Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-18
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Miss Laura M. Ashdown, society
belle OF St. Louis. has filed breach of
promise Al { for S5o,000 against e. +.
Allen, a wealthy resident OF Kansas City,
who married Miss Julia Riddle on Tues
day night.
William Weddiugtop, colored, was
banged Thursday at Charlotte, North
Carolina, FOR the murder OF John Pierce,
q policeman, committed In May, 1888.
The 8.years old son OF Pierce witnessed
the hanging.
William sharkey, arrested ct Toledo,
Michigan, for the murder of the miser
and hermit, Coleman Dupee, has con.
fessed the crime and implicated John
Holloway and Elias Taylor, both Of whom
are now In Jail.
Secretary Tracy has ordered a court
martial In the case of Captain Harring.
ton, who stranded the practice ship Con.
sisllat on, near Norfolk, on the 18th ult.
Tho court will meet at the Naval Aoad-
envy next Tuesday.
A slight earthquake shock WAS felt at
Charleston, South Carolina, at AZ minutes
past 9 O'Clock Tbursday. The motion
was vibratory, accompanied by q slight
noise. the movement from north to south
and the duration about three seconds.
A claim for u pension fled by George
Hindson was granted recently by the
pension Off 10, but thu attorney In the
case was only allowed 80 as his fee. not
withstandiug he produced an agreement
between the claimant and himself by
which no was to rec i've S25 The attor-
| ney took an appeal, and Ia an opinion
made public yesterday the Assistant Sec.
rotary OF the Interior overruled the 40
ton OF the pension Office. and allowed
the full amount contained In the agree.
msnt.
The Bdpremo ooupoil OF the American
Order OF Steam Enpineers. which held its
session in Boston, elected the following
! offisers: Supreme Chist Engineer, j.
Young, Jr., of New York; First Assistant
Chief, Jeremiah Lsshy, Jr of New Jer-
sey; Supreme Recording Engineer,
CHARLES Il. Jacks OF Massachusetts: Sn.
prema Corresponding Engineer, W. v.
Wnield of Massachusetts; Supreme
Treasurer, John W. Teller OF New Y TX;
Executive Officers, William E. Jones. J.
H. Blanchard and j. W. Di-hl. Toe
councii will hold its next session Ia
| Philadelphia next July.
Mrs Millie Oorvin was dangerously
sounded in Shalbyville, Ind on Tues.
day night, by Oharlss Suttles. Mrs.
Oorvin has been married and divorced
eight times. Suttlas had been q Hnitor
for her band for the past two years, and
she got divorce from her seventh buH.
hand to marry him, but, having lovers
| quarrel with Suites, ahs married another
man. They afterwards made up and .he
secured mother divorce and Su.tlsa re-
nawed his suit. Another quarrel arose
tetween them when Suttles tried to kill
her with Ratchet.
George Whitmore OF Rocbestar. New
York, Thursday complained to the polics
~ Bnnalo that he had been robbed of
$l,d15 by Ada Knapp, also Of Rochester.
The twain were TO have been married In
Rochester on Wednesday night Whit.
more had drawn 81. ln0 from the bank.
and on the way TO Buffalo Ada persuaded
him to let her have all but S25 NJ the
money. which he did They we're 40.
companied bv two mutual friends, Viii.
liam Wolfe aud Charles Boyle. Whitmore
vent TO get minister to tie the knot.
Shen Ada disappeared with Wolfe and
Boy lie, taking the cash.
A. committee OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic, after uusuc,1ss'ui Ell IRIS to
secure from the Central Traffic Associa.
tion promise OF cent a mile rate for
members desirou' OF attending the MIL
waukae Reunion OF Soldiers and Sailorr,
instructed General Martin. department
commander Of Illinois, to issue an order
directing the department commanders Of
the various states to inform all Grand
Army Posts that the proposed grand en-
csmpment had been abandoned Accom-
modations will be provided for none bat
the delegates to the annual business
meeting. General Martin ia holding the
matter under advisem@pt. pending fnal
auswer from Chairman Blanchard of tue
Gen rat Traffic Association, who ia no "
in New York.
Four breweriea In Brooklyn. New York,
owned by M.ssrs Ochs, Freeze, Welz d
Z'rwith and -el'z, have consolidated.
me capital of the new corporation is
b3. 900 600 1t is all be In pro rata
SHARES by the brewers who have united
TO form IL The scheme OF Generalization
vas rroiso'ed and carried out by the firm
OF GuRgenheimer & Untermeyer. Ir.
Guggenheimer said ye terdsy morning
that it WAS proposed by the investors to
follow the plan OF the EnRlish capitalists
in buying up private concerns, forming
them into limited liability companies and
planiDg the stock on tue open market. In
the present case each of the brewers has
eng gsd to manage his own brewery from
hree TO Eve years, II believe" added
Mr. Guggenheimer, that this Is one of
the first practical steps towards bringing
tbe capital of all our larger industrial
concerns into form In which IL can be
dealt in by the stock exchanges like rail-