Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-20

The White Houses to be thoroughly
renovated during the absence of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland.
The Rochester Chamber OF Commerce
Monday adopted resolutions urging the
repeal Of the Sherman Silver act.
The will of the late Martin Eichelberger,
filed at York, Pa, Monday, contained
bequest of SS5, 900 to Yale University.
DR.. Henry Meyers accused Of poisoning
to obtain insurance money, arrived in New
York MONDAY, in charge of detectives.
The carrollton wooden mill at Madison,
Ind, has made an assignment. Liabili-
ties, $4,000. sixty-five persons are thrown
out of work.
The Treasury Department Monday
purchased 80, 900 ounces of silver, making
the total purchases of silver for the month
946, 900 ounces.
Corporal John w. Burke, Jr., of the
Macon Volunteers, was killed at Cum ber-
land Island, Ga, Sunday, by lightning,
which ran down tent pole.
Cardinal Gibbons has accepted the invi-
tation to offer the prayer and give the
| Denediction on Maryland Day at the
Worlds Fair, September 18th.
The State constabulary Of South Caro-
| lima Monday arrested number of ex-
| liquor dealers of Charleston for alleged
violation of the Dispensary law.
John f. Poole, formerly manager of the
Grand Opera House in New York city and
| later of Niblo's Garden, died Monday ut
his home at Sheepshead Bay. He was 81
years old.
Cashier Bush Of the suspended National
Bank of Elmira N. Y, was, Sunday, held
in $4,000 bail to answer the charge of
making false statements concerning the
condition of the bank for the purpose OF
l os,yt, at,a d0F inn 70 atn hSid
and depositors,
At q meeting of the creditors Of the de-
funct banking house of Q. L. Nichoff q
Co. of Chicago, Monday, the liabilities oil
the concern were stated to be about $3.50, 900,
while the assets scarcely exceed $4,000
The whereabouts of the members of the
firm is unknown.
The city Of Jacksonville, Fla, Mon
day, for the first time in six years. held &
municipal election. An act of the las
Legislature abolished the form of govern
ment by which the governor of the Stat,
appointed the city officers and provided
for the Australian ballot system,
It was stated Monday by superio
officer of one of the Russian cruisers il
New York harbor that the Gar had ordereC
the departure Of all the vessels to the east
ern shores of Siberia. The three ships will
leave within two weeks after the arrival a
New York of the Nicholas, which is dali,
!, expected.
The Pennsylvania State Monument Com
: missioners-Gen. J. 7, 8. Goblin, Gen.
! P. Taylor and Col. John P. Nicholson
Monday located the position on tn
Gettysburg battlefield for the equestrian
statue of Gen. George u. Meade on th
rising ground Just west of the building
! that served as his headquarters.
Q A plot by number of long term prison
ers in Clinton prison. Dannemora, Ne,
s York, to gain their freedom was frus
Q trated, Sunday, by one of their humble
apprising a keeper of the carefully lai
I plans, which involved the killing Of tw
o guards. When Governor Flower was III
i formed of the facts Monday, he imm,
diately pardoned the prisoner who's
a timely warning doubtless prevented tw
o murders.
e A telegram from Guthrie, o. T., says til
% Interior Department decision, that an
person who has been upon the Cherokee
i. strip since March 2 1855, has forfeited b
s right TO homestead there, will result |
i. thousands OF contests and much seriou
"a trouble as nearly every boomer on th
i line has been upon the land within thu
). time, and has his claim picked out K
r. which he will fight il any attempt is mac
10 to contest or dislodge him.
e. The Superintendent Of Immigratic
u Monday ordered the deportation from Ne
York OF Joseph Holzhauer, a native
IN Austria, afflicted with loathsome diseas
a. and Calogero Castronovo, Giovanni Mari
IS cola aud Francisco Beviyino, Italian
ID charged with violating the contract labt
s law. Holzhauer lived In this country {,
ut several years before returning to Austria
Il few months ago TO make Arrangements d
le bringing his family TO America His retu,
re is ordered on the ground that he is like
O. to become public charge. Holzhauer
~ wife and family are now on their wayL
: America,