Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-11

James W. Hyatt, who was United States
treasurer under President Cleveland, has
consented to be- candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor Ia Con-
neeticut.
The offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. III Altoona, wore struck by ligae-
ming Monday mornins. The building was
nearly destroyed by the fire which followed
and valuable records were ruined.
Emil Schultz \ o.. importers OF Wines
and liquor, In New York, made an assign
ment IN esday. Their principal creditors
are In Europe. The T liabilities in this
country WILL ls stated, not exceed $4,000.
The failure of William Donahue Il Co.,
wholesale giocers in Montrea, which was
announced on Saturday, Is said to be much
worse than reported. The total liabilities,
1t Is stated, will amount to nearly $780, 900.
James G.. Wilson, banker In Sreator,
ILL.,, made al assignment Tuesday, The
liabilities are said to he $5n,000; assets I'M
known. Wilson Ii at present city treasurer
of 6tEeAtor. The cansa sivea for the failure
l. unfortunate speculation In California
lands.
Captain Btsbee Of the French fishing
schooner Marie, who, after destroying eoms
Observation-Disclosures fis1iag gear Of Port
Aubesque, sailed away with a British COP
stable, who tried 10 serve warrant, aud
landau him on I'M island out at sea, was
captured on the French shore last week.
He WA tried ard sentenced to three months
hard labor for kidnapping.
The bill introduced by ffr. Ingalls, in the
6enate and by iii. pEenp3on IN the House.
Monday, to Gmand the act creating civil
government for Alaska, is to remedg 3 de-
feet witch mas prevented the British owners
OF sealing vessels condemned by tne United
State district court at SitEa from appealing
their cases to the United States Suur 6me
Court. t
ran attempt was mnde Monday evening to
wreck the fast st. Louis aud Chicago tx
press, which leaves Now York on the Cen
traI railroad. Tae trntn was stopped by q
danger signal pouth OF Old Troy, which is
800 yards south of New Hamburg draw
brldye. Two minutes previous Inc hagman
discovered several ties standing endways
In tho culvsrt near Troy, and when his took
hold OF one of them to remove 1t he was
fired mon from clump Of bushes.
In New York Monday toe sheriff closed
the store of q. klreleen's Sons, stocking
manufacturers, the shaped Seamless Stock
ing Company and the Store Of Il. Karelsen,
importer 81 precious stones, all thres con-
Germs being conducted by Jacques L. Karel-
son, against whom a Judgment was entered
by consent for $500 in favor of Marie H..
Levy, on imp i'd promissory demand notes.
The liabilities are about 800 900, and 1t is
expected that the assets will maks good
showing.
A cablegram to the Mail and Express
| from Aachen, says: Mr.. Robert Garrett 10
| very Ill at this place, where he has been
! under careful medical attendance for mora
| than week. He had engaged rooms at
Homburg some 10 days ago, and intended
| to proceed there at once, but he was taken
\ 30 i'll that he could not leave Aaceen. 1t
was necessary to hire villa for him, as bis
old trouble came back ra her suddenly.
| Mrs. Ga rett and Mrs. CARROTS father and
has been In attendance, and expects to pull
| him through this relapse all right In short
time.
AT spseial meeting OF the stockholders
| OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Monday, the contract between the Baltl-
moro Belt Railroad Company and the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Company was ap-
proved, together with the mortgage of the
Baltimore Belt Railroad Cote the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit Company OF Baltimore,
1 trustees, and the form of endorsement to
be made by the Baltimore IL OHIO Railroad
| Company upon the bonds secured by the
mortgage. They also approved the con-
tracts with the Akron IL Chicago Junction
| Railroad Company and the form of en-
dnrsament 10 be made by the Baltimore Il
OHIO upon the bonds Of that company.
Two boys were killed by an explosion at
Pinos Altos, Nevada, last Saturday night
under suspicious circumstances. They
were sons of John Murray, who separated
from his wife several years ago. "The
eldest Of Murray's three sons was crippled
by the cara at Deming six years ago, and
recovered damages from the railroad COM
psny. The money received from ths-rHi-
road company waa held In trust for the
crippled boy. On Sunday Afternoon
word was received that the oldest and
youngest OF th3 Boys had been blown up In
a room adjoining that In which the father
mud the other brother slept. Murray has
been arrested on suspicion OF having killfd
the children 10 order to got possession Of
I the trust fund"