Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-13


to the depth Of four inohes-a thing
never before known in that latitude.
The Coosa furnace, At dsdsden, Ala
bama, WAS destroyed by fife on Sunday
morning, with all its msohinery. The
loss is estimated at nearly $3.50, 600.
A special dispatch from Hot Springs,
Arkansas, says Hudgin's dry goods store
was entered by TWO men Monday morn
ing, who placed revolvsrs at Hudgin's
head and obtained the keys of the safe,
which they robbed OF over $4,000.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad Mon
day morning at O'Clock landed the
MoCaull opera company in Chicago by
special train after run Of % hours from
Baltimore, which was the quickest trip
made between the two cities.
There il great excitement at Batesville,
Ark, because OF the sudden disappear
ance on Saturday night of William Byas,
q prominent citizen and editor OF the
NORTH Arkansas Rlot. He was to Lave
been married next week. II Ia believed
that he has committed suicide, and the
bayou ia being d. aged for his remains.
Mr. Rogers, the missing Lewis county,
N. T., treasurer, was Seen at Norwood
ShLuIudJ hud Wbat bdbt iiol 10 Dcit
OF an exoitable temperament, 1t is be-
lieved that he became insane because he
could not make his books bslsnoe. He
Thought he owed the county "a 600, when
the county owed him &17. Friends are
searching for him.
Several boys playing about q haystaok
| In La Crosse, Wis, Monday afternoon
discovered the emaciated but living form
of Louis Anderson. 1t appears that the
stack fell on and buried him on Novem-
Der 18th, and that he has been there
ever since through some very severe
weather without food or water. He is a
mere ekeleton. but is able to speak, and
it Is believed he will survive.
Relative to the graveyard" insurance
recently alleged to have been prscticed at
| Fall River, Mass, a special dispatch from
| that oity claims that there has been
oollusion between medical examiners,
agents and others for the past two years.
| Broken-down drunkards, oonsumptives
and unhealthy persons have been insured
for sums ranging from 81, 900 to $4,000
and the physicians, agents and others
would hold the policies till the death OF
the insured, and then pocket the insur-
ance or sell the policies.
| The Pennsylvania State grange OF
Patrons of Husbandry met Tuesday in
| Harrisburg. In the evening public
| meeting as held, at which the governor
made an address Ut welcome. Addresses
were also made by Victor e. Piollet, s. b
Hergis of the Shippsnsburg normal
school, aud W. 4. Bvsrson of Erie
county. One hundred aud fifteen oranges
l ranraoanfaJ Tho Mar1lapI tot
| grange began its session Tuesday In
Baltimore, about 100 delegates being
present.
A young man, a travelling salesman for
a St. Louis house, giving his name as
George Washington and who asserted
that he was lineal descendant of the
father of his country, was arrested al
Cleveland Tuesday because of his annoy
ing and impertiuent attentions to Miss
Mollie Garfield. He has constantly ad
dressed to her letters expressive Of his
profound admiration and esteem for her,
and has even gone so fsr as to propose
marriage. He is suffering from mild
form of insanity caused, apparently, by
dissipation. Washington is the iudi
vidual who few years since earned some
'ot0risty through his persistent atten.
tons to the niece Of General Sherman a,
| st, Louis.
/ A special from Delphos, O., says :
monday night a large mum Der of masked
men appeared at the jail and took the
keys OF Martin Barrett, the wstchmsn.
They then proceeded to the cells of Rost
and Hoffschter who were arrested for bur.
glary, and after securing them, demanded
that they give the names of their con
federates in the numerous burglaries
which have recently been committed, OF
be hanged. They refused, whereupo
they were suspended for time. When
| nearly dead they were let down and
again asked to give the names of their
confederates. They said they could not,
and they were again suspended, and the
mob went away. The Waterman cut the
men down, but they are still in critical
condition. Nearly all their companions
have left town.
According to Warden Jerolamon of the
almshouse in Belleville, N j., one Of the
inmates Of that institution, John Yost.
has not eaten or drunk anything for L
days. Last summer the man lay by the
road side in Franklin township. Finally
a member of the town committee put him
into wagon and drove over the line into
Belleville township, and there placed
Yost on the road side. The next day ne
was taken to the almshouse. He was a
wreck physically, and could not use his
legs. In one of his pockets was pass
port written in Russian, aud this gave
the only hint Of his history that could BIZ
learned, for, while he does not Seem TO be
insane, he talks very little and acts
strangely. He was transferred to St.
Michael's hospital, Newark but was
soon returned to the almshouse, because
his lameness was found TO be- incurabIe.
George.M M. Tibbits of Troy, N. Y, died
in 1878, leaving an estate valued at
$3,OO0,000. By his will his property
wss to be divided among his four
children, bit the document was 90 worded
that 40 one could exactly determine how
the estate was to be divided. All thu,
was clear about it WAS that the widow
was to have the family residence and an
annuity of $4,000. Efforts have beeu
made repeatedly to settle the differences
among the heirs without going to Law.
but Tuesday the Rev. John h Tibbitf
caused the decree admitting the will TO
probate to be revoked, and contest will
begin at once. The litigation will b.
costly and complicated, Mrs. Tibhits
the widow, and General William B. Tib
DTS ana Mrs. Sarah GriswGld, two of the
children, having died since the probate
OF the will of 1877, each leaving a will.
the probate of which was not ooutestsd
The Union Pacific, the Chicago. Mil.
waukse X st. Paul, aud the Chicago.
kock Island Pacific railroad companies
nave signed contract which, according
TO all information obtainable regarding it.
will have very important besripg npnn
the relations Of this roads running vast
OF Chicago and north of St Lonis
The contract is for rs years, aud by ita
terms, il is understood, the St. Paul and
the Rock Island companies are not 10 AK.
tend their lines to oolnpets with tn.
Union Pacific, and ere to enjoy close
traiiic relations with it. A part of th..
business between the several roads ia 10
De handled upon pro rata basis, and
part according to an arbitrary or fx,d
division OF receipts. While the oontrol
ls,sccording TO all accounts, IA txelnsiv.
one, other companies running east fran,
Omaha or Council Bluffs can become mar
Ties TO II. There are some indications
that the Chicago & Northwestern NAV bs.
come, or at least is desired to be ,ums a
party to 1t.
la le63 William Craig, aged 90, lived
on his iather's farm near Coslton, Pa
| William Barker owned au adjoining fam
lie had daughter Mary, aged IS ST..
aud young Craig were enssg to be mar.
ried, but she was inclined to be- an
9uettish, which displeased her loysr
| One niyht in Dacamba 1oeD