Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-26
IN q EkE RAJ,

Philip Emery, q member OF the Sslva
tion Army, being orazsd by religious ex
oitement, committed suicide YESTERDAY
week al Guelph, Ontario.
A deficiency" of 500 900 has been dis
covered in the county ireasurer's Office a
Hunters Point, Long Island, AID the oiti
vens have appointed o0mmittee OF in
vestigation.
Mrs. "Mollie" Gherkin, a young widow
was fatally shOt in one OF the stIeets o
Vincsnnes, Indiana, Tuesday night week
by Oliver Caniield, who had been in hel
company short time before. Tn.
murderer escaped.
Wood Bsnsoo, the veteran actor, died
Thursday in Minneapolis, aged 10 years
lie appeared the previous night as
"Phineas Fisman," in "Jscquin," with
Miss Vickers and Mr.. Rogers. His home
is in Philadelphia.
DR.. d. Magellrow OF Minneapolis is re.
ported to have been robbed OF ~, 100 on
railroad train near Kingston, N. Y, on
Tuesday. week. He tells o singular story
OF how the robbery was done by two men
for whom he was changing bills.
Northern Pacific trains began running
Thursd v from Livingston to the Yellow
stone Park. Visitors will use dining
aud sleeping room cars uutii arrange
ments can be made with dissatisfied
workmen who are in possession OF
Hstch's Hotel.
Mrs Warren, wife of Bishop Henry W.
Warren of Denver, COL, has given
Sl00, 900 10 the Denver University for the
establishment OF department of divinity
to lie known as "The Ilif School of Divin-
ity," on the condition that others endow
single professorship.
A "de6cit" OF sl2, 600 has been found
in settling the accounts OF Robert G..
Morgan, deceased, disbursing clerk of the
state department. Morgan died two
months ago. His boudsmen, who are
iorkers, will bs required to pay what he
has stolen. He was "held In the highest
esteem"
The joint commission to arrange for
the ceremonies of the dedication OF the
Washington monument, in Washington,
organized Thursdsy by eleotiug Senator
Sherman chairman. 1t is proposed to
invite the governors OF all the states,
military and civic organizations, and the
public at large, to take part in the cere-
monies. The dedication ia to tak3 place
on the 22i of February next.
A telegram from Reading says that
friends OF the family OF the late Hester
Ciymer authorize the following staten ant
relative to his death "Mr. Clymer was
ia bad health, suffering from malaria,
proiuse night swb.ts and insomnia. He
used narcotics in quantities which in
ordinary heAnh wonld have prJdu J-d
sound sleep. but which, in his debilitsteu
condition, produced paralysis of the brain
and hurried his death"
The uew steamship America, Cayta.L
Grace OF the National Line, which sslitd
from New YORK., JuIe llth, Once IA
town and Liverpool, arrived at Qlet ;,l'
town AT 70 O'Clock yesterday wesk.
The time OF her passags WAS 4 days, IA
nOu and Is minutes. This is the fastest
eastward passage ever made. The pre-
yious best Euu was & days, l6 hours and
81 minutes. The America thus beats the
record by hours and 80 minutes.
At a saw mill run by Keys Brothers,
near Kings Mills, in Sullivan county,
Tenn, Thursday morning, young man
named Cubine, 3 son Gt William Cubine,
WAS underneath the saw while it was in
motion, clearing away the sswdust. He
by some means got too near the saw and
1t came i'll contact with the back of his
head; severiGg 1t from his body, and also
cutting into and msngling his shoulder,
causing almost instant death.
Hiram Bimundaon, prominent coal
dealer OF NICK -esport, Pa, disappeared o
the 22d Of December las (, and his body was
found Sunday week In the MoDopgahela
river. No marks Of violence being visible,
the cOrOuer's Jury returned q verdict OF
accidental death. Tuesday night week,
however, Gustave jacobson and John
Wagner were srreste on suspicion Of
having murdered Edmundson, Daniel
Mccarthy and several other witnesses
testified 10 seeing the prisoners and the
deceased engaged in souis on the nigh
when the latter disappeared.
In the Homeopathic Institute conven-
ton al Deer Park, Maryland, ThLrsday,
the tolloaing officers were elected Prtsi-
dent, DIR. Allen of New York ; Vice
President, DR.. Cowperthwaite of Iowa I;
Treasurer, DR.. Il. N. Kellogg o! New
York; General Secretary, DR.. j. C..
Burgher of Pittsburg Provisional Secre-
tary, DR., T. NJ. Strong of New York. St.
Louis YVES chosen az the place for the
next meeting. 1t was reported that there
existed 3S state societies, with 2,3e4
members 26 general hospitals, providing
last year fur lO,0o0 patients, aud 81
special hospitsln, costing 81 ,7GO, 600, with
$50 patients.
A fire at BraddoGks, Pa, early Thurs-
day morning, destroyed whole block
bounded by Eighth aud Burton streets.
The buildings destroyed were: The Faw
oett House, Burton st. Hotel, Russelps
furniture factory, Kelly's liquor store,
S.dden's saloon and ten pin alley, Sed-
denis hardware and tin shop, Creig hton's
pump works and K'ttle's restaurant, The
loss will exceed SIS, 900, which is par
TALLY covered by insurance. The fire is
believed to be ineendisry, as it was the
third time Sedden's place was Oh fire
within siX weeks. After the fire Is or 20
persons who had knocked in the bungs
of whisky barrels and drunk the liquor
created small riot, but it WAS soon
quel ed.
a telegram from Sonora, California,
gives lie lOlluWlliE huuuuhb VI SOhPif
Gated tragedy" Eimund Gallagher, 22
years old, shot Mrs. Otis Greenwood with
a double barreled shot gun. Her son is
ran after Gallagher aud fred twice at him
without effect. Robert Watson pursued
Otis Greenwood. The latter turned on
Watson and shot him twice. Watson fell,
whereupon Walson's son opened fire Oh
Greenwood, but the latter escaped to
Sonora where he surrendered. Learning
tie facts the sheriff started for the scene
and arrested Gallagher. Both he aud
Greenwood are lodg d in jail. Mrs.
Greenwood and Watson have since died
The tragedy is the result of dispute
about Watson running waters acrosa
Greenwood's mining claim Mrs
Greenwood was the Widow Of q prominent
lawyer OF the locality. The others are
respectfully connected
Thurman's Way.
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