Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-11
General News of the Morning.


launched at Cramps shipyard, Philadel-
phia, August %.
Mrs. Langtry started yesterday for Cali
fornia, to remain there until her marriage.
She is not in good health, and has been
under medical treatment.
Amos Miller, colored, who outraged Mrs.
Scott, in Msury county, Tenn, two months
ago, was taken from the courtroom at
Franklin. Tenn, yesterday. by so armed
men and hanged to the balcony In the
building.
An unknown man, age about As years.
committed suicide by jumping into the
Schuykill river from Kissinger bridge at
Reading, Pa, last evening. His body has
been recovered and is now at the morgue
awaiting Identification.
Advices from the flooded German dis.
tricts report several deaths Fourteen per-
sons are missing ia the Lauben district
alone Herr Herrfurth, Minister OF the
Interior, is visiting tbs District and is in
constant communication with the Emperor.
Maggie Jones, a colored girl, lSyears old,
was found with her head split open in her
house at Rock Hill, L l., yesterday morn
ing. There ia little doubt that the deed was
done by Emma J. Fletcher, q white woman
to whom she had given a nights lodging.
She has been arrested.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven days
number for the United States POS, and for
Canada IS. or total Of 238, as compared
with ZIG last week and 22l the week pre-
vious, For the corresponding week OF last
year the failures numbered $50, Isl in the
United States and 90 In Canada.
A duel between segar Whiting, SON Of II.
G. Whiting, president Of the Hampton,
Va bank, and Dixie Lee, son OF Mayor
Baker p. Lee, Collector Of Customs at
Newport News, was arranged to take place
at Buckros at daylight yesterday morn
ing. The principals were on the ground
choosing weapons when Sheriff Williams
arrived and arrested Lee and his party.
Whiting escaped and went to. the Eastern
Shore.
Manager Thomaa of ths Pennsylvania
Grangers exhibition, received official
notice yesterday from Secretary Lamont
that President Cleveland, accompanied by
Mrs. Cleveland, Hon. W. H. Hatch, Chair
man Of the House Committee on Agricul-
ture, Congressman Levi Maish, Belva
Lockwood, General Fisk and many other
prominent notables will arrive at Willow
Grove August 2s, the opening Of the great
exhibition, and make addresses.
The coroner's jury ia the case Of Mrs
Sophia Levy, who was killed by go
street bob.tail car in New York, has
brought 10 verdict finding the company
responsible for her death, as the many
duties Of the driver prevented him from
exercising due care. They ask that th'
Legislature abolish the bob.tall car in th'
crowded thoroughfGres, or that conductor
be placed on them. and aek that the Cover
nor call the attention OF the Legislature Il
the matter.
The immigration investigation com
mittee, which had John Most. the anar
chist, on the witness stand on Thu rsday
interrogated O'Donovan Rosa yesterday
Like the anarchist the dynsmiter CAV
little material testimony. He said that tn
worst thieves and convicts Of Englan,
were anxious to come TO America. Thl
governors of the prisons persuaded then
to 60. Only the worst are sent here. The
be began a TRADE against the Cabinet a
Washington and had to be checked.
Two Shenandoah men, one a carriag
manufacturer and the other his employs
allego that they were swiudled out Of tl4
IN cash by one OF Readings Pal bunc
men on Thursday. The would be -smsr
Shenandoah fellows we're under the i'm
pressiou that they we're getting 5000 cour
terfeit money, as good as the genuine. 70
the amount they were beaten out Of. bu
when they opened the package they fouR
that 1t contained nothing but newspape
clippings. They allege that the man VIII
worked this little scheme on them wa
Francis Hartman, residing at No. 45 As
street, Reading.