Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21


The New York grand jury last week in
dicted Carl w. Harris, the medical student
for the murder Of his wife, Helen Mary
Nelson Potts.
Fourteen hundred and ten immigrants
mostly Italians, were landed at New York
yesterday week. a number were detained
OH suspicion Of being contract laborers.
A boiler in O. w Wilson'S saw mill at
Wilson's Station, near Germania, w. Va,
exploded yesterday week, killing three men
and boy and seriously injuring two
others.
The schooner w. G. Kimball was lost off
Point Betsy, Michigan, in the storm of
last Friday night, with all on board-the
captain, Two sailors and a passenger named
w. T.. Wolff. who was taking pleasure
trip on the vessel.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding of the
treasury has informed New York firm
that cigarettes, whether destined for
samples or for sale, cannot be imported
into the United States in less quantity than
5000 in single package.
Miss Sadie Polk Fall was married to NJ.
NJ. Gardner, in Nashville, Tennessee, on
Tuesday week The bride is the grand
niece OF Mrs. james X. Polk, andthat ven
cradle lady, now s. years Of age, was
present at the ceremony.
The annual meeting Of the American
Tract Society was held last week in New
York, Judge Strong presiding. During the
last year SO 600 was raised for missionary
work. The total receipts of the society were
$i5l,0l6 and the expenditures SlM,7O2.
What is believed to be the largest single
piece Of granite ever started at one blast in
Quincy, Mass, has been moved from its
original bed in Rogers quarry. It is % feet
wide, 20 feet thick and 10 feet long The
company have been five years clearing the
front OF the stone, which is of the finest
quality.
DIR. Graves made statement in Denver,
Colorado, yesterday week, in which he most
emphatically denied that hG ever admitted
sending the bottle of whisky to Mrs.
Barnaby. He says he did not know he
was accused of poisoning Mrs. Barnaby
until he reached Denver, Under advice of
counsel he has refused to appear before
the grand jury.
The freight rate BY lake and canal from
Chicago to New York dropped last week
TO four cents on corn and four and a half
cents ON wheat, full cent below the
| record in all previous marine stagnations
| On top of this came the report that boat
had been chartered for corn to Buffalo at
| one cont bushel. The actual cost of
handling the grain is live-eighths of cent.
InSpringlield, Mass Tueslaywccll, james
Dumford and Ellen Wheladan, both OF
! flolyoke, were tried separately on charges
of adultery with each other. The evi-
| dence in each case was the same, but the
first jury acquitted the woman, who was
discharged while the second jury found
Dumford guilty, and he was sentenced to
SIX months Imprisonment.
There was a collapse of boiler hue on
the steamer My Choice, ON the Mississippi
river, above Cairo, Illinois, on Monday
week. Dick Slosenger faiid james Law
renee, both white, and James Arnold, col
orcd, lost their lives. The wounded were
| Thomas German, Waterman, hip dislo-
Gated; Nick Cahill, badly scalded, and
James Mcdonald badly burned.
The German Correspondent newspaper, of
Baltimore, yesterday week celebrated its50th
anniversary and the 10th anniversary of
Col. Frederick Raine, its founder and pro-
prietor. In his office; which was bealiti-
fully decorated with flowers Colonel Raine
dispensed hospitality to all callers. Con-
gratulatory resolutions of the city councils
were presented by Mayor Davidson and a
committee and letters were received from
Cardinal Gibbons, Senator German, George
w, Childs, and other prominent men.
special edition of the Germun Correspondent
will perpetuate the memories of the oc-
casion.
The Michigan house of representatives
Thursday passed the bill increasing the
specific tax on railroads by vote of 81 to
10. The terms of the bill give a rate Of q
per cent on the gross income not exceeding
$4,000 mile, and per cent on gross in
come in excess of $4,000 mile. The in
crease is one-half of one per cent in the
aforementioned class and one per cent in
the other. The increased revenue to the
state will be S25S, 010 figured on the earn
ings of the railroads in 1880. The Senate,
by a vote of IA 70 Is, defeated the bill con
ferring upon women the right to vote
at municipal elections.
The inquest in the case Of Carrie Brown,
who was murdered in the East River
Hotel, New York, on April oath, was
finished Thursday. Edwin Smith, Of
Brooklyn, who had been fellow-prsoner
with Frenchy in the Queens county jail,
described Knife he had seen on Fronchy
when they were fellow-prisoners. SO did
two other fellow-prisoners, and the knife
SO described is identical with the one that
did the bloody work The jury found that
Carrie Brown, alias "Shakespeare," had
.'come to her death from asphyxiation al
| Frenchy."