The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Plummervllle, Arkansas, on the even
ing of the Both ult. by white man
named Anderson. Smith has been
very active in working up the evidence
in the Clayton assassination for he de-
tectives. During quarrel IN New
York on the evening of the 31st ult.,
Reuben Sands, 81 years old. stabbed
and killed his brother George with a
iack-knife. q. X. Echols was Ca
quilted of a charge of murder by jury
IN Covington, Georgia, on the 30th ult.
Mrs. e. Lillian Kemmler, the woman
assaulted with hatchet by William
X. Kemmler, in Buffalo, New York,
on the Goth ult., died the following
day. The prisoner says she was not
his wife, and that he eloped with her
from Philadelphia year and half
ago. He will give no explanation of his
motive for the crime. 1t is thought lie
Is Insane.
"A still at the Empire Oil Works at
Long Island city. New York, exploded
on the Both ult. The flames extended
to the sheds and the immense coal
bins, and then spread to the Long
Island Foundry, the Nuter Ink Works,
the New York Iron and Chemical
Works, Geo. Z. Bulwer's storage shed
and A. II. Hew's flower-pot ware
house. More than an acre OF ground was
burned over. James Nolan, "a years
OF age. was killed by "a large quantity
of blazing oil falling upon him. The
losses aggregate S150,Ln0. The Ameri-
can Hotel and Christ Church, in
Corning, New York, were burned early
on the evening of the Both ult. Loss,
$500 The Presbyterian Church at
Flanders, Morris county, New Jersey.
was destroyed by fire on the Both ult.
A fire at Camden, Arkansas, on the
29th ult., destroyed business property
valued at $4,000.
Herbert Il. Coddlngton, alas Herb
Parker, Colorado cowboy, was ar
rested in Newark, New Jersey, on the
evening of the Both ult., Oh charge of
larceny, arson and kidnapping. The
despatch on which he was arrested
came from Trinidad, Colorado, from
which place lie abducted a 10 year-old
girl. In order to secure her he set fire
to her fathers rancho, and then fled to
New Mexico, where he married her
They came to Newark and staid with a
relative of the girl. The accused
denies all the charges except that of
larceny.
Two freight trans on the New
| York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad,
collided near jamestown, New York /,
III the 3lst ult. Fifteen loaded cars
were wrecked. Engineer Hiram Free
man, Conductor Yocum and Fireman
2. II. Carney were injured, the first
named dangerously.
The Comptroller of the Currency
on the Both ult., authorized the First
National Bank of Harrisburg, ILL.,, to
begin business with "a capital of $50,
900 and Farmers and the Mechanics
National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas,
capital S650.000
"A freight train on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad broke through u
burning bridge over Hart's Greek, 81
miles east of Wheeling, on the morning
of the 1st. The locomotive and IA
cars fell through, and were burned,
beiLg ignited by the burning timbers.
The engineer, fireman and brakeman
saved themselves by Jumping OF in
time, but two tramps went down with
the wreck and were burned to death.
The caboose renamed on the track
and the crew escaped 1t was not
noticed that the bridge was on fire until
too late to stop the train. The tramps
killed are said to have been from
Philadelphia. Their names are not
known.
Scarlet fever is prevalent at Marl-
borough, a hamlet near Newburgh,
New York, and the cases are prov.
ing fatal. The schools have been
closed.
The public debt statement, issued
on the 1st, shows reduction of Sl3,-
sos, ,655 during March. Total cash in
the Treasury, S6l7, $4,000
Three cars loaded with logs Jumped
the track at Jerry Run, Is miles above
Remove, Pa, on the ad. while going at
high rate Of speed. Two young men,
named Grastley and Smith, who were
riding ON the first car, were killed by
flying logs. which struck them.
Michael Huff, "a years old, was fatally
injured at Hellertown, Pa, on the I'd,
by falling under a train. Harry l..
Hogue, Superintendent of the electric
light plant in Fostoria, Ohio, was in
stanLly killed on the evening of the lst
by coming in contact with the current
while repairing dynamo. Richard
Thornton, well=known boat captain,
was drowned on the morning of the I'd
in the Pennsylvania Canal, at ilsach
Haven.
"A man of respectable appearance
was seen TO steal a box OF horseshoes
nails in Boston, on the I'd, and was
arrested. He gave his name as Charles
Faulkner, of East Boston, and aald 40
could not explain the theft. tie had
bean seized with ap unepntrollable
impulse to steal something. He had