Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-11
IN GEYER.IE.

IN GENER.IE.
The total gold taken in Now York for
export during last week was STr350,00O.
Jacob Copeland was struck and killed by
a train at ROhrerstown, Pa, last Friday
morning.
Walter C. Henze, II years of age, has
been arrested in Boston charged with at
tempting to set fire to the Emerson school,
James Alnlligah, six years old, was
killed in New York on Friday while steal
ing ride on truck. A heavy beam fell
on him.
A we'll dressed woman, about 30 years
Of age threw herself in front of train IN
Elizabeth, n. j., on Friday and was de-
capitated.
Dr. j. L. Teacle, wealthy colored resi-
dent of West Chester, Pa, was found dead
on Friday morning near Conestoga tower.
When last seen he was walking on the
track
The table chair and food combination,
which for year has prevailed in the bar
rooms of Boston, is now no longer a ne
cessity. the governor having signed the Re
pealing bill.
The propeller Northern Queen, bound up
from Buffalo, ran intothe schooner Fayette
Brown on Lake Erie on Thursday night
and sunk her. There is no report as to the
fate of the crew.
The rumors about the sale Of the Boston
DdilY Epening Traveller to committee OF
one hundred have been confirmed. On
Friday certificate of organization was
filed by the Traveller Publishing Com
pany. Capital, $4,000,
Charles Sheppard and Christian First
were hanged Friday at Fremont Neb,
for the murder of Carl Pulsifer. Shepherd
confessed the crime. The murder was
committed in December, 1889, for the pur-
pose OF securing so.
BY the bursting of new centrifugal
machine while being tested at w. w. e. ii.
Walkers soap factory, in Pittsburg, on
Mowery and John Liebich were injured.
1t is feared the Mowery brothers are
fatally hurt.
The jury in the case of John u. Young,
charged Ia Riyerhead, L, l., with the muir
der Of his coachman, Carl Carson, on Fri
day brought in verdict of not guilty.
Young claimed that Carson was drunk
and attacked him, and that he acted in
selfdefence.
The staup-Glover murder case was given
10 the Jury, at Uniontown, Pa. on Thurs
day night. The murder was committed q
years ago, in quarrel over Glover
"doggiu" Staup's hogs. Staup made a
mysterious escape from Jail, and lately re-
turned to stand trial.
During a fire in a paint shop in Mil
waukee early on Friday morning, seven
tiremen We're overcome by the fumes of
the burning oil and paint. Five recoy-
cred on reaching the open air, but two had
to be sent to the hospital. The fire was
entingushed with little loss.
Schoenhauscn's Royal palace and beer
saloon, in New Orleans, was burned on
Friday morning, with some adjoining
property. The loss is estimated at $50, 600
For supplying girls to this now notorious
saloon scoundrel named Elbogen was re-
Gently sentenced to the penitentiary in
New York
A fast train on the indianapolis & Louis
vile railroad ran into a tornado near
Crothersville, Indiana, on Thursday night,
and is believed to have been saved only by
its speed. The engine and cars swayed
fearIllly, and the passengers We're panic
stricken until the train had passed through
the cloud.
Detective Head of the Maine Central
railroad says that the so-called Enfield
train attack was all scare. There were
no robbers and there was no attempt at
robbery. 1t was simply drunken crowd
which boarded the train at Enfield, pulled
the cord and stopped the train, jumping
out and firing shots.
Thirty prominent students of Harvard
College, members of Aiphi Delta Phi
Club, were Friday fined 300 each in a
Cambridge police court. The police had
raided the club rooms and found large
quantities Of liquor. The same day the club
room Of the ZeJa Psi society was raded,
and about half a gallon of liquor was
seized.
Warning had been given to Richard
Ashman, a leading politician and farmer
near Huntingdon, Pa, that his property
would be burned on Thursday night but
he paid no attention to it. Between
and 8 O'Clock his barn, containing farm
implements and 800 bushels OF grain, was
destroyed By lire. No reason is given for
the crime.
Jennie Long, Is years old was found in
distressed condition by Nineteenth ward
policeman in Philadelphia on Thursday
night. She reported at the police station that
she had beenenticed tua house IN which she
was felOniously assaulted by three men.
The house was raided, and David Burns. 25
years old the reputed proprietor, who is
alleged to have been one of her assailants, |
and nine other young men were arrested.
The defendants were committed for a |
further hearing.
w. D, Duval was committed in Balti- |
m re Fri on three charges of obtain
ing shoes iy means of false representa-
tons. iluval is the man, it is alleged, who
took advantage Of the good nature Of sew
eral senators curing the last session of
Congress by sending them letters in which
he said he greatly admired each particular
senator for his manly and statesmanlike
attitude upon the important issues of the
day, and that he had taken the liberty of
naming his little son after the distin-
guisned senator, in the hope that the boy
would grow up to be useful TO his country. /
In nearly every case the senator sent the
child handsome present.