Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-16

at his approach, but he pursued and
oanght one OF them who proved to be his
own son, John, ID yeara of nge. Wednes.
dhy week the father took his,boy to Presi.
dent Knox and made him confess. The
boy acknowledged that he and two other
boys, nanled John Reed and Alfred Hon.
kins, hnd kindled the fires of June 7ib
and August "a and 9th. which resulted in
n loaR Of $BO0OU. The boys Aay thoy
made their attempiR to burn down thr
yards because they were refused work.
ightnlng struck house In Watortown
Now York, Friday, killing Edwin Potts
'r'' aged "a years, and lniurlng his sister
AZ Wayeross, Ia, on Thursday, negro
WIS lynchod for attempting to assault a
| Young woman. Two other negroes, his ac-
conlplicns, escaped.
| q. IL. uoldbnck, retail hat aud car
dealer OF Chicago, was drowned FfIjay
afternoon while bathing IN Lake Michigan.
high sea WINS running at the time.
At loadlng, Pa., Friday, John pracb-
man, agud III years, playfully pointed u re-,
Volver ~ his brother, Francis, aged is
| years. Ho snapped Il several times when n
cartridge was exploded and tho ball struck
Francis Just belOw the ey0, inilciing a NOR.
iiii wouni. John did moi know thn pistol
| WAS loaded.
| 10 Ohlengo Mira. Frank Confer, widow,
Friday administered corrosive sub-
| limhte to her two children. .agod respeet-
lvnly months and yenrs, and took some
81 tho poison herself. The woman soon
iled, but the children arc believed TO have
4 chniice OF recovering. Mrs. Confer has
been molancholIc since her husbands death
year ago, and seemed to hnye nulthei-
money nor friends.
s. =. SHudgrns4, u farmer Of Innrn.ter
county. IA, last woeR brought SG Durham
bulls from Chicago, aud sold n nuniber Of
them 10 his nsighbJrs. Four have since
died al Snodgruas' farm from spienlc
| apopleXy, AMI others are very sick, while
several deaths have occurred among the
stock sold In the nclehhorhood. The dlsease
Is Pronounced cnntngioua, and tho cattlo
have boon quarnntined.
During u drunken fight In park near
scranton, Pn., on Thursday might, Patrick
MoAndrews, aged 25 years, wns killel by
being struck ON the hoiid with an empty
bottle, and Martin Millet, who wilt with
McAndrew4, wlS severely injured. EARLY
yesterday morning Patrick Norton nnd
Peter Martin told tho engineer OF II train
Int thoy hnd dnno something for which, II
thoy were caught, they wonld bo sent TO tho
ponitentlnry for life. TheeDglneer Informed
tho nnthoritiesn nnd the couple wore arrested
Atelegram from PlttsbuIg says: "Tne liti-
gntion pending for the last six years between
Jacob Reese, of this city, the inventor Of the
Basic steel process, and tho Bossemer Steel
Company, Limited, which hils prevented
The uso OF tho Basic stoel process In tho
United Statos, owing TO an Injunction OBJ
tainod by the BassGmoi Steel Company, has
heon decided by the mnstor, who reports
i,t the injunction be dissolved and tho bill
tlisInissed at tho cost Of the Hnssemer Steel
Company"
Iu tenement In West New York, New
Jersey, Friday morning, Mrs. Mary Shep-
rard entered room whore Mrs. Nollte
Gfahor was sitting, with her slx months old
inflnt in her arms. The Sheppard woman
slapped Mrs. drahor In the face with one
hand, whilo with the other she throw u
quantity OF rod pepper In tho bnby's fnce
ShD then He'd. Part OF tho pepper got In
tho bnby's eyes and caused II intNnse pain.
The women, who wore addicted TO drink,
had quarreled and fought the night before.
In pursuance OF un order Issued several
days ago the comptroller of the currency
Friday imposed fines Of 300 oaebnon five
national banks for failure to return reports
OF their condition within the time specified
by law. Upon examination the comptroller
hns found about forty banks have been do
rclict In forwarding reports In answer to
tho last four calls issued by the department.
The comptroller says that although the ilne
ia severe he is impelled to impose II IN tho
worst cases In order to guard against delay
IN the preparation OF his annual report to
Congress.
Miss Lulu Bates went up In gus b .llo' n
nom the falr grounds NJ CrLwfnrdsvillo,
Ind, Friday. After eoingla distance OF
| Ava miles, nt an elevation of about half u
l mil nlnkyn fhn uha ut N..1 an AA-
srend. The grappling hook caught, hut
the anchorage was broken by a strong wind
which carried hUr among some trees, where
the balloon was torn. The hook gave way
again, and sho shot up 800 feet when the
balloon suddenly burst and the basket de-
seconded like lightning. She hal tho prsonce
of mind to brace hnrsrlf rmly against tho
top Of tho basket, and this Atval her life.
ShO WINS baily jarred, however.
News hus Just b,rn reccivod Mt Point
Pleasant, West Virginia, from tho southern
point OF jackson county, that during tho
0nrthunnka Inst week Il great rock, Known
an "B;Lld Rock, was loOsnnod by thu shock
and tnmhled down. In tts course II crashed
through the barn and struck t',o house
where Cummlnga' family were sleeping,
kno5king the building or the foundation
and making ID u eOmploto wrtck. Uum-
mlngs and his wife were mnlninred, bnt
iVtli NhHt lBol WIN Maio HH'Ilhk WIZ
Il iward jerks, the hircd man, hal his
skull crushed. Jonks was slightly injured.
Two mules lnt the barn were instantly killed.
At willlamsport. Pa. Friday, n verdict
Of not guilty wins rendered IN the ease Of
the sints agalnat Shaw unl Harrison, Jointly
Indicted with Ford, Lacey and others for
assault and battery aud kidnapping. Tho
defendants, who nre Pltishnrg policemen,
were charged with unlawflillY arrpsting =.
\. Davis Of Warren, and the case was SET
down for trial al Wllllnmsport under y
change OF venuc, from the SUI .,acourt ol
| Pnnnsylvania. On motion of COUNSEL for
| the defence tho conspiracy count OF th" IN
dlctment was qnashlal. Tho case grew out
Of tho complicated litigation In Forest and
ALLEGHENY counties. ThO prosecutor was
summoned at Pttsburg TO make an answer
rs receiver la thu Ford estnt' and was IN
contempt The attachment wRs issued and
tho two defendants ordered to make ihe
arrest, which resulted in the suit.