Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20
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President Hsrrison on Thursday pur-
chased two pieces of improved Indian
spolis business property for $2l 900.
The City of hsxico is to have ''the
finest hotel on the American continent"
to be erected at cost of over 90. COO ,0V0.
The mercury WAS down to 24' at Char
lesion, 8. o., sunday. 1t is feared that
great damage has been done to the truck
crop.
James Edmunds, so years old, car
penter, was killed last week by falling
from the new Baltimore & Ohio railroad
bridge over the schuylkill.
Peach growers in Michigan expect from
one-third TO one hal; an average crop
during the coming season, noivithstand-
ing the recent cold snap, which damaged
TIE buds.
Part Of business block in Kirksville,
Missouri. including the Fret National
Bank and several stores, Was burned on
Saturday. The loss is estimated at
$200,000.
In Lexington. Virginia, Thursday, a
verdict Of rot guilty was rendered in the
case o; James Miller, charged with the
murder Of Mrs. 2 j. Walker, in Noyem-
Der, 1883.
Henry Eurre, wealthy farmer, was
found murdered ia his houss iu Brown,
lows, Thursday morning. His wife was
dangerously wounded, His murderer is
unknown.
It is reported from Helena, Arkansas,
that negroes frGm that state were dis
covered cutting the leyee near kose!aie,
Mississippi, on Friday night, and were
shot dead By the guard.
j. 4. Burehfsld was shot dead at
0csla, Florida, on Saturday BY his To-
years old son, whom he had classified. u
is said Burchfield was about to shoot his
wife when tine son fred.
The cornerstone Of the new Ear and
Eye Iafrmary in New York was laid on
Saturday by Hrs. Grover Cleveland. EE-
Mayor Hewitt presided and George VIII
liam Curtis made an address.
Thomas o6lkins, 2 years, was run over
and killed. yesterday week by csr Of the
OF the Philsielphia Traction Company.
Diver John Welsh was arrested.
The Directors OF the Western Union
Telegraph Co. yesterday we declared 3
quarterly dividend oil / 4 per cent. Will
lam Waldorf Astor was electeda director
to fill the vacancy caused By tie death OF
his father.
Juug Ling, Chinese launirymsa Of
Boston, won SIS 600 prizs III a lottery
last month, and when he got the money
gave it to fellow countrymau, Les
Iighe, TO deposit for him. Ilghe and
the money have disappeared.
A dispatch from Louisville, Kentucky,
says .hat the Erankiora lottery is making
a great effort 10 prevent the state leglsla-
ture from putting en- end to its existence.
/ II is charged shat its agents have been
| attempting to brlss legislators.
The Rev. Daniel X. Goodwin, D. D. OF
Phiisdelphis, * provost Of the University
Of PENNSYLVANIA, and one OF the leading
\ authorities on canon Law in the Protestant
/ Episcopal church, died on Saturday eyen.
ing, in his 10th year.
Frank Grostsnsr killed his step child,
| Annie Healef, aged years, in Allegheny
| City, Pa, on Saturday. It thought that
! he took the child By the legs and dashed
her brains ont. draettner refused to
give any reason for the horrible deed.
At Bloomfield, Nebraska, on Satur
day afternoon W. W. Lswia, butcher
was deliteraley shot dead by j. stra TOT
for some unknown cause. Stretton wa,
arrested and lodged in iail. Hal: an houi
later he was taken out and lyncbed by /
mob.
The High License bill for Baltimor
passed the seuste of Maryland on Wed
nesday week. /. puts the licenge at &60l
for whisky and $500 for malt liquotg
Yesterday the Ballot Reform bill wal
paused by vote Of % to /.
A passenger train was wrecked b.
spreading rails near Pembroke, Ontario
yesterday week. A number Of passenger
were injured. A convict chained to
seat got free and rescued his keeper an
helped tho injured.
Mrs. Cheney, wife Of Ex-Governor F
O. Cheney OF New Hampshire, while in
somnambulistic state early on Sunda
morning, fell over tie railing OF her stain
: to landing 20 feet below, and was dar
: gerousIy if not fatally injured. She ma
: Just returned with her husband from
trip to Washington.
Judge Woodward, at Wilkesbarr
ruled ThurBdey on novel point.
mine laborer quilted work and demande
his pay. The company insisted that
a We'll IiiI nay uhIs A1c bEptE1I bhAtY a.
!, the Judge decided that when o man gu,
: work or is discharged he ia entitled
! immediate ray.
: At the session of the Washingt<
Methodist Episcopal Conference, in Ere
erick, Maryland, on Saturday, Bisht
d Foster created some excitement by statil
i. that he hal been told that some msmbe
Is Of the conference were "upplers.
/ committee was appointed to prepare
a constitution for historical society.
A charter was granted Rt The state q
partment in Harti.burg Thursday TO t
WilliamRport Junction RAILWAY Oompan
ie Capital sl75 600 The line Will be abo
d seven miles long, from a point on Il
At Willlamspoft {; North Branch rsilroa
y in Loyal ack township, Lyo9m rg count
to point on the Pine Crack railway,
this Garne county.
= Judge Mogcmus, who signed tha W
20 rant for the execution OF John Brow
died ia Fort Scott Kansas, Monday wei
aged "a years. lie was Lieutenant Gt
/, efaor Of Virginia at the tirie Jahu Bro
Y wGs hanged, and The signing Ui tae "
!, rant davolvAd upon him in the ebBence
~ y Governor Wise. For Some years Jli
IF AeGumus was editors OF tine Chie.
+, Iintts.
:. A telegram from PittsburP ssys the
4 tempt TO introduce southern ores in t
5n market il failure. a nlemtHr Of
~ arm Of Carnegie, Phipps y Co. &
1900 tons were reesiyad by them
:. week, but it is SO much inferior to
- northern produ1tion thst they have
- fused to receive it, and will order
!. more. Other manufacturers say tha!