Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-18

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The Bell Telephone directors, at Bos
ton, last week, declared the usual quar-
terly dividend Of So per share, payable
January 10Th.
The linseed oil works of Kettle & Co.
in San Francisco, were burned yesterday
week. Loss, about $500, 0,000Ainsurance
about 100000.
E. Todd and wife and their daughter
Mrs. Slayton, were struck by a train and
killed at State University station, Min
nesota, yesterday week.
At Baltimore, yesterday week, Henry
Seebach was acquitted of the killing Of
Benjamin Horstman, whom he shot in
the street last April. 1t was shown that
seebach acted in self-defence.
The Rev. Massena B. Ballou died at
Stoughton Mass, yesterday week,
aged 30 years. He had been pastor of
the Universalist Society at that place
for 22 years, resigning in 1858 because
of ill health.
The grand jury at Reading, Pa, last
night week ignored the bills against the
eight Reading railroad officials, charged
with intimidating voters in the interest
of the Republican state ticket at the
last election, but asked the next legisla-
ture to enact laws for the protection of
voters.
Travellers along road at the junction
of Lumplin and Dawson counties,
Georgia, last week, We're Mortified BY
seeing the dead body Of n man hanging
from tree on which was fastened d
card, with the words: death to IN
formers. 1t is supposed the man was
victim of Illicit distillers.
Marshall f. Gillon, alias A. G. Stew
art, charged with fraudulentlyobta
over $4,000 from Mrs. Matthias Mills.
an aged widow of Needham, Mass,
committed suicide by taking laudanum
at Hubbard's Cove, Nova Scotia, yes
terday, to avoid arrest His wife also
took a dose OF laudanum, but she may
recover.
In Rutherford county, North Caro-
lima, Tuesday week, Holloway Wall shot
and killed his wife, dangerously
wounded her brother, and then com
mitted suicide. No cause for the tragedy
is given. The couple were married
about Is months ago, and, after living
together nine months, Wall deserted his
wife, who went to live with her rela-
tives.
The Secretary of the Treasury yester-
day week purchased S290,000 per cent
bonds, making the total purchases to
date $7,995, $50, or within Sl,150 of the
$S,000000 limit. The secretary gives no.
tice that for the present the bondre-
demptions will be limited to the 44per
cent loan, which he will continue to re-
deem at par and interest to maturti.
A telegram from Chicago says the
final disposition of the money sub
seribed for the Irish cause at the recent
reception of the Irish ENJOYS in that CITY
remains in doubt The aggregate Of
subscriptions and money realized from
the sale of tickets was between $4,000
and $4,000. Less than half of this has
been realized in cash, and most of the
subscribers, in view of the split in the
party, have thought it best to keep their
money in their pockets till the air has
cleared,
A telegram from Chicago says that the
assignee of the Chicago Safe and Lock
Company, in which the missing mil
lionaire, b. II. Campbell, held a large
interest, filed his inventory of assets yes
terday week. 1t was represented at time
the assignee was appointed that the
assets would amount to about $700,000
As it is, the total amount, including bills
receivable, unfinished work in the fac
tory, office furniture, &C., amounts to
only $127,767. The amount of cash
found was reported as $44. No state
ment of the firms liabilities could be
given at this time. !