Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28

b. II. Cooks h Co.,, clothing dealers Of
Nashville, Tennessee. have made an a.
s!gnment. Liabilities. 100000; assets.
$4,000.
Jesse Lee and Jack Garter OF Ironton,
o., quarreled over the tariff question OF
Friday, when Carter, In a 1T OF passion
shot and killed Lee.
William Rowlands o Piacerville, Gall
forniR, shot and killed his vile last nlRhA
week and then killed himself. The tragedy
was the result of family troubles.
Edward Neidig, laborer employed at
the Mercnante' terminal bridge at St. Louis
was instantly killed on Friday bv the pre-
mature fall OF the hammer Of pile driver.
The steamer Cambridge arrived at Alton
Bay. New Hampshire, on Friday, from
Boston, tor the Lake Shore Club, and while
being launched from the cars the ways
spread and the steamer sank to the bottom
or the lake.
From 500 to 800 people In eastern Arapa.
hoe county. Colorado, are reported to be In
state bordering starvation, owing to the
failure OF the crops. The country was only
settled three years ago and the people have
no resources.
Outing sham battle at a soldIers' en-
campment at Athens, PonnR., on Frlday,1a
cannon was prematureiy discharged, Kill
ing VIII Bosom. aged 20 years, fatally in
juring James N. Oastamore, aged 20. and
tearing of the thumb OF Gabriel l.. Muller.
The engineer OF an engine drawing
stone train near Lyons, COL, lost control OF
the engine and the train ran wild. Three
men were killed and three seriously In
iIred, either In jumping from the train or
In the smash.up which terminated its wild
run.
John Henderson. negro. who was ar
rested for the murder OF Gilbert Satter-
white, well.known farmer o, Midway,
Kentucky, was taken from the jail early on
Thursday morning and lynched. negro,
held as an accessory to the murder, Is also
Threatened with the came fate.
While several workmsn we're engaged In
topping on chimney OF building at
Baton Rouge, La, on Thursday. IA bolt OF
lightning struck tho chimney and instantly
killed a colo,ed man named Hypol to
Bshrill Two others, Henry Dros aud Il
man named Tourney, were seriously injured.
GoaehinI Coochiarl was attacked ia Bos-
ton on Thursday and BADLY beaten by an
unknown Italian, who escaped. Several
attempts have been mad to Kill Cocohiari,
VINO was one ofthe poSehers on the grounds
OF Mr.. Cunningham, at Milton, when tho
latter was murdered, and turned states evil
| dence.
The train OF Barnum Il Bailey's circus
met with an accident IN Friday near Shell
byville, Mich, on tue Grand Rapids Il In
diana road by tho breaking oil a drsT-Dari
which pulled out part o. platform on
which were q number OF men. Martin
Foley of st. Louis, wss fatally and two
others seriously Injured.
The offers for the sale Of silver 70 the
treasury department on Friday amounted
to 100000 ounces, and the amount pur-
chased was 900 ounces, as follows:
100 600 ounces, at Sl.19S; 100000 at s1.l94 ;
10000 ounces, at $i,l95. The purchases
for the present month will be limited to
proportionate percentage Of the total
months quota OF 100000 ounces.
The steamer Augusta Victoria sailed from
New York on Thursday. went to the assist
ance of the Hamburg American steamer
and taking off the DRnia's 1868 ateerago pas
senRers, brought them to New York. An
unsuccessful effort was made onsFridsy to
float the DANA, and the work OF discharg-
ing her cargo into lighters was begun.