Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
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Friday.
George Washington, aged az years, was
Crushed to death on Friday by fall of
coal in Dodson's shstt at Piymoth, Pa.
Citizens of Augusta, Ca, on Friday
entertained Washington correspondents
of about 50 of the leading journals Of the
country.
The two breweries in Sprinptiel o.,
owned by Voree & Blee and Schneider
Bros, have been Purchased by an Eng.
lish syndicate for $60S 900.
Il. B. Schwartzkopf, claiming to repre-
sent the New York Mutual Life Insurance
Company, committed suicide in the Bald
win Hotel, San Francisco, on Thursday
night.
A dispatch from Bath, Me-, says that
the brig Charles Dennis, from Philadel-
phia, with coal, went ashore on Thursday
afternoon on Whale Back, and is total
wreck.
At Harveysburg, O., Monday night week
Berry Ward, aged 26 years, was shot
dead BY his Btepson, Daniel Washington,
aged IL. Ward was bsating his wife OF
tho time.
The torpedo boat Gushing made the run
from Newport to New York on Thursday
in 6 hours and 81 minutes, beating the
record by minutes 10 high ssa and
against head wind.
The house OF William Holder, near
Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, was burned
Tuesday night week. Holder, his wife and
one child persisted in the flames. Six
other child en- escaped.
Frechheimer, Ran g. Co., shirt manu-
facturers in New York, have failed aud
their property has been seized by the
SHERIFF. This liabilities are estimated at
1910 900; assets about S275, 900.
Schedules in the assignment OF f. Il.
Townsend u Co, dry goods comm isssion
merchants in New York, were flied yes
teriey. They STOW liabilities, 52O7, 9l9;
nominal assets, 1924, 7l4; actual assets,
$175, e36.
The Baptist church and number OF
dwellings in Blooming Grove, Texas,
were demolished by tornado on TharB.
day evening. The post-otlice, the Pres.
byterian church and several business
houses were partially wrecked.
Hon. Lewis f. Allen died at his home
in Buffalo, N. Y, on Friday, aged 90
years. He was "A uncle Ag Eangriaee OF
largely interested in stock breeding, aid
his herd books were known all over the
country.
II is announced that the "I3iR Four,"
the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati & ~.
Louis Railroad Company, is to purchase
the Alton IL lerre Hauts railroad az the
rumored price Of $4,000, 600. A special
meeting Of the Alton ~ Terre daute
stockholders will BIS called to satify the
| sale.
Minor judgments continue to ba de-
clared in Nav York against Ex-Governor
Cornell. Friday ia tho comfy clerks
| oii,e there were swo, ons for 5j, OS8, and
the other, on which William L. Lester
was made oo.defendant, wss for IL ,l2S.
The Garfield National BAuk was plaintiff
| 10 both cases,
| The war department was informed on
Friday that Major Ohio E. 1Iichgels Of
ths ordnance department, died Tnursaay
night ut Augusta, Me-, o. nervous pros
tration, induced by hs narrow escape
from drowaing in sttsn pting to rescue
HE children last winter. Il had bssn in
charge OF the Ksnuebec Arsenal, Me-, for
several years.
Daniel Rogers, employed ia foundry
in PiItsburg, last week, placed his mouth
over gaa burner end tUrUed on the gas
When di1covsred As was UaconsciuuS. Tie
will PROBABLY die RDgerg was ordained
for the Roman Catholic priesthood il
Philadelphia, but never Allied the func.
tons Of that Office on account OF SO n
dol He wes so years OF ege.
The stockholders OF tie Union Paoiti,
Company held their animal meeting il
Boston yesterday week, rbe only change
waa the election as directorof Marvit
1uRbett to succeed the late David BOWS
President Adams explained several in
vastments made during the year, and
vote approving and At!tyln3 the eotior
OK the directors n making them Wa
uleninously passed.
The states attorney In Chicago has dis
covered ei0ctioa frauds In tue Twenty
fourth waGd, the same ward in which tn
election frauds were committed in 1884
and in connection with when MaoklJ
ues sent to the penitenhery. In the req
iStry liGtH tie states attorney has dis
covered over So fictlt;ous naues. Five Q
the men who voted under them Illegal,
are under aFrsa.. Warrants for IS MOI
are OUT in tha hands of officers.
At Newark, n. j., yesterhagwsek. j. G
ruthill. the mason, OF Mout Clair, win
for two years worked ct bis trade in tn
dIyt!ms and committed burglaries a
night, was brought to trial, There wer
u different charges o: burglary fgeirs
him. On tho fist char.,e Ne. hlexanda
Robertson positively identified Tuthill a
the man who entered eud robbed hi
house. The jury, after being out 40 mia
ules, rendered verdict Of guilty. WheI
arraigued on two ether indictments Tut
, hill broke down and pleaded guilty. II
! WAS remaudld. Ills wife is still in jail
! In tho police court Of Memphis, Tann.
lest week, Jake Aokermsn, well-know
/ thief, hignEaymGn aud train robber, Wa
! sdot Rod morta ~ wounded by Dis wife
\ who stood be5lds him. She SUDDEN
: drew revolver and Shot him in the al
dOmen, and then fired two more shots a
he lay writing on the floor. Mrs. Ackei
man, it ia asser.el has bgen for year. a
Q inmate Of vari0ns hegnios through cut th
, country, but always stauDGh friend q
d her husband, Notwithstanding tii sra,
: treatment OF her. one Bays Ehe lille
! hin becsusa ahe was atr4ld he wql.
4 murder her If he got out.
. ppriag the ven full days, beginnir
at G &c ook Monday uorniER, May 5tl
1890, oil posiinastorq thrjut houg "a
United States have been inus 2uutsd ny til
J. postmaster gvnsfsl 10 ;ske careful an
8 accurate ae ,SuEt Of tha num6ar Of pteot
/. and the weight Of p3id m tier mailed d
10 their respective Offices, With the amour
d Of postage thereon, tngsthar vita statii
Il ties OF tree matter mgiled. pba Dhi4C
sought BY this postmaster gena.at A. .
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