Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31
IN GENERAL.

MIS- Ann I1yuG uibQ Nv ISChShiii, 1Ns |
Y, Thursday, aged nearly 104 years and
four months.
The Memphis Cotton Exchange has
adopted resolutions urging Congress to
repeal the Sherman law without further
delay.
The New York clearing house com
mittee Thursday issued 100000 certlti-
Gates, making the total outstanding
$3S, 100000
Heavenrich Brothers, wholesale cloth
ing merchants OF Detroit, Mich, Thurs
day filed u mortgage for $l2l,995 to
secure their creditors.
Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleveland's mother,
will, it is stated, come East from Omaha
about the middle Of next month to care
for the wife of the President
There have been thus far three cases
of yellow fever at Brunswick, Ga, two
of which terminated fatally. The last
case was reported on Wednesday.
Thursday was Illinois Day at the
Worlds Fair. Governor Altgeld re-
viewed the State militia and the
"sayages" from the Midway Plaisance.
Schedules in the assignment of Horace
L. Hotchkiss u Co., New York bankers,
filed Thursday, show the liabilities to be
S567 $40 and the actual assets $544,811.
The conference of American rabbis at
Chicago, Thursday, completed the re-
vision of the first part of the new
prayer book, containing the ritual for
weekdays
The Linden Steel Company of Pitts
burg, Thursday, filed deed of volun.
tary assignment, to protect the company
and its creditors pending negotiations
for an extension of time.
The national bank note circulation
Thursday passed the $200,000,000 mark.
During the present month it has in
creased more than $4,000, 600, and since
January list over $30,O00,000.
/ Wallace & Sons, manufacturers Of
brass and copper goods, at Ansonia,
Conn, having offices in New York, have
suspended. The liabilities are 1915, 900
and the nominal assets $2,000,000.
In the United States circuit court at
Norfolk, Va, on Tuesday week, YER
dict for 81, 756, 07476 was given in favor
of the receiver of the Richmond Terminal
against the Richmond & Danville rail-
road.
The President, at Gray Gables, has
approved the joint resolution making
Immediately available the appropriation
for the payment of mileage to Senators
: and members of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The international g. Great Northwest.
!. ern Railway Company has given notice
that all salaries of 800 and over have
: been cut 10 per cent, and all salaries
= over S75 and less than 800 have beer
i cut B per cent.
4 The appraisement of the personal eff
> fects of the banking firm of L. X. Smith
il d. Co., of Lancaster, Pa, which failec
n recently, shows the assets to be les
/. than $4,000, aud the liabilities from
rs $125,000 to $l50,000.
The directors of the First Nationa
Bank, of Dayton, Tenn, have decide,
TO suspend payment of depositors for 8
Ip DAYS. The assets are more than doubl
the liabilities, but the stringency in tn
IS money market makes stoppage G
lie business necessary.
p Columbus, Ga, is filled with refugee
is from Brunswick. On Wednesday tn
ly Columbus Board OF Health recon
er mended quarantine. Later in tn
I'd day the City Council decided there wa
Y no 0ebl lOi buGu u lnedbttlcs ACCOIu
p ingly, four of the six members of tn
ne Board of Health resigned.
= The steamer Eggleston Abbey, frol
OF Cardiff for the Delaware Breakwate
OF put in at New York Thursday for n
81. pairs. She picked up at sea, on Tue
Vt day, George A. Upton, the sole SUI
vivor of the crew Of the fishing schoont
Mary Lizzie of Portland, Me-, whic
foundered on Monday. Six men wei
rn lost.
The 40 japanese who were refused
hs landing Mt San Francisco, Tuesday fro
M \, the steamer Walla Walla were sent hae
~ t. Victoria, British Columbia, Thu o q
gu ON the same vessel, 1t has been asce
nS tanned that they were only portion
large number OF Japanese who are a
ns tempting to land Illegally in the Unite
hi States.
ata A Washington dispatch says that Il
: a Postmaster General is greatly displeas,
rid with the ACTIONS Of several postmaster
who are striving to shift the respon.
bility for removals of letter-carriers
their respective offices to his shoulder
or when, in truth, recommendations I
ide dismissal were made based on serio
err charges in each instance.
yer Receivers 0'Brien and Cannon fC
ons mally took charge of the Maids
on Square Bank, New York, Thu Ia
ties The capital Of the bank is impaired
OF the extent of about $370,000. There
the assets enough TO pay all debts, exec
we, those on the capital stock. About $l3
ana 900 of the assets will have to be appli
to the capital stock.
The National Negro Democratic /
,,ts ISOLATION, in convention in Washingtt
syer D. c., Thursday, elected the follow
ms officers: President, Robert G. Stet
,osi- Pennsylvania; Vice President, Char
It H. Smith, West Virginia; Secreta
!, or John j. Bell, Jr,, Georgia; Treasul
ss,s George t. Downing, Rhode Island.
executive committee, campaign CO
mittee and advisory board were
pointed.
The Owing to disagreement with
New West Jersey Railroad Company,
the management Of the South Jersey r
are road have decided to abandon its C
nection with the West Jersey at Ri
land. Yesterday week men proceeded
49, tear up the track forming the conr
,t IN. ton, portion of the rails of which
lrilla laid along the right Of way of the "
and Jersey road. The West Jersey pee
p p objected, and sent force of men to
% get spot, 20 pf which were sworn in
special officers, who arrested the
ployes of the South Jersey Compan,