Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29

shirt on y. Slater had been treated II
brutal manner by Captain slooum to
alleged mutiny. Friday --he swore op
warrant for the captains arrest.
Andrew Taylor was hanged Friday
at London, Tennessee, for the murder o
Sheriff Gate and his deputy year ago
He refused minister, appeared per
feotly callous, and, after the sheriff had
adjusted the moose, said with fierce
curse) 81 could drink your hearts
blood" Andrew was the survivor OF two
brothers who boarded railroad train in
Which their brother John was being
taken to Knoxville for trial, and, aitei
numbering the sheriff and deputy hav.
ing the prisoner in charge, effected their
escape. A month afterwards Robert was
killed while resisting arrest John died
in a few months from exposure and pri-
vation, and Andrew WAS arrested in
Kansas.
Friday the Bridgeton, N. j., Rdtrio
printed an attack upon j. L. Van Syokle,
a prominent politician and lawyer of that
city. Van Syckle promptly armed him
self with a oowhide and a revolver and
sought the ssnotum of the editor, John
Cheeseman. Cheeseman only laughed at
the irate mans threat to oowhide him,
whicn SO enraged Van Syokle that he
drew his revolver and fred at Cheese
man. The bullet passed through one Of
the EDITORS coat sleeves, upon which he
grabbed the lawyer, hurled him to the
floor and pounded him until his yells for
help drew crowd OF people from the
street who pulled Cheeseman off.
The mystery surrounding the murder
OF Thomas Barrows of Kittery, Me-, has
been cleared up by the confession of his
wife and son IN law, Henry Il. Blaney.
| Blaney ssys that he killed the old man
at Mrs. Bsrrows' instigation. He stood
under al open shed and fired four shots
| at BarIOws as be was going into the barn.
seeing Barrons fsll hs threw away the
| revolver aud ran home. Barrows orawled
| to the house and into his bed room. Mrs.
| Barrows, finding he WAS not killed, ran
| Il miles to Blaney's house and brought
him back to finish the job. "When
| Barrows saw Blaney come in he said,
"Well, Henry, guess I've got to CO."
EYES," said Blaney, "and you've got to
go right now.' With that he fred two
shots, one of which shattered Barrows'
hip and the other pierced his brain,
killing him instantly. Then Mrs. Bar
rows and Blaney decided what story they
would tell, and rushed out to inform the
neig hbors that Bsrrows had committed
suicide. Both prisoners are in Rittery
jail, and the excitement in the neighbor-
hood Is at fever heat.
The town of Laoonia, N. H.. is excited
over the most horrible and cold-b -blooded
murder ever known in New England.
Those killed were James Ruddy, his in-
tsnt child and Mis. john Ford. Mrs.
Ruddy was 30 horribly cut and bruised
that she will die. Thomas Salmon, a
married msn who had separated from his
vile, was the murderer. Salmon hao
been boarding with John Ford, neigh
bor, and is said to have caused an es.
trang cement between Ford and his wife.
On Saturday afternoon Salmon came to
Ruddy's house with large trunk on
wheelbarr0w. lie asked permission to
leave the trunk and, when Ruddy came
home from work, Salmon WAS invited to
take supper and spend the night with
them. About O'Clock yesterday morn
lug Ruddy and his wife arose
and Ruddy went down into
the Kitchen, where Salmon was. Salmon
| at oncs made at him with u hatohet and
killed him; then, as Mrs. Ruddy came in,
| ne knocked her down and wounded her
fatally with the same weapon. He then
went into the sleeping room and killed the
baby. Bringing the dead infant into the
kitchen, he laid it alongside it's mother,
covered them with feathers and straw, set
the pile on fire and left the house. Mrs.
| Ruddy then got up, broke window and
| aul iah fnr hall ba tUa mn ntIt hv
| a neighbor and 1t WAS then found that an
attempt had also been made to burn
| Salmon's trunk, which being forced open
| was found to contain the dismembered
body OF Mrs. Ford. Salmon walked to
| Plymouth, where he was arrested yester-
| day afternoon.
| Franklin b. Gower, president of the
| Philadelphia & Residing railroad company, +,
| last week issued cironlar to the stock
holders, together with form Of proxy
Tor use at the next annual meeting Of the
company, to be- held In January next.
After giving summary of the financial
| condition of the company and the
dividend, which, in his opinion, should
be declared, he says "As the company
has now surmounted all the difficulties Of
the last four eventful years, and has
entered upon career which, | am con-
vinced will be one of enduring prosperity,
| shall decline to bs candidate for the
office of president at the next election.
The one entitled to succeed me in the
regular order of promotion in the service
OF the company, is George Deb. Keim,
the present vice president"
Our consul at Port Louis, Mauritius,
transmits to the State Department an ac-
count of the successful treatment oil
cholera in that vicinity by T. Edward
Fyers. "It shows that Mr.Fyers, although
not a physician, saved by the following
simple treatment 149 persons out OF 15C
who were attacked by the disease. On
the first appearance of an attack, or af
soon as possible afterRard, there WAS ad-
ministered an emetic of 80 grains Of
ipecaouanha and two grains of tartar
emetic. After the emetie had acted
oopious doses of warm water We're given
20 clear the stomach. In case ethel
vomiting or purging continued, the usua
doses of diluted aulphurio acid were sure
to stop it." The patient, Mr.. Flyers recon
mends, should not be- allowed to eat any
thing until the tone OF the stomach hal
been restored.