Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30


B. +. Giikeson qualified on Monday
as second comptroller OF the treasury and
at once eutered on duty.
mulatto named Martin was lynchcd
Of Port Huron, Mich, on Monday, for
asssulting white woman.
Captain Fafquhar, who commando the
Inflated Trenton when she was cast away
at Apia, has arrived in Washington.
Fourteen-yoars-o old Richard Owens, who
was accidentally shot on the meadows at
Atlantic City Sunday by young Aubrey
Higgins, died Monday morning.
Peter r. Mcleod Of Chicago, dealer in
engineers and machinists' supplies, made
q voluntary Assignment Monday morning,
with liabilities of about 800, 200.
Augustus Hempel, aged IS, an express
driver, committed suicide at Atlantic City
Monday morning in at Of dependency
caused by failure to secure work.
A lottery policy shop on Fayette street,
Philadelphia, was raided ON Saturday
afternoon. An "outfitn was seized and
10 men were arrested and held for q
hearing.
1t is said that Mr.. Francis Fl. Sniith,
Of Maryland, formerly official steno-
grspher of the house Of representatives.,
has baen selected for appointment az
postmaster at Washington.
Morgan Speer, the 13.years. old son OF
Alfred Speer, president OF tho New
Jersey Wine Company of Psssaic, New
'hEtry ft5k3e .sa Vi sstlr al.y tTlTiHE-
viii sl9aa E6iqa were TO have been
4F1d y pSy w The employees Of the Wine
Company. 1t was iNsrned that. ~ -crr
/ pany mitn swo v.nof ooys, NO wen, W
New York, and the police have been
notified.
The schooner F. q. Russell, ut Phlia.
delphia from Middletown, experienced a
heavy squall on Thursday OF the Della
ware capes, resulting in loss of sAils,
flooded cabins and the shifting of cargo.
The schooner Helen p, also from Middle
town, waa struck by the same Rquali
while nt anchor at Brsndywine iisht,
and lost Rnehor and 40 iathoms Of chain
and shifted cargo.
1t is stated that upwards Of ono thou
sand workmen at the Homestead steel
plant OF Carnegis Il o., in Pittshurg,
have accepted the new scale, and IL ID
probable that Others will ni9n before 10
goes into effect. The scale reduces wages
about 20 per cent, and threats OF q gen.
erhl strike were made when the notice
was posted week ago. II will remain
in force three years.
Fire OF Rena, New, Sunday after
noon, destroyed the Depot Hotel, the
Lafayette House, Pollard House. and
Pyramid House, six other houses and
| oifaes near the Pioneer Hotel, Ave bust
ness onses and 10 dwellings, on Centre
street, tue Central Pacific round house
aud turn'table, two dwellings, and one
cement house near by, the Silver State
aud the FOCUS Touring mills aud damaged
the ". d O. Railroad station; less from
$500 900 to 100000; insurance about
$l25, 900.
Cornelius Dopnelly, of watertovn, N.
- married four months ago woman
worth $4,000 worth OF property, To
ttei'en her into giving him possession
Of Inc property, he threatened TO ont hin
thfoet and pretended to hang himself. At
the second attempt IN the hanging limo
&c succeeded beautifully, partly because
aus VIE was not so prompt In coming to
his rescue as she might have been had he
MOI fooled her before. When she did
Sunday.
Nearly all the saloons In Cincinnati
were closed on Sunday, and about two.
thirds Of them, ii Ia believed, were
automatically sealed" The remainder
had side or back entrances open for
customers. Eight or 10 saloon keepers
were arrested and taken before msgis-
trates. The policy of the Law and Order
League, it is said, ''seems to be TO pro-
coed against the saloons only few at O
time, and to let base ball and theatres 20
for the present" Three noted concert
saloons were open Sunday night.
The good Mr.. Wanamaker has again
tailed to equal the best weeks record in
Kicking out Democratic pogtrnasters to
make room for friends OF Republican
congressman. At the close Of business
hours yesterday the total number of re-
nogsls for the week footed up 1856, bsing
IL less than the star record Of l,oI6,
reached several weeks ago. The Post
naster-generel, however, oan console
himself with the reflection that the best
showing for a siugle day was made
thursday last, when 244 Democrats were
made to walk the plank. As it is not to
be assumed that the good Mr.. wana.
maker would violate the rule of procedure
laid down by President Harrison, ',only
tne interest OF the public ssryicen can
nave suggested the removal of the 5000
Demoeratic poStmRstera thus far ois
missed by the Postmaster. general.
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