Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-03

After an exciting meeting Monday night
the old BARRIERS Sunday Closing Association
OF Philadelphia, disbanded.
Sir John A. Macdonald, premier OF
Canada, will deliver an address at the re-
ceptlon to the American Mining Engineers.
William P. Dole, who was commissioner
OF Indian affairs under President Lincoln,
died Monday In Washington, aged rs years.
Ida Schmidt, who was known as Anarchist
Lingg's sweetheart, has been arrested in
Chicago on the charge of stealing from
persons who employed her as a servant.
Matthias druber, member OF Company b,
Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania National
Guard, was accidentally shot while at
target practice at Allentown Monday
morning. He died soon after.
A large number OF the hand and "shaper"
work cigar makers employed by ]. T. Por-
tuondo of Philadelphia, quit work Mon
day morning, they reported, against re.
duetion In wages and for an advances In
some grades of work.
Attorney-general Tabor OF New York has
begun action IN the supreme court Of
Oneida county against John Snaith, the
assembly ceiling contractor, to recover the
cum OF S260,563. The sheriff OF Albany
county Monday arrested Snaith, who gave
bail In the sum of $4,000.
William q. Young, floor walker for
cowhided In the store by Mrs. Baron, wife
OF Abraham Baron, the telegraph editor Of
the WeStlichie Post, Monday. Young's
offence seemed to be In engaging himself
to marry Miss Jennie, the daughter of the
Indignant lady, whilst he still had O wife In
England,
The forthcoming issue OF the Farmers
Reoieto will report that the potato crop OF
1889 will probably exceed In quantity that
of any previous year in the United States.
The acreage is less than last year, but the
conditions In growth have In general been
very favorable, and there has been an un-
usual absence of insect enemies.
Governor Hovey of Indiana, Monda,
ordered John Murry delivered to the Kan
sas authorities. hurry is the lover of Sis
ter Camille, OF the Convent at Lyons, Kan
sas. He nearly murdered her because she
would not violate her VOWS, forsake the
convent and marry him. hurry is under
arrest at Tsrre Haute.
Mr.. Willis, the newly appointed naval
officer for the port OF New York, had an In
tervlew with Secretary Window Monday
afternoon In regard to a number OF ap.
pointments In the naval office. TIE pro-
posed changes were approved by the Secre-
tary and will probably be announced when
Mr.. Willis enters upon the discharge Of his
new duties.
Frank Ward, the well.known Attorney
dairyman of Washington, who has been In
Jail since he shot Maurice Adler In a saloon
more than three months ago. Yves released
Monday afternoon on $4,000 bail. Adler
Is a total mental and physical wreck,
paralyzed and, the doctors say, fatally In
jured, but he has chung to life with remark
able tenacity, and, 1t Is said, may possibly
live six months or more YET
Jacob Zintsmaster, treasurer OF Bethle-
hem township, Stark county, Ohio, has been
Lad ErN In a.
short in his accounts and tried to satisfy
the township trustees with $4-certificate
| of deposit which had been raised to $4,000
by the addition OF three clphers. Forged
notes to the amount of $4,000 have also
been presented for payment. Hintsmaster's
father and brothers have met all obligations
and 1t is rumored thst the young man has
| disappeared"
The tin plate and sheet iron workers OF
Boston and vicinity have decided to leave
| the Knights of Labor and organize an In
dependent union. The immediate cause of
the withdrawal is said to be the support
given by District Assembly No. 80 and the
general officers to Cigar Makers Local
Assembly, No. 80. A mass meeting will be
held tomorrow to act upon the question Of
applying for membership In the Amalga-
| mated Building Trades Council.
| Over 800 men we're thrown out OF work
| In New York Monday by a strike ordered
by the Bricklayers Union. The object Of
the union is to compel the discharge Of
four non-union colored teamsters employed
by Peck, Martin & 90. The workmen or
dered out side with their employ ers and
complain OF the hardship inflicted upon
them, as they were just beginning to have
steady work. after the delay caused by the
wet weather OF the past few months.
Mrs. Catharlne Hennessy was found dead
by officers on Saturday morning az the foot
OF the stairs leading to the apartments
occupied by herself and her husband, In
Boston. Up stairs her husband was found
wlping up a quantity OF blood In the hall
way. He was arrested on suspicion. bis
eldest child said he saw his father strike
his mother over the head several times with
a piece OF wood. Hennessey said his wife
accidentally fell down stairs, and he does
not know what caused her death.