Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24


william Thorn, fruit dealer In Albany.
Nsw York, committed suicide Thursday
by iump!ng from the ssnate staircase In
the capitol to the floor below, distance OF
10 feet.
Among tho passengers on the steamer
Tluljad, which smiled from Nav York for
bermuda on Thursday, were ex-Presiient
Rutherford B. Hayes and his daughter,
Miss Fannie B. Hi.yes.
"Commodore" Louis Schwartz formerly
q wcil.kao Rn hotel proprietor In New Yor!;
Clty, died on Tuesday weok, aged SO yeafs.
He IL SAID to h9vs been the first TO intro
duce lager baer in this country.
The Rev. Il. O. Mower OF Intercourse,
Lalanster county, Pa, prominent clergy
nan OF the United BretbT6n Church, is
charged with committing forgery Tor small
amounts on several national banks. He has
Disappeared.
The tiirCcfors OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad last week declared a divida: d OF
per cont on tie stock of the Washington
branch OF the business for the six months
euisd March 3lst. No dividend was d.
4 elRrel on tue common stock.
Benjamin +. sturtevant, widely known as
m inventor and manufactures OF blowers,
died at he home In Boston Thursday. His
giFts fer phianthropio work during his life
aggregated . 3j1,00J. He was the Prohibit
tion Candidate for acknowledgement last
year.
Sir Joseph Hlckson, general Manager OF
the Grand Trunk railway, states that be
knows nothing about any agreement being
entered into bNtween tho Grand Trunk and
Northern Pacific roads In Manitoba and the
Trunk is making arrangements to con-
struct any railways in that part of the
dominion.
The South Penn rallrond was reorRRnized
Thursday IN Reading, "a. George T. BaHr
ReRdng, was elected president and Francis
Il. Stetson, Francls Il. Bangs and Charles
MacYeagh, all OF Naw York; James N.
Mohr, philadelphia; Jeifsrson Snyder and
L.. y. Smlpck, Reading, directors. The
capital was fixed at 32D,000,GO0. The road
when completed will be Il part OF the Read.
Ing railroad sy TEN.
The 23th anniversary of the Emancipa
tion OF tEo slaves In ths District OF Oolum
bia was cel5brateiIn Washington yesterday
week by parade Of colorad military and
civic societies. Tho procession. watch con
sisted OF nearly hundred organizations
from that city and, Baltimore and Alex
apdrla, was reviewed by the Prssiden
from the north portlco OF the Executive
Mansion.
W. Bail was shot and killed by his son-in
law, Is. T. Barham, at Slatersvllle, Virginia
Tuesday week. The men met In the road
Blll Op6neu uFe on Liarbanl az sight Win
pistol, lie fired llvs shots, four OF whlct
took effect, hut not Of such an extent as Il
disable BRrham. Darham fred only two
shots. both OF which passed through tn,
head OF Ball, killing him instantly. Las
September BarhaIn was forced at tn,
pistols point to marry Ball's daughter.
The International Amalgamatad Sailors
and Firemen'e Union, In session In New
York, Thursday elected these officers Gen
! eral President, John f. o'Sullivan OF Bos
; ton; First General Vlce-presldent, AlireC
. Lindgran; second Vice. president, Frederick
Clark OF Boston; Third Vics,p president, dr
,, Trur Van Hove of Philadelphia; Fourti
Yice preFidant, William Laser OF Baltimor
,, General Secretary, Hugh MeGregor of Nav
! YORK; General Accountant, Edward KtnE
: OF Now York; General Treasurer, i,iehee
Van Eden OF New York. The time anC
place for holding the next meeting wert
! left to the general executive board. A res
J olntion Wss adopted in favor OF the eecre
taries OF the various branches taking step
to organize the tug boatmen and admitting
them into the unions. Oolored sailors viii
, also bs admitted,