Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02


at the home OF her husband, in Gaines.
ville Ga, on Sunday night.
There is much excitement in Florida
over O recsnt discovery Of phosphate de
posils in Marion county and the counties
south OF Il.
Miss Dollie Brown, aged II years, re-
siding near Middletown, New York, died |
Monday morning of apopiexy, while
kneeling in prayer at her bedside.
John Danver. alias New York Slim, |
otDubois, Pa, was shos dead ia York Mon.
daylight by Constable George W. Wiley, |
because he was trying to escape from the |
latter's custody.
James p. Wright, letter carrier, wEs
arrested in Richmond, Virginia, Non.
day, charged With robbing the malls.
Wright was formerly Methodist min
lister. A portion Of a rifed letter was
found on his psieon.
About rs feet OF the famous ''Buckhoru
wall" on the Cheat river grade o. tho
Baltimore Il ohio railroad, west OF
RoWleshurF, W. w, gsva way Monday
morning. end fell down an emhAnkmsnt
| 800 feet towards tho river. Traffic on the
road will not no interrupted.
Governor Hill, o. New York, has np-
pointed Alexander q. EuBtacc, OF Che
mung county, q civil service commits,
sioner, in place Of james II. Manning
recently resigned. Mr.. EustAoo is So
| years oil age aud member OF tue Demo.
cratic state committee.
The proposed election for counrilmen
| in Oklahoma, /. t., waa not attempted on
| Monday, 81 United States Marshal Walker
| had orders from PfesideGt Harrison 10
suppress it in case It WAS attempted.
1 Troops were under arms throughout the
day TO prevent disturbance.
The secEstary OF the State Of Illinois
has granted license for incorporation
to the Grant Locomotive Works Of
Chicago, TO manufacture locomotives and
other machinery. Capital, $500 coo.
This Is the New Jersey locomotive plant
which is to be removed to Chicago.
James Z. Moore, said to be the general
agent in Chicago for the Louisiana lot
terry, was arrested Monday on charge
of circulating an almanac containing
reading matter relating to the lottery
He gave bonds foi his appearances and
denies that ne is now the agent of tho
lottery.
Tuesday emornipq, while four men
were weighing iron At the OatRrio rolling
nillg, in Toronto, a gearing OF the scales
gave way and seven and half tons of
metal fell on the men George Head
and William McGuire were killed. rhg
other two were severely, but not fatally
injured.
Alexander Hamilton, grandson Of the
frst secretary Of the treasury, died at his
home at IrviuRtou. on-the-tiudson--M Mon
day, aged ~ years In 1898 he was an.
pointed secretary of the United States
Legation at Madrid. He returned to
New York 10 1850, md praosiced Law m
I'll 1870, when he gave up Ills active prsc.
tice.
II Is announced from Columbia thst
Governor Richardson Of South Carolina,
in view OF the lynohing Of eight negroes
at Barnwell on Saturday Monday issued
proclamation, Offering "a reward OF
$500 for the apprehension aud conviction
of eRch and every one Of the guilty par
ties concerned in the killingof the negroes
referred to-"
The coroners Jury investigating the
railroad socident VI Laury's, Pa, on the
night OF the 2lst. instant in which Ergi.
neer Musiak OF the Lshigh Valley rail,
road, was killed by hiq engine Running
into freight train standing on the track,
rendered verdict Monday placing the
responsibility for the accident on Pros
per Warg, engineer, aud Bepjamin Leutz,
conductor, OF the freight train. War
, rants for their arrest were Issued.
, 1t is estimated at the treasury depart.
Iaent that thsre has been decrease Of
nearly "a, GOO, 600 ia the public debt dur
. ing the mouth Of December. This makes
. O total Reduction for toe first halls OF the
81 as alg
comnarad with q reduction OF S3l ,522
, 3gs during tho corresponding period Of
: the previous fiscal year. The reduction
for the cqlendsr yesr ending yesterday Il
a Ssl 45l 1853, against 9 reduction Of S0l,-
J3b, l4S for the calendar year of 1858.
! The electrical machines intended 10 be
4 used in the execution OF murdeIers in the
psnitsniisry ut Auburn, New York were
Z teated yesterday by a0mmlsssor Of soi
/ entiaG gentlemen aud found to wosk ell
a cieptiy. Au old horse aad fous.vsoks'
( old calf War9 the Bubieo;s aud both were
!, 'put 10 death with suddennes6 that wan
highly gratifying to the oomaiasion," A
!, ourrent OF about l,u0O volts was used
Attempts to reslao!tate the auinslB BY
a artificial respiration wAs unsuesessfUl.
II is stated that there are about 4 DOC
!, colored people In Oklahoma. Oolore
II Mason, Of Mississippi, 10 RdV3eating the
purchase of the Cherokee strip fer settle
I ment OF tho oolored race. PreEidoni
Harrison will be asked to appoint com
miasion of colored men to negotiate will
the Oherokees for the purchase of III
strip for homestead settlsmsnt for thei
own RAGS exclusively. This propositio.
is "A d to be founded on Information thu
y the Indians ars willing to have coloEe,
people settle on the strip.
= The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Pan
y rsilroHd on Tuesday announced q cut o
70 82.50 in the tirst-clsss rate from St. Pan
y e Chicago, and 20 csntB from Ut. Pau
y 10 Milwaukee, To avoid violation Of tn
)" Interstate Commerce law the oompan
will have 10 cut its rates to Kansas CITY
40 Sioux City and Council Blutfs. The chi
!, GERS of the St. PAM company and III
= oflioara of the Chicago, Burlington
= Northern road charge the Wisconsin Ger
~ trial railroad, whose refusal to enter tb
Western Passenger Association cause
Az the dissolution of that organization, wilt
" making secret rates with steamship con
or psnies on parties Of immigrants b0un
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