Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10

JOhl KIRKPATRICK, PllnS "iItVbrp0Ol JHcRt
was sentenced In Nsw York Monday to
nine years In the penitentiary, foc abduct-
Ing men to work In YnrEtBn.
Paul Key, a negro, was hanged at Fred
ericksburg, Virginia, Friday, for an out
rageous assault committed on the young
daughter Of Arthur Ballard In April last.
He denied bis guilt.
dispatch from the city OF Mexico says
that the Mexican delegation to the interna-
tiOlai American congress, 1t Is expected.
will bring up the question of tue high tariff
Of the Unlted States.
Timothy j. Sullivan. a contractor, and
John Snalths, q subcontrRct3r on the as
semoly ceiling at Albany, have been placed
under arrest. Sullivan was admitted to
bail In the sum Of $4,000.
George Watson and Reese ERvanson,
drovers, OF Christiana, Lancaster county,
Penna., Monday made firm and uadlvld.
ual assignments, Their liabilities and each
aggregate about 5000
Colonel II. p. U IdarhilI,a prominent citi-
zen Of Baltimore, dropped dead on Friday
In the meeting hail Of the Crescent Demo-
cratic Society. Death was due toarupture
OF blood vessel III the brain.
David Wolf II Co. OF Philadelphia, cloak
manufacturers, employing aearly 800 hands.
on Friday closed their place Of business on
account OF an execution issued Oh judg-
mBnt note for SIS 1890, IA favor of Isaac
Wolf, Jr,
Captain Russell end Navigating Lieuton-
| ant Sharpe, OF the wrecked British wST
ship Lily, have been roprimantei and dis
missed the service by tho naval court muir
| tlal convened Tor tho purpose OF investi
| eating the disaster.
Mrs. MacRae, wife OF n Presbyterian cler,
| gyman In st. John, New BrunswcS, has
| been poisoned by stryGhulne, which was n
/ candy sent to hor husband by mail. Tive
other ministers ia s.. John received pois
oned candy IN tho same way.
Elghty.sevsn eases Of smallpox are re
| ported In 5nrNrr1, Saw Magicn. The board
| OF health OF III pasa, Texas, 200 miles fTou
SoonrrO, has ordered Quarantine againa
the latter place Vaccination viii also b,
made compulsory In The pubIic schools.
Detectives IRE searnhlng for William II
Thompson 80 ye"-5 Old, formerly a nigh
clerk at the Continental, Giiari, Bingham
Washington and other hotels Of P1iia1sl
phia who Is Charged with posing forged
checks on John Wanamaker, Steigerwalt a
20. and others.
While traction engine and threshini
marhine were being moved across small
stream mar Janesville, Ind, or Thursday
they broke through the bridge, nnd iivt
men were buried unner the engine. Johl
Sparks and Horny Wright we're sJalded I,
death; the others escaped with severe IN
iuries.
Mr.. John Wharton OF Philadelphia, oil
Friday gave the trustees OF the Cnlvarsit
uf pennsYlvanii S25. Gao to epdow librari
for the Wharton school, the income to b
used for the purchase Of wOrkB on Geo
monte sciopce. This trusteas also aeknpwi
edge gift OF ST, 600 from Mrs. A. w. Balrt
for tho endowment Of special scholarship
Assistant Secretary plehenor Monda,
heart arguments in support OF an apPea
hY John N james Dob7on, OF Philadelphia
from declsiou BY the Collector Of thl
port assessing duty Mt the rate OF 10 cont
per pound "a tirst-eless wool on racen
importation OF AdilRnopln wool, which III
appellants claim 10 De entitled to entry q
,ha tass OF q cents pound as thiri-clas
or carpet wool.
Word has been received in Bra!nerd
MIanesota. from Iutian Commissioners b
the Mile Laos reservation mat these In
Haus have at last glySn In and signed tn
treaty, which will open some Of tho riches
lands IN tho counEF 10 settlement. Til
result OF the commissions labors Md
about 1000 n00 acres 10 the domain IN nj
dition TO that secured by the Sioux Com
mission.
The American Funeral Directors Asso
citation closed It's sessions In Toronto, On
tRrio, after elec'lnc the following officers
President, II. Il. Brnghurst, Philadelphia
Vice. presidents, ]. b. Nclatire, Ontario; !
Merritt, New YORK, ard J. w. Lamb, Vii
Rinia; Secretary, John Shearsr, Ohio
Treasurer, Charles A. Miller. Nav Yorh
Omaha was voted us the place OF meettE
in 1890
RE. Lott'srestauraut building nj Wlnona
Mississippi, was burned early CT Sunda
evening and four out OF lhJ nine person
who slept In the upper s.ory per!shed. TIL
victims were A, Thomas, mnleh mt Of Cum
berland, iiississippi; J. Z. Ltutry and Lo
Crouch, merchants OF Hppedel Mississippi
and Paul Williams, farmer of Tancrede. 1
the same state. All we're on their wa
home from Memphis, where they had bee
buying goods.