Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-19
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IN GEN AzAL,

RIVER, Wisconsin, was burned on Skiur-
day ni6ht, and Mrs. Boldus persisted in
the flames.
A number Of woikmsu were asphyxi.
sted In Q sewer in Chicago, which they
were cleaning out Thurpdsy, and five OF
them died.
James HRrrady, oolorsd, was frCzsn to
death at Clinton, Delaware uDty on
Tuesday week, while driving from Phila-
delphis to his home in Media.
The srand jury in New York Tbursday
found another dicimept against Ferdi-
nSDd Ward In CONNIE otion with his tIaus
actions with the Marine Bank
Bx Sheriff Spsnsler Of Somerset county
Pa, committed suicide in Somerset
Sunday morning, by blowing ont his
brains. He was pecuniarily embarrassed,
The co operative hat factory No. 2, at
South Norwslk, Connecticut, was de
stroyed .esrly Thursday morning by
fire which ia attrlbnssd to incendisrism
LosB $50 900.
fire In Princeton, Missouri, Thus isy
morning destroyed the west eide OF H..
public square, including six brick aud
five frame buildings. L,ss $75, 900 IL
suraucs $37 500.
A FIRE at Jacksonville, F orida, Sun.
day, destroyed five buildings and badly
damaged as many more. Among the
buildings destroyed was the Peroival
block. The loss is estimSted at 600, 900
News has reached Ssu Francisco that
the Chinese govern ment intends making
til expulsion of the Chinese from Rurek /
on the 7sh insE an international matter,
and will claim Indemnity from the United
| States
A freight train on .he P4HusJ lvanis
railroad was thrown from this track by +
broken fiapge ntar Sprncs Creek, Penna
n Saturday night 5ixs-em care va !
demolished, ard 200 sheep, SO hcgg apd
several horses were killed.
An inceudisTy Ore 10 Charleston, Yves.
Virginia, yesterday week, destroyed The
KAuswha Hotel and soms adiOini.
houssa Richard McLsugnlin, sick i
bed In store room In the lower Part
the hotel, waa burned TO death.
In the criminal court at Baltimore. Yea.
terdAy week, Edward Smith, 81 years O
age, mixea with the crowd outside the bar
and robbed aevsral Of the spectators a
their watches, which he passed 10 con.
tederAte, He was fnally caught aud held
for the action Of the grand jury
The house OF Hiram Atkins Of Concord
Ohio was burned Tuesday week, and thu
next day Atkins and two children wer,
found burned to death. Atkins was al
old ard helpless invalid, and his youp,
wife left with man represented as he
brother few hours after the fire.
The boiler in cumblet's stone quarry
south Of Harrisburg, exploded yesterdG,
week, causing the death OF Christit
Hone Jphn Spencer and Peter Brown
Tbs accident 10 ss'd to have resulted from
The supply TO the boiler becoming frozen
thus cutting off the necessary amount o
water.
A fire in Lancaster, Pa , on Ssturda,
night, DESTROYED the dry goods store O
George K FGhnestock, and badly dam
aged the drug store Of Charles A, Helm
) itsoh and the clothing store OF Myers &
Kathleen. Charles Sohwebsl, fireman
fell into one OF the burning stores from ;
skylight and Ia believed to be MORTAL,
injured.
Mrs. Theresa Shipper died few day
ago In Bridgeport, Conn, after hayir,
been supported by the town for wear
Among her effects we're found two bsul
books upon Providence iDsti.u tons repre
sentiug 1880; slso quite sum o
money hidden In . trunk, II has ala,
been learned that she owned some rea
estate In Providence.
A boiler at the North Mshanoy collier,
Of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal Com
pRuy near MRhsnoy City, exploded o,
Friday night, 1isplaoins ii other boiler
and wrsckiug the engine home. Juhr
swauk was killed, and Joseph LIoyd
hfemsn, 80 badly Injured that he died II
a lew hours. Ons bundled and fifty mei
.cd boya are thrown ont of work by ,ht
disaster.
John and Peter Hoover, br3lh,rs, enc
IL years old son Ct the former, Will:
soing home frCm work at Cleveland oh, d
on Saturday evening, attempted to oros
a railroad bridge on which IL ere was u,
foot path. They were overtaken BY ,
train and, stepping to the other track /
Escape, were run down by q switch euaire
Both men were killed, and one Of th,
boys arms was 80 Injured that It had Il
be amputsted.
Three trsmps attempted on Friday q
W. or railroad tF0in ft I.asYeDce. Kan
The has'd-a tla trsin 81 T :. kr and re-
fuaPA psy b4ii fars, wa,tsupju he
conductor locked the car doors and
threatened them with arrest when thew
reached Lawrence. They escaped from
the car windows and hroke ID 9 lock ON !
switoh aud turned 1t he engipe was
thrown into ditch, but the rsst Of the
train rem lined GU the tteck. The
engineer ard fremRu vera HliRhtly
Injured. Two Of the eopuraFels we're
csptured, and the third Yves traced to
LsavsDworth.
Snow beean falling at Montgomery,
Alsbsms, st 5 O'Clock ThufsdRy morning,
aud continued at l o'clock IL the after
noon tie ground is tr5 zan hard, and
She depth of snow greater than has bsen
known In that latitude for nasy years.
Heavy snow ia also r ported a{ Tusoaloosa
AMI Tallsdses iG the fema state; Colum
bns, Duckhill 3sc5n, Nj, idiHn and
V,cssburg, In Mississippi; Shreveport,
Louisiana, and all the principal points in
East Tennessee Snow also fell at Colum.
bns. Georgia. The depth Of snow at some
point4 IL Alabama and Teunesssee ives
J uiHs iY chss
A cold is mi Ike most visitors;-If yon want
| TO let rii ot it, you must give II y warm q.
i cepton with Dr. lips Cough Syrup tine
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