Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
IN GENERAL.

Dustin G. Hubbard Manufacturing
Company Of Oakland, Maine, have
failed, the liabilities being estimated at
$4,000
The Supreme Lodge of Colored
Knights of Pythias at Boston Thursday
elected w. S. Mower, OF Philadelphia,
Supreme Chancellor.
The main building of the Hampden
Paint and Chemical Company, at
Springfield, Massachusetts, was burned
on Wednesday week. Loss, 100000
The number of deaths from the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad collision, at Hicks
vile, Ohio, has reached three. OF 20
injured the recovery of four is con-
sidered doubtful.
Mrs. Casey, So years of age, was found
murdered in her smokehouse, near
Winnsboro, Texas, on Wednesday. Her
body was stabbed in 90 places and her
head nearly cut off.
The encouragement of Canada has
received from Queen Victoria royal
patent creating Lady Macdonald, wife
of the late premier, baroness, with the
title OF Baroness Macdonald.
The gold shipments arriving at New
York on Wednesday and Thursday
amounted to S546,000, making total
received from Europe to date of 5 l5,296,-
900, with $1,550,000 in transit.
Annie Lacy, aged 13,was found Thurs
day living dead in her mothers board
ing house, Canton, Ohio, with John
also dead, with revolver clasped in his
hands.
The Richelieu paper mill at Richelieu,
Quebec, was destroyed by fire Thurs
day, together with the large wooden
tubular bridge between that place and
Chambly Canton. The total loss is esti-
mated at $4,000,
Gen. w. II. F. Lee, second son Of Gen.
Robert L. Lee, died at his home in
Ravensworth, Va, Thursday, aged 81
years. He had represented that district
in Congress for two terms, and was a
member-elect of the next House.
A st. Louis dispatch says that James
A. Brock of FL Paso, Tex, but formerly
of st. Louis, after having for IA years
been suspected of the murder of his
cousin, Frank Woosley, has just found
the missing man at Benton, Ark.
George and James Howard of Mt
Sterling, Kentucky, were shot and
killed on Wednesday week by man
named Cups, into whose house they
were trying to force an entrance, with
the supposed intention o" ku-Kluxingo
him.
At Denver, COL, Thursday, Q j..
Finnicum was bound hand and foot by
James Connors and Michael Ryan and
thrown from third story window. He
sustained injuries from which he died
soon afterwards. lntoxication and
jealousy are assigned as the cause Of the
crime.
The American Board, at Pittslleld,
Mass, Thursday adopted resolution
providing for committee to wait on the
United States authorities and insist on
for its treatment of American mission
aries at Ponape, in the Pacific. Vacan-
cies in the board were filled, and officers
were elected.
The directors of the two corporations
known as the New York and New
Jersey Bridge Company, one chartered
by the state Of New York and one by
New Jersey, at New York, Thursday,
agreed to consolidate the two companies.
The companies agreed to issue stock to
the amount of Sl5,000,000, at par, and
to issue coupon first mortgage bonds to
the amount of 100000, 900.
The annual meeting of the Pullman
Palace Car Company was held in
Chicago Thursday. The annual report
showed the gross earnings of the year
had been $0,7T2, 1874 and the surplus
$2,9S9,11l. During the year 19l cars
were built, costing on an average
$16,124 each. The directors were author
lied TO issue 10000 additional shares of
stock, an increase in the capital of the
company of 20 per cent
The United States Warehousemcn's
Association was organized Thursday
afternoon in Chicago. Thirty-tiye cities,
including New York, san Francisco, st.
Paul and New Orleans, were repre-
sented. The purpose i 10 establish such
a system of business nm ny warehouse
men that "a Kansas 10, merchant who
may have goods store /. Chicago ware
house can obtain a h u from his home
bank on the receipt, because the bank
will be assured that the warehouse is
reliable. A Chicago merchant can then
buy goods by warehouse receipt in Kan
sas CITY and feel certain that he will get
what the voucher calls for.'