Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

S. Hirchburg & Co., wholesale boot
and shoe dealers of Boston, have made
an assignment Liabilities, 100000.
A Washington dispatch says that
Comptroller Eckels win make one more
call for the condition of national banks
this year. The call will probably be
made about the middle of the mouth.
The New York Police Commissioners
Tuesday transferred 10 of the police
captains, this action being, ii is said,
"the indirect result Of DR.. Parkhurst's
crusade against vice and the Police De-
partment" -.
The American lace works at Pat
chogue, Long Island, employing 300
hands, resumed operations on Monday,
after three months idleness. Only two.
thirds of the whole number of employees
went to work.
The Pennsylvania Quarantine Board
Monday adopted report recommend
ing the purchase of Little Tinicum
Island, in the Delaware river, as the
site for the new quarantine station, and
the next Legislature will be asked to
make the necessary appropriation.
AT meeting of the ingram carpet
weavers of Kensington, last Tuesday, it
was reported that II manufacturers
favor the schedule of wages presented
by their employees last Saturday, and
that strikes have been declared against
Is others who refused TO meet the
schedule.
The Erie railroad at Chicago Tues
day announced cut of seven and one
half cents in provision rates, including
all kinds Of packing house products,
packed and bulk meats. The Chicago
committee of the Central Traffic Asso.
citation met and decided to make similar
reductions.
The affairs Of the National Glass
Company were formally closed up at
Milwaukee Tuesday. The proposed
combination failed in the first instance,
and "the proposed reduction in the
tariff on glass is such that the manu-
facturers say that they see no chance of
maintaining prices"
The revenue cutter Corwin sailed
from San Francisco Tuesday for Homo
lulu. A representative of the State De.
partment was the only passenger. He
carries messages and official documents
for Minister Willis, the accredited rep.
resentative of the United States to the
Hawaiian government.
The three-masted schooner jefferson,
from ST. John, New Brunswick, for
Philadelphia, with load Of laths. went
ashore on Bakers Island, off Marble.
head Neck, Mass, early Tuesday morn.
ing, The cieW nine in number londod
in their own boats and were cared for
by the lighthouse keeper.
The Internal Revenue Bureau of the
Treasury Department is beginning to re.
ceive claims for sugar bounty on this
years crop, and first payments have
been made at the Treasury. Commits
sioner Miller estimates that il will re-
quire $11 100000 to pay this seasons
bounty. SO far 100000 has been paid.
At the instigation of local saloon
keepers the grand jury at Fort Wayne,
Ind, Tuesday indicted the officers and
members of the Sort Wayne Club, y
the wealthiest social organization in
northern Ind, for selling LIQUOR without
a license, for violating the II O'Clock
closing law and for Sunday dissertation.
Joseph II. Louis, head bookkeeper for
N. ]. Schloss & Co., wholesale clotbiers
of New York, was arrested Tuesday
at the Union Square Hotel, where he
had attempted to commit suicide.
Schloss d Co., claim that Louis is de-
faulter TO the amount of ut least $50, 600,
in consequence of which they Tues.
day were forced to make an assignment.