Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-25

The army worm has appeared in central
and western Kansas. This worm is the
most dangerous Of wheat pests.
No Immigrants We're landed at the New
York Barge Office On Wednesday Thurs
day Bah poured in from six stcameships
John Foote and his two daughters were
drowned by the caIsizing of u yacht in
Rice Lake. near Peterboro' Canada, on
Wednesday evening week.
Luther II. Lanson and Edward Tallcy, s
and Y years Of aye respectively, were
drowned Thursday at Richmond Va, while
bathing in the James river.
George Thompson was killed and Miss
Bell was fatally injured. at Wilbeforce
Ohio, Thursday. Their carriage was
struck by train.
The treasury department has decided
that wedding presents sent from abroad
must pay duty, unless II Is shown that
they were manufactured in the United
States.
Frederick Kuegclburger, driver of a
lager beer wagon in Jersey City, ran over
Maisy Aayes, aged 3 years, on March 25th
Thursday he was convicted of man
slaughter.
William Ncach and John Gattis assaulted
Mary Price near Cclina. Ohio Thursday,
Her screams brought her brother to her as
sistanrc, when the two villains turned upon
him and fatally stabbed him. They were
| arrested.
Al New Orleans, Thursday, Bernard
Glandi, convicted somR days ago Of having
attempted to tribc ,aes juror Henry il,
Atwood, in the Hcnnessy ease, was sen.
tencri by Judge Mari TO one year at hard
labor in the peniientiary.
Arthur Couch lr, Of Cohoes. y. y.
charged with killing his mother, made a
confession Thursday. He said that he
went home intoxicated and Quarreled
with his mother She struck him and he
pushed her over and then kicked her,
While John Sallada, 10 years Of age. was
nearing his home at Mt Carmel, Pa, ON
Thursday with lot of cherries two tramps
stopped him and demanded the fruit Upon
being refused one of them shot the boy in
the head, inilicting fatal wound. The
tramps escaped.
liv the explosion of boiler at the wells
of the water works station in Akron, Ohio
/ Thursday, Henry Golden was Killed, John
| Harvey fatally burned, and siX other men
severely injured, The men say the boiler
was struck ~ lightning, while others say
il was old and defective.
Charles X. Campbell was drowned near
his home ut Derby Station Pa, on Wed.
| nesday. He stood among the highest men
| in this wears graduating class at Prince.
ton. He was awarded special hnnors in
mathematics, and was given an ovation on
on commencement day.
A blacksmith named Churchill, al Mon
| ument Oregon. killed his assistant during
quarrel Thursday. Churchill escaped on
| horseback, and, meeting a man whom he
supposed was member Of The sheriff's
| posse, shot and MORALLY wounded him. A
/ posse is in hot pursuit, and he will prob.
ably be lynched if caught.
III. Victor Newcombe, n weil-known
Wall street Spectator, is reported 10 have
been placed in a private asylum in New
York, Thc fact is recalled hat his mother
one day became violently insane and sue
ceedcd in killing three of her five children
by throwing them from an upper window
Of her house in Louisville.
Robert 7. Jones' who murdered his
father-in-law, MIR. Presley. and two
brothers-in-law, in Edgctield county,
south Carolina, four years ago, and who
has been tried for his life six times. was
convicted of manslaughter in the court in
Lexington county, on Saturday week, and
Thursday he was sentenced to 81 years
Imprisonment at hard labor.
Mrs, I. X. Glennan, wife Of Passed As
sistant surgeon Glennan, u ). ~, arrived
at Raleigh, n. G., on Thursday week, from
Washington, with four children. Rose, s
years. old, had diphtheria, and died on
Monday week Pansy. 8 years old, died
~ llc SAINT ulsease lHNfStuNi Kenneth is
now at deaths door, and the remaining
child has the disease.
The joint committee of the Trades
Unions Of Chicago have decided TO send
letter to President Harrison, asking that
in all work done by the Federal govern
lnent IN connection with the Worlds Fair
the eight hour day be recognized, all dis
putes settled by arbitration, and not less
than the recognized minimum scale of
wages for the various trades be paid.
The department of state has been in.
formed that the German government has
declined to surrender I. W. Holt, the de-
tatlting employe Of the Welsbach Inean-
descent Gaslight Company of PHILADELPHIA,
There is no eXtradition treaty with Ger.
many covering Hollis offence. Our govern
ment is hopeful of securing him through
the government Of Great Britain as Ger
man steamship officers prevented his arrest
at Southampton
Daniel Shiiiier a farmer. near Locust
Grove, Md. Saturday week found in the
lane near his house a package Of flour and
another OF coffee He sought foran owner
ana, not finding one, he gave the articles
70 Q Mrs Mchnrren She used the flour.
and her entire family were made very sick
One boy died, and another, it is thought
will die The other members Of the fam,
ny. the husband, John McKurren. the |
Wlte ana tive children. will recover. A
post-lnortcm showed that poison had been
mixed with the flour II is Thought the |
flour and coffee were intended for Mr.
Shitiier family. 49,