Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23


orado City. Texas, have made an assign
ment. Their liabilities are sSoo,oVo'
Five girls were nearly suffocatea 70
death by escaping gns Ia a hotel at Mlha-
sor, Ont, on Friday night, One OF tbeni
kitty Kane--may not recover
The upper floors OF the P. .. hahioro
Oil Oompauy's office building in Chicago,
was damaged by fire on Saturday evening
to the extent of $50, 900, fully Insured
Roosa Rose, prominent fruit grover
of fuckers Corners, Ulster county, New
York, committed suicide on Saturday ~
cutting his throat. No cause is assigned
A large mortality amoug cattle in
north western and southwestern iowa III
reported. Pleuropneumonia - Sus-
peoted, and the governor has ordered an
investigation
While tho cashier Of the First National
Bank of Milwaukee was eating his dinner
Iu, sday, an unknown ihIst stole ABOUT
$1,000 in $5 notes. about half OF when
were unsigned,
Col. George Norihrup, q well-known
railroad man and dilll-nlaster OF Inc DC
Molay Commaudery of Louisville, was
Monday adiudged lunaic in the cir-
cult court in that city.
In the United States court OF New
Orleans Monday, Jacob Goldman, con-
yicted of passing counterfeit money. WAS
sentenced TO ten years. imprisonment ut
hard labor in the penitentiary.
Hulon Preston, the lG-year-old son OF
State Senator Preston of Macon, Ga, was
accidentally shot dead by his younger
brother, Joseph, last Saturday, while
they were out hunting together.
Maurice Nugent was shot dead by
| Thomas Bailey in q saloon in San Fran.
cisco early Tuesday morning. This Is
the seventh murder within six weeks and
the fourth within week in that CITY.
William e. Wilmington, o promineu
farmer and politician of Anne Arunde
county, Md, disappeared on Monday
His hat and some papers were found in
boat on the Severn river and he is be
lieyed to have committed suicide.
At Biddeford, Me-, Winfield s. Denett
whose son recently died from the effect
of drinking poisoned cider, has brough
suit for $4,000 damages against DENIM
o'Connor of Biddeford, the undertake
who had given the embalming fluid cas-
to the cider-maker.
The net gold coin and bullion in III
treasury Tuesday amounted to $17l
I6l ,972, being an increase of abou
81, $50, 900 since November 30th. Th
total gold coin and bullion now held b
the treasury is $3.50, 043,7 9l, and tn
amount of gold certificates in circulatio
is $SS, 1871, $3.50.
Lucy Berry, who has for more than
year been an inmate of Ann Pfeiffer
house OF ill-repute in Massillon, o., hi
confessed to her landlady that she pa
ticipated in the murder of Fred WatkiI
at Volcano, near Parkersburg, w. Va
several years ago. She says her associate
in the crime were the wife of Watkil
and a farm hand.
Richard Shinnick, who formerly ke
a low drinking saloon at Richmond, Va
sold out few months ago and went Yves
deserving his wife The woman is said
, lie now lying Of consumption, and b
disclosed aputdgr and robbery perp
trnted bJ her husband over u year ag
: She said the body vas buried beneath II
house, hut the police haya MS yet been II
able to find it,
At Norfolk, Va, on Saturday evenin
' the trial OF George Nj. Balm, Dr., CASH
of the late Exchange National Bank, I
I making false reports rs to the actual co
/ dition Of tue bank to the comptroller
! the currency, closed with verdict
gniliy A motion to arrest iudgme
! pending motion for new trial "
! granted and the defendant was bailed.
Elizabeth GRIND, aged 16 yea
/ daughter of Louis Grund. ,ex-cbairm
Q OF the Republican city central commit
Of 81. I.yuis, died Monday in that d
/, Of hydrophobin. Some time ago she "
/. bitten by two.months old pup wi
' which she was playing, but nothing "
! thought Of it until, about eight DAYS a;
she was taken sick with the symptuins
the fearful disease of which SHE died.
Dorr NJ Hamlin and Muriel Aldcrn
@ attemptod suicide by swallowing nj
f phine, at Penn Yam, N. Y. on Ihursd
d night. On Friday the mans absence Y
o noticed, and the room occupied by
d couple was broken open. HaInlin, arou,
= from his stupor, drew pistol, shot
}. girl in the breast and himself in tue het
IS Both were still living Sunday, and
n doctors say they will recover. Hamlil
~ SO years of age and a married man.
II AL me.tlGE 8 5 wheel 0t "
Il lips county, Ark, So Monday, d rex
d ton was adopted aS!4...s tic 00-nBefn,
q of the National Planters Association
I oil anttnfN a~Al,ay,nap e., asrIpkst,,k., A
wrapping for cotton bales instead of
!. jute bagging which is now used.
20 reasons for tho intended change are
a. the cotton wrapping makes much ne
Id bale, and also would create better
er mand for the lower grades of cotton.
q The annual meeting of the Congr,
of tional club of Boston on "Forefath
So Day. was held Tuesday. After the III
collation. speeches were made by {
Robinson, the Rev. +. B. Webb, D.
d. president of the club; Principal !
We croft of Andover Academy Prof. Hei
it Lincoln, ID. D., of Newton Theolop
adj Seminary President Robinson of Br
be University and Mr.. James G. Blaine,
of was the special guest of the assooia
and The final speaker.
v
Hush Il Go. of Minneapolis, snsper
Ter tuesday morning. The liabilities
ed not yet known. The cause of the fai
". is said to be the necessity of Husl
To- carry the PAPER of jackson Il Col
mt owners of the Puritan iron mine,
which he was cndorset to the extei
$500, 0d0 or 100000. The bank Use
said to be solvent and Hush himself "
at least 100000. Ii is believed he
ed be able to pay in full.
tes The will Of the late Daniel W. Ly
M. of Providence. Rhode Island. beuue
on to each Of his former employees S5nO
a the Society for the Prevention of Cru
ae- TO Children of Providence are left
mansion house and grounds in N
ieo providence 10 acres) and $50, 900; tc
9 Swan Point cemetery So, 900 for perpt
ND care; TO Brown University $5O, 900
sat build for any use not sectarian 4 Il,
ing to be called the Lyman Memor
inc to the Lyingin Hospital, S25, 900: Ia
lsh Nursery, $1,000, and $4,000 to the
on of Providence for an Elisha Dyer
orh mortal Mt Roger William Park.
Walter bingham, deaf mute of d
up Chatham county, n. O., and Miss
ma; liGgton of Wilmington, deaf n
MAJ matron of the state institution for
ed. deaf, dumb and blind, who were eng
AIRY to be married next summer, on NJ
last at Raleigh, N. O., went out est
leu bly, to take ride and neither retur
stes As Bingham had procured a mar,
o. license before going to ride, il is
I'm feared that he has murdered Miss
yoI llngton for refusing to wed nj once ,
inu was heard of in Carmansville, N. Y
'ef' Sunday, where it was thought he
crazy, but he has since left there.
tied trace of Miss burlington has been 70
'rk, The new Catholic Church of 81,
: o. ceslaus, in Baltimore, erected for a
~, gregation composed almost entirel
and Bohemians, was dedicated Sur
a in Cardinal Gibbons presided and MAD