Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
IN GENERAL,

| poNeNnoI NH mas paruoneu Joseph
Bork, ex-city treasurer of Buffalo, N. Y,
who embezzled over 100000.
John Dusenbury, well-known and
wealthy resident of Jersey City, Fri.
day slipped in front of his residence and
was killed.
The Standard Steel Works at Logan.
Pa. was damaged by fire Thursday morn.
ing to the extent of $4,000. The loss is
covered by insurance.
The house OF Samuel Williams, neal
Trenton, New York, was burned early
Yesterday week, and Williams and his
wife were burned to death.
George and Mary Mason, an aged
colored couple, were Thursday morning
found frozen to death in their house, in
the suburbs of Washington.
Coffin Tarr, aged SO years, being
respondent from lack of employment,
committed suicide by hanging in Glouces.
ter, Mass, yesterday week.
Swift's butterine factory in Chicago
was burned Thursday morning, Loss.
$4,000. A man named Beck was dan
gerously injured by falling wall.
George Martin, aged N wears. nj ono
time in comfortable circumstance. wae
sound frozen to. death on Saturday in a
hut which he occupied near Trexleryille
Pa.
A fire at Greenville, S. c., on Thursdav
night, destroyed the stores of L. Rotbs-
child, II. q. Mcpherson, M. Rosenthal &
sons and Mullane. Loss $4,000, insur-
ance $40, 700.
Hattie Knowles, young woman of
Dennisport, Mass, who had been be.
trayed by young scoundrel at n seaside
resort last summer, committed suicide
last week by swallowing arsenic.
John McMahon, defaulting ex-collector
OF revenue of Hoboken, was sentenced in
Jersey City Friday to five years i'm
prlsonment. He absconded two years
ago, leaving deficiency of $57, 1000 in
his accounts.
A boiler in the bolt works at the Onon-
dago New York penitentiary exploded YES
terday morning, blowing off the roof of
the shop. The engineer crawled out of
the ruins unhurt, except for slight scalp
wound made by flying brick.
The star bottling oompany's building,
IN Montgomery, Alabama, was burned
Friday afternoon. The first floor was
occupied by carpenter shops, and f. s.
hoxton, one of the tenants, persisted from
sutfocation while trying to remove his
tools. 40
Henry Q. Spencer, travelling salesmon
I0r the Biddle Hardware Company of
Philadelphia, attempted suicide at Val
dosta, Georgia, on Thursday morning. Il
was feared he would not recover. He woa
Baltimorean. No cause is assigned for
his act. avn All
Charles Bohall was arrested Friday
IN Tracy, Erie county, Pa, on the CHARGE
OF having murdered his three-months. Old
infant. II is alleged that he struck the
child and held his hand over its mouthto
prevent its outcries.
In chicago, on Saturday afternoon
MARX Jadman, IL years of age, was found |
dead under snow house he had bujlt in |
the rear OF his home. It is supposed he |
Jumped into the snow structure head
hrst, and was too much exhausted To az
tricate himself. w ga
A telegram from Mt. Carmel, Pa. saw
that Jacob Sharp, employed for twenty
years as miner there, received informs-
Iion on Saturday that by the death OF
benjamin Sharp, relative in Philadel-
phia, ne had fallen heir to a property OF
IN washington Friday an explosion
occurred in Pullman car standing nm
virginia avenue. Some of the attendants
were making fire in the car, when. tba
pipes being frozen, the apparatus ex.
pioded, tearing out the end of the car
and damaging the fronts of two houses
The casket containing the remains of
resident Garfield was on Saturday morn
ng placed in the heavy bronze sarcop.
lla1gus in which it is to rest finally. AZ
cleveland, Ohio. When the new monu.
nent in Lake View cemetery is completed,
ne sarcophaguS will be placed in the
'ase of that structure.
Hon. David II, Bailey was sued ut Gin
u matt by the government to recover
$4,000 of money collected by him as
onsul general at II ong Kong, China, and
OF paid to the government. Judge Baxter
'9nd that Bailey's accounts showed him
ldebted $4,000, and gave Judgment for
nat sum against ], ]. Gest, his bonds.
IAN.