Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

The U. s. steamer Galena, ashore at Gay
Head was iloated Sunday morning, and
towed to Vineyard Haven.
In Bangor, Maine, on Friday last, Leslie
Ellis drank quart of whisky without
taking the bottle from his lips. lie died
on saturday.
Colonel John McEnery, who the Dem
ocrats claimed was elected governor of
Louisiana IN 1872 died in New Orleans on
Saturday, aged So years
A sensation has been caused at the treas
ury department by the discovery of a
counterfeit two-dollar silver certificate so
nearly perfect i'll all its parts as to be
almost impossible of detection.
A passenger train was thrown from the
track near Birmingham, Ala, Sunday.
Robert Taylor, a colored passenger, was
killed and five others were injured, Engi-
ncer A. j. Rigsby probably fatally.
The Times newspaper office in Florence,
Alabama, was damaged by fire, Sunday
morning, to the extent of about 81, 900,
Major + l.. Rosseau was injured, perhaps
mortally, by falling through one of the
floors.
The Simms House, in Piedmont West
Va, was burned early on Saturday morn
ing, Columbus Hclmick was seriously
hurt, Anne II. Butler, daughter of the
proprietor, burst open the doors of the
guests and the thirty in the hotel escaped.
Loss, $4,000.
Police Officer f. L. Benjamin, who as
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!, a great landslide was threatened at the
Terrace street blllifs,in Kansas City Sunday
night, N consequence, OF the recent rains
5 5le earlh efilekea along the street Ior a
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ellllIe plocN q houses Wnlch nuns
trembling over the railroad yards, 100 feet
oeioW' we're sleseftca ny their occupants
q mole was blown III the port boiler of
the steamer Farmer when she was near
savannah, ia, on Saturday night. The
noise OF the escaping steam caused panic
among the negro deck, hands, several of
whom rushed overheard and four of them
were drowned TWO other persons, a negro
No. t,'' li. r. w. y 81 "Niu TVS
cuuu ~ poat from the steamer.
The new wire gun invented by John
Hamilton Brown of New York was tested
at Fort Wadswo,tli, Staten Island, on Sat
urdiy IN the presence Of army and navy
officers and declared by them to he IAN
improvement on others that have neen
produced IN this Country.' The gun with
60, 900 pounds,
Four negroes. two men and two women
were arrested last week and Io.lged i, II,
at i}eIgreen. Aiabanln cbarred viii h,Jr ~
ing the town If RiisseIiviiie iast Vfanna,,
night. The women made n cnnfass;",9y
and carly Sandny narning ! MN t"ni,
Jeh Dinsmore and Eli Hudson, the msn
from iuil and Nnchcd them The nnen
denied their gtilt. hut tho moi hnliaveI
the story Of the women.
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