Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-27
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
A LARGE FIRE IN BALTIMoRB
SUNDAY.
A Verdict Against Greening-Saimi
mOrse's Theatre Kededtcated as
Church-StiII Raining Along
tbeI Lower mississippi River.

a NerulCt AEAtnst SreeninE-SHimI
morse's Theatre Rededicated as
Church-stiii Raining Along
tbei Lower mississippi River.
Mrs. Mary ]. Dunmire WAS burned to
death near Kittanning, Penns., on Wed.
nesday week, by her clothes catching fire.
Her husband was badly burned in try
ing to save her.
The extensive works of the Candee
Rubber Company at New Haven, Conn,
will shut down at the end OF this month
for several weeks, temporarily throwing
out Of employment over 900 hands.
At Paterson, New Jersey, on Saturday
evening, Louis Baum, years old, pushed
George Stsinhausser, aged Z, into the
Passaio river and drowned him. Baum
had previously tried to drown another
boy.
J. P. Johnson, the man who had stolen
large quantities of valuable drugs from
the Wholesale store of Smith, Vanatta &
Co., in St. Joseph, Missouri, committed
suicide in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday
morning.
The jury In the Greening murder trial
at Milford Pa, remained out sill Saturday
night and at 1.30 O'Clock Sunday after
noon rendered verdict of murder in the
second degree. Counsel for Greenipg
moved a new trial.
A fire in the mercantile coal mine, at
Tacoma, Washington Territory, which
started Is months ago, has bso me un-
oontrollsble, and the mine will probably
be flooded. The property belongs to the
0raonp Inprouomapt Gopnpupy
The acid works Of Thomas C. Chap
pelle, On Federal Hill, Baltimore, were
burned Sunday. The loss Ia believed
to be covered by an insurance of
&ll5,000. The Flaniingo Gusno Com
pany's works adjoining, were damaged
to the extent OF about $50, 900.
The Maryland house of delegates yestsr.
day week passed the senate bill reducing
the fee for a marriage license from "a So
to so cents. Heretofore the state has re-
oeived "a, and the clerk issuing II 80
cents for each license. The clerk will
continue to receive 80 cents, leaving
only 10 cents to the state.
The county treasurer at Cincinnati, on
Saturday, stopped payment of warrants
drawn by the auditor for the reason tnat
the county fund had been overdrawn
S160, 900. 1t is said that, with jail full
of nurdersrs, this action will atop all
proceedings In the criminal courts for an
indefinite period"
A man who was arrested on Saturday
for robbery at Elwood, N. J bss since
been identified as John Jones, one of the
Jones brothers who broke ont of tne
Vinelsnd Jail last Sunday night week,
where they were confined on the charge
of burglary. They are also susp, cited Of
numbering George M. Waters OF Viuelstd.
The City Of Chester, which arrived at
New York at 80 Thursday atteraoon,
brought Forepaugh's whit eleplaut. A
great crowd filled th1 Innlap pier on the
vessels approach, and oUnsi,lorabis Gums
were offered for the privilege Of pea:!ns
the aibiro mammoth, wGiuh Wttl be
shipped to Forepaugh's winter quarters
in Philadelphia to-day.
Three negroes, nsm3d LeTis, Ffeeinan
and Anderson, boarded several ireish hit
trains near East 81 Louis OF Wednesday,
week aud Thursdsy. and, with drawn
re-olysrs ovetawed the trsiu bipas aud
robbed the cara. The rohh-r8 wsTe Gap
tured Thursday, alter fight. in Which
Alderman Green, the leader OF the posse,
aud Anderson, one of the robbers, we're
wounded.
1t ia still raining Ia tie lower Missis-
sippi region, and the river at Baton
Rouge has reached the high water mark
of 1882 The attempt TO close the
orevasse at Mu'atto Point bas b-en
abandoned. Tae damage in Wet Baton
Rouge parish ia estinated st several hun
dred thousand dollars.
The old church building ~ West
Twenty third str.et, New York ua4agsd
10y Sani Morse into n turA:rr Tor thu
production of his "Pas3ioA piaY," was
rededieated Sunday as house OF wor-
ship. 1t will b. kuown as tas Twa1ty
third Street Tabsrusale. and the Ray. A..
b. Simpson, formerly Presbyterian min
lister, will have charge.
Charles Houilen, farmer, living neal
Peter3t urs, lllirois, quafrel,c Nth his
wife GU Saturisg might kn"USrd iisi
down with an axa, cut hsr .tr 1T trou
ear to ear, sud iuiltute1 nutnsrnds stst
wounds III TIE breast. His IL year eli
son interfering, was severely cut ia tLt
head. Houldeu then cut nis o%u throa
but did not make a mortal wound. Ill
ia now in jsil.
The cattle disease is rsriied To hsv'
appeared in Msriss county, III south~es
Missouri. hree herds are Affected
Prompt action has been taken 70 pr4ven
the spread of the disease. A dispa.ei
from Rockford, Illinois, says = disess
supposed to ba apnth0us fever la
appeared among ,hs oattls there. The.
are taken sick at night and die befor
hat hnAi m hlnateI
Rudolph and Champ Fitzpatrick yer
hanged Friday a. Columbia, Tennef
see, for the murder Of Miller Brewster
committed in August last. The exeou
tion was witnessed by about 5000 per
sons. The condemned a. d their victir
we're hands on the farm Of man name
Perry, and the sole motive of the murde
appears to have been jealousy becaus
their employer made favorite
Brewster.
An unknown man was murdered {
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after fearft
struggle on the trestls leading to III
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railros
bridge on the west side OF the river Ia!
night. The body was carried 10 poir
on the bridge, and dropped into th rive
Two ven hearing the struggle and cal
for help ran to the ecene, but the nigl
being cloudy, the murderer rushed b
tween them on ths trestle and escaped.
A letter from Alta, Utah, haa been r
osived in New York, giving details OF IL
snow slide at the head of Little Cottoi
wood canyon on the night Of the u
iDst., which caused loss OF IL or
lives Among the victims were d.
Wasaon aud B. f. WATSON, brothers
Chatesugay, New York. 1t is estimate
that since the mines at Alta were open'
Ia years ago 146 persona have bet
killed by snow slides In and around tn
place. =-.a.
A dispatch from st. Joseph, Miesoui
reports that J. B. johnson, a preacher
that city, has been detected in stealth
quinine, morphine and other valuab
drugs from the wholesale drug store
Paul Smith & Co, in that city.
confessed the theft Of $4,000 worth
drugs, and offered to pay that amour
but Smith 4 Co., assert that he
stolen much more. hnson
formerly clerk of their house; now
has three drug stores OF his own.
Joseph c. Foster, one Of the propriett
OF the Vaudeville Theatre, and said
he the wealthisst gambler in San Anton
Texas, died on Saturday. He was t
man who killed Ben Thompson and ri
Fisher on March 11th, while they WI
trying 10 kill him. Foster WAS hims
wounded mortally in the ARRAY.
leaves wife and an estate valued
abnut Al 5O O(C Foater la the eiEt