Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
IN GENERAL.


Counterfeit ten, twenty-five and fifty
cent pieces, good limitations, are circuint-
ing largely in Toronto.
The contract for constructing q hfe-
saving station at Ocean City, N. j., has
been awarded to Augustus M. Cox Of Bar
negat, at rs, 500.
William Garrett colored, aged 81 |
years, fell asleep while driving cart, in |
Baltimore, Thursday, and, falling of,
was killed by breaking his neck.
Andrew Blum and John Fleck were
fntaliy injured in Kimberley's rolling |
mill at Greenville, Pa, Tuesday morn
ing by the bursting of fly Wheel
An explosion occurred Monday ut the
National Cotton Compress, Norfolk, Va,
damaging the machinery and building,
and injuring boy. similar explosion
occurred last year.
Big Bear, the Indian ally of Riel, CON
| victed at Regina, in the Northwest Terri
| tory, on Friday, of treason-felony, was
sentenced ON Saturday to three years in
the penitentiary.
Two car louds of hogs infected with
hog cholera are reported on the way TO
Montreal. They will be inspected on
their arrival, and If found infected, will
be properly cared for.
John Kehoe was stabbed to death by
Michael Rossa,n fruit peddler, in Chicago,
Sunday morning, because he or one of
several young men in his company took q
banana without paying for it.
John L. Coe, recently removed from the
postmastership of Lycoming, N. Y, was
Monday arrested by the United States
marshal for keeping over his store the
sign, post Office" and receiving mail
matter.
Several members of family named
Gedion were poisoned by eating toad
stools at Shamokin, Pa, on Sunday
night. Mrs. Gedion died Monday morn
ing, and her husband wns not expected to
recover.
A fire in Nashville, Tenn, early
Friday morning destroyed Lester
Brothers. livery stable, with 20 horses
and mules and 100 carriages, and also an
adjoining saloon. The total loss is esti-
mated ut S54 900.
Frank Berte killed William Hazard by
striking him ON the head with his fist in n
foundry in Cincinnati, Monday morning.
They quarreled on Saturday and Berte
renewed the attack Monday, striking
Hazard behind the ear.
DIR. Frank NJ Musser of Lancaster,
Pa, died on Saturday afternoon, from
, the effects of morphia, hypodermically
, administered by himself on Thursday last
, for the relief of neuralgia. He was 80
7 years of age.
0 The board of naval officers appointed
: TO consider plans for the construction OF
a the new naval vessels met Monday in
| Washington. The board expects to BIZ
able to report to the Secretary of the
; Navy in about two weeks.
i The steamer Frost, at Marquette, Mich.
e Monday morning, from Duluth, reports
y having passed burning propeller G.
d miles east of Duluth. No one could b,
seen on the vessel, which was burned
!. nearly TO the waters edge.
u A five-story tenement house in Eighty
= first street, New York, WIS damaged b,
!. fire early Monday morning. Mrs. Ruet
:, linger and her baby, while trying TO es
!, cape by the roof, were killed by falling
down M air shaft go feet deep.
,f The steamer Gardenia. from Marseilles
which was detained Mt Hampton Road
Nj for inspection, has been allowed to pro
coed to Baltimore. The burquc Sophil
n, | iiOih lpllbbii SPUN, UNIV utN'uueu, III
ID been allowed to proceed to West Point
Virginia.
William NJ. Riddle, ex-prcsident of til
defunct Penn Bank of Pittsburg, was dis
charged from custody on Saturday unde
A. the insolvent laws. lie was subjected {
Y n rigid examination, but the oppositio
. failed TO show that he had single doll0
10 left.
~ A large building occupied by Chimes
~ lnborers ut the Coal Greek mines, npa
~ Seattle, Washington Territory, WI
N attacked by IL masked mob about o'cloc
4 on Saturday morning. The Cinnamon O.
IL, capped to the woods but the building WI
ar burned.
er post-lnortem examination in the chs
of DIR. Frank M. Musser of Lancaster, PA
has shown that he did not die from IL
effects Of an overdose of morphine, as +
as ported, but that the immediate cause
nj his death was disease at the base of Il
ne brain.
IN A freight train separated on n stcr
10 grade near Guilrord, Indiana, last Siuu
nd day night, and the rear section aftr
'cn wards telescoped that attached to ii
i,o engine. Nine trnmps were imprisoned
"a car loaded with oats, and three of the
mo- persisted of sulfocntion.
he The Rev. james G.. Townsend, for
of years pastor of the Asbury Method
nd Episcopal Church in Buffalo has decid,
nd. to resign because he rejects the idea
.st. eternal punishment and other parasites
roe religion. He intends to go to Jamestov
Tan and found IN Independent Congregation
her church.
sta S. s. Buldett, commander-in- chief of t
er- Grand Army of tie Republic, hns ISSUED
BILE general order to the members suggestil
ut that II sum of money equal to contrib
tion of Is cents for each be raised for I
purpose of erecting a suitable monume
to the memory of their illustrious col
tho rade, Gen. U. S. Grant.
p John Saeger and John Bainbridp
young men, were killed Monday at I
Indian Ridge colliery, Shenandoah. III
were lOading coal from under the break,
- when six empty cars which broke loo
10 from train above, rushed down the 81
an ing and collided with the cars they We
III loadiDg, crushing them TO death.
In Bucyrus, o., William Jones, drum
and with considerable sum of money
nj This pocket, was seen on Saturday nigl
M low resort with two bad churnct,
named Hoteling and Ide. Sund
mo morning his dead body. with peck,
,,,,, empty, was found on the railroad. Hot
Cha ing and Idle We're arrested.
Pat Kernan,a notorious ward politici
and rough, in Baltimore, went to I
~, store of his uncle, Thomas Herman.
ne that city, on Saturday night, began
ID quarrel and shot the uncle dead. Pat
1--WE been in II number of shooting scrapes, |
are has heretofore been saved from punt,
no ment by his political influence.
Miguel Zetz, peanut seller, "
annoyed Sunday morning, in New Yoi
The by Charles Bradley md some drunl,
w. companions. Zetz finally plunged
knife in Bradloy's heart, killing him
the spot. The murderer was arrested II
rba nrraigned in court, but Bradley's co
The panions were still too drunk to give a
coherent account of the Affair."
'AII. At 0wingsyille, Ky, Tuesday, 10
Ballard was sentenced to 20 years i
10Th prisonment for killing William Spent
nrd last spring. While the prisoner "
mt being returned to the jail, his brother
Moses and james Ballard, opened fire
the guards. The latter escaped iniu
and returning the fire, shot theirassailll
The dead.
u In Toronto Tuesday, the wife
a an Joseph Airey, a bricklayer, cut |
'he throats of her three boys, aged from 1,
W to eight years. Their wounds are dang,