Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-19

A boiler in -four mill at Hopkinsvile,
Kentucky, burst Friday morning, killing
John b. Brining, Nelson Metcalf and George
Werlang, the latter boy of fourteen.
In the United States court at jackson,
Mississippi, Friday, the jury in the case
of the United States VS.. Dennis Scarborough
of Clarke county, for cutting timber on gov
ernment land returned verdict against the
defendant for S50,00O.
Jacob Schellenberger Friday brought
suit in the u. S. Court ut Cleveland, Ohio,
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pnny for Sl00,0OO damages He was twice
badly injured while employed on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne Chicago line.
Two weeks ago. while John G. Coffee, a
well-known alto ney of Cleveland, Ohio,
was reading in his parlor, some one shot at
him, but the bullet went wide of the mark.
Friday Ethe shooting was repeated, and
bullet lodged in Mr.. Colfee's shoulder, in
tlicting u dangerous wound.
Mrs. Susannah Prescott was found dying
in her house, at Groton, Mass, on Thursday
morning, with several murderous wounds
ON her head. George Fraueis Baker and
his wife have been arrested for the crime.
They lived in Mrs. Prescott's house for
nearly two years. Baker is an Englishman,
and was soldier in the Crimean war.
William E. Stone shot and killed his wife,
Julia, and then shot himself, at their home
in Baltimore, Friday night. He may recover.
He left a long and incoherept letter ad-
dressed "to the public" saying that for 20
years he had lived in hell because
of u deceitful wife and mother-in-
law, sc. He has nine children, whose ages
range from II months to Is years.
The jury in the case of the Rov. DR.. Hicks,
the spiritual adviser of the assassin Guiteau,
against the Eoeni'ig Star Company of Wash
ington, d. q, for $35 900 damages for
alleged libel, in the publication of the state
ment that Hicks had negotiated for the
transfer of Guiteau's bones to the medical
museum for 81 900, Friday rendered q
verdict for the plaintiff of one cent dam
ages.
The body of Augustus Salimayer, aged So
years. widower, who went from Philadel-
phia to Reading six months ago and worked
ut odd jobs, was found in Cacoosing creek,
near the village of Sinking Springs, Fri
day morning. 1t was at first thought that
he committed suicide, but an investigation
revealed a hole in his head similar to a gun
shot wound. The deceased had several poll
| cies on his life in favor of other parties
| The coroner will make thorough investi-
| cation.
Edith Mitchell Porter, aged % years, has
disappeared from Auburn, N. ", leaving q
letter saying that she was going to a better
1
at the bottom of a large stream of water
near Auburn, adding; "You tell my loving
Joe cher sweethearD not to trouble about
me, for there are just as good girls as
am The reason given for her rash action
! is said to have been disbursement be
cause her father demanded more of hel
earnings than she could spare.
II. H. Woodbridge, a street ear driver oi
Omaha, who recently killed Walter Ruckle
on the latter attempting to rob him, has
left that city. 1t was said Friday by
Woolridge's friends that he lett because h(
was afraid of his life, he having beer
stopped few nights ago while walking OF
the street by masked men, who ordered hin
to leave town within "a hours, or take thu
consequences, which would be death. Wool
ridge needed the warning and left next day
He had also received several threatening
letters.
In Detroit, on Thursday, Lewis Stewar
fled a bill of complaint for divorce. Th'
complainant alleges that his wife is of I
lmost miserly and deceitful disposition ant
has violent and ungovernable temper, bu
the fault which occasions him the most an
noyance is her habit of picking up in tn
street old nails and bits of old iron, whicl
, she carries home and locks up in trunk
also that she gathers paving blocks an,
! nearly fills the house with them. He fur
ther alleges that shepersuaded him to ente
! into q secret marriage, so as to prevent hin
. from making inquiries as to her real char
acter and disposition.