Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
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There IL an exodus Of oolored people
from Oomanche county, Texas, they hav-
ing been ordered TO leave since the lynch
ing of colored murderer at De Leon on
Monday week.
The trial of the boy, Willinm Sells, for |
the murder Of his father, mother, brother |
and sister, at Erie, Kansas, resulted ON
Tuesday week in n verdict of guilty in |
the first degree.
Mrs. James Yoon Of No. 20l Spencer
street, Brooklyn, 35 years old, who had
become insane through childbirth, yester-
day week threw herself beneath train Of
cars and was killed.
A row boat was oapsizod by swells from
passing steamboat in the Hudson river
at New York Sunday evening, and three
young men, Louis Kaiser and Louis and
Martin Whitaker, were drowned.
Miss Lucy Yanoey, aged II years, CON-
mitted suicide yesterday week OF Homer,
La. II is said she had been outraged by
Ben Ford, colored, and brooding over her
trouble caused her TO swallow strychnine.
In Amsterdam, New York, on Saturday
night, three ruffians rushed into Chinese
laundry, knocked down Chung Bong
Song, threw cloth over his ht ad, put
out the gas, and stole 800 from his
pockets.
People are still arriving at Waco, Texas,
from the drought stricken counties in the
western part OF that state. Many Of thom
are almost destitute. They say they want
| TO locate where IL rains few times each
year.
Damaging hailstorms passed over por.
tions of Mercer and Lycoming counties,
Pennsylvania, Thursday night, running the
crops i'll their paths. A destructive thun-
| der storm also visited the country
around Meadville Thursday evening.
Edward Munson, n grocery clerk, won't
swimming near the West Shore ferry At
Weehawken, New Jersey, on Wednesday
night weolS. While in the water his clothes
we're stolen, and he walked to his home,
nearly mile distant, in nm empty barrel
Three boys and woman were struck
by lightning at Tyrone, Pa. Tuesday week.
William Connolly, ono of the boys, was
killed. James Connolly and the woman,
Mrs. Sykes, were fatally injured and Thos.
Mclaughlin escaped with severe shock.
Stephen Brodie, who jumped from tho
East river bridge, Mt New York, gave bail
in $500 on Saturday, for further exami-
nation on the charge of wilfully obstruct-
ing traffic on the bridge, and interfering
with policeman in the discharge of his
duty.
hail storm passed over portions of
the Bald Eagle and Nittaning valleys, in
the interior Of Prnnsy lvanin, friday even
ing, doing much damage 10 the crops.
Some of the hnilstones were two inches
in diameter. A barn near Beach Creek
was destroyed by lightning.
The front of the English Baptist
Church in 81. Clair, Penna., was blown
up by dynamite shortly before daylight
on Saturday morning. The outrage Is
believed to be the outcome Of contest
between the Law and Order Society and
violators of the liquor law.
In Chicago Tuesday week, Joseph Tobias
stood ut the main entrance Of Lincoln
Park and, after announcing to the passing
public that he was tired Of life, he swai-
lowed poison. He shortly fell in fit and
was conveyed to the hospital, where he
lies in q critical condition.
A telegram from Oyster Bay, L. L. ,snys
th6 TIRE large mnu. eating B.nlEs. th,
lIfBes' eight Zee. iung, we're speared il
oyster bay haEDor and landed on tn,
dock in the village on Wednesday week
Largo numbers of these sharks have re
Gently been seen in Long Island sount
! md the bays.
member of the firm OF Gilleer 4
NAHUM, in Chicago, on entering his stor,
on Saturday morning found on the tloo
3 a large dynamite bomb. The fuse hat
been lighted, but in falling had struck Of
the end and put out the fire. Mr.. Malun
! says he cannot account for the attempt 1,
destroy his place.
a telegram from Fort Worth SAYS tina
bitter war feeling is predominant
throughout northern Texas, and the Cut
ting case is absorbing attention through
out the state. The hatred Of the Texan
o Tor Mexico has been growing for years
d and many towns report that volunteer
can be raised there in case trouble occurs
g Inc heaviest rain Of the season through
t out the Wyoming Valley fell Sunday
Q In Wllkesbarre the streets were hoode,
and many cellars filled with water. Ii
q the country districts much damage is re
o ported. Crops are injured, roads washe,
4 out, barns and outhouses carried ava
and bridges destroyed.
On Friday Of last week, +. G. Whiten
!, pAymaster Of the Knickorbocker ic
= works, Mt North Boothbny, Maine, wen
to Wiscas6et to draw funds with which /
pay the help. He drew no money, bu
Q sent his wife letter saying that bot
she and thi world were dead TO him, an
i disappeared. His reputation was excel
y lent.
Tho body OF man, supposed TO be s
/ D Gonant, the long time missing edito
h OF Ha'Pe''S Weekly, was washed u
}. Thursday morning at Ooney island. III
J. undcrclOtling was marked with III
10 initials IS. ), o." II was learned on Fri
day that the body was not that of I'll
IA missing editor.
k AT Brownsville, Texas, early Thursda
10 morning, Emanuel Chiarez, aged 10 YEAR
II killed his stepmother with nm axe Will
g. she was sleeping. The boy WINS found b
,e her corpse weeping. He said ''he had b,
J. come enraged because she would not |,
him go tho circus, and that when b
IN awoke this morning the devil told him /
- cut her head off,"
y Two boilers ut Henning's ore mines
I, Topton, Berks county, Pa, exploded We
y tetday week, Josiah Black, the supe
. lntendent, was killed; jerome Trek,
~ was probably fatally scalded, and Mos,
40 haupt was seriously injured by fallir
~ timbers. Several other men EMPLOYED
N the mine were slightly injured. The bull,
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