Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-01
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| against cattle from New York, New Jersey,
the District of Columbia and Kentucky.
William Berwick, aged 81 years, was
choked to death by large piece of sweet
potato, while eating dinner in New Haven
on Saturday. He Yves drunk at the time.
Major James Ralston, we'll known
| farmer and cattle dealer of Rockingham
county, Va, was run over and killed by
a train at Oowan's station on Saturday
night.
Thomas Parsons dubbed George Tabor
TO death at dance in Knoxville, Indiana,
ON Saturday night. Parsons had recently
received n pension and back pay. A
posse started in pursuit of him.
Gala L. Stone, the champion amateur
bicyclist of the United States and the
champion 100-mile road rider of America,
died suddenly Mt his home in st. Louis,
ON Saturday night of a congostive chill.
The four-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
Parsons was killed by bull dog near
Xenia, Ohio, on Friday evening. When
| the mother searched for the missing
child she found the dog devouring its
dead body.
Paul Bauer, proprietor of the West
I
was robbed Monday morning of dia-
monds and money aggregating ~, 565 by
some burglar who got into his bedroom
while he was asleep.
John Clinch was shot and perhaps NOR
tally wounded by Thomas Sponsler, in
York, Pa, Monday morning. Sponsler
has been separated from his wife for
year, and asserts that Clynch was tho
cause of the trouble.
A stage coach was robbed near Cisco,
| Texas, on Monday, by 19-year-old boy.
He rifled the mail bag of registered letters
and exchanged horses with the driver, re-
marking that he thought the horse would
carry him to the Indian nation.
The fine of $500 imposed upon the
captain OF the British steamer 0akdale, at
Baltimore, for presenting an improper
manifest, has been RENTED by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. There was no allie
CATION of fraud on the captains part.
At an inquest held in st. Louis Mon
day afternoon, on the body of Cola L.
Stone, the champion bicyclist, who died
last Saturday night, il was discovered
that he had committed suicide by taking
arsenic because he was disappointed in
love. ...
Near Saltwater, Mimi, on Saturday
night, Thomas Leith assaulted his
mother-in-law, the widow of an Indian
chief, and treated her in most inhuman
manner. His wife disappeared last
Thursday, and il is believed he murdered
her.
A lady and gentleman were attacked
by gang of footpads in st. Gabriel.
near Montreal, on Saturday evening. In
defending himself the gentleman stabbed
two of tho gnng, Joseph O'Reilly and
Michael Cantrell, md their recovery is
doubtful.
| DIR. Brakeley, president of tho Now
Jersey Cranberry Association, reports the
crop of cranberries in New Jersey 10 be
unprecedented. One bog of six acres,
alone, in Burlington county, has yielded
| 1904 bushels. The berries have escaped
injury by frost.
Alexander Aaron was shot dead by
Charles Taylor, mayor of Van Buren,,
Arkansas, ON the streets of TINT town last
Monday night. They quarreled about
woman of vile character. Taylor was
elected mayor of Van Buren, last April,
when he was just 81 years of age.
A negro ex-convict named King, last
Friday feloniously assaulted young
white woman, near New London, Mis-
souri,. lie then went to the house of j.
Is. Harris, n few miles distant, and finding
no one at home except Mrs. Harris, robbed
the house and assaulted hcr. The people
havo turned out to hunt for the rufian.
Near Nacosari, Sonora, on the 18th
INST, 30 Apaches surrounded Thomas
Candrew, James McDcrmott. Mrs. Belle
Davis of Tombstone, n boy named Fred
and j. A. Matteson. MeDermott and
Candrew were killed. The boy Fred was
wounded, but escaped. Mrs. Davis WINS
captured, and Matteson alone escaped
uniniured.
Christine La Grange, n young woman.
committed suicide ut Neenah, Wis, on
Saturday morning by taking poison.
Before her death she said that John
Keryin, deputy city clerk of Neonah, had
criminally assaulted her on her way home
from dance. Keryin was arrested and
lodged in Jail at Oshkosh, the girls
brothers having threatened to kill him.
Captain Thomas @. Hance commander
OF an oyster schooner nj Baltimore, Sunday
night shot and killed his wife, in n house
of evil repute in Philadelphia. She was
| only ~ years of age. Hance took her
from the den two years ago and soon If
forwards married her, but she recently
returned to the place. He shot her be-
cause she refused to go back and live with
him.
Agent Gossman informs the commits
sioner of Indian affairs that he has mott
fed all the settlers on the Grow Creek
indian reservation to quit in accordance
with the Presidents proclamation, and
he thinks they will obey. The commits.
sioner says the settlers must leave the
reservation even if it requires the whole
force of the military to accomplish their
removal.
a telegram from Boston gives a report
that the official investigation of the con
dition of the birmingham Savings Bank.
whose cashier, Coleman s. Adams. com.
mitted suicide on August oath, shows that
Adams was defaulter to the amount of
$22S, 900. An injunction has been asked
to restrain the bank from doing further
business until its affairs can be
Strengthened out.
Inc body of male child about is
months old WIS found Monday morning
on Farman's Island, l.. L., and was iden,
Tined as that of n son of Henry Engel, who
WAS arrested on suspicion of murder. Il
was testified that while Engol and his
WHO We're walking home, the wife gave
tne child to her husband 10 carry. Shortly
niterwnrd Engel disappeared, and when
he arrived home no did not hayss the
child. 'N
a drunken negro, named Flowers.
attempted to assault three white women
near Summeryille, s. O., ON SUNDAY
morning, and, failing in the attempt. |
burned the dwellings in which they lived. |
Two OF the women escaped from their |
burning dwelling, the other was caught |
and SO terribly beaten that she is not |
expected to recover. Flowers was pursne,l /
by a constable, and, resisting arrest was |
shot and killed. "'
Ihere was wreck on the PHILADELPHIA
~ Reading railroad, near Tuckerton, Into
on saturday night, caused, it is said, by
an open switch. A down ooal traiH
Jumped the track and before the engineer
could send man ahead an up train came
along and crashed into the wreck. Roth
engines We're badly demolished. md al,aut
gu coal orrs were piled up in a confused
mass. The tracks were blocked for no
$35, 900.
IN the supreme court of White Plains
n. y, the jury rendered verdict for
$o,ooO damages in favor of Ii. Odell
against the New York Central a. Hudson
hiver railroad. The plaintiff a car builder
IN the eompanys employ, had his left |
h''nu 'hken on by circular saw which