Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
A BAD DAY FOR THIRSTY MEN IN
CBEVELAND.


couNlcbeu VI uhAluB hb huuhpOlih, WAS
dismissed from the academy Thursday.
The 9-year-old son of j. Fournier of
ST. Thomas, Quebec, Wednesdayweek got
possession of fowling piece and shot his
6-year-old sister dead.
Archie @. Clark, aged ii years, while
playing at suicide with revolver, in
Providence, on Saturday, shot himself
and died four hours afterward.
Nelson Stewart and Anderson Davis,
colored, convicted Of burglary, were sen.
fenced last week in Charlotte, N. O., to
be hanged on November 25th.
August Reinlar, 80 years of age, arrested
in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday night for
passing counterfeit bill, hanged himself
in the Jail before daylight Sunday
morning.
The three Italians convicted of the
trunk murder al Chicago were sentenced
on Saturday to be hanged on November
14th, motion for a new trial having been
overruled.
Joseph Smith, 13 years of age, was
killed by panther in the mountains OF
Bedford county, Pa, Wednesday evening
week. His body. was almost devoured
by the beast.
Bridget Farley died in West Stratford,
Conn, on Saturday night, at the alleged
age of 104 years, 2 months and days.
She is said to have retained all her facul-
ties almost to the last.
The findings of the court-martinl, at
Annapolis, which adjudged Naval Cadet
Franklin Fitch guilty of hazing, have Leen
set aside, and Fitch was restored TO duty
yesterday afternoon week.
In Charlotte, N. O., ON Saturday, Daniel
May, aged 12 years, was accidentally shot
by Herbert Clark, 13-year-old COM
panion, who playfully pointed gun at
him. II is feared May will die.
Twenty Mormon elders from Salt Lake
City arrived in Chattanooga, last week, on
their way to fields of laber in Tennessee
and Georgia. 1t is said there are now 100
Mormon missionaries in the south.
The New York excise commissioners
last week decided that all dealers in the
so-called "Chinese tipple" must take out
licenses. The tipple has been found, Oh
analysis, to contain 3S per cent. OF
alcohol.
The snow fall in the northern ponin-
sula of Michigan is reported to be about
a foot deep in nearly all sections. The
railroads are blocked. There was slight
snow fall at Galena and Monmouth, ILL.,,
Tuesday week.
Andrew s. Cornwall, prominent and
wealthy citizen of East Chester, N. Y,
died Sunday morning from injuries re-
oeived by coming into collision with O
grocer's wagon while out driving on Sat
urday. He was As years of age.
A freight train was wrecked at Werners-
vile, Berks county, Pa, on Saturday
night, by the breaking of an axle, and Is
cars were broken to splinters. Patrick
Ii. Troy, brakeman, was killed, and sew
eral other train men were injured.
Thomas Whitley, merchant traveller
from st. Louis, was married at Beatrice,
Mimi, Saturday week. The couple went
to Lincoln, Neb., and yesterday week he
and his wife were found in their room in,
hotel, suffering from the effects of NOR
phine.
A freight train from Elmira, N. Y, was
wrecked on Saturday evening at Swart.
wood, Is miles from that city, while de-
scending heavy grade. The engineer
and brakeman were killed, and the fire.
man and conductor dangerously injured.
The wife of James Quagle, prominent
lawyer of Cleveland, Ohio, disappeared
about ten days ago. On Saturday after
noon her dead body was found on the
beach, five miles from the city. It is be-
ieved she committed suicide in II fit oi
insanity.
Patrick Egan, president of the Irisf
National League of America, has issued I
circular calling the third national con
vention to meet in Chicago on the 20th O
january next. He announces that Mr.
Parnell and some of his colleagues will
be present.
Edward O'Brien, captain of an oyster
sloop, was found dead in the woods neal
Newburg, N. Y, Sunday evening will
bullet wound in his heart. He hac
been drinking heavily, and opinion il
divided as to whether the case is one o
murder or suicide.
Henry j. Coggeshall, member of tn
state senate of New York, has begun sui
for libel against the Rome Sentinel for re
publishing an affidavit of DIR. Robert o
Gum of New York City, charging th
senator with seeking to obtain bribe
Coggeshall put his damages at $25, 200
The steamer Henry Lowrey, from 81
Louis for New Orleans, was sunk by
snag below Memphis on Friday evening
It had several barges in tow, one of whic
contained $4,000 bushels of corn an
1900 bales of cotton. All of the cor
and about 500 bales of the cotton will b
damaged.
An official tribute by the city of Bosto
TO the memory Of General Grant was pal
Thursday in fremont Temple. The gref
auditorium WAS crowded, and Mayo
O'Brien presided. The exercises il
cluded music and prayer, and eulog
on the illustrious dead by the Rev. Henr
Ward Beecher.
Walter Chadwick, n well-known citize
of Newport, r. l., disappeared sever
days ago. His drowned body was foun
Sunday. He Ind tied n string aroun
his head md chin to prevent his shoutin
for help. tied his legs, pnt on n belt wit
several bricks inside, put bricks in h
pockets and tied his hands.
The order of the chief of police
Cleveland. Ohio. closing NIL the salool
On DuUtu1H hhb Obpeh "
Sunday. Ono saloon keeper closed b
doors, but tapped keg of beer on b
sidewalk and gave drinks free of char
to all who passed. A policeman knock
the faucet out of the keg and dispers'
the crowd
O. Zimmerman, settler on clai
near Grow Wing. Mimi, WINS found de-
onthe floor ofhis cabin Tuesday week. IT
coroner investigated the case and foul
that Zimmermnnn's death was caused
eating wild parsnips, which he h
gathered in the woods and cooked.
had been dead several days before t
body was discovered.
The New York Presbyterian Sta
Synod, in session in Troy, yesterday we
adopted resolutions deploring the pub
cation, sale and reading of Sunday new
papers. and asking pastors and elders
use their influence against them. A res
luton was also adopted urging oppositi
tothe Freedom of Worship bill, advocat
by the Catholic Union of New York.
AtToronto, yesterday week, j. G. AnsC
attendant upon Charles Brown, bli
idiot, was arraigned for brutally assnu
ing his charge. II was shown that
Tuesday week Anson carried Brown, W
was naked, out of the house and plaC
him under pump. He then poured cc
water on him, and lifting him up n con
of times, dashed him to the grou
injuring him severely.
AT Baltimore Thursday James f. Bar
was sentenced to fivo years imprisonm
in the penitentiary for snatching 81
from jeremiah Townsend on Friday we
Townsend was counting the money in
Citizens Bank, when Barnes called
attention to some bills on the floor, ii
while he was looking, attempted to esci
with the plumber, but was captured al
long chase. Barnes is supposed to