Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-24

He Is 81 years OF age
The trial of the Marquis de Mores, in
Bismarck Dakota, on the charge of
having murdered 0'Donne'l, cowboy
and rough, resulted on Saturday in yer-
dict of not guilty. II appears that
O'Donnell and one or two other roughs
were in search of De Mores, and the lat
ter, believing 0'Donnell intended to, kill
him, anticipated the attack by putting
bullet through the cowboy.
On the night of March 14th last John
Harris Of the coal and iron police, WINS
set upon by q number of disorderly men
on train upon which the officer was
doing duty, at Lost Greek station, on the
Reading RAILROAD. He shot and killed |
Anthony Coyle, one of his assaiants. For |
this he was indicted for murder and his |
trial began ut Pottsyille Monday week. |
Thursday the Jury returned verdict Of
not guilty.
THE Cinard steamship Aurania and the
Inman steamship Republic, both outward
bound, collided of Sandy Hook on Sat-
urday. The Aurania sustained very little
damage and proceeded to sen, but the
Republic was disabled in her bows and
had to put back to port. The captain of
| the latter vessel clnims that the Aurania
/
take week or 10 days to repair the Re
public
Robert Bowie, oolored youth, on
Saturday night witnessed some remark
able feats of pistol shooting in melo-
drama performed in dime museum in
Washington. Sunday morning he was
rehenrsing the performance for the edif-
cation of his half brother, Fielder Bowie,
/ xuhap nna nf tkpn pavolvaru xylsnl ba tuae
brandishing was accidentally discharged,
md the bullet entering Fielder's head the
latter fell dead ON the spot. Robert gave
himself up.
A marble shaft. the gift of Colonel
Herbert Hill of Boston, erected on the
battle field of September 10Th, at VIM
chester, Virginia, was dedicated ON Satur-
day morning, ex- Union and ext Confederate
veterans uniting in the ceremonies. Lieu
tenant Governor Ormsbee of Vermont,
delivered the Grafton. Services were held
Sunday in the national and Confederate
cemeteries. At the mound erected to the
Confederate dead q speech was made by
Colonel Carroll d. Wright.
Bishop John Sharp, the Utah director
of the Union Pacific railroad, appeared in
court at Salt Lake City Friday and
pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful
cohabitation. He said the plural
marriage in question Twas entered into
before there was any statute against it, in
, good faith according to his religion, but
he recognized the supremacy of his
adopted country's laws and would live
within them henceforth. He wns fined
$500, and was discharged upon payment
of that sum.
The brig Georgia, which arrived at
New York Friday from San Andreas,
had no board two seamen, who report that
they We're hands on the brig Frances
Jane of Baltimore. Captain Woelper.
2 They sailed August 18th from Aspinwall,
l in ballast. for San Andreas. with three
a men before the mast. The third day out
the ship ran on a reef of San Andrens, and
Y the captain being sick and short handed,
/ he was unable to manage the vessel, and
e she became wreck. The captain and
!. three men were sick in the hospital WHOM
d they left.
1t is reported that the Secretary of the
4 Treasury has addressed letter TO the
& managers of the Central and Union Pacific
+ Railroad Companies inquiring by what
# authority those corporations pay the
Y Pacific Mail Steamship Company $95, 00t
per month, directing that the railway
companies report the amount thus paid
, and also directing that no further pay
4 ments be made the steamship company
Il until the question of the Legality Of suci
9 payments can be passed upon by the
proper officers of the government.
ar William Ryan went to Toronto from
m Montreal two weeks ago and opened {
"a commission merchants office. Tuesda,
mr. week he cashed Mt the Dominion Bank
nj draft for "a 800 of the Bank Of Ottaw,
v on the Bank of Montreal. 1t has beer
ascertained that the draft was raised iron
! $40 to 81 600. Ryan also tried TO cash
ie forged draft for S5,772 ut the Imperin
~ Bank, but the forgery was discovered nnt
u he disappeared. lie is supposed to b.
Z: Z: one of the bank swindlers who recent,
III operated largely in Rochester and othe
places.
OK During christening in saloon in on
u of the suburbs of Cincinnati on Sundu,
II night, the participants grew very noisy
Nv Mrs Mccormack, mn old woman liyin
W over the saloon, went down to quiet th
'ie ruiians, md was attacked and hnd he
collar-bone broken. A young man name,
of Williams interfered i'll her behalf, an,
he was pitched out and badly hurt. Tn
in keeper of the saloon then turned out tn
on gas When it was relighted Herman
X. Reimel was found dead on the floor, hi
sc. skull having been broken with piece O
nc lead pipe. The murderer is unknown.
freight train on the Richmond
ch Danyille railroad went through brdg
or over Ooddle creek, Is miles from Chm
re lotte, N. G., yesterday week. Twenty-Five
MI box cars, with their contents of mel
Ter chandise, were totally wrecked, and tw
lst unknown men, supposed to have bee
,Xt tramps, were killed. Fireman jaime
Davenport and William Owens went dow
tic with the wreck and were severely injured
a The bridge was being repaired and
10 man was sent out to flag the train. Tn
nj distance, however, was too short, til
NJ train being heavily loaded, for the on
las gineer to stop it before reaching III
nj bridge.
William Kyle q Co., wholesale ten an
re- liquor dealers of Toronto, have ter
nut porarily suspended, pending an investing
cb ton of number of alleged forged note
nd drawn in favor of the firm and held b
lio various banks in that city. Some weel
he ago Mr.. Kyle went to Winnipeg an
n n before leaving invested Colin Munro, I'll
junior partner, with II power of attorne,
~, Notes amounting TO $l2, 900, purportin
ID to be signed by customers in favor of I'll
IT,, firm, became due lately and were +,
~! pudiated by the alleged makers, who pr,
~ nounced them forgeries Mr.. XVI
Nv Nv believed that Munro forged the slgnntur,
ri and deposited the notes to the credit {
I'M the firm. Munro has disappeared
During June and July lust there was
u.s. constant succession of incendiary fires i
ION Pottsville, Pa. Rewards were Offered
OF special patrolmen employed, and nun
ne Der of suspected persons were nrreste
he, but discharged. Finally Charles Wicde
M bold, young shoemaker, was had AWAY
les borne good reputation, was arrested o
ted the charge of firing stable ON the nigl
of July 26tl. His trinl ended yesterda
RS in q verdict of guilty, but sentence WI
inc deferred, pending motion for ne
ing trial. 1t is believed in Pottsyille tlIi
in Wiederbold had mania for witnessin
ed conhagrations.
of Secretary Lamar Friday sent the 70
es, lowing communication TO the conInli,
era sioner of the general land office: 81
response to yours of the 18th inst, Sc,
,at ton 100, revised statutes, has neitlle
no been amended nor repealed anil Won, i
on common with every officer of the depart
zee ment,nre instructed to see that il is fnitl
II fully observed and enforced. No officer
he employe or clerk, whose appointment
la subsequent in date to the first of Jun,
for 1872, and who has not been out of offic
| two wears or more is Dermitied IN ,,ro,