Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-06
IN GENERAL.

Preston Wrae, Jr., the famous chess
player, died in Boston last week, aged SO
years.
=, John M. Gibson, the founder and pro-
prietor of the Gibson distillery, died in
Lexington, Va, Monday.
Six hundred and ninety-hye steerage
passengers from Bremen were landed al
Castle Garden Sunday.
Captain Andrew s. Hussey, postmaster
at Mount jackson, Va, died on Sunday.
He was born on the island OF Nantucket,
in 1904.
s. The convention of the knights Of Labor
ofa New York state, in session in Troy on
Monday, adopted resolutions In favor Of
the Australian ballot system.
Charles j. Lochbiler, bond clerk In
the custom house ir Detroit, Michigan,
is missing, and deficiency of 80, 900 has
been discovered in his accounts.
The Chicago, Burlington Sc Northern
railroad has given notise of cut IN
freight rates between Chicago and st.
Paul to the ole rate of 40 osnis hundred
pounds.
Hamilton s. Nesle, judge o. the county
court OF Northampton county, Virginia,
died Monday at his residence, near East
vile, of pneumonia, following an attack
OF the grip.
A large number Of Canadians are re-
turning to Ontario from the lumber
woods OF Michigan, on foot aud pennilsss,
having failed to obtain work owing to the
open winter.
Tho Rev. DR.. TaImage wife and daugh-
ter, arrived in New York on Monday by
rka Lax
October S0th for tour OF Europe and
the holy Land.
One hundred and seventy. fys men, en-
plo7ed in the Esio railroad shops al Sas-
quehana@ Pa, were suspended on Nom
day. NesTly I'll are single msn, and
many hon.residanta.
Nathan O. Burnett, ascseiary OF st5te
of Georgia, died in Atlanta SUNDAY, in
the 9J,h year OF bis eye. Except for
short pez,od dusing reconstruction days
he was secretary OF state since 1876.
Fire in Ottawa, oata,io, Monday de-
stroyed car shed belonging to tas Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company, together
with six cars, including Lady MhcdoOpld'a
private car and the Official oar Ottawa.
The loss is placed at So, 900.
a fire in Kenoahs, Wisconsin,, ON S m
| day destroyed two OF Alien * Son'a tam
neries filled with stock; also the Denoya
| Water Cure Building and the Germsn
Methodist Episcopal Church and parsan-
sga. The loss is estimated at &l25, 00O.
X. stockett Matthews. a prorninspt Re-.
nnhlican nol;tician and one az +bs iaadara
| ~ tha Rnltir,nrA hny G;aa pr1a,r1y AZ
haart djsaase on Saturday nftaynoon Ta
yros a. years of ACE. He ives ro,r;,st,S
hy p,ssi5ant Bavea foy distrie. iIdga ~
| tSa FadersI oonrt in Ratimore bnt nf.sr
a bitter ght. h;s nae vas rsie,ted Nv
the Senats.
The disorde in Guthrie, Indian Tsisi-
tory, vas quelled on Saturday uu1u the
receipt OF the Sollowiar telegram from
| Attorney General Miller, sddressed TO
! United States Marshal Walker: lyon
will permit no more lot jumping or lot
ejeotments. Let matters reniaiu 90 they
sre." This telegram was sdpu!ementod
by one from Secretary Noble 10 Mayor
Dcoley to the same effect, but assuring
him, also, that territorial government
would soon be established for the terri
tory.
The Rev 4. Il. Fr.2lap psator a, tina
seonnd prssby.crisn Chureb an younea.
rovn ohio f1rmnrly stationed n pig9s
hur, and veil known for III l,ofnres On
Janan has suddenlv beeans ina0na On
Satnrdsv while 6liinp a b,otbsr NINA,
terra pIlpit az Oourtland. he apcke II