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

A mill of the Schag ticoke powder com.
pany near Valley Falls, New York, was
demolished Tuesday afternoon by The
explosion Of four barrels OF powder. No
person was iDjure
In making improvements at Gales Hill.
Massachusetts,, the graves Of pilgrims
who came to America In the My Flower.
and were buried during the first winter
after their arrival, have bsen discovered,
Tablets will be placed TO mark the exact
location.
Fred Spilker, young German saloon
keeper, In Jail at 81. Louis for killing his
partner. Tuesday received dispatch
saying: Erred, your bride will arrive TO-
night" The girl subsequently arrived.
aud she will give her earnings to defend
her lover.
Oscar NJ. Atwood, a oolored man having
been admitted RS student in the national
college OF pharmacy, in Washington. all
but eight OF the 46 atudsnts In the college
quilted 1t on Monday night. The seceders
were headed by Bigelow president OF the
college association.
At Sclota, Illinois, Monday morning.
a freight train ran into al empty box car
which had been blown from a siding TO
the main track by wind storm. The
engine and nine cars were wrecked. A
brakeman named MoMullin was killed.
aud the engineer was fatally injured.
report comes from Bethlehem, Pa.
that John Wolf, prominent church
mem Der there, Is believed to have eopsd
with Mrs. Christ, taking with him all
her children and leaving his own wife
and children behind. 1t is alleged that
Wolf before leaving collected bills
amounting to 500, and over 81 300 on
notes endorsed Tor him by friends.
The annual IN aetiDg OF the ohildren's
aid society Of New York was held Tues.
day afternoon. Ii WAS reported that dur.
| ing the year the society had under its
charge 81 OBJ children, aud 3,449 were
sent TO homes in the west. The receipts
for the year were 1858, 865 aud the OK.
panses $2l3, 1858. The balance was paid
out IN interest on loans and In additions
to several Of the institutions.
1t Is stated that A. j. Kenyon, the
former president OF the Pacific bank, who
deosmped after its collapse, is living in
Canada, just over the border, and Is
amply supplied with funds by parties
|
this source Of income be out off Il Is
stated that Benyon would Immediately
return to this city, as he has several
times threatened to do, and that he would
then make startling developments.
Tbs trislof Hugh Rossborough, indicted
for the murder Of Captain William Heydt
in Baltimore on the 2lst OF August last,
resulted Tuesday afternoon in the ao-
quittsl OF the accused. Captain Heydt
WAS an officer OF the One Hundred and
Sixth Ohio regiment iu the late war, but
had for some time before his death re-
! sided in Baltimore. The theory OF the
defense was that his death resulted from
. apoplexy, and not from the blows In
y f1icted by Rossborough, and the Jury
= adopted that theory.
Hearing Of threats of lawlessness by
negroes In Birmingham, Alabama, the
q mayor on Sunday night ordered out two
n military companies to protect the town.
i The negroes, it Is said, have been in
n censed ever since the lynching OF Louis
Houston, after attempted felonious assault
upon white woman. They charge tina,
tie sheriff willingly surrendered the
9 prisoner and that the authorities ne.
/, elected to take any precautions to prevent
q the lynching. The military was relieved
It OF duty Monday morning, but a astlinl
is gun has been placed in one of the prin
3 oipal streets.
o The New York World reports that al
& unknown man was noticed in the crowd
d hanging around the Fifth Avenue Hotel
y Monday, who, after watching Governor
,f B. F. Butler for awhile and ipquirini
!, who he was, went mp stairs and wa
% caught peepiug into the keyho!es OF sem
D of the rooms. Being ordered out by
n detective he went down upon the side
~ walk, struck All attitude, placed on
1. hand inaide the breast of his coat AMI
p declared that he came from Kentucky an
ID had a mission to kill Pres dent Arthur
10 He then escaped into the crowd before
t. could be arrestsd. Later Ia the day
? was seen TO enter coach, the driver {
Z" which wore private livery He wa
7, supposed to be q crank.
u, The Supreme Court OF the U lifted State
Vi Monday rendered decision in u
% Brooklyn bridge case. Ii WAS the suit
W A. Is. Miller against the mayor, 60,
this city Of New York, to rest rain IL
building OF suspension bridge betwee
New York City and Brooklyr. and
ie have it declared nuisance on the groun
a that 1t affected and injuriously modife
u navigation on the East river. The ooui
y, held that "as tie bridge was duly autho
y, lied both by Congress and by the stst'
iss and inasmuoh as Congress through th
! Secretary OF War declared after full an
u careful examination that the propose
u bridge is built 30 as to be 1856 feet abov
10 mean high water would not injuriousl
70 modify the uavig alton OF the river, 1t car
10 not be declared nuisance"
a On Saturday night two weeks age
. while number of children were playinI
"a around fire Just outside the Pittsbur
Ar city limits an alteration occurred betwee
~ two little boys, Frank Reed, aged 10, an
~ Andy Wilhert, aged IL, Words grew he
n. between the children, and at last WILDER
a, drew a pocket knife and stabbed littl
h. Reed in the breast Sunday night Will
q little Frank was sitting in the sitting roor
10 his mother heard gurgling, chokini
NJ sound aud a smother-d cry tor help. Sh
rushed into the front room to find he
con smothering with q hemorrhage from
IT, the injured lung. 1t is supposed that tn
81 knife blade penetrated the lung and tina
az the wound had simply concealed itsel
M until nature revolted, aud opening an in
.v jured artery smothered the lad TIN
an coroner has ordered committmen
against the boy murderer, who is til
youngest person ever arrested in tn
county 'or murder.
"a Lena d, Carter, wife of Major Nicker
he son by his secoud marriage, flee
N Tuesday, at Washington, her spswe
n. iu the suit brought by Mrs. Emml
al ,. D. Fckerscn against her husbsd ant
ptbeTs Tor a receiver and an account
The second Mrs. Niokerson deuies tina
he fra; Mrs. Nickerson was the Lawful
n. VT of Major Nioktrson from Aagus
I'd l3in, 1870, and says that the divorce II
4. Philadelphia of March 5lst was not So
ssi ie TIL June 9TH, 1883. and conse
quently during that time the first Mrs
III NickersOn was not IN law his wife. Sh
v. says that the complainant has no right Il
The rlperty, and that the complainant
az thu wife OF Major NickersOn, osDno
maintain this suit In her OVID name
She asks that she, the defendant, ma,
have the same benefit aud advantage 0
as this answer az though she had special!
w. demurred to the bill, and having iull!
n answered, prays to be discharged will
ii costs.
of Snndfy afternoon man, Representing
himself as Col. W. P. Perry Of Pinser
of toms detective force at Chicago, applied
bv TO G. p. Bush, superintendent of thu
Of Michigan Central railway at Jackson
Mich. for special engine to go TO Mason