Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-05

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the Junction and l3reakwater Railroad Com
pany for the election of directors to serve the
ensuing year, and the transaction Of other bus-
ness will be held at the office of the company
in Milford, Oh the 19ih, day (tLe 2ni Nlonjay)
Of January next, at ons O'Clock, T.. NJ
A meeting Of lew Delawareans itsiis,t Ia
Washington, was held on Saturday evening of
last week, for the purpose of forming State
Association, similar to the other state organ-
zations, bon q, P Fisher was chosen Presi
dent Geo. Alfred Townsend, vice President,
John u. Saviile, Treasurer, and Richard Har
rington, Secretary
Benjamin Wallace coiored, who ctatiued n be-
long TO this city, was committed for tIill in
philadelphia a few days ago, on the charge Of
being one OF the three men " h0 attacked and
robbed mar at the corner of SevsntL and
Lombard streets. ii that city ie7; laws pre-
vionsly,
BLOODY TRAGEDY onfsl lie Jan. -
Thomas Cook, Of this city, killed hI5 wife on
FRIDAY and staebed his mother-in-laF, who at
tenPtedto interfere, and then wounded himsef
1t Is supposed fatally lie va, Indeed for
burning his house and ia suspected a having
burned several negroes 10 death it, another
house - w.
Al about O'Clock Ais kui,niu ..nt L..,L
70 tue paEe-shop In the cellar 10 see what had
~ ~ nasuhudy W uPn Sue hdl 20 /
| ten down the stairs she saw The liiplass fsrtu
| oil Mr.. huhnle lying under the dough- le3ngH
with his head In pool of blood. Heilenblli
Was arrested about eight o'clock on the follow,
Ing morning at beer saloon at the corner OF
9th and Vine streets lie confessed 10 hsyin
peTpetrated The murder. and after q Leatin,t
was committed prison.
The financial situation continus to iluvto,,
| the weekly statement The New York bank
nQrtlltlIarlu .,,t,r, ,,t l,.
which It AFFORDS OF returning strength 'rlrs:
Institutions now hold the large sum Of 1923 .6l4
ooo 10 goid-With an increase since last weel
OF el,ozo,4oO; and oil deposits $685. 1872 900 Al
increase Of 81 ,O35, 900. The Outstanding loan
are $25S,O94,COO, and the legal tenders In han,
amount to VA ,ot4O 200. The total reserve i
$6S, l7s,3OO, and the total liabilities S2.a. 800.
200. The % per cent. reserve being S55,577,
O5o, the excess over the sameIi 81, 0Ol go
showing gam since last week of 81 35B loi
The indications are that after the beginning @
the New Year money will lie still easier ,iial
at present.
! A HORRIBLE MuRDER-Aboat halfua
one one O'Clock On Wednesday morning ias;
5odirey huhnle, German baker living on
frankiord Road below Girard avenue. Phil
| adelphia, Ia, was murdered u>Lls bal-
house, by young German ia his employ
named Fritz Heitienblud, who recently s,m
TO this country from Germany, and could no
speak English. lie obtained employment viii
Kuhnle at bread-paking and the two ne.
, were in the habit Of gong TO bed carly IN II,
: evening and sleeping I'LL half past ten oclac!
, when they would commence VOL; in the bake
/ house. At about one O'Clock Mrs. Iauhnln wa
aroused from her sleep by some one, wl,or
she recognized as Fritz, catching her lv III
! throat and attempting 10 choke her. TIE ma
: dragged her from the bed to the iiooT, and i
the scuiiie u portion OF one OF her ears and hi
smallest fingers were bitten Cd. After he ba
beaten her with his fist until he had thounI
her dead, he pushed her under the bed, an
went to the bureau drawer, and took thcrefrol
t | pocketbook containing $50 and went nm +
the garrett where he slept, and packed his valst
I Mrs. kuhnle, who had lain under ;ho be
watching his movements, went to the sta
door, and bolted it topreyent him from cor
,, ing down and infieting any more injury to he
1 bgfore assistance could be summoned. In III
meantime HeidrnbInd had escaped from Ii
house. vi