Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-23
NEWS OF our NEleHsoRs
Happenings of Interest in This and other
States.

States.
Thomas b. Meers, of Germantown. has
been working the servant girl racket on a
small scale. He employed Mary Weiss, aged
10, through an agency, and after installing
her in his home broke into her room and
assaulted her. He prosecuted her until she
finally left without her wages. Meers has
been arrested.
a joint committee Of the seven G. A. r.
posts Of Newark is perfecting plans for an
elaborate celebration Of Washington's birth
day.
The petition of the sophomores for mercy
for Miller and Fuller, the victims Of the. cane
rush at Rutgers college, was presented to
the faculty, but did not meet with favorable
consideration.
Charles Lamphear, a wood chopper, aged
about 20 years. was found murdered m the
woods near his cabin, ON the line Of the West
Jersey railroad, Just below Manumuski sta
tion. His head was crushed, as though he
had been struck with an ak or some heavy
weapon. He lived alone in his cabin, and
was known always to carry with him what
money he had There is as yet no clew 70 the
perpetrator of the deed The coroner is in
vestigating the case.
Leonard Clark Davis was arrested at
Newark, n j.. on complaint Of L. A. Tyler,
Of the Mutual Benefit Temperance associa-
tion OF Easton, Pa, charged With embezzling
s., 900.
r. L. Rubsamer, a retired banker worth
! 5000, 600 and a leading German Of Hoboken
committed suicide by shooting. No cause il
known.
The tomato growers about Red Bank
n. j., are holding meetings to devise som'
scheme whereby they may realize bettei
prices for their product
4 Mary Custer, aged Is, a widow, while re
turning from work in Lorillard's tobacc'
factory, Jersey City. in company with he
daughter, staggered, and when caught b,
the girl, saidi Darling, it's all over witt
me,n and died
Three thieves, each with sack Of potatoe
on his back, were arrested in the railroa
yard at Hoboken.
: Daniel Downey's house at Vineland, n. J.
was burned while he was absent. Neghboi
who went to the scene found Mrs Downe
: lying dead ON the floor horribly burned.
1t is discovered that Della johnson, WI
! was arrested at Elizabeth and relieved
: stolen valuables she had in her stocking
. the woman the police have long been lookin
for for robbing housees in which she had live
G as cook.
: Christian Scirner, the religious fanatic, h
. wrecked one mind in Sharon, Pa Nh
t Mary Hawk, one Of the band who believe
his doctrines, is mentally unbalanced and h
i thrown away her false teeth in anticipati,
g OF new set from God. She has been so vi
lent for the past few days that physical
i have only succeeded in quieting her by a
o ministering powerful drugs.
New Brunswick, n. j., masons demand
advance from So to $3.50 per day.
: Prosecutor c. H. Winfield, Of Huds
county, is named for the next governor
A New Jersey
4 The Oxford iron works, in Belvldere. N.
I. resumed operations yesterday after a susp
A sion Of several weeks.
r, Rev. J. G. Evans, of Nanticoke, Pa,
se received an unanimous call from the Beecl
as Memorial church, at Long Branch. He
ie expected to assume his new charge on
re- lst Of February.
A. D. Mcclure, of Langhorne, Pa, y
pushed Off a cable car in Philadelph.- bl
- man who was in a hurry to get of, fell un
the wheels and one Of his legs was crush
He died during amputation. The man y
pushed him of was arrested.
A bill before the New Jersey assent
which meets with general approval ann
trout fishers, reduces the trout season to
time between April l and July 10.
would prevent fishing through the ice for
purpose of supplying the market, and We
stop fishing when the trout begin 70
after their domestic affairs.
No jurors have been obtained in the Gle
trial at New York.
a coal oil lamp exploded in the drug S
of Dr. Richard w. Hickman, at Bustle
N. j., setting fire to the contents Of the ST
and resulting in the entire destruction Of
building and large amount of property
Roger Haviland a well known drug I
chant of Glens Falls, N. Y, aged 81 "
while clearing snow from the roof Of
house, slipped and fell thirty feet to
ground, receiving injuries from which he
John Greenwall was sentenced at Br
lyn, n. ", to be hanged March 10 fol
, murder Of Lyman Weeks, Of that city,
was killed while defending his home
burglary. The new law requiring ez
4 ton by electricity does not apply to
4 case, as the murder was committed b
i that law was passed.
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