The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-04
General News.

Wilmington is overrun with trdmps.
August 10Th hns been fixed as the
date for the opening of the lnterna-
tional Electrical Exhibition at Vienna.
Over 8, 900 people were killed and
injured by an earthquake in the town
of Cnsamicceola, near Naples, Italy,
on last Saturday night.
Tile three oldest. living compost
tors in Pennsylvania reside in Harris
burg. They are General Irwin Cnm-
erou. aged sc years; Geo. w. Scott,
aged 85 years.
Atlantic City is booking forward TO
all excursion horror. The pier is said
to be Ia danger Gus condition, and
swnys backword and forward with the
crowds of people TINT nre tracfed by
the concerts of Levy.
James Carey, the informer OF the
Phoenix Park murder cases, was shot
dead on Sunday. II is preported TINT
he was at Sea when shot, and died in
a few seconds. He was shot by q
Fenian named o Donuell, who is now
in custody.
Samuel Pollock of Montgomery, Ala.
was drowned NJ Long Branch, on
Monday last. Mr. Pollock was 40
years of age. lie drowned in the pres
ence of his wife, brother and children.
No boats or life saving apparatus were
on hand. The body was recovered
The body of Capt. Webb, the noted
English swimmer, who undertook to
10 over the Niagara Falls, was found
a short distance below Lewiston, New
York, on Sunday afternoon. A deep
cut was discovered on his head which
is considered enough to cause death.
William Wilson, foreman of the
planning Mill of Chas w. Tally, on
~. South Side was instantly killed at
the 'oo'av-of-rNenlleI,lzet street bridge,
the North end of MafSNaturday morn
Wilmington, Oh last SrIs-> .i,op he
ing. The draw was oil wi wne But
reached the bridge and when il swung
around the. mans head was caught
between the end of The draw and the
upright post, killing him instantly.
Horace b. Shepard al- d his wife were
found dead this morning in bed in q
room in West Tweniy-second street,
New York. Both were shot through
the head. 1t is supposed to be case
of murder and suicide. The couple
had occupied the rooms about two
months. Tie man is about twenty-five
years of age and his wife thirty five.
He was shipping clerk in the employ
OF Herring & Co., safe manufactures.
William ] Mass, n brakeman on an
extra freight train NORTH .boun !, was
found lying dead on the top of car
upon its arrival al the West Yard, Will
mington about o'clock on Saturday
morning. The back OF his head was
crushed in and the top of the car where
he lay was despatched with blood and
brains. 1t was afterward ascertained
that the deceased had been struck by
Stroud's bridge, near Stnnton, where
brakeman Boyd was killed in the same
manner about tlirae years ago.
I omas McCullough left Philadel-
phia about the year 1860. His two
daughters, Kate and Alice, heard no
lidings of him from that time until the
other day when the announcement
was published that lie lud returned TO
Phila. and was searching for his
children. Alice Mccullough is now
living with Il fnmily by the name of
O'Connell, in .iolilt burg, Pa, and is,
OF course. very anxious TO see her
Gather afiern separation o over twenty
years.
SKINNY MEN.-" Wells Health Re
newer" restores health and vicrr, cures
Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility.
81.