Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-28

A coroner in New York Sunday took
the ante-mortem statement of James
Madigan, who was fatally stabbed in a
drunken quarrel on Saturday night. He
identified Michael Keneally as his friend
who had done the stabbing. lie said
that they were drunk at the time, and had
quarreltd over 10 cents which he (Madi-
gam had. They were on their way to
commit robbery In Brooklyn when the
trouble began.
Anthony Schneider shot and severely
wounded Mrs. Kate Gebhardt In tene-
msnt house in New York Sunday night
! and then committed suicide. He had
boarded with the Gebhardt family but be-
gan to drink, and became so abusive that
he was told to leave. This angered him,
aud he shot the woman while her back
was turned.
Att Joint meeting of the Knights of
Labor organizations OF the Connellsviile
coke region, held on Saturday, in Scott
dale, 1t was resolved tn strike unless the
operators granted an advance Of about 10
per cent. A strike, in which $4,000 men
viii GO out, Is regarded as certain.
Peter and Barbara Ham have been ar
rested in Newark, New Jersey, for yio-
lating the State statute which prohibits a
man marrying his step mother. Peters
father Heinrich died Ia April, 1885 and
on bis deathbed requested that Peter
marry his step mother. Th he did.
During a drunken row in boarding
house IN Scottdale, Penn, occupied by
! Hungarian coke workeri, on Saturday
night, James Bradipg was shot through
the lungs, and GEORGE Lesso, proprietor
OF the house, had his sk ull crushed. Four
Of the participants are under arrest.
John Rsskow and Max Rosenberg, ap-
pllcants for positions on the Brooklyn
street railway, were beaten by strikers on
Saturday night, the latter so badly that
he was laken to u hospital. No arrests
were made, although Rosenberg was
under the escort Of policemen.
Among the arrivals in New York by
the steamship Etruria, yesterday, were
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Madam
Schroeder IIaufstengel, the prima donna,
and Paul Dana. Charles H. Scott, o. 8.
Minister TO Venezuela, arrived on thu
steamship from LaguHrs.
Jack R..-ges., the prize fighter, and bill
wife are supposed to be on their way To
the Pa 'ihc slope with the proceeds o
$iD0s worth OF diamonds, which, 1t 4
charged Mrs Burgess stole from her sis
ter, Mrs. Hewitt, In New York, on Sat
urday.
While the steamer Republic was max
: Ing fast at her dock, In New York, yes
terday, soma accident occurred, whicl
: caused the boiler room to be hlled witt
steam. All the engineers and flremel
were scalded, two, IT is feared, fatally,
= Nathanel Candy, IS years old, wa
stabbed and instantly Killed yesterda
!, afternoon during quarrel at Broad anI
y Callowhill streets, Philadelphia, 1t is al
legged, by Harry Endy, aged 10 years, VIII
, was arrested
John W. Rudy, convicted In Lancaster
a Pa, for the murder OF his father, Chrii
i tian N. RUBY, in December, 1887, was o
a Saturday sentenced to be hanged b
: Judge Livingston.
+ Joseph DENNY, q eolored dwarf,
years of age, was on Saturday foun
Q guilty of murder In the first degree |
!. Pittsburg, for the killing of Policema
Miller in September last.
G Hugh FrItsch, Austrian Consul Gener
In New York, died suddenly at his res
dence, on East Sixteenth street, la
! night
During q fight with four tram2s in Il
outskirts of Scranton, Pa, last night,
. policeman named Ellis was shot twit
in the abdomtn and is not expected
. recover.
e John II. Tucker, aged 81 years, ju
n released from prison, attempted to tbot
, his father in Newak, New jersey, la
e night. He made similar attempt c
% Saturday night.
Robbers entered the postofiice in LII
Q erty, Virginia, on Friday night, BILE
10 open the safe and secured f1 10 In cas-
< and stamps.
} Michael Mccormick, 80 years old, fe
'r overheard and was drowned yesterday
!, the Delaware river, near Plum stree
Philadelphia.
- A heavy snow storm prevailed at Bi,
" deford, Maine, yesterday and last nigh
The snow drifted badly.