Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-18
IN GENERAL.

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The United States steamer Ranger is re
| ported at Corinto, on the isthmus o
Panama, with much sickness on board.
The Tiger mine at Burk, Idaho, has beer
closed ON account of strike by uniol
miners who demand the discharge on al
non-union men,
Thomas Murphy young married man
jumped off the front platform of moving
street car in Trenton, N. j., on Saturday
night, and was killed.
Il, 7. Wolff, book-keeper for P. A. eros,
y Co., wholesale milliners, of Milwaukee
mas He'd, and II defalcation of at least $1,000
has been discovered in his accounts.
Captain Gideon W.Rhodcs. of Rockland
Me-, died Sundays in Baltimore He was
married 10 days ago, and died in the HON,
OF Captain Pillsbury, his father-in-law.
Two freight trains on the Buffalo
Rochester " Iittsburg railroad, collided al
Rldgway Pa, ON Sunday. Both engines
and 80 cars We're wrecked. Loss, $40, 900
No person was hurt.
In Pierre, S. D., on Saturday afternoon.
the whole police force was called out to
raid all the original package saloons, and
arrest their keepers. All the latter were
placed under bonds to appear at court.
Miles Ogle, the notorious counterfeiter,
was convicted in Memphis, Tenn, on Sat
uihays VI having anu pdsslll5 counterfeit
money lie was sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary and pay
ment of fine OF 5000.
AT the Point Reyes, California. life say
ing station, last Friday, while the crew
We're hauling the boat upon the beach
AFTER practice, 1t was upset by heavy surf
and several of the men were injured, two
SO badly that they died soon after.
Charles Foster. member of the hottling
firm of NJ. b. Foster d Sons, in London,
England, was killed in New York on Sat
urday night. He fell from the rear plat
form of Il Broadway car and was crushed
under the wheels of a passing truck,
The steamer San Juan, at San Francisco
on Sunday from Panama, reports that the
cholera is making terrible ravages in Qua
temala More than 1900 cases were re.
ported in the state and 200 deaths had
occurred in the city Of Guatemala in seven
weeks.
The jury in the Grinnell murder case at
Elkad, Iowa, has returned verdict of not
guilty after 25 minutes deliberation. Grin
nell has now begun divorce proceedings
against his wife on a charge of criminaity
with Cornell whom Grinnell shot at Nc
Gregor.
1t was announced in Chicago on Sunday
that all the syndicate brewers of that city
had decided to cease advancing money to
saloon keepers to procure licenses 1t is
thought that i'll consequence of this about
900 saloons will be closed at the first of
the year.
A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala, saws
that the men at Blue Greek mines have
asked permission of the Miners Union to
return TO work at the old rates. A few men
have gone to work at some Of the smaller
mines, and many of the miners are much
discouraged
A heavy flow of natural gas was struck
or. Saturday in Pittsbrrg, in the well
being drilled by the Exposition Society.
Tbs. well was started as an exhibit last fall
on the grounds Of the exposition. and is
in the heart Of the city. The pressure is
about 400 pounds.
John NJ. Burgoyne, clerk of the steamer
city of Baton Rogue, arrived at BAYOU
sara, Louisiana, on Saturday, and said
that every one on the steamer was saved,
with, the baggage and books and papers of
the boat. The two deck passengers re-
ported lost were saved.
The original package case against ex-
Postmaster Davis, of Somerset Mass, was
tried on saturday The evidence went to
show that Davis sold his beer and LIQUORS
bottled and corkcd, claiming all to be
original packages, but the court found him |
guilty OF maintaining liquor nuisance.
The residence of Mrs. Il. N. Jaw, in
ID. g., was robbed on Sunday |
while the family were at church. Besides
! small amount OF money and some Jew.
'lry, the robbers look four 81 900 coupon
bonds Of the st. Louis and Iron Mountain
'ailfoad, being numbers 1856, 1856, 1877 and |
49,
z. +. King was found murdered in the
'ailroad depot at Chillicothe, Ohio, on Sat
friday evening, his head being crushed in
With an iron bolt King, who went 10 /
,.hillieothe from Streator few days ago
rev Il large sum of money on Saturday, I
When his body was found the pockets were
flied.
William 0Bricn and T. P. Gill sailed
rom New York on Saturday on the Meth
rlands steamer OLDHAM for Rotterdam.
The steamer will touch at Bouogne-sur-
We're France, where they will he landed.
'lr. Timothy Harrington sailed on the
,innard steamer Aurania for Queenstown
lirect.
Mrs. Ida Oelwing 2s years old, was a
passenger on the steamer Hrave which left
}remen for New York on the }d inst. on
ne 9th inst. she was missed, and the
plnion is that she committed suicide by
amping. overheard while temporarily in
ane; she was on her way to Chicago to
DIN her husband
The police of Port Huron, Michigan.
ave arrested young man who gave the
anne OF John Bradley They think they
ave caught Tascott, the murderer Of
Millionaire banker Smell of Chicago. He
grees with the description, including
ear on the hip and elbow. The Chicago
fiieials have been notified.
The Iowa State Grange and the executive
of the State Farmers Alliance
eld aloint meeting in Dcs Moines on Sat
riiuW Tho rnsIiIttf 1.,,. 4 |
r0l by the government of all railroad and
alegraph lines in the country, the adop-
on of the Australian ballot system. and
lsist upon absolute fairness in the matter
t finance.
Word is received from Nicaragua that a
ew disease has appeared there and has
aused several deaths. The victims are
elzed with severe pains in the stomach,
Inch incapaetates them. The pain is
lll4wcd by dysentery and If PROMPT
leasures are not taken the sufferer dies
,ithin four hours. DR. Espenosa of that
lace considers the disease precursor of
holera.
furniture wagon, containing two men
ny three boys, was run into by an express
am at the Mill street crossing in Bristol.
a, on Saturday evening. One of the men
~ Two Of the boys on the wagon were ,
HE'D, pedestrian was also killed by liy- ,
q l'l W. tltltlS IRE tlttllLpFOIlSlN
limred The killed were Hugh pever
scd 20 years; Joseph McIiyaine, aged III ,
oseph iiorsey aged IL, and Joseph John
N, aged %.
In Chicago, Sunday a curious state .of
rings was discovered on the West Side s
ible road The freezing weather had lie i
tect Of narrowing the Slot above the
lble, through pressure on each side Of !
re open subway. HE result was, it he
m ,,tn y
pass unebstrncted and numerous trains
ere brought to a stand. To free them !
le gripmen Of succeeding trains adopted ,
le plan of bunting them, This caused a
vely shaking mp Of the passengers in the
allied trains and 4 number Of them were
ore or less hurt. one or two ears were ,
rallied, and there was agencral blockade. /
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