Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01

at New York Sept. 23d on the steamer
CITY OF New York. They will attend
the Ecumenical council, which is to be
held in Washington next month.
Three boys, whose ages ranged from
II to 10 years, named Peter Foster,
Ernest Carlos and George were killed
while stealing ride on a freight car in
Chicago Thursday morning. Lumber,
which was piled on the car, fell upon
them.
One Of the most brilliant street dis
plays ever witnessed in Cincinnati was
the parade. yesterday week of the
Knights Tehplar attending the 4yth an
nual conclaye of the Ohio Commandery.
Thirty-one uniformed communicates
were in line.
The Electrical Age and Street RaiSDay
Necs of New York, furnishes statistics
showing that 81 years ago lin January,
1883 there were only IL electric street
railways in operation, with As miles of
track and 50 cars, against 3j4 railways,
1888 miles and Abb cars in July, this
year.
NJ. J. O'Brien, the recent treasurer Of
the Catholic knights Of America, who is
short in his accounts $4,000, has, il Is
said, offered to settle. He offers 5000
cash and semi-annual payments of
$4,000. He stipulates that the money
shall be applied in payment of the deed
of trust made TO his sureties to the
amount of shortage.
Princeton University was opened on
Sept. 23. There are 1000 students in the
university, over 200 in the seminary, 100
in the preparatory school, and besides
these, next week Evelyn College opens
with 100 young ladies. In view Of the
increase in the number of students sew
eral changes and additions have been
made TO the faculty.
Mr.. Knight, general traffic manager,
and s. b. Knight, general freight agent
OF the Wabash railway, and NJ. B. Nc
Clellan, manager of the Lehigh 81
Wabash fast freight line, at Kansas
City, KAN, were on Sept 23d indicted by
the United States grand jury under the
Interstate Commerce law, for giving re-
bates on freight bills to large shippers.
The John Beasley feud, near IIarrods-
burg, Kentucky, has been settled for the
| present by the surrender Of three of the
Beasleys, Owen, William and John, who
were implicated only as accessories to
the murder OF Jordan and the escape to
Kansas OF Jack and "Old Jaclxn Beas-
ley. The men who surrendered were
released on bail. This feud caused such
trouble year ago that the sheriff OF the
county asked for troops to suppress it.
Nearly all the silver aud plated ware
in the dining-room Of the Imperial
Hotel in Baltimore were seized BIZ the
sheriff sept. 23d under writ OF ropeYin,
sued out BY the Meriden Britannia Com,
pany. The writ was against Margaret
Mengin and Norris G. Mcngin. The
dining-room was almost stripped Of
knives, forks, spoons, tureens and other
ware. The articles seized made wagon
load, and were appraised at 81, 26l.
In June last President HARRISON
granted u pardon to Robert Scigei, son
OF General Seigel Of New York, con
yicted Of forgery and sentenced 10 six
years Imprisonment at hard labor, the
pardon to take effect at the expiration Of
two years and nine months Of actual
imprisonment. Last week the President
granted full pardon "in view of the
extreme illness of the prisoner and tho
fact that the term VIII expire in De-
cemberp
Ex-united STATES Senator Rruce "a
dressed several thousand coiornI no ,1eo ~,t
on the stale fair GROUNDS At Wbape glGi pg
W. Va. on E,maneination Nav i Hn y.
chewed pelities altogetbcr IL nrod; p I'D
that the colorcd neonle w wv ipu, ,aia
such advances in civiliIotiom ,hnt . u, NJ
distant dav the race n'iestio 1r", ,y =. IL
cease 10 IL serious nr6hlen, All Aii
colonization schemes he ridjcpIcd &c in.