Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-29
IN GENERAL.

Monday was observed as Confederate
Memorial Day in many cities of the SOUTH
Two hundred Mormons, destined for Salt
Lake, arrived in New York Tuesday by the
steamship Nevada, from Liverpool,
Two men, who stole n team of horses
from widow, p week ago, were caught and
lynched by vigilantes in Carroll county,
Arkansas.
Andrew Jackson, A years OF age, COM
mitted suicide by jumping from a sixth
story window in New York Monday. He
had been sick and Respondent.
Sallie Skratorzk, aged 10 years, was
fatally burned Tuesday morning in Balti-
more, while kindllng a fire with coal oil.
Her mother was severely burned.
Henry Hinnershitz, wife and ton children
were taken sick in Reai ling Monday, after
eating pork. All except Mrs. Hinnershitz
were pronounced out OF danger last even
Ing.
A destructive storm OF wind, rain and
hail swept over Fort Smith, Ark, on Sum
day night. Buildings were unroofed and
stables and shops blown down, but no lives
are reported lost.
The Union School building at Manistee.
Michigan, was destroyed early Monday
morning by an incendlary fire. Loss
$4,000; insurance, $29,796. The building
was twice on fire during the past year.
Three mon got on an Illinois Central pas
senger train at Cairo on Monday night and
robbed several of the passengers, Two Of
the fellows were caught and identified Il
Is reported that one OF the passengers was
shot. -
The schooner Olive Leaf, OF Georgetown.
capsized In the Potomac river on Sunday
evening. The captain, n seaman and a boy
were drowned. One of the crew chung to
the mainmast-head and was saved BY a
passing steamer.
A man about 80 years of age, giving the
name OF John Young, was found on Mon.
day night In. Wells Valley, near McConnells-
burg, Penna., manacled and wounded. He
refused to answer any questions, and was
lodged In the Fulton county jail.
David IL. Leedom, assessor OF NewtoWn
township, Bucks county, Pa, died on Mon
day. At the same time his brother-in-law,
I. @. Kelly, assessor OF the borough. was
taken violently insane from worrying over
the duties of his office In connection with
the new tax law.
The tenth anniversary of Johns Hopkins
anniversary, In Baltimore, was celebrated
Monday. Since its foundation the whole
number of students admitted has been 929.
of whom 469 were from Maryland and the
remainder from other states of the union
and foreign countries.
were fatally burned in Chicago on Saturday
afternoon, by an explosion OF coal oil, while
the elder was filling a lighted lamp, A SER
want girl named Whalen also suffered from
the Inhalation OF gas and smoke. After
several hours intense suffering all died.
At Biiou Basin, Colorado, on Friday.
while Mrs. M. V. Sides was dressing her
babe, she asked Edward Mackay, friend
who was visiting her, for the loan of a
poeket-knife. He unbuckled his cartridge
belt to get at his pocket, when his revolver
dropped to the floor and went off, and the
bullet passed through the woman's heart
killing her instantly.
Early Monday morning 10 Illicit dis
tillers rode into Manchester, TENNESSEE
and several of them broke into the house Of
a deputy marshal named Webb Purdon.
while others kept guard outside. Purdon
met his assassins with q revolver. and IN
the conflict Purdon and moonshiner we're
killed and three other moonshiners fatally
wounded. Purdon had been raiding Illicit
stills. ---
telegram from Guaymas, Mexico. To the
San Francisco cal reports that Geronimo's
band attacked ranches near Imuris, COM
pletely destroying all the buildings nj
Casita, small way station, near Imuris, on
the Sonora railroad, killing IS persons all
Mexicans. A company OF soldiers were sent
after them. Two soldiers were killed. The
Indians were moving in the direction of
Naccri, in the Sierra Madre Mountains,
The suit of Janeway Il Co. of New Bruns-
wick, against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for damages by the burning of
their wall paper factory, resulted on Satur-
day In n verdict of sl79, SO6 for the plain
tiifs. The IRE was caused by the collision
of an oil train and freight train ON the
railroad, on the morning OF February 7th
1885. The oil caught fire and ran in n
blazing stream down the streets, and sol
fire to the Janeways factory.
The existence OF q gang OF tramps and
horse thieves is reported In Grant county,
Wisconsin. Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs
have been stolen In great number, and In
but few instances recovered. The band of
outlaws are believed to have head quarters
In hut at secluded spot on the Wisoon-
sin river, and are creating great terror by
compelling women and children To Weld
to their demands and helping themselves
to property. A posse OF men armed with
muskets and headed by officers are on their
track.
The Rev. Benjamin Deering OF st. Louis,
has for several days been holding success
full temperance revival meetings In Fenton,
Mo. On Sunday night some unknown
scoundrel placed croton oil in a pitcher OF
water which had been placed on the
speakers desk. Several persons drank
some of the water before the services began
and were made violently sick, but, NOT
knowing the cause, did not warn Mr.. Deer
ing. The latter. taking drink during his
discourse, also became sick. Two saloon
kaaDara have bean arraafad on auapfalon