Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
IN G. ENERAL.


William A. Krymer was killed, and two
other men were injured by the bursting
Of an emery wheel at Phillipsburg, N. j.,
on Saturday morning.
The Treasury Department Thursday
purchased 420, 900 ounces Of fine silver
for delivery at the San Francisco, New
Orleans and Philadelphia mints.
Margaret Harris, oolored, the murder
ess of little Sels Lewis, WAS hanged at
Calhoun, Georgia, Friday. She de-
olared she did not poison the child.
orrin A. Carpenter, "who is credited
with being the richest man in Lincoln,
Illinois," has been arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the murder Of Fora
Burns, which occurred several days ago.
Taylor Bryant, colored, was hanged
Friday at Monroe, Georgia. He as
saulted a white woman. He would have |
been lynohed, but the court WAS sitting, |
and he WAS tried at once. convicted and |
sentenced the next day.
Ross Gibson shot and killed Alexander |
Clough on Friday night, at Riddick's |
station, Florida. The men were clerks |
in rival stores, and the shooting was the
result OF dispute over the goods in their
ftbptotiNe tbtNbiisuntulS.
The director of the mint reports the
total circulation Of the United States on
Ootob-r lat at 81 ,730, 59i s23 OF which
S544 5l2,69 WIS III gold eoip, and
S235, 1gl 1923 in silver. The total cirou-
lation increased SIS, Is, 635 since October
let, 1882.
Fred. DELPHI of Nashville, Tenn had
written some poetrv aud was reading it to
Howard Graver, who finally grew wesry
and ordered him to stop. DELPHI insisted
on flushing his task, when Grayer drew
| a revolver and shot DELPHI through tine
neck, killing him.
Masked men entered the house of
| Edward Mclaughlin, farmer, at Joliet,
| Illinois, Wednesday night week, and tor
| tured him and his wife until they dis
closed the hiding place of 81 900 in gold.
The sobbers then departed, leaving their
victims nearly dead.
The drying room OF the American
| Powder Company, at Seoauous, New
| Jersey, WAS destroyed on Saturday night
by an explosion of 1,500 of powder.
Martin I. Butts, the only person In the
building at the time, was fatally injured
and died soon afterwards.
Peter Il. Smull, an alleged horse thief,
in Jail at Eastou, Pa, has not eaten any
thing since he attempted to escape on
Tuesday October 9th. Up to that day
he had his meals furnished from hotel.
The next day he was forbidden that
privilege and was offered prison fare, but
refused to take it.
The report OF the Commissioner OF
Pensions for the fiscal year ended June
Both, 1883, shows that there were 1903,
656 pensioners on the rolls. The names
OF SO, 95S persons we're added during the
year. The amount paid for pensions WAS
$50, 064 ,009, which included arrears.
Carl Werbach of New York, was shot
near Altoona, Pa, Friday, by young
man named W. Burns. The two men
were travelling together when, without
any warning, Burns whipped out a
revolver and shOs his companion through
the mouth and then robbed him of $3.50
in cash. Burns has eluded arrest.
A sportsman near San Rafael, Califor-
mia, while looking for quail which he
had shot, discovered a skeleton suspended
to tree, which is suspected 10 be that Of
Cadet Belden OF Dayton, o., who mysteri
ously disappeared from San Francisco
last May. 1t seems probable that the
owner Of the skeleton committed suicide
The grand jury for Baltimore hss found
true bill against Lowry Albert, tn.
owner and Frank D-bilius, the lessee o
the Tivoli wharf, charging them will
granddaughter from criminal neglect il
:. moi keeping the wharf in proper condi
:, ton. 1t was In July last when the rotteI
= wharf broke down, and 63 persons wer
drowned.
b On the last trip Of the New 0rlean
steamer Morgan City, James MoCarroll,
y fireman, while delirious from fever
n jumped overheard and swan until a boa
:. which had been lowered had nearll
s reached him when no suddenly disap
q peared aud the water turned red .her
"a he was last seen. 1t was supposed tina
a shark had taken him.
J. NJ. Palmer, an old man, ordered
Il Benjamin Crutohelow of his farm nea
Louisville, Kentucky, Thursday. Whe
1t Crutchelow got out of the field hot word
"a ensued. Palmer shot at Crutohelow a
" the same moment that the latter threw
d stone at him. Crutchelow fell dead, she
" through the heart, and Palmer's sku
lie was fractured by the stone.
r. Senator Brown, who is at the head
~ VIC coNi bih 'oiiiuhu buiOhtct coy o tho
8, hereafter, on his roads, colored peopl
4, ying the same price as whites cha
ID have as comfortable acoommod ations-bu
r in separate cars. They will not be Above
d. to go into cars intended for white wome
of nor to intrude upon white passenger
a who do not desire their society.
I'd About 200 creditors of Arohbisho
Of Purcell met in Cincinnati Thursday an
| Oh Int IL, 4
k. oision OF the district court as Illegal, an
off charging the Court with being under IL
he influence of the clergy and actuated L
M political considerations. A commit.
is Unsupported to request the assignee
So appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
it Intense excitement prevails at LisboI
at Dakota, over the discovery of gold. 1
ss W. driswold of Chicago, made the di
co coyery two months ago. He had Il
is samples assayed, and the result shove
he $40 to $3.50 per ton. The matter W,
on kept quiet until Griswold had secured a
y. the land in the vicinity. Crowds a
II. tlocking to the scene of the discovery.
,e- Three OF the meu charged with haviI
of been concerned in the recent tsrring al
ad featheriDg of Charles II. Houston,
st. Trumbull, Conn, we're arrested Fl
nb 10y anu Sdfo Dhll NJ 90 each luF lTlb
Al. Mr.. Houston was disciplined in this wa
he for abusing his wife and making himse
M generally obnoxious to his fellow town
he men.
II, The Rev. NJ. T. Rogers, colored Bs
II, tist clergyman at New Orleans, haviI
ne occasion to perform some minister
~ function at the upper end of HE parish
en boarded freig ht train ON Saturday mori
'ie ing to take free ride. He made himse
hu last to the end OF the car with rope, b.
ne ne he lost his grip and fell, and WAS draggt
40 long distance before his dead body WI
LIN found.
ice The annual meeting of thestockholde
,se OF the Pullman Palace Car Company W,
or held in Chicago ursday. The old boar
of directors and officers was reelected
The annual report showed earnings to |
$4,093, 244, expenses $3,039, 1871. tt
he usual quarterly dividend OF per cen
was declared, and an extra dividend
cal Il per cent. out OF the manutacturir
profits, both payable November 18th.
se' Captain Healy of the United Stat,
~ steamer Corwin, who has just returne
NIX from Alaska, reports that the entire cate
wv of the whaling fleet in those waters, u
to August 18th, was but nine whales, an