Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-14
IN GEN ERdL.


There ia considerable talk in BROOKLYN
over the disappearance OF Joseph n
Townsend, well-known builder, leaving
liabilities aggregsting 100000 priuci,
pally due to lumber merchants.
A telegram from Denver Colorado, ssvs
the Tribune WAS sold Monday to
syndicate of New Workers. for $lOO OOO
o. h, R0bbaoker continues as editor.in.
chief and 7. J. V. Skif as manager.
1t la reported at San Antouio, Texas
that Major WATSON, the thievug pay.
master, has been pardoned by the Presi.
dent. He had served OF the Is mouths
imprisonment TO which he was SENTENCED.
The Queens College Missionary
Association OF Kingston, Ontario, has
protested against raising money for
church purposes by lotteries, political
elections, tea meetings, picnics and
bszaars.
Thomas and Adam Baney, father and
son, were arrested Monday on the
charge OF having murdered Bernard
Bernard Short, we'll known farmer,
whose body was found near Rswlinsvile,
Lancaster county, Penns. "a few dsys ago.
There was run Tuesday upon the
Dime Savings Bank in Waterbury, Con.
necticut, and 100000 was paid out in
small amounts. The run, which was the
consequences of an unfoundsd rumor,
ceased when the banks condition was
known.
Eighteen drunken rufians boarded
coal train, near Milledgeville, Ohio on
Saturday, and assaulted the conductor
and brakeman named Collins, beating
the latter so terribly that he is MI ex,
peoted to recover. The engineer had to
cut his engine loose and run II to the
town to save his life.
A delegation of Apsohes, Chirioshus
and Mesoalero Indians, from the San
Carlos reservation, called MOnday upOn
the commissioner of Indian affairs. They
say they were pleased with what they
saw at the Carlisle and Hampton Indian
sch ools, and that they intended to 20
home and devote tn emselves to farming
At Wilkesbarre, Monday, ]. c. Van
Loon, warden; Myron W. Britain,
deputy warden, and Casper 0berdorier,
Thomas W. Haines and Henry Van SchOy,
tibd5uI6fbt wore hITtoltu VI kuu
charge OF gross negligence in allowing
three prisoners TO escape from jail.
The iron steam collier Umatilla has
been wrecked at Cape Flattery, ON tue
coast OF Oregon. She was abandoned by
her captain and crew, who have not since
been heard from. The Umatilla was
built three years ago by Roach & Son for
the Oregon Improvement Company, and
vas valued at 100000. -.
Charles H. Rugg, accused OF the Maybee
murders and the assaults upon the Town.
sends and Mr.. Sprague, on Long Island,
has been identified as waiter who, ,under
the name Of Charles H. Smith, was tm-
ployed at the Argyle Hotel at Burlington,
l.. | and who, when he was discharged
for petty thieving, shot twice at Mr. Colt,
the proprietor, and then fled to the woods.
In Scranton, Pa , an attempt has been
made to initiate the registry lists for the
next election with dead and departed
voters to the number OF about 700. The
infations, 1t is said, occur ia the strong
Democratic wards. Monday an order
was Obtained from the courts transferring
the custody Of the ballot boxes Of IL
city precincts to the vaults OF the First
National Bank. They had previously
been in the vaults of the county treasury.
1t has been discovered that the woman
who shot hereelf and Andre on New
York eievsted railroad Tuesday, was
Jennie Ii Almey, a teacher in kinder
gsrten school, and that she had been
engaged to Andre, but he had refused to
marry her. In his ante-mOrtem state
ment yesterday afternoon, Andre sd'
mitted the engagement, ard said he broke
his promise on learning that the Waman
was divorced wife.
In Kansas City Monday States AttOr-
ney Wallace dismissed the case against
Frank James and Charles Ford on the
harsr OF participation IN the Blue tul
train robbery ip 1851 Owing tn the re.
lusal OF GovtrGor Crittenden to pardon
Dick Liddell the Slat- was deprived OF
Ais testimony. The case at dsllstin for
the bauk robbery against James will also
oe dismissed. James was then taken
beIore Judge Kreksl of the United States
court, where hearing was had on the
charge of robbing the United States pay
master at Mussel Shoai, Alabama.
ho uihi VI Ut. NtUIRe H. mdinheH -
attempting to blaokmail Mary Anderson,
the actress, came up in the United States
district court at Pittsburg Tuesday sfser-
noon. The charge against Marshall was
using the mails for improper purposes
He wrote several letters, in one Of which
was enclosed picture of the actress,
which he said would bs exposed for sale
all over the country and sent to Europe
unless certain sum Of money was
paid to him. The commonwealth made
out weak case against him. 1t produced
only one witness, reporter, who said
that Marshall told him that he had
written the letters, but had done so in
friendly spirit, and for the purpose oi
saving Miss Anderson from the annoy
ances Of unknown persons who had
written to him. Miss Anderson and her
stepfather, who were the principal wit
nesses, are in Europe. A motion to
quash indictment was made and the
eourts decision reserved. 1t is believed
th at Naval II ,,,II H..