
the Oil Well supply Company at Pittsburg
: between the pudd!ers and the firm. The
! company wishes to put the peddlcrs on
! three turns, and the men claim, that II il
. impossible Tor them TO make GAYS work
III eight hdnrs, which they would haSs y
: do II they agfecd 10 the mil gong oA q
| triple turn.
epidemic Of hydruphohia threatens this
city. Mai dogs are numerous, and dnring
. | the past S6 hours over ono dozen person,
havo been bitten by animals surpassed 81
| known to lie rahid. Tho excitement i,
) something terrible, and the people ur,
i practically il Il state Of siege. unc fata
q case Of the disease has already been chrun
5 iclrd."
) AZ Edmonton, Metcalf county, Ken
y tucky, Friday, II mob broke into the ja
y aud shot 10 death John WtlaoNSnn, a
= young negro. Who last July nurderrt
|. James Coffee, Il Young white farmer. s
mob assembled three weeks ago 10 lynch
The negro, but part Of them wanted Il
| lynch one John Price, Il white murderer
il also, hut It's they could not agree, they dis
i prsscd.
Il At Il conference OF Chairman Eayes unC
a Republican managers Of Washington ;tic
il Now York, il was Friday decided I,
IL nominate Judge w, 7, Bynum for COVER
" nor Of Nnrtl t'arpliua Hut IN an inter
II view with CharlntG NtWS reporter Mr.
a l1ynllm said ~ am not candidate lei
nlire and will npt accept that rlr an,
other nomination nnder any circnm
alancos,'
is President Harrison. accompanied Il,
Is Private Secretary lIallNrd, lcf, Washing
y ton Friday night for Loon Lake, lie eN
it prctcd to 60 through without making any
i stops. II il understood that no lclt viii
I. his Stenugrarhcr copies Of his letter nc
: ceptns the Presidential nomination, an,
that they will be given to the press tu,m"r
row, unless some other arrangement thaI