Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
IN GENERAI.

Collier, Robertson IL Hambleton, whole
sale grocers of Keokuk, Iowa, have made
an assignment. Liabilities, SlSi 900; assets
less than half that amount.
The Union National Bank of New
Brighton, New Brighton, Pa, was Thurs
day authorized to begin business by the
comptroller of the currency.
Andrew Hanson was arrested in Boston
Thursday, on the charge of stealing a
yacht, valued at Sl,300, the property of
Willis Walton of Staten Island.
A passenger train on the Wheeling &
Lake Erie road broke through trestle
near Bolivar o., Thursday afternoon. Four
persons were killed and eight injured-two
MORALLY.
The new revenue cutter Galveston was
successfully launched Thursday at Baltl-
more. The vessel will cost Sl40,000. She
is intended for use in the harbor of Calves
ton, Texas.
The money subscribed in Peru, Indiana,
to aid Home Rule in Ireland, amounting
to 81 900, has been returned to the donors
Owing to the fight now going on, they
consider il inadvisable to send any money
DIR. H. o. Vincent Thursday entered the
residence of his separated wife, in Fresno,
California, and shot her through the heart
He was arrested and became unconscious
on the way to jail having apparently
taken poison.
The Chicago committee of the Central
Traffic Association has decided to advance
the rate on corn from 22l cents per 100
pounds to % cents to bring that gram in
line with wheat and oats. Tho advance
will go into effect December 10Th,
A fire at Waycross, Ga. on Wednesday
week, destroyed the Grand Central Hotel
and brick block containing live stores.
The total loss is about $4,000, partly in
surcd. one Of the hotel guests jumped
from n second story window and broke
leg.
Michael Warden and family, and James
p. Gordon, SIX persons in all. and ait col
Ored. were poisoned at their home in Bal
thnore on Wednesday week. Poison
Wa mixed with peas from Which soup
Was made. 1t is thought they will all re-
t0YcT.
The front wall Of Skaters malt house,
in New York. collapsed Thursday, and
dumped about 100000 bushels Of malt into
the street The accident was due to the
weight of the barley and the high winds
Wednesday week, which strained the wall.
The loss is placed at $4,000.
The Idaho legislature Thursday elected
George l.. Shoupe, w. j. Mcdonnell and
Frederick T. Dubois United States sena-
tors. Shoupe and Mcconnell will serve
short terms ending March 4th, 1891, and
March 4th, 1883, Dubois will serve thefull
term, six years from March next.
The trial of Antonio Guerrero, alias
Chalcquerot, the '.lack the Ripper" of
Mexico, who was charged with committing
eight murders and IA rapes, ended Thurs
day morning in the City of Mexico, where
verdict of guilty was rendered. The
prisoner was sentenced 10 death,
Tho spokane National Bank, at Spokane
air. Washington, closed its doors on
Wednesday. Its trouble was precipitated
by the failure Of three branches in the
Cwur d'Alene district. The bank was a
United States depository, but the govern
ment funds were withdrawn about two
weeks ago.
A south-bound train on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, drawn by three engines, ran
into snow drift and was derailed near
llarrisonburg, Virginia, on "Wednesday
week Two Of the engines were wrecked
and six trainmen We're injured none, it is
thought MORALLY. The passengers escaped
with slight shaking up.
A wreck occurred ON the Intcr-Golonial
railway at st. ,Iosephs, Quebec, Thursday
morning. A passenger car jumped the
| track on curve and dragged the others
| from the rails. After going some distance
ore Of the cars struck the stone abutment
of a bridge and was broken to pieces. Five
persons were killed and Il number injured
Judge SimontOn at Harrisburg Thurs
| tag cases both in favor Of the common
wealth. In the case against the Brush
| Electric Light Company of Philadelphia,
! tax on capital stock judgment was directed
to he entered for the state for 10000, and
| in the case against the New York, Lake
Erie d Western Railroad Company for
| S2,90lS2.
A dispatch from Port Townsend, Wash
ington, says that 10 Cinnamon were cap
tured near Dungeness Wednesday week,
| while trying to smuggle their way into the
United States. They resisted arrest and
one Of them was killed by Inspector Fem,
Cinnamon there say they will call the nj
tention of their government to the killing,
The inspectors superior officers hold him
blameless.
dispatch from GAINESVILLE says that a
struggle for Wisconsin tobacco has been
begun by eastern dealers, All last week
the demand for leaf was sharp, but Thurs
day prices rose with a jump from Ito II
and even u cents. Sales have been heavy
and no such excitement has been seen in
the market since 1855, Throughout tho
southern part of the state the same activity
has prevailed. From all the reports there
will be marked shortage of good leaf this
year.
Owen Brothers, agents of the Atlantic
mills, in Providence, Rhode Island Thurs
day made an assignment. The liabilities
|
Of the Atlantic mills state that the mills
are not affected by Owen Brothers failure
and that the attcr's liabilities are ~ ,d0O,
600. Originally Owen Brothers controlled
the common stock of the Atlantic mills
but during the past nine months 81 ,2OD0h
additional capital has been invested, s60n,
900 of which was in the nature Of preterrey
stock.
Elmer Sharkey, convicted of the murder
Of his mother, and Henry Popp, convicted
of the murder of a saloon keeper, who
had elected him from his saloon, wer,
hanged in the penitcntiary at Columbus
o., Thursday. Isaac smith, convicted o
the murder Of Stephen Skidmore, in Pix,
county, was to have been hanged at tn
same time, but was Il second time reprievc,
by the governor, after an audience witt
Bishop Watterson and prominent lawye
named Booth. The reprieye is until Marci
goth.
The pay train Of the Louisville, New
Orleans 4 Texas railroad was partially
wrecked, near Woudville, Mississippi, o.
saturday afternoon, by Doc bradford, VIII
removed rail. The pay car was throw
down a steep cmbankment. Bradford
who was in hiding, Immediately came uti
and attempted to open the safe. The trail
crew rallied and captured bradford, am
placed him IN jail, III Woodvile ljradfor
Is notorious criminal. Roadmaste
r Bryan was badly hurt in the wreck,
Nathaniel Niles eS presidcnt Of til
'TrndcNncns National flank in New York
was arrested on Saturday on an orde
issued by Judge Beach Of the yuprcm
court, in suit Of Eli2ebcth Parct 10 r.
cover S73H0 cash and chattels, of whic
she claims he ,lclraIdcd her. His urros
/ was demanded bceulse il was rumorei h
, was about to 90 ~ Europe, Nine. Parl
alleges that She intrnHoa her money an
chattcstu Niles for safe keeping. Sic wa
prmrrly keeper Of notorious restaurant
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