Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25
IN GEN ZEAL.

Benjamin +. Pelxotto. ex-consul general
to RVunania, died Thursday morning at
his home In New York.
The grand jutY in Troy, N Y, Thursday
hegan the investigation OF the Wrecktnx OF
the Montreal express near Castleton on Sep
tember 4th.
Oriers have been issued from the navy
department directing the o. y. steamer
Swatara, now On the China station TO re-
turn 10 the United States.
Virginia yaecarlno, superintendent OF
the slk worm division of the Agricultural
department, has been swlndled out of $4,000
by TWO OF bis countrymen. They borrowed
It to pay for large quantities OF Wine,
which they told Vaccalino they hhj Or
drred from California. He informed the
police.
Tho sesqui centennial OF the Paxting
PRESBYTERIAN Uhurcn, situated IN beau
tiful grove three miles east of Harrisburg,
WAS selebrntei Thursday. Among the
speakers we're: Governor baavet, Ainjor-
general SnoWden, State Librarian Egle,
the Rsv. w. A, West and the Rev. Dr.
Chamb bers.
The recent rains in the vicinity Of Hud-
son, N. X. have created tnreaieni z z
| fceshets AT Stockport and Stuyvesant, It
Is feared that The various mills will be
| irjured, II not swept away. Rossman's
| knitting mill ia flooded In the first story.
| All dwellings are uuoeeupied, and the In
mates are moving with boats.
At Gettysburg Thursday the Fifteenth
and Flftieth Regiments OF New York Engl-
| neers dedicated their massive granite
! monument, representing eastle, the badge
1 of their corps, standing on Meade avenue,
on the second and third days held. W. V.
| Personiug of Brooklyn presided and Capt.
| s. 4. Davidson of II ef was the orator.
crusade Is heing made n 1hicaso
against smoke nuisance. Bitnmlnpus
| coal is generally used In fur Hees Though
out the city, resulting, In damp weatheei
In great volumes of smoke settling down II
the streets, making things generally dis
agreeable. A city ordinance requires the
use of appliances ia all furnHcas to prevent
the emission ct SCOT ana smoke, but littlt
attention hes been paid TO Ii. Recently tdt
city attorney has been prosecuting con
snicuous Offenders, and yesterday mum
ber OF wealthy mel were found guilty o.
maintaining smoke nuisanaes and were
fined $50 each.
Ths society OF the Army of tEe 01mb n
land, In session in Toledo, Ohio, THURSDAY
elected these officers: President, Gen. w
s. Roseerans, aud one vice president from
each state repI esented in Its membership
Corresponding Secretary, Gen. Henry M
Cist Recording Secretary, Dol. J. Ii. Steele
Treasurer, Gen. j. &. Fullerton. Genera
! Fullerton, chairman OF the committee ol
the Sheridan monument, read its report, 4
the effect that but 80, ,l47.ai had been sub
scrIbed In two years, although numerou
ways OF raising money had been tried. IL
thought that now 1t was time to stop de
pending on any outside help and for th
Army OF the Cumberland to take the enttr
work upon Itself, The report was accepted
Fred Fl. j. Helm, aged 40 years, a cooper
living In Portsmouth, N. IL, had thre
daughters, the eldest. Carrie, nged 10 years
] keeping house for him. Several month
ago his wife left him, and 1t is reportet
that she had been untaithful to her mar
riaRe vow, and that the girl Carrie had be
come wayward. Helms troubles preye
upon his mind until he resolved to en-
them, and to not only remove the partih
cause of hls misfortune, but also NOV
from temptation the three female member
Of his household. Two of !hem apd tn
, murderer himself lie dead in his home
chile at the Cottage Hospital the thir
daughter lies dying, with bullet In he
neck, ard at his home on State street
! Charles W. Taylor, well-knovn hardwar
merchant, whose names has been con
3 nected with that of the Helm woman, lie
under the hands Of the surgeons, with tw
bullet holes In his back,