Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-24

MISS Harriet u. Oofhn, VINO mas tWlce
been after Kyrle Bellew with revolver,
is pronounced insane by New York's in
sanity experts, and will be placed in q
private asylum.
Bridget Kelly, aged 10 years, of loose
reputation, died in the Central Station in
Pittsburg, Monday, from the effects of
ill-treatment from eight men. She went
into stable while drunk, and was as
saulted there. Five Of the ruffians have
been arrested.
William F. Stout, past grand patriarch
of the Grand Encampment Of Odd Fell
lows Of New Jersey, died at MS nome In
Bordentown on sunday night, aged So
years. He was also one Of the Red Men,
and member of the G. A. r., having
been soldier Of the Union.
A telegram from New York says the
Woman Suffrage party's state committee
profess to have advioes from their British
oo-Workers that about 600, 900 women
were registered and voted last week at
the election in england, Scotland and
Wsles for members Of the new county
councils.
The court of errors and appeals in
Trenton, N. j., Monday decided inIfavor
OF Hudson county in the Secaueus bond
cases, under which an attempt was made
to compel the county to bear the entire
expense of building the Paterson and &c.
caucus roads. Counsel for the county
say this decision will save Hudson county
over S225 600.
As Mrs. David Call and her 16-year-old
son were returning from church in Hill,
N. H., on Sunday night, they were at
tackled by three men. The boy was
friphtaned away and the woman dragged
ini1 the woods, where abe was assaulted.
Two brothers, named Ballow, and young
man named lowering, were arrested Mon.
day and confessed their guilt.
II is said at the Navy Department that
it will take at least six weeks for the war
ships Trenton and Vandalia to make the
voyage to Samoa, SO that the Nipsic will
be the only United States vessel at that
country from now until after the 4th of
March next. The Trenton sailed from
Panama about week ago, but is not ex-
pected to arrive at Samoa mora than Q
few hours ahead Of the Vandalia.
1t is stated that the trouble with the
Pittsburg stockholders of the South
Pennsylvania railroad has been settled.
All Pittsburg stockholders have signed
the Carnegie agreement but FL. q. Prick,
and 1t ia stated thai he will sign with the
Vanderbilta early next week. A meeting
to make arrangements for starting work
on the read will be held ia Pittsburg next
week.
Counsel representing the attorney
general of the State of New York in the
litigation to annul tina charter OF the
North River Sugar Refining Company for
its connection with the sugar trust, which
Judge Barrett held to be Illegal, Mon
day applied to Judge Barrett for judg
msnt in accordance with the decision re-
Gently given declaring the company's
charter forfeited. The judge reserved
his decision.
The signal Office at Norfolk Monday
received information from the station at
Cape Hatteras that an unknown two
master schooner was anchored of the
cape flying signals of distress. Later in
the day another dispatch was received
from the same station stating that a
vessel went ashore on the shoals Monday
night and still another was floating about
with only one mast standing. the Baker
| Salvage Company immediately dis-
patched messenger to their atsameY
Victoria j. Reed, which was on her way
to Norfolk with the crew Of the bsrken.
tine Walter s. Massey, to return to the
wrecks. The message was delivered from
life saving station No 8, and the steamer
is returning to Cape Hatteras.
The house of Mrs. Minnie Hall, a youpe
widow, near Broobfeld, Missouri. wsi
burned on Saturday night, and the
eharred remains of the woman and hei
four children were found in the ruins. II
Was discovered also that hay had beer
taken from shed, placed under the
house and set on fire. The tracks of Q
mans feet lending through tbs snow ia
the town were followed and young mar
named James Howell, who had beer
in the habit of spending Saturdays and
Sundays with the widow, was arrested
early on Sunday morning. He had with
him an unloaded revolver. The theory
in the neighborhcod is that, after Q
criminal operation, which caused the
womans death, he shot the children and
burned the house to conceal the crime,