Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-21

Fresh Tips from the wires Carefully

Fresh Tips from the wires Snf9fuliy
CuIIed.
The Navassa rioters convicted Of murder
George I. Key, Henry Jones and Edward
Smith--were sentenced to be hanged on
March IS The fourteen other men CON
victed OF manslaughter were sentenced to
imprisonment in the Albany On. f.l peni-
tertiary ranging from two 70 ten years
The man j. b. Kelly, arrested in st, Louis
on suspicion Of having been connected with
the Cronin murder. has been released from
custody. MessIs. Hatfield and Throckmor-
ton could not identify him as the man y
b. Simonds
II was learned that Mrs Lippincott, the
New Jersey forger, had probably lost $780,
600 in stock gambling ia Philadelphia. No
trace OF her whereabouts has YET been dis
covered.
Governor Hin has signed New Yorks
Worlds fair bill
The attorney general OF Minneoota has
decided that the American Building and
Loan association has complied with the law
and should be- allowed TO continue business
President WAllack, Of the LenoK Hill
bank New York; Broker Pell and Mr. Sn-
mons were indicted FOR grand larceny Of the
banks securities Wallack procured bail
h cid. The grand jury Is still investigating
the recent bank deal, and more indictments
may br found.
The suit Of the Mineral Range Railroad
company against Ives 4 Stayner has been
postponed until March 5.
The Gran { Monument association at its
annual meet in z decided that none Of the do
signs submitted ia response 20 invitations
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competition will probably be arranged. w.
X Grace was elected president; Hamilton
Fish and Sidney Dillon, vice presidents; A.
/ b. Cornell, A. L. Sanger, g. II. 4. Colls, Z.
d. Knox, c. H. Woodman aud {. O'R0illy,
executive committee.
J. l.. d. Dawson, Of Pennsylvania, has
been appointed a special inspector Of GUS
toms
Jacob y. School, the murderer Of Anton
| Schilling and Thomas j. Cole, the slayer Of
Walter McAllister, all Of Philadelphia, were
hanged in that city Feb. 90 William Seely
Hopkins, who murdered his wife and moth
er-in-law, was hanged at belleionte the
same day. The rope used at Hopkins exc
cution broke and the prisoner went through
the ordeal twice before death came. Hop
kins' body was taken 10 his late home at
| Spencerport, ~ Y. for burial.
Al New York Col s. V. H. Cruger has
been reelected chairman of the Republican
county committee, j. w. Jacobus vice pres-
dent and John T. plummer, treasurer.
o. NJ. Shepard has been appointed super
intendent OF the New York and New Haven
railroad vice Mr. Turner, deceased. Mr.
Shepard has been general manager for some
years
Edward r cosgrove, Wholesale and retail
lgrocer OF Wilkesharre, Pa, has failed, and
his place has been closed by the sheriff on
judgments for about $1,000
The following fourth class postmosters in
New York state have been appointed j. w
Ferguson, Glove Branch junction; G. r.
StiIlwell, Gravcsond +. A. Ferguson, Hess
Road station; Harry G. Kinney, la Sale;
G. }. s Randall, Rouse's Point; J, 4. Ma
Their, Whallonaburg.
Mrs Louisa Haight and her daughter,
Kate, Of Peekskill, n. T., have baan arrest-
cd for the alleged theft Of $4,000 worth Of
bonds and the property of the late Mrs. ko-
becca Lyons
Jesse Reed, a prominent business man Of
Stamford Conn, hanged himself in a she'd
He was probably insuue.
Miss Lille Dean aud j. Bulmer, OF Brain
| erd, MIMI, were married zen ~ I'M
night Of the wedding after the young
couple had retired, Bulmer died Of hear
failure
ST. Johns Catholic church at East Albany
N. ", was burned. Loss, $4,000
Newark, N. j., capitalists have sold the
city's surface roads to a New y FORK and Phila.
delphia syndicate for S2,0O00O0.
James Gilbert, the Mexican eight foot
giant with Barnum's show two years ago
and Miss Gwennie Williams, lately promi
nent as lieutenant in the local Salvation
Army, aged 10, whose height is scarcely fiv
feet, were publicly married at Scranton
Pa, Feb 20