Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

Mrs, McGuffin of Mctircgor, Tex, who
gave birth to triplets ten months ago, ON
Monday night gave birth to a q,iartette.
All seven are doing we'll
John II. Webster a negro was shot and
killed by Policeman fcist, i'll Columbus,
%, Tuesday. 1t was running fight in
which Webster fired at lfcist twice.
Hon. Rcdiield Proctor has written let
ter to Governor Page Of Vermont accent
ing the appointment to the seat IN the
Senate made vacant by the resignation Of
Senator Edmunds.
dispatch from Milwaukee saws that
there is every reason to believe That OK
state Treasurer William l4ivsry, cashier in
the Office Of the state treasurer is in hiding
in that city at the house of his daughter.
1t was reported in Washington Tuesday
evening that Gen. James 5. Clarkson. char
man Of the Republican national executive
COMMITTEES, would probably be appointed
to succeed Mr. Proctor as Secretary Of War.
Robert Omesby, in charge Of gang Of
men putting up lines in Chattanooga,
Tenn, for the Postal Telegraph Company,
is missing. lie had drawn 81, 800 to nav
his force which he failed to do. Foul play
is feared.
BETTE" Dawson and "Cissie" Horn,
white women, were run over and killed by
a train at Richmond, Va, Tuesday morn.
ing. They were seen lying on the track
by the engineer, but the train could not be
stopped in time. 1t is believed they were
drunk.
DR.. Charles De Garmo, professor of phil
osophy and pedngogics in the University
OF Illinois, was Tuesday elected president
OF Swarthmore College by unanimous vote
of the managers. 1e has accepted the
position and will Immediately enter upon
its duties.
The storage warehouse of X. G.. Layton,
in New York, was destroyed by fire Tues
day. The origin of the fire is unknown
Almost 50 business houses had goods in
storage in the buildings, and among the
contents were chemicals, drugs, jute,
shellac and variety of general merchan-
disc. The loss of the contents is estimated
| by II. @. Layton at 100000. The damage
| to the building was $4,000. Five iiremcn
were burned, two severely.
Count Eugene Logotheth. a member of a
| distinguished family Of Hungary, has
brought suit for 5000 damages against
Colonel Sinnot, proprietor of the Brooklyn
Theatre. The Count states that on April
9th he was forcibly elected from the lobby
| of the theatre, where he was standing.
waiting for friend who was purchasing
tickets He resisted the expulsion, and
was arrested and confined in q cell at a
police station until he was bailed out by
the Austrian Consul General.
1t is reported from Washington that
Pension Commissioner Raum says that
'instead of asking Congress for a def.
cheney in pension appropriations he will
report surplus of something like sSO00,-
900. The deficiency made good by Congress
last winter aggregated S3l, 100000, and the
Republicans in their last pension appro
priation appear to have exceeded the re
qtirements to the amount of $4,000, 600
which was due to over-estimates of the cost
of the general dependent pension laws
A violent wind storm struck Halifax
Nova Scotia, on Monday night. The
storm blew down the shoot and part of tn,
staging connecting the grain elevator Will
the deep water wharves. The yacht Youa
one of the fastest boats belonging to tn,
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht squadron, ant
the schooner yacht Wenonah were total,
wrecked. The lnter-C Colonial railway
bridge across the harbor was blown down
The schooners Salvador. Fannie and Ann,
simpson were driven ashore, and theJ. W
Crossley was svns