Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-20

An epidemic of typhoid Jever is raging
in Clementville, Ohio. There have been
50 cases. % of which have proved fatal. AT
present 40 persons are suffering Business
has been suspended. The place has pop
ulation of 200.
W. Il. Riggs of Manistique and j. ].
Brown of st. lgnace, Michigan, tied for
the office of county prosecuting attorney
at the recent election. The law provides
that in such cases lots shall be drawn.
Riggs won in the drawing and is now
prosecuting attorney-elect by virtue of his
good luck.
The father of Mrs. Eubanks, who was
murdered in Mitchell. Ind, was arrested
Thursday charged with being an accessory
to the murder. It is reported that he held
his daughter while the son and brother
beat her on the head with heavy club.
1t is now thought that her mother, who
died some time ago, was also beaten to
death
While Martha Murphy, aged 10 years,
was attending to some cooking at her home
in Cumberland, Md, Thurtday, her dress
caught fire. Her mother, who was in an
adjoining room with II 3-months old in
FAINT, rendered frantic by the sight of her
burning child, attempted to extinguish
the flames, In doing so her own clothing
and that Of the infant caught fire. burn
ing both IN a horrible manner. Martha
will die. The mother and infant child
both inhaled the flames, and are in a criti-
cal condition.
William burlington was arrested in
Caseyville, Kentucky, yesterday week Two
years ago burlington killed two men in
t'aacyvillc and previous to that he muir
dercd a citizen of Gallatin county, Tenn.
He Went west from Caseyville to Boone
willie, Mo-, where he murdered Sheriff
trOnmer, who attempted to arrest him for
A-ta i
guilty, and was to have been hanged on
Friday of this week, but escaped few
weeks since. He claims TO have taken part
in several noted train robberieS. He is now
in the Murganteld Jail.
4 dispatch from Lincoln, Neb. saws the
yield of corn is much less than anticipated.
the average in that part of the state being
less than ten bushels to the acre, and
further west even less. Farmers have
nothing to feed with, and vast quantities
of hogs half fattened are being rushed to
market and sacrificed at very low prices
Corn is selling on the streets for from 50 to
80 cents Per bushel. 1t is impossible TO
| disguise the fact that in western counties
there is much dcstitution. Many home
steads are heavily encountered, and few
have been abandoned Women and chill
dren are suffering for food, clothing and
fuel.
The Congressional committee appointed
to inquire into the management and ex-
pcnditllres of the worlds Columbian COM
| tcrday. Chairman Flower said "'rhe first
mission, began its session in Chicago Thnrs-
thing propose to learn, if possible, is who
is running this fair. The next thing is how
the commission is spending the money APP
| propriated by Congress. | understand that
| the commissioners are all drawing pay and
that the salary list is very large Now
have no hesitancy in saying that in my
| opinion the commissioners should not ac-
| cept any pay for their services. The posi-
ton is one of great honor, and should no.
carry with it any pecuniary compensat
| tom
A company of militia in Ann Arbor.
Michigan, fired salute last night
| week in honor of the marriage Of one of
| their number. About LOCO students were
attracted to the spot, and when the com
| pany moved off the students fell il behind,
much TO the annoyance of the company
and evaporation Of Lieutenant Granger,
who ordered the company to charge The
students. Then ensued fierce hand To-
hand conflict The militia used their
mtlskels as clubs and the students seized
anything available as weapons. The in
lnred are numerous, and one fatal result IL
reported. Irving Dennison Of Toledo
ONO, died early yesterday morning from
injuries received from being struck bv Il
stone. y"