Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-12

Mary williams. aged IA years, was
killed by q railroad train while on her
way to school at Chester, Thursday
morning.
william Corbin and John Gaines shot
each other dead in quarrel about dog,
In Boone county, Kentucky, Thursday
afternoon.
The railroads centering at Chicago from
the west have now disposed OF all the
freight accumulated sinoe thu great snow
storm Considerable eAstbound freight
still remains In the yards.
At Barnet, Texas, Friday, August
Schaefer gave dose OF poison 10 his wife,
waited until she died, and then com.
mitted suicide with the sans drug. Do.
nestle unhappinesa was the cause.
The Methodist Z sisoopal Conference at
Baltimore has raised the sum Of ESQ, 900,
to complets the 5000, 600 needed for the
establishment Of conference 8, minsry
for the higher educAtton OF women.
The Dewitt wire cloth works, in Belle
VILE, N j., were burned on Thursday
night. Loss $4,000 The FIRE was
started by the ignition Of gases from
eask Of paint, olose to which lantern
was held.
Two trains on the Illinois Central rail.
road oollided near 9rensds, Mississippi, on
Thursday night. The fitemen Of both
trains and man who was stealing ride
were killed, and ten persons were In.
jured, one perhaps fatally.
The gas company At New. Orleans has
given notice that owing to the failure OF
the city council to comply with the CON
dition imposed by the company, II has
determined to discontinue the supply Of
gas to the public Tampa Of the city.
On the Sd inst., by order OF the Presi-
dent, patents were issued for the lands In
Lpuisians granted TO aid IN the oonstruo
tion Of the New Orleans & Pacific railroad.
These lands, comprising about 100000
| acres, are what ia known IS the "Bsek-
bone grant,"
G. 81. Hodges, Mis- ouri Pacific station
agent at kucinsl, Fexss, Was shot dead
| by Mexican named Msbdicls, while
standing on this station platform on Sat
urdsy afternoon. Another shot flied al
Mend ola severely wounded bystABder.
The murderer vas arrested.
The rear wall Of the large malt house
Of Weir, Hobelmann & Gottlisb, In Bal
timore, tumbled down Friday evening, and
John SAuer, who was shovelling grain OF
the third floor, was killed. II Ia sup
posed that the mortar In the wall wai
loosened by the thawing ont Of the frost
The Dunkiik House, in Bradford, Pa
was destroyed early Friday morning
by fire, caused by the explosion Of I
lamp. Barney Freel, butcher, aud
James Martin, q saloon keeper, wer'
burned to death. Two other men wer
injured, one OF them being severel.
burned
An explosion Of illuminating "a
occurred Friday in the Bakewell Lay
Building in Pitssburg. Nine rooms wer
wrecked, the damage RESOLVING sewers
Thousand dollars, but no person WAS In
jured. The gas had been leaking 70
. two days, and the explosion was cause
, by a young mat searching for the lea
| with al uncovered light.
At TotsenvIlle, Staten Island, Wednel
day week, during the fringlot salute
/ honor Of the inaugui alton, blank car
, ridge WAS prematurely discharged from
| cannon, dangerously, If not fatally ,injul
ing young man named Joseph Judg,
7 and shsttering the hand of another youn
I man.
3 United States troops are trying TO kee
r settlers off the Winnsbago reservation
Dskots until May lat, when the excel
. tivs order, opening the lands to settl
t ment, will 60 into effect. This fact ar
q some hostile demonstrations OF Il
: Indians have caused seme OF the wouli
8 be settlers to withdraw.
Willie Mershon, the IA year old son
q respected property owner Of Seaclil
Staten Island, was arrested on Thursdf
K night on the charge of having broke
r into boat house at that village one d.
. lent summer and robbsd 1T OF sever
articles Of value. The accused waived
hearing and was held in $40, 900 bal
There we're mum er Of mysterious bu
glAfies and lres al SsEoliff lat summe
i Aad young Mershon Ia believed TO be II
plicated in many Of them.
I A telegram from Reading says Il leab'
ont Thursday that New York brok
l. recently sent coupons Of Reading Oil
l. bonds, amounting TO $3.50, to Reading 4
:, collection, and that the money was pa
on them. Subsequently 1t was discover,
:, that they were forgeries, and from lat
=. developments 1t ts believed that the ma
l. zet is flooded to the extent Of eever
8 thousand dollars worth OF the ooupon
6 PersOnE in charge At the large mon'
G oentTes have been notified to be on Il
lookout for them.
y The New York Commercial Bullet
n prints Btstistios showing that the loss
Q by fire In the United States and CAnat
!. during February were greater than do
! lag any previous February. There wei
i 203 fires, each causing damage Of $40,
( Of over agsrsgatinR $8,50O,000, and IL
d total loss is SIC, 600, 600. The averal
i loss for February during the last 10 yea
ls Sd SOC, 900. Daring the first tn
9 months OF 1855, $l8, 100000 worth
i property hGs been destroyed by fire.
The farmers o! Manitobs held lars
. meeting Thu lay In Winnipeg and il
! vited Premier Norgusy 10 be present an
report whst he had accomplished towaI
n getting concessions from the Dominic
. government. He did mot appear, an
9 the farmers passed resolution condemn
9 ing him as guilty Of a shameful ssorifi,
: Of MsnitobS's rights, and calling upo
him and his government to have redi
4 tricting Of seats and an appeal to Il
r country.
JGmss Il. Cary and William Il. Hurt
: have bsen arrested in Chicago. Cary wi
cashier for the commission firm OF Gar
baldi & Cuneo, and wss entrusted Wit
D buyiu the FIRMS New York exchange.
9 is said he raised checks received by hin
i got the amount OF the raise in sspars
q drs't aud forwarded 1t to Hurtel, WI
s had gone to New York and was living
q she Hoffman House. Hurtsl presente
n the drafts to the proprietor Of the hot
4 in payment OF beard bills, receiving Il