The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
NEWS GATHERED


new United States cruiser San Fran
cisco, which took place August 9th
at the Union iron works, San |
Francisco, has been removed from
its bed and the casting found to be n
completed success. The PROV weighs |
1900 pounds.
John Gamer of Frederick, Md, ac-
cidentally shot and killed himself |
Monday while hunting for squirrels. |
He leaves a widow and one child.
Edward Leonhardt, an old man,
worn out after a two years unsuc-
cessful battle with a complication of
diseases, gave up the struggle Tues
day morning and hanged himself
to gate-post in the yard.
While a party Of farmers were at
work at Henry Weeks, ten miles
north Of Mankato, Kan, on Thurs
day, farm hand named Baker,
who was feeding a thrasher, became
angry with a boy and threw him
upon the cylinder. The teeth of the
machine caught the boys clothes
and drew him inside, and before
the machine could be stopped the
body literally choked it. The boy
was horribly mangeled and was dead.
Baker was at once seized by the
other farmers present and hanged to
the thrasher carrier until dead.
A party Of Utica, y. Y, picnicers
who went TO Milestone Gulf on
Saturday found snow enough in the
gorge to permit Of a sugar Off for
the whole party. The chasm extend
ing about three miles up, bordered
by Prescriptions banks 200 10 30C
feet in height, and during the win
ter season this is frequently filled to
the top by the wind blowing the
snow in. There are several places in
the chasm where the sun never pene.
etrates. and il Is here that snow
can generally be found at any time
Of the year
a party just arrived at Helena
, from Northern Montana reports the
Z terrible fate Of sheepherder named
j Fitch. The unfortunate man wal
: heriing sheep in an insulated part o
the country, and on the day Of tn,
. country, and Oh the day Of the acci
dent had been Visited by the ownei
e Of the herd and meeting planneC
. for the next day The herder no
! appearing. and the sheep beinl
found alone, search was made fo
! the man. who was found three day.
: after, a shapeless mass, at the enc
! Of lariat attached 10 the horse
saddle.
q Frank +. McGuirrin Of Salt LAX,
v City, gave an exhibition Of his skill
and speed on the type writer at til,
e Methodist Church Block Chicago, Of
+ Wednesday. Mr.. McGuirrin ha.
/. made record Of 1Os, 81 words
g minute from dictation, beating al
g previous records. lie was requested
! to show Chicago type-writers wha
he could do, and astonishcd tn.
spectators BY the rapidity and pre-
g cision with which his fingers strucl
Q the keys. When blindfolded h
wrote 107 words in q minute.
r The floods ii bohemia, Viennt
e reached proportions which sprea,
c alarm in regions hitherto thought =
o be out Of the bounds Of possible in
# undation IN Budweis 5000 per
d sons who have been rendered home
Q less are taking refuge in the hilli
r The Danube is rising steadily.
While the schooners Colonel Coo
and Baldwin were being towed b.
o the tug Sweepstakes near the Dun
a my light off I.orain, the Coo
Is sprang a leak. Captain IIenderso
9 and wife, Of the Cook, were lowere
n in the yawl boat, and that momen
i the tow line to the tug was cut Tn
d Cook shifted around 50 rapidly tina
e the yawl, which had not yet bocl
= cut loose, was capsized and Captain
., and Mrs. Henderson were boil
+ drowned. Captain Henderson reside,
in Cleveland, o.
y Tippoo lib, the African slav
s dealer who is with the Stanley ex
e petition, does not believe in run
q ming the risk ofgetting lonely Will
j. on the march. His forty-two wife
accompany him. Here is lsssoi
u for husbands who object to go off il
summer with but one.