Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

A permanent receiver was appointed at
| Binghampton, New York, Thursday, for
| the funds of the Iron Hall in that State.
| The funds amount TO 100000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
| has leased the Terre Haute Il Peoria rail
road, a line IA miles long, running bet
ween the cities from which it takes its
| name.
A I'ottsville accommodation train coll
llded with the rear end of y freight and
| coal train Thursday on the Reading rail
| road, near the scene of the Flat Rock dis
aster. Three passengers were slightly in
| jured.
A dispatch from Santa Rosa Cal, saws
that duringa trial for murder the prisoner,
Edward l.. Livernash was hypnotiZcl
and while in that state gave q crCumstan-
tial account of the crime with which he
was charged.
The Allan Line steamship Sarmatian
went ashore in the st. Lawrence, ~ miles
below Montreal, Thursday, during snow
storm. Other steamships i'll the river
were compelled to anchor on account of
the thick weather,
A heavy shower. lasting about an hour,
at Harrisburg, Thursday, was the first rain
in that section for two months. Rain also
Tell in Berks county III sufficient quantity
to cxtinguish most Of the forest fires OH
the Blue Mountains,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
conducting a series of experiments with
locomotives OH its New York division, in
the hope Of making 80 minutes the scbed-
ule time for express trains between Phila.
delphia and New York
The New York Chamber of Commerce
Thursday laid on the table, communi-
cation from the Columbus, Ohio, board of
trade. suggesting that the municipal
authorities of Chicago be urged to prevent
hotel keepers and others from charging
eNtortionate prices to visitors during the
Worlds Fair.
Wreckage from the schooner Ostrich,
which left Milwaukee for Torch Lake on
October 18th, was washed ashore at the
Munitous on yesterday week, and il is sup
posed that the crew of six men and one
woman have been drowned. This vessel, it
is thought by some persons, was in col
lislon with the Gllcher and caused the loss
of both vessels.
\ collision occurred on Thursday week
III the Rice tunnel, five miles from Galena,
H., on the Great Western railway, be-
tween construction train and u regular
freight train. Both trains and engines
were completely demolished. Two fire.
men were fatally injured, one man in
stantly killed and several other tranmen
seriously injured
Prof. George G. Bakers submarine boat
reached Chicago Thursday from Detroit,
five days overdue. The vessel, which was
towed by tug, passed through the heavy
gale of last Friday night, when the G. w.
Gilcher was supposed TO have foundered,
but weathcred the storm by being lowered
10 feet below the surface She was raised
every two hours to enable those on board
to obtain supply of fresh air.
A dispatch from Washington, Penn,
says: The Curry inccndiary fires, in Am
ton. At the August term Of court Hugh
Curry was prosecuted by his brother,
Marion, for arson and convicted, but the
case was compromised, Now the fires are
beginning on Hugh's farm, and during
the past two weeks number of hay stacks
have been consumed. There has been a
feud between the brothers for years.