Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-10
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
a WIFE-1rURDERER ATTENDS Hrs
YIOTIALS FUNERAL.
A Drunken Quarrel which Resulted
Fntally-Smaii-pOx In MontreaI-A
New Potato Bug I'm New York
Another Lynching.

was lynched by mob on Friday night
The severest frost of the season i
Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota occurred o.
Friday night. Nearly all the garde
vegetables were killed.
Fifteen miners have been arrested q
Rock Springs, Wyoming, on charges o
murder and arson in connection with tn
recent anti Chinese riot.
Major Aaron Stafford, said to have beel
the lust surviving officer of the war o
1872, died in Waterville, N. Y, Sunday
in the 99th year of his age.
The farmers around Lyons. N. Y, fea
the loss Of their potato crop through tn,
depredations of small shiny bug whicl
has appeared in that section.
A wagon load Of dynamite exploded
near Laketeld, Ontario, Friday, blow
ing to atoms team of horses and two
men named Morton and Simons.
George and John Zimmerman, aged re
spectively and years, set fire to u barr
in which they were playing, near Chicago
last evening week, and both were burned
to death.
Six persons-four girls and two young
men-were drowned yesterday weeb
at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, by the upsettinp
of boat. The boat was capsized by the
swell of II tug.
Am Ende, the Hoboken druggist whose
error in compounding prescription cost
the lives of two young women u week ago,
was held on Saturday in So, 500 bail foi
the action of the grand jury.
George Lauser, well-known dry goods
MN, nc Ill. n A I
suicide by hanging himself in his stable
on Saturday. He was 48 years of age.
He had been melancholic for some time.
Eighteen authenticated new cases of
smallpox were reported in Montreal on
Saturday. Bishop Fabre has strongly
urged the people to submit TO yacciln-
ton and to avoid visiting infected houses
The trial of Henry Stain and wife at
Nevada, Mo-, for the murder of an old
man named Sewell and his son, resulted
ON Tuesday week in verdict of guilty.
The woman was recommended to mercy.
General Newton, chief of the United
States engineers, estimates that an appro-
priation of $18,000,0 900 to $20, 900, 900
will be required to continue river and
harbor improvements during the next
fiscal year.
The trial of Daniel Culver at Carlisle,
Pa, for the murder of William Martin, re-
suited, last week, in his acquittal. The
provocation for the killing of Martin was
the latter's undue intimacy with young
Cluyer's wife.
More than 100, 900 head of cattle have
been driven from the Cheyenne and
Arapuhoe reservation, in accordance with
tho Presidents proclamation. About
10000 remain, but will be removed us
soon MS possible.
Adyices received by the commissioner
of Indian Affairs from the Southern Ute
agency in Colorado contradict the reports
that the Indians have become hostile.
Everything is quiet ut the agency, and no
trouble is feared.
The three-masted schooner William
Benzley, from New York for Bangor, with
II cargo of -four md coal, while putting
into New Haven harbor for anchorage on
Friday night, ran upon the rocks. The
vessel is valued at 100000.
The cornerstone of the new state
capitol at Georgia, in Atlanta, was laid
yesterday week with Masonic ceremonies.
Governor Mcdaniel presented the struc-
tIre to the Legislature, and General A. Il.
Lawton of Savannah, delivered an oration.
Dougald Burt, aged 2S years, was killed
+ lay by u fall of coal in Woddells
mine, at Wilkesbarre. His wife is SO
prostrated by his death TINT her recovery
is doubtful. Two years ngo his brother,
Javin Burt, was burned TO death in the
Pine Ridge mine.
The Oregon Short Line Railroad Com
pany on Tuesday began the shipment east
of $4,000 head of cattle from Baker
county, Oregon. Fourteen hundred cars
will be required and it will take go days
to complete the shipment. Most of the
cattle are destined for Chicago.
In the box shop of Barnes Il Co., at
Oswego, N. Y, last week, the connecting
STRAP of the engine broke, loosening the
walking beam, smashing the steam check
and nearly demolishing the engine. II
will probably take six weeks to repair |
the damage meanwhile l5D men will be
thrown ont of employment.
The water bottom of the steam barge |
Cleveland blew out Friday morning ON
the lake near Amhurstburg, Ontario, al |
lowing the steam to escape. John Ward, |
a deck hand, was scalded TO death, and
Edward Dennis, a fireman, wns believed |
to be fatally scalded. Two others sus-
tanned slighter injuries.
The body of J., M. Hess, well known |
young man of Evanston, ILL.,, was found |
ON Saturday morning in Chicago with
deep cash i'll one side of the neck. 1t is |
believed he committed suicide. He was |
recently discharged by firm with whom |
he was employed ON account of his bad |
habits. He leaves widow.
The annual convention of the Official |
Chemists Association closed |
its sessions in Washington last week. |
The following officers were elected
President, Prof. II. w. Wiley, Washing |
ton Vice President, Dr. q. W. Dabney, |
North Carolina; Secretary and Treasurer,
Clifford Richardson, Washington.
In Chatt iogN, Sunday afternoon,
Charles Williams, IL disreputable negro, |
shut aud killed Polk Mitchell, II street car |
driver. Williams had been elected from |
the Car n short time before for disorderly |
behavior. Williams was arrested and II |
strong guard was placed at the Jail to |
prevent him from being lynchcd.
A telegram from DGndwood, Dakota,
last two weeks eliminated on Saturday |
in II snow storm. The outlook |
for grain is gloomy. Four- fifths of all the |
crops are cut, and the bulk is lying ON |
the ground heating and growing. Much |
that is stacked is being destroyed even
for feed.
The steamship Hnnoverian, from Bal |
timorc for Liverpool, win Halifax and st, |
Johns, was totally wrecked yesterday |
week at Portugal Cove, Newfound- |
land Her passengers, l70 in number,
and her crew aro reported safe. The |
Ilanoverinn was M iron screw vessel of |
2,35U tons register. She was built ut |
Glasgow in 1882.
Robert Haylor, an engineer, who, to |
save the lives of $50 passengers on |
train Of the indianapolis, Bloomington X |
Western railroad, remained ut his post to |
fnae Utmost certain death last Wednesday |
week, died of his injuries in Springfield,
Ohio, Sunday night. Had he deserted his |
post many of the passengers would un-
doubtedly have'been killed.
Augustus Bryant, alias cred Hot" was
Sunday shot dead by Charles Hugit,
bIrkeeper, in drunken quarrel at Rock |
Point, on the Potomac, rs miles below |
Washington. The dead body was placed |
in an outhouse, and the murderer con.
tinued to sell liquor as usual. At last
accounts he had not been arrested, and
from the unlawfulness of the locality,
was not expected to be.
Joseph Helm, shoe manufacturer and
merchant of Louisville, treasurer of the
st. Charles Benevolent Society, and also
of the st. Martins Brotherhood and n