Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-26
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
FIVE LIVES Lost IN A NEW YORK
SATURDAY NIGHT FIRE.
HOW she Chinese Evade the Restric.
tien Act = CuRBinK hams Chicago
Oareer-Myra CLARK Gaines Two
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How ahe Chinese Evade the Restris
ffon Act = CuRBtnR AIMS Ohlcng
Oarser-Myra CLARK Gaines Tw
Wills.
James Graham. an old man, who hs
been on 9 drunken spree, was foun
froxen 20 d ath In the street in DAytor
Ohio, Friday morning.
Judge Houston, at New Orleans, o
Saturday, refused to admit to probs,
either OF the two wills purportinR 10 hay
been made by Mrs. Myrs Clark Gaines.
DR.. Salmon, chief Of the bureau Of ami
NAL industry, says the report OF sh
appearance OF rinderpsst among the oattl
near Poug ughkeepsie, New York, hs
proved upon investigation to be un
founded.
o. Westley Brown, while walking b
hia home near Gorham, Maine, in tn
storm Of Monday night week, lost his way
and frozen to death. His body WAS foupt
Friday morning, not far from hi
house, whore he lived alone.
II 10 said that many Of the peach tree
and all the peach buds in Michigan, q
lar as known, have been killed by th,
Intense cold OF the present winter. TIL,
peach and grape buds in northern Obi,
are also reported killed by the cold.
The Niagara river, at Niagara, Ontario
was blocked with ioe on Thursday night
and persona began to cross Friday
morning. The Zoe bridge extends from
Queenstown to point two miles ont IL
the lake, making its entire length nine
miles.
Mrs. Annie Snyder. wife Of telegraph
operator In Jamaios, Long Island, was
fatally burned at l O'Clock Frirday
morning, by her clothes catching fire
from stove. She was waiting Cor her
husband, and fsll asleep while reading q
papsl near the FIRE.
The British steamer Deerbound. At
Baltimore Sunday, brought the Grew Of
the Nova Sootikn barque Emms from New
York for Antwerp, with petroleum,
abandoned at sea on the Sd inst. The
hmms lost her second mate aud o seaman
overheard.
A fire at Huron, Dkkots, on Saturday
morning, destroyed the opera house, two
stores and rink. The Cardiff Giant, on
exhibition ut the opera house, was de-
stroyed. When it crumbled away the
giant showed large iron rods projecting
from the limbs.
At Elmira, New York, on Saturday
morning, q 3 years old son Of J. Il. Miller
pulled over table on which there was q
lighted lamp, ard set fire to its clothes.
Mrs. Miller ran TO her sons rescue, and
was dangerously II not fatally burned.
The child was burned TO death.
The schooner Z. v. Olive, from Rustan
for Mobile, went ashore on Wednesday
week, on Dixie Island, at the entrance to
Mobile bay, and will be total loss. The
vessel had q Grew OF Eve men, one Of
whom was taken from the rigging Thurs
day morning, but died shortly after. No
traces Of the others were found.
James d. Fish, ex President Of the
defupot Marine National Bank of New
York, was arralgned Thursday on the
charge Of misappropriatipg Of the banks
funds. He pleaded not guilty. His bail
was increased from $30, 900 to csc, 900,
and the amount was furnished by his
friends.
The Grannis block, on Dearborn street,
near Washington, in Chicago, occupied by
she Continental National Bank, the
National Bank OF Illinois, and number
Of Law and other Offices, was burned
Thursday night. The building was
erec'ed three years ago, at q cost OF
elf6, 600 and was insured for $120, 900.
A barn on the ranch Of Hon. Il.
Oelrichs, near Cheyenne, Wyoming Terri
tory, WAS burned yesterday week
The imported stallion Brudant, ooating
e16, 900, and Cleveland Boy, valued At
%, 600, together with three other horses,
were burned to death. A number Of car
risges were also destrt yed. Loss, $25, 600
While Mrs. Henry Zimmerman, her
child and her sister, Mrs, Hiram Brown
back, All Of Spring Grove, Bsrks county,
Pa, were driving Thursday morIing, the
horse ran away and threw them from tbs
carriage. Both ladies were dangerous
injured internally and Mira. Ztmmermanu
fell on her baby, hurting 1t, probably
fatally.
AT Gibson City, Ill, on Wedue lay
week, q young woman living with George
6oott iRnitsd her clothes while passing
red hot stove. She started to run
through the house, but Scott, who
was 10 years of age, caught her ami
carried her out into the snow drifts. H.
saved her life, but was 30 badly burned
himself that he died in few hours
A number Of miners we're recently dis.
charged from the coal mines at Pooahon-
tas, Tazswell county, Virginia Since
then several persons have been fred upon
In the night, and negro policeman was
killed few days ago. Several persons,
lad Alx.-. .s.A.
to leave the town under penalty OF death.
The oitizans have subscribed money for
the equipment Of the police toros.
The board Of freeholders Of Hudson
county, New Jersey, Thursday fixed the
salary Of David G. Joyce, jailer Of the
county Jail, at S2, 900 per annum. Here.
tofore Joyce, who was appointed three
years ago for q term OF five years, re-
oelved compensation of 80 cents per
day for each prisoner under his charge
II ia said that under the old system the
position was worth $4,000 per year.
Captain Mack, an inventor, has in-
formed reporter In ChioAeo that Gun
ninebsm, WIN is under arrest 10 London,
charged with The sttemp: to blow up tn
Tower, was in Chiosgo two years sgo, and
him at that Tins. There we're three men
10 ths party, the other two went by the
names OF Dalton and Brennsn. They
had In ther possession two Internal
machines, one designed for blowing mp
suips and the other for private assassina.
tion,
The people OF Saybrook, Illinois, have
besn putfering greatly for want Of coal
caused by the snow blockade. A train
90 the Lake Rria railroad, carrying six
osrs OF oral 10 Eastern points arrived
there on Wednesday week, and an excited
crowd ordered the trAinmen to Bide.trAok
two cars. Being refused, the mob took
possession OF the trsin and threw off
about 40 tors. Bach citizen rendered
payment for the amount taken by him,
but 1t is not known whether or not the
oompAny's agents accepted.
A four-story brick building at the cor.
rer OF William aud Beaver streets, in
New York, was burned on Saturday night.
Two families lodged In the upper portion.
One OF them was rescued the other,
that Of PatrolmAn Murray, perished.
The dead are: Mrs. Aunie Murray, aged
80 James Murray, Jr aged 2 =; Daniel
Murray, sged s Maggie Murray, aged
"a, and Mrs. Vennus, Murrsy's wifs'a
mother, aged So. Murray, who WAS near
by at the time Of the 6re, lost his life In
trying to rescue the others.
A telegram from Superior City, Wisosn-
sin, says sale Of 900 head Of cattle has
Just been made by the Powder River
Cattle Company to the Marquis de Mores
for s30, 900 for shipment to England. This
is the Hrst sale OF series soon to follow.
Arrangements for the shipment Of 1000
more head to the lake are now being