Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-11
IN ERAL.

The barbed WIRE makers met In St.
Louis on Monday and advanced the price
Of wire to 81 cents per pound.
James Woodward and his son were
fatality poisoned Monday ct Paramount,
South Carolina, by taking morphine In
mistsks for quinine.
Pierre Pfefaux, an old blind beggar,
died In Pittsburg few days ago, and IL
BIAS been asosrtsined that he had over
s5 600 on deposit in the Dollar Savings
Bank at the time Of his death.
Il is now denied that Nettie Horan,
who died At Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin,
on Monday, made the confession that she
had poisoned her parents and sisters. Il
Is said abe died Of demsntis, caused by
excessive grief at their deaths.
The American electrical exhibition in
the Massachusetts, Mechanic Fair Build
ing, in Boston, was opened Monday. II
is stated that among the novelties shown
are "the popping of corn and the produo.
II m Of piano mraiu By electricity.
The J.I. Case Plow Company OF Racine,
Wisconsin, made an assignment Mon
day. The total liabilities are estimated
at nearly $500, 900, the nominal assets at
$668,000 Mr.. Case, the head OF the con-
oetn, is estimated to be worth 81, 000, 600.
Miss Nettie Koran died Monday at
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, from poison,
saken with suicidal intent. Before dying
she confessed that she had poisoned her
father, mother and two sisters, who had
died suddenly at intervals within three
years.
Fielding c. Brown, known about Wall
street as Colonel Brown, committed
suicide in New York, Tuesday afternoon,
| by throwing himself from window OF
his residence. He was II years OF age.
He bad been suffering from congestion OF
the brain. The colonel never smoked or
drank.
The town Of Stooo, in Hastings county,
Ontario, Ia suffering from an epidemic OF
smallpox. There have been 81 deaths
from the disease, and % cases are now Ia
the hospital. It Is said there ale 100
cases altogether in the district. Two
Sisters OF Charity have been sent to nurse
the sick
Three OF the gang who robbed the rail-
road train near Little Rock on Saturday
night have been captured, Cook, the
leader, has made confession, saying his
associates were Clifford Killing and Adol.
| 2hus Parker, . boy of l6 Ten watches
and about $500 OF the stolen money have
been recovered.
Charles Stevens, q murderer, was Ia.
ken from the Jail at Marysville, Missouri,
about O'Clock Tuesday morning, by o
masked mob, who overpowered the
sheriff, and was lynched, One Of the
lypohers was dangerously wounded by
the sheriff. Stevens was psrdoped out Of
the penitentiary last winter for pre-
vious murder.
| j.. Johnson, convict in the peni-
tentiary at JefsIs City, Mo sci fire to
the prison shops in february Of last year,
oausinR oonhaRrsiion which cost the
state about $4,000 He wss on Monday
convicted o! arson and sentenced to 10
years additional In the psnltsnllary. He
now has about 20 years to serve.
John CARTS, aged 66 years, was found
nao9ing to rafter In shed near his
mouse at Est4ou, Pennsylvania, yester-
day afternoon. He had bssn peculiarly
unfortunate, His arst wife burned her
self to death, his ouiy son was killed by
shs cars, his daughter in-lSw became in.
sane 81 d committed suicide, aud he was
isttsFly pinohed hY the depression In
bnsiness. HIS second wife survives him,
George opd5ke & Co, bankers and
brokers' ct Nsw York, SUI pended Mon
dsy afternoon. Nc. oedyk he said Utbe
necessity for auspsaeiUn was a surprise
to them. Hs estimated the ssaets would
yi,ld ultimately probably fully as much
a. the liabilities. This failure was caused
by ougtom4rs Dct paying up margins"
The firm. it Ia stated, "has not been
| prol insnt eirca the death of Gaorqe
Opdyfe, Sr., AID tha failure Of the Nav
York 4 0swego hidland railroad. in
which they were Interested. The Arm
had capital o; about $3.50, 900.
The beard Of local steamb Dat inepsctora
~ Baltimore have rendered their decision
IN the case of the recent collision of the
steamships William Lawrence and
Decatur a. Miller, In chesapeake BRy.
they hud from the evidence ''that Cant.
Hooper OF tho Lawrence, was steering To
the east, 81 be should have done. and
that Capt. j. Q, Clark Of the Miller. was
also steering TO the eastward, when he
should have directed the course of bIs
vessel westward" They, therefore, re.
Voked the llcsrse OF Capt. Clark, and
exonssAted Capt. Hooper from all blame
for the collision.