Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02
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ton in st. Paul have determined to
abandon the building OF an Zoe palace.
Wormser Bros. OF Nanticoke, Pa,
dealers in furniture and clothing, have
failed. Executions amounting to $40, 162
have been issued.
Chu Fong, Young Chinese merchant
in New York, has been arrested on the
charge of Bwindling number Of persons
out of over $4,000
Mrs. Julia slidall Rodgers, wife of
Rear Admiral Rodgers, died in Washing
ton, d. o., on Thursday night. She had
been ill for some time.
Lloyd q Co., the principal merchants
in Ellenburg, Washington, made an as
signnent on Friday LAST. It is said the
liabilities will excesd $l50,000.
The New York State Milling Assooia-
tion held meeting in Buffalo on Thurs
day and adopted resolutions fsvoring the
repeal of the duty on jute bsgging.
A call for the twenty.secopd annual
convention Of the Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, to be held in Washington, D. O.,
from February 8th to the 2lst, has been
Issued
NahdiezsE, an Apache Indian, who
murdered Lieutenant Seward Mott of the
Tenth Cavalry, on ella river, in March,
1887 was hanged on Friday at Globe,
Arizona.
A mould at the foundry OF the Washer
Machine Co., in Dallas, Tex, exploded
on Saturday afternoon, and nine men
were burned by the flying metal, some Of
them fatally.
A freight train on tine Chesapeake d
M Gy1xy
West Virginia, on Sunday. Fireman
Leighton was killed and Engineer Muir
ray badly injured.
Henry w. Ssndford of New York has
been appointed a principal examiner of
land claims and contests iu the general
land office, vice Il. d. Graham Of North
Carolina, resigned.
Mrs. d. 8. Oofrode of Philadelphia,
was severely injured by runaway aooi-
dent, at Deuphin, Pa, Tuesday week. One
of her legs was broken OF the ankle, and
ON arm was dislocated.
General j. Madison Drake was badly
| injured in Elizabsth, New Jersey, yester-
day week, in attempting to stop runaway
horse. He fell under the animal and was
Kicked several times.
The treasury department has instructed
the collector of customs OF New York to
| allow the usual dra1b back on expectations
| OF Ho-oalled photographic tin pletea man
ufactuTed in Brooklyn from imported tin
| plates.
An accident occurred on the Cbesa-
! peake Il Ohio railroad near White Sui
phur Springs. W. Va, on Saturday morn
I ing. The eAuse OF the accident is not
definitely known. Ten persons were killed
and Is injured.
A fire in the Everett Building in Now
! York lost night caused damage estimated
at S25, 600, distributed among number
Of Ctfee tenRnts. Several frsmsn were
burned by "bRck drsught" flames aud
were taken to hospital.
William DENLY, William Devine aud
Thomas Elliott were badly injured in
Baltimore on Friday by the giving away
Of scaffold, on the new building of the
First National Bank. 1t is feared that
Denby and Devine will die.
TIE secretary of war has Yscsivsd re-
ports showing that the enlistments dur
ing September, October and November
numbered, CAT, 555 and SOS respectively.
The net gain in the strength Of the army
for the three months was 1875.
/ 1. Monasch, financial secretary of the
Turner's Building and Loan Association,
in Minneapolis, is reported $25 600 short
In his accounts. He is said to be
''anzious to make settlement" and a
criminal prosecution is not expected.
The foods at Los Angeles, Cal, have
changed the channel OF the river below
the city and'turred the water on thu fruit
lands. The owners Siege damages To
| he NJ ha5f Er1I NJ
that the city Of Los angeles ia rsspon-
sihls.
A freight train parted on the mountain
at McGarvey's station, beyond Altoona.
Pa, early on Friday morning, and l6
cars and four engines were wrecked.
Charles English, fireman, was fatally in
iured, and died after being taken to the
hospital.
Peach trees are reported to be in nearly
fill bloom in several orchards in Hunter
don county, New Jersey. The owners,
old peach growers soy they "never before
saw the like in December" Pear trees in
various parts of the country are giving
signs of blooming.
Henry Wolford, city Treasurer of Louis
vile, KY, died there on Friday after
noon. He was native of Philadelphia
and 80 years Of age. He had bsen city
treasurer continuously for 50 years. he
wsR the third Grand master of the Ken
lucky Odd Fellows.
Charles W. PIERCE superintendent OF
lamps of the Brush Electric Light
Company, in New York, was on Fri
day indicted for granddaughter, in causing
the death Of Henry Harris by an electric
shock from lamp on November 9Th last.
Pierce gave 50, 500 bail, pending trial.
1t ia stated that the electric light com
panies IN New York intend to sue the
city for damages sustained by the cutting
OF their wires. The total amount de
manded Will, it is said, be about
SO, 900, 600, part Of which is for damage
to property and part for loss Of business
John ID. Van veIkenburg was fatally
poisoned at Gouvelneur, st. Lawrence
county, Nsw York, on ThursdaY Aftcr-
noon, by the mistake OF druggist, who
gave MIN Rtropine in mistake for Rntipy.
rine, 10 relieve headache. After swRl.
lowing the poison Mr.. Van VRlkepbure
became violently i'll, and he died in two
hours.
states Attorney Longenecker said or
Saturday that he had secured consider
able evidence against four or five other
men who were suspected of completely in
the Oronin murder conspiracy in Chicago
and that he might before long take stepi
TO have them indicted and brought L
trial. He declined to mention theil
names.
Kansas City on Friday night,for highway
robbery. Al the time they were pre-
pairing to waylRy the driver OF a transfer
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