Evening journal., 1888-06-13
General New. OF the Morning.

General News of the Morning.
Fiippo Guossoni, love sick Italian Of
New York city. yesterday attempted to
murder Mrs. LuIgia Msrrl, the object of
his passion, and then comm tied suicide.
Andrew Howard. "A year-old cash boy
has confessed that he started the Gre which
burned the store Of Barnes, HenKerer a.
Co., Buffalo, last February, causing loss
OF 81 100000.
Fellows was hurrying back TO New York.
Judge BSrrstt withheld his intended ad-
dress TO the grand jury calling attention to
Colonel Fellows's absence.
Ia the suit Ia New York OF Miss Minnie
Terry against the wife OF DR.. Perrine for
$4,000 dAmrges for libel, the jury ytSter-
day brought IN sealed verdIcs allowing
the plAintir l2 cents damages
The police department has just finished
taking a census Of the population OF Balti-
mora including the newly -apnsxsd sections.
Tue result shows the number OF inhabitants
to be 4i6, Sos, of which "a soc are colored.
Jodge Ashman OF the Orphans Court OF
Philadelphia yesterday confirmed tho sale
OF Jsmes Bonbright's interest in Hood,
Bonbright & Co. TO John Wanamrker for
s57O, 600. The sale was made last Feb
uarry.
Willie Alt, aged Is. shot and killed his
father, Peter All, proprietor Of the
Arliugs'n tavern, near the PimlIco race
trsck. Baltimore. on Monday evening,
because the father wes trying to throttle
Mrs. Alt 10 drunken frsnzy.
The rs-slection Of Jonathan Chaos of
Rhods Island 10 the Uaited States Senate
for the full term yesterday Is gratifying 20
all true friends Of their country. Jonsthan
Chace is one Of the ablsst advocates Af pro
tsetion In the Senate. . man OF the hiKhsst
character, and q Thorough going Ameri-
can.
The National Republican Of Washing.
ton, after a career Of nearly 2S years, sus-
pended publication yesterday morning, abe
paper having been merged 10 the Wash
] iugton Poet, which is now printsi as an
independent Journal For the present snd
ments the Post continues under the old
mans cement, StiIson Hu'chins retaining
the business control and Walter 8. Hutch.
lbs the editorship.
Through an investigation which has been
carried on for the past week In Philadel.
phia by Coroner Ashbridge aud bis assist
ants. aided by detective Geyer, Sarah
Whitsllng. 40 years old, who lived in the
rear OF 1917 Cadwaladsr St. was com.
mittsd to the county prison yesterday on
4 charge OF killing her husband. John White
ling. her daughter Bertha, 0 years OLD, and
and her son Willie, 2 years and 2 months
I old bg poison. all the murders having been
been committed within the past three
months. TIE crime was perpstrsted foi
! the sake Of the insurance OF the lives OF tbs
victims. An tho insurancss hsd hecn col
lected. Arsenic was used in executing tn,
crime.
Rev. Il. A. Andrews OF Jacksonville
Indiana. was called on Saturday 10 presot
the funeral sermon Of a Mrs. Wascom. Hl
remained over night with Mr.. wsscom
and was much surprised to learn that
wedding was to be celebrated during thl
evening and be would be called upon q
ofticiate. The groom was Mr.. Wsscom ans
the bride was the sister OF the recently
buried wife, and the two aged respectively
ssventy-three and seventy-oue. The onll
witness Of the ceremony was the great
grandson Of the groom. The minister
astonishment reachsd its height when b
was told by neighbors next day that To
present is Wsscom's third wife, that th
three were sisters, and the ac)nd wedding
as unceremonicus as the last