Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-18
IN GENERAL.

Mrs. Bancroft, wife OF George Bancroft,
the historian, died last night at her home In
Washington.
John Sanders OF Shamokin, Pa, has been
made insane by constant efforts to produce
perpetual motion.
d. @. Hanna Of Savannah, who Is soon to
graduate at Princeton, has accepted u call
to the Thompson Memorial Church Of
Philadelphia.
Citizens OF Nazareth, Northampton county,
Pa, have been asked by capitalists Of Pater-
son, N. j., to assist them In the erection OF
a silk mill at the former place.
Captain James l. Waddell, commander of
the Maryland Fishery forces, was Monday
stricken with congestion Of the brain, In
Annapolis, and Is in critical condition.
The war department Tuesday issued an
order retiring Major-General Pope. 1t was
understood that the nomination of bis sue
cessor and of two brigadier. generals, with
the consequent promotions, would be made
Wednesday.
W. B. Galbreath h Co., cotton factors OF
Memphis, made an assignment Tuesday.
Their liabilities are stated at $73, 900; assets,
including two plantations and an interest In
800 bales OF cotton and book accounts,
aggregate Si01 900.
A telegram from Buffalo says that FRI
day an unknown man walked from the
lower suspension bridge, on the Canada
side Of the Niagara river, to Cedar Island,
beyond his depth, and was carried over the
Horseshoe Falls.
In the United States district court at
Baltimore Tuesday, Isaac Gillespie was
| convicted OF forging pensions papers, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for q years
Hezekiah Lee, an alleged accomplice, is
/ yet to be tried.
The State Sinking Fund Commission Of
Ohio Tuesday opened 20 bids for refund.
Ing the 2,240,000 state per cent bonds due
December next. Albert Meter OF Cincinnati
had the lowest bid, agreeing to refund the
entire loan at per cent, and pay $2l 81
| premium for each 81 900 bond.
Peter Hawn, a bachelor, aged SO years
residing in Juniata township, Huntingdon
county, Pa, was adjudged Insane Friday
by commission In lunacy. Hawn has beer
giving farms away to strangers for nothing
He owns large number Of bonds, mort
cages and stocks, and has an interest in Il
farms.
Myron Rowland, IS years OF age, while IL
school at New Boston, Michigan, weel
ago, printed some letters In red ink on tn,
back OF his hand. Some time after his han(
and arm began to swell and commissions Sc
In, continuing for three days until the DO,
died on Thursday last. II Is believed h
was poisoned by the ink.
Lewis Swink, Of Stroudsburg, Monroe
county, Pa, has been arrested, charged
with maintaining Illicit relations with hi
l9-year-old daughter. The girl charge
that these relations have been continued
since she was IA years of age, and that he
father subjected her to Intimidation in &C
complaining his purposes.
The United States Express Company. a
Chicago, Tuesday settled ALL outstanding
claims involved by the robbery OF their SAT
on the Rock Island road, and paid owe
S21 100 cash. "That Is exactly the amour
of money that was taken, said Mr.. Wygant
"the jewelry did not amount to much; II
value is hardly worth talking about"
The Baltimore conference OF the Methods
Episcopal Church, In session at Washing
ton, last week adopted resolution declaI
Ing that 1t Is lifting that a statue or monu
ment Of John Wesley, the founder o
Methodism, should be erected In this, tn
capital OF the nation; and, as Il Is flttin
that this conference.-the oldest-shoul
take the initiative steps, that the bishop ap
point committee to consider the location
plans, cost, dc. The pastors OF the Foundr
and Metropolitan Churches, and the Rev
g. W. Herbert and Messrs. NJ. G. Emery an
mittee.
Shortly after 6 o'clock Tuesday mornin
collision occurred between passenge
train and frelgh: train on the New Jerse
Central railroad, at Roselle. The passenge
train was being drawn over the main track
from the siding when a freight train raj
Into It, breaking the jacket and smashing
the glass In the windows OF the cars. TIL
freight cars telescoped, throwing th
freight engine off the track aud turning /
over aud demolishing fiag shanty. IN
passengers, about 25 in number, were Gu
with broken glass and bruised, but non
seriously. It Is said the engineer OF tn
freight train was responsible for the coll
sion. Travel was delayed several hours.