Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-21
The NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A sEA-
SIDE HOTEL.
The Murderer ofthe May bees Escapes
From Jati-A Decision SusfainfDg
the High License Law-Arrest of -
Wholesale Burglar.

From JaiI-A Decision Susrainfps
The High License Lsw-Arrest Of
Wholesale Burglar.
Edwin Booth on Saturday closed a two
Weeks engagement in Baltimore, the
receipts of which aggregated more thar
$4,000.
Char4es H. Rugg, colored, awaiting
trial for the murder OF the NAV bee
family and the assault upon the Towns.
ends, escaped from the Queens county
IN, " jail Sunday night.
1t is announced that the Mexican
Central railroad will be completed by
March 18th, when there will be an inter-
national railroad route from the Missouri
river to the City of Mexico.
The supreme court OF Tennessee on
Saturday decided in favor of the right of
the city of Nashville to pass an ordinance
prohibiting the sale Of liquors, cigars
and newspapers on Sundays.
The o'Neil wagon shops in Courtland,
New York, were burned Friday morn
| Fitzgerald, are insured for $4,000 the
stock, owned by the springvllie Wagon
Company, for $4,000.
Mrs. Matilda Boiler, 33 years Of age,
committed suicide at Woodside, Long
Island, Friday. by swallowing arsenic.
She was believed to bs insane. She WAS
Boilers fourth wife. Two of her prede-
oessors died, and the third WAS divorced.
The supreme court of Illinois has
affirmed the decision of Judge Rogers of
the circuit court at Chicago, declaring
the constiiutionality of the Harper high
license law, which imposes uniform rate
of $500 for alcoholic liquors and $3.50 for
beer
A telegram from Cleveland, Ohio, says
that on Wednesday week burglars stole
from the office of DR.. II. C. Braineri the
finest numismatic collection in Ohio,
embracing specimen of every coin
issued by the United States, except
seven pieces"
Gertie Lechner and John Spering, each
about years of age, died in DAnvills,
Pa, on Friday from eating wild parsnips,
which they had gathered on their way
home from school. A little sister Of the
boy, who took piece Of the wild parsnip,
'just to taste it," is dangerously i'll.
A meeting of live stock commission
men WAS held in Chicago on Saturday, at
which resolutions were adopted protest.
ing against the proposed establishment
Of bureau OF animal industry, and de-
claring that the general health of the
stock in the country was never better.
During the quarter which ended on
September Both last, there were disposed
of $3.50, la acres Of public lands, at an
sgg regate price OF "a, 1926, ,29s. The in
crease in acres Of land disposed Of, as
compared with the corresponding quarter
in 1882, was 5, 1886, ,453, and the increase
in receipts was 81 ,40l, $50.
DR.. George II. Marshall, charged with
attempting to blaokmail Mary Anperson,
WAS acquitted in the United States dis
triot court at Pittsburg, yesterday week
The court ruled that the offence did
not come within the provisions of the
law providing penalties for using the
mails for the purpose of defrsuding.
There was fight between Mexican
customs officers and guards and gang OF
smugglers, near Matamorss Tuesday week,
in which two OF the smugglers were
killed and several wounded. Two of the
guards were wounded severely. The
smugglers fed, leaving $4,000 worth Of
dry goods and number of horses and
mules.
While John Beatty WAS trying to carry
his wife, three children and two young
women named Weatherford across the
back water near Newburg, on the Ten
nessee river, Friday, the skif was
dashed against a tree and upset. Mrs.
Beatty, the three children and one OF the
young women were drown 1.
The murdered body of farmer named
Kelley WAS found in haystaok, near
Adrian, Minnesota, year ago, but no
.Face OF the murderer was discovered.
Riley's l3-ysar, old daughter has now
confessed that William, her 16.year-old
brother, committed the crime, in retalia-
tiou for punishment inflicted by his
father. The parricide has fed.
A fire at Prescott, Arizona, Saturday
morning destroyed an entire block, COM
prising several stores, saloons and law
offices. s. N. Holmes, proprietor OF the
DAILY Miner, attempted to save some
valuable papers, and was burned to
death. A woman named Kitty Purcell
rescued child from the flames at the risk
of her life.
The contract for the erection of the
horticultural Hall of the Worlds Exposi-
tion at New Orleans has been awarded to
Arthur C. Rundle OF New York. The
building will be permant and will be the
largest conservatory in tue world. It
will be 600 feet long, 1874 feet wide, and
have tower 80 feet high. The shape
will be crucitorm, and the walls of glass.
Standing Bear, a Sioux chief from the
Rosebud Agency, called on Secretary
Teller yesterday week to know whether an
Indian had right to keep store. He
WAS much pleased when told he could do
so. His SOD, pupil at Carlisle, acted as
interpreter during the interview. Stand
ing Bear wears a silver medal given to
his grandfather many years ago by q
President Of the United States.
An attempt was made on Saturday
afternoon to blow mp the Ridgewood Park
q. l.) Hotel, summer resort, but the
bomb, which WAS fired by fuse, had not
been placed close enough to the building
to do serious damage. A we'll dressed
man, about as years of age, who gave the
name of Mooney, WAS arrested on sus-
pioion. He had locked himself in an out
house of the hotel.
James Stanley, aged 20 years, WAS
arrested in hotel in New York on Sat
urday, and his room was found full Of
stolen goods. He confessed that he had
robbed 100 private dwellings and board
ing houses within six months, and gave
information which will lead to the re-
cOvery of most of the stolen goods. His
thetts wero always committed in the day
time, and were confined to the Easements
and first floors of the houses visited by
him.
Friday, at Washington, Miss Helen
L. sprague entered sult against Frederick
Douglass to recover 50, ,025, clsimed to be
due as balance of account for services for
eleven years snd three months at 500 per
month, The declaration SETS out that in
October, 1872, she was induced by Mr..
Douglass TO leave her home in Rochester,
N. Y, aud come to Washington, on his
assertion that he would pay her fair
wages for her services in his household.
Shs states that she served him as house
mistress, cook, seamstress, carriage
driver, and acted in the capacities above
mentioned from October 21st, 1872, to
January 2sth, 1854, and during that time
she has been paid S675.
Mrs. Alice kerkendsll Of Parkersburg,
W. Va, the wife of wealthy merchant
aud lady whose domestic relations have
always been Of the most happy character,
has created considerable comment and ex-
citement in Wheeling and Parkersburg
by clipping with tramp printer named
Phelps. The facts regarding this strange
infatustion on the part OF Mrs.Ksrkendau