Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04

growing grain. A number of bridges wer
washed away.
The standing committee of Maine met il
Portland on saturday, and voted unan
imously against the confirmation Of tn
Rev Phillips Brooks as bishop of Massa
chusetts, on the ground that lie is unsoun,
in his theology.
David Leonard was fatally injured OF
Saturday night by falling through tn
light well of the county building il
Chicago. lie was a veteran of the wa
and had taken down the flag from the tol
Of the building.
Sherman Cation, a postal clerk on tn,
Big -Four road, running between Cincinnati
and Cleveland, was arrested on Saturda,
for rohbing the mails. Six letters wcr,
found on him, two of which were test let
tiers containing money.
The Savannah and Western railroac
Monday took possession of the Chattu
nQoga, Rome and Columbus railroad. Its
| present name will be dropped and it will
| henceforth be known AS the Chattanooga
division of the savannah and Western.
In Washington, d. G., early on Sunday
morning, Adolph Doyhenard, better
known as George lie CONT, shot and seri-
ously wounded Charles G. Frost and
! slightly wounded his wife, whom he found
coming from room occupied by Frost.
| If the weather is favorable President
Harrison and family expect to go to Cape
May Point, New Jersey, on June 18th, and
spend the entire summer there A num-
her Of changes will be made in the interior
OF the White House during their absence.
James Aulds, James McGough and James
Dawson went 10 :. l.. JOyner's place at
Farmerville, Louisiana, on Saturday night
to whip a negro there. Mrs. Joyner met
them with shotgun and opened fire, kill
ing Mctfough and putting $50 shot into
Aulds' body.
The sales of leaf tobacco in Danvile,
Va, for May We're 8, $40, 900 pounds, against
1.6S0,0O0 for May last year. The sales for
the eight months of the present tobacco
year amount to 29,40OO00 pounds, Just
double the sales for the corresponding
period last year
John Kelly Sunday shot and MORALLY
wounded his brother-in-lnw, Otto Kethler.
in Norfolk, Va. Kelly's wife had left
him, because of i'll treatment and was at
her brothers. house. Kethler was shot
while attempting to prevent Kelly from
forcing his way in.
u. l.. Alvarez city marshal of Starke,
Florida, and Prince Albert were killed on
saturday night while trying to arrest
negro desperate named Murray, who is
killed Deputy Sheriff Robinson in Fernan-
dina two weeks ago. Murray escaped.
The house Of Henry Phillips, at 1aylors-
town, West Va, was burned on Saturday
morning, and Phillips, his wife and a 5
years-old child We're burned to death. A
l5-yearS-old son was so badly burned that
he died in a few hours. Phillips had been
drinking during the night, and it is he
lieved that he caused the fire by upsctting
a lamp.
Two freight trains on the Shenandoah
N nf hn al
ern railroad collided on an unfinished |
trestle across rayine near Luray, Va, |
early Sunday morning. An engine and |
q cars went through the trestlc tn the |
bottom Of the ravine 10 feet below ! ,.,ns
!. SStrickler was killed and John e.
fatally injured
The members of the New Era Monu-
lnent Association on Sunday afternoon
dedicated the mound in the cemetery of
Ihe Methodist Episcopal Church at West
Long Branch, under which lie buried the
remains of 300 einigrants drowned nearly
W years ago through the wreck of the shin
New Era on that coast. The plot was
covered with flowers and flags. German
singing societies from Long Branch, Red
Bank, South Amboy and Keyport, took
part in the ceremony.
The exercises of the Grand Army post
1t Whitesville, KY. on Saturday, were in
errupted by roughs, who dragged the
peaker from the stand, tore the floral en-
Ilems to pieces and dispersed the assembly.
The veterans went to the depot to take the
rain, when they were again attacked by
he roughs. A battle ensued, in which
ltizens went to the rescue of the veterans.
iurrell Taylor leader of the roughs, and
ne Of his companions, Dave Smith, were
ntally stabbed. The people Of the town
cnt posse after the roughs
The. grand jury in New Orleans made
heir final report on Saturday. Referring ,
} the irregular proceedings about the
1urt building the fact is mentioned that
ne lists of tales jurors in the Hennessey
use was delivered to the defence nearly "a
ours before it was given to the ATTORNEYS
,r the state. The grand Jury was unable
ascertain who was responsible for this,
ut they suggest that the court officials
lould investigate the matter and place the
'sponsibility where It belongs.
In. Philadelphia. Saturday afternoon,
resident Harrison accompanied Meade
ost, q. 4. r.. to the tomb of General
e1ade, where interesting exercises were I.
I'D, and placed a flower on the grave of i'
e Hero of Gettysburg" From Laurel
III the President and party were driven 4
the Union League, where dinner was
rived. This was followed by reception,
Id at O'Clock in The evening the 'Presi-
mt returned to Washington. Impressive
clhoTlhl l'dN services We're held nv other
ISIS of the Grand Army of the Republic
the various cemeteries.
John Sewald, about SIS years of age.
He'd IN justice of the peace named W
anry, in Sacramento, Cal, on FRIDAY.
d confessed that he murdered two wives >,
wen years ago. The first was poisoned ~
ONO the second smothered with nil
VS. IN Nebraska. Both women, accord
: to Sewald's story, were hard charac-
$, the first being confirmed drunkard.
d the second worse than the first"
valid was accompanied by his oldest son.
10 listened to the confession which gave
Il his first knowledge of the crimes.
valid said his conscience had been W
upllng him for two years and he had pc
lcluded to confess and take the conse-
ences.
he Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott preachedin
mouth Church, BROOKLYN. on Sunday
rnln6, on THE Two Theologies." Ac-
ding to very brief abstract telegraphed xu
the Associated Press il was q pantheis- n
ntterance. ''lie characterized the old as n
belief that God was outside of man. HI
new as the belief that he was in man ~
denied that the Bible was either iner- II
or infallible. II was mixture of the y
nan and divine, and its glory was that
lowed tod and man to be OF the same
initial nature. He found no fault with
old theology, and was sorry that some
ers did. II was a step to the temple.
!, while he honored the steps and was
to have traversed them, he was nm
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