Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-20

A largo boiler In the dry goods sto,a =,
MoCreery Il Co., at Broad way and Elay.n,h'
street, New York, exploded Sunday n; v
causing damage to the extent of S8 OOo .,
$40 900. The boiler was In vault ma.
the sidewalk, at the end of the buildn.
on Eleventh street, and the explosinn IS IS
a hole in the pavement 20 feet LONG eha.
tered the plate glass widows of tbs bn; MIA,
ing on both streets, and Of the book s,ns1
of Phillips d Hunt on Broadway. Frae
ments of stone weighing 40 or 80 pou T.
were hurled down Eleventh Street. sn
iron grder was thrown aoroaa
the street, and part of cos,
iron cover OF man hole was bnr,aa
through the parlor windows OF dwelna
on Eleventh street, opposite, wbera !,
crashed through partition and brotaa
marhle-toptable. The engineer. S.mno,
Rushworih, aud the fireman were ahsan,
according 10 usual custom on Spndan,
when the explosion occurred. Rusbworm
expressed surprise OF the disaster H.
said that before he left, at 2 o'elock IN
the afternoon, he saw the Tres ba, kad ga
that the boilers bad sufficient wafer ~
last through the night. The pap,s
showed pressure OF only two pounds ~
steam. The boiler was of 60. horse nows,
l2 years old, and had been inspected eys,1
wear. No person injured by the e1po.
sion.
A domestic, employed In the Hol,su
Orphan Asylum in New York, went in,o
an clubhouse OF the asy lum last P,idsv
night, and committed suicide, by pilino
quantity of wood, setting it OF FIRE. and nt
ring on the flaming mass Samuel Dnhion
superintendent of the institution. and bio
wife were badly burned while fo,oino ,ha
woman away from the burning pills And
e1tinguishing the flames. The suicida
has since baen recognized az Mira
X rs,one, wife of wealthy merchant in
Marion Illinois, and niece OF Broadvav
clothier, She left her uDcles bouse NJ,
Thursday, and is believed to have bssn
insane.
ID. w. Williams, real estate broker n,
Waithsm, aud Charles II. Avery M
Brighton, Massachusetts, have besn
arrested on the charge OF con, pi.aoy m
defraud Leonard Morse, OF Natiek an, NJ
T2l 600. That SUN was advanced bv
Morse 10 Defendants to purchase second.
hand aud condemned uniforms in tho
State Arsenal, on the representa- IN that
they would be bought by Central Amer
can Governments. The goods are now in
New York, attached for an alleged claim
against Morse for commission.
The grand jury at New Orleans lss
week indicted Frederick Wen,z, president
of the City Railway Company, on tho
charge of embezzling 800 600 Of the cou
pany funds, drawn by hun on the l4th
OF October from the hibernian National
Bank. IL ia alleged that this money was
USED 10 bride city officers, but Wentg
refuses to account for It's expenditure. He
was released in $40 600. The compspys
directors unananimously reelected him
president on Monday last.
Secretary Sherman arrived as Mentor
On Saturday afternoon, and h ftaSunday
afternoon for Cleveland. In reply to
inquiries as to the Significance Of his Walt
he said he simply ''calied on General
Garfield, and they talked over matters and
things that came up. He had nothing to
say about the conference which would
interest the public" Mr.. Sherman will
remain In Oaio until the latter part OF the
week, and then return to Washington.
Edward Williams, son of Harlshorne
Williams, well known merchant Of New
York, had his skull fractured at Red Bank,
New Jersey on Saturday, by falling oa the
Ice while removing a platform from boat
house. He died of his ii juries at O'Clock
yesterday morning. L. Garthwat, an
emptoye of Robetts's Torpedo Company
was Killed by an explosion of nitro
glyceriue, while tapping an oil well at
Bradford, Pa, on Saturday.
The Charleston NeDs and Coz ,is, ri
ports great damage to the cotto a and rice
crops in the South from pro traeted wa,
weather 1t is estimated that ~ ,be
cotton unpicked il Defender. half hss
been lost aud the semejud.r damaged.
The rice harvest, according to The same
authority, Is ona of the puoras! on record.
An explosion of ctlluloid in the ceiu
loid worRs al Hewbury polt Mass, lAs
week, killed OhgrIes Is. Schoheld
aud fatally burned Charles Hayes Walter
Nandnsen was terribly burned but may re.
cover Fhe works were, formerly situatediI
Newark, New Jersey, but were removed
10 Newhufypcrl after similar explosion
The Senate of illinois has passed
RESOLUTION requesting the Senators and
Representatives Of that State 10 Congress
| TO support such aeilon a4 will terminate
the existing restriction on the expectation
of cattle TO Great Britain, anu establish
such national 10 pect,on as viii pat au
end TO pieuro. pneumonia.
The :nate and two men OF the rer
Star 9f Mdta. caught in the ice IL. ptIl
ware DAY, attempted to reach The shore o.
Wednesday, but their boat DR. fled out t
Tea, aud they are believed 10 ia lost In
narque displayed algnal.. of distress, nr
aesistance could not be given on aocou1
OF the ice.
match wash, ostt 40 years, ard wifi
were Ioun wuh their threats cut, ls
week Ill gsterboro, New Hampshir,
yesterday morn.ng, She was d I'D, an
ne 10 tie ACT of expiring. 1t is supposr
lie Killed her aud then oom nitted sulcld,
fhSy leave four children.
The grand Jury of Essex county, Ne'
1efspy, made presentment last wee
accommodating tbs re- establishment of th
whipping post for wife-heaters The nun
Der OF these Offenders ia increasing, fine
aud imprisonment having no effect.
Henry Williams, coiored, convicted o
murder IN the second degree in killini
81 uGesier II 'ss on the night of Noyembe
~ h last, was sentenced 10 Trenton, NeH
Jersey, MOI day, TO 20 years imprsot
Glent In the penlttutiary.
II il stated that no preparations will
made for the trial of the Remaining col
rupt solicitation cases at Harrisburg To
"e- k, aad that the Prosecuting Auorne
will hot touch them unless the Cou'
orders them to trial"
The directors OF the Cotton Er ,ns1s
OF Mobile have passed resolution appro
ing MIR. Reagan's Inter. State CommerJ
bill, and requ, sting the Als Dana senate
and representatives III Congress to give
their support.
by an explosion. of neptia in bulIdi
attached tG tho Wheeler 1t Wi',-op Coz
pSnS,s ou.s3ins, in Bridge jort, Com
monday .norning, four M n we're severe
hufnea, one OF whom j. not expected
recover.
" "a arde <stood that Judge Adyoca
n az, paun and Surgeon-G Barn
T w. Sae.a ia pbcd or the retired IL
us feofvmen' Of the former. if mac
VIA DC st s!e own request.
The rear oarsof an express train Il Il
Fhak tan Tell into a ditch st httehe
ih.neis, Oh Tuesday night. Thirte
psssenBsrs were seriously iljared, bul
were expected to recover
The house of Timothy Oavap, ne
GaithersbutR, Maryland, was burned
Tuesday night. Two boye sons of csVa
aud hired man named Falby, we
| burnn5 ~ Jaotb