Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26
IN GENERAL.

IN GENERAL.
Over six inches of snow fell at ST. Paul,
Mimi, on Saturday morning.
The drought which had prevailed in the
vicinity of Denison, Texas, since the carly
summer months was broken on Friday.
Mrs. Schley, mother of Capt. w. S.
Schley, Of the cruiser Baltimore, died at
her home, in Baltimore, on Saturday
morning.
The house of David Cooper, colored,
near Sylyania, Ga, was burned on Satur.
day. and his four young children persisted
in the flames.
The executive committee of the Demo-
cratic national committee has been called
by Senator Brice to meet in Washington
on December Sth
A cold wave struck Kansas Sunday,
and was accompanied by heavy fall of
snow, which delayed railway travel from
one to three hours.
A dispatch from Missoula, Mont, says
that Kennedy u Mitchell, proprietors of
the Missoula Hotel. have failed, with
liabilities estimated at 100000.
Deputy United States Marshal Daniel
Osborne was shot and killed in Marion
county, Alabama, on Saturday, by an illicit
distiller named Young, whom he was try
ing to arrest.
An unknown man jumped from the
centre of the main span of the Brooklyn
bridge, at New York, Sunday and was
drowned. This is said to be the first suicide
from the bridge.
Since November 1st the treasury depart
partment has paid out Sl0,50O,0o0 on
account of pensions, and will pay out
about S2,D0600O more on that account
before the close of the month.
A telegram from Milwaukee reports that
the steamer Samuel Mather has been sunk
of Point lroquois. Michigan, by collision
with the steamer Brazil. Both carried
large cargoes. The crew were saved.
The Boston Typographical Union Sun
day decided unanimously to notify the
Home Market Club that its paper, the
Home Market Bulletin, is an unfair" paper,
employing cheap labor and non-union
men.
William Blash, colored, was hanged at
Mt. Vernon, Ca. on Saturday for the MUIR
der of r. 7. Bone. Bash had read RUDE
Burrows and Jesse James literature and
decided to become highwayman. Bone
was his first victim.
The White Star Line steamer Britannia,
which arrived at New York from Liver
pool on saturday, reported that, on the
18th inst, Thomas Mckenzie, the quarter
master, was swept overheard by ire
mendous sea and lost.
Giacento Epifanio, the Italian banker
who disappeared from Philadelphia on
Thursday, Is said to have taken with him
$4,000 or $4,000, some Of which was
deposited with him as savings, though
most OF the aggregate was borrowed
money.
Robert L. Reynolds, former teacher
and newspaper reporter, of Lexington,
KY, was arrested on Saturday charged
with attempt to blackmail u Kansas City
man, who had advertised for wife, and
with whom Reynolds began correspond
ence, las a practical joke"
A dispatch from Buffalo says there is
little doubt that the schooner George c.
Finney, which left Toledo on the 14th
instant for Buffalo, has gone down with
all hands. She is thought To have foun-
dered 10 miles south of Grand river. Her
crew consisted Of Captain Riordam and six
men.
A resolution was adopted by the Bosten
Typographical Union Sunday, protesting
against the nomination for mayor, by the
Republicans, Of Horace q. Allen, owing
to the latters opposition, as city council
man, to resolution giving all city print
ing contracts to firms paying the union
scale and employing union men.
Drs. Boyer and McAdams and livery
stable keeper named Briggs are said to be
responsible for a number OF recent rob
berries at Gardner, Illinois. They We're
caught by q detective in the act of Blowing
open tho safe of the Gardner Bank. |
McAdain was shot in attempting to escape,
Boyer was arrested, but Briggs got away.
A prize-figh occurred in New York city |
on Friday night, between John Hallinger, |
II years old, and George Altman. aged 10 |
years. Hallinger was taken home in an |
unconscious condition, from injuries re-
cGiyed at the hands of his antagonist. and |
died on Saturday. Altman and several |
others who participated i'll the affair We're |
At Columbia, s. G., on Saturday, water
was turned into the Columbia canal. I he /
canal has been in course of construction
for many years, and more than millic n
Of dollars has been spent on it. Ii is 15J 4
feet wide at the top, 10 feet at the bottom, /
and 10 feet deep The canal has been pun /
chased by syndicate of Boston capitalists,
who will erect mills along its banks.
The Washington Farmers Alliance state
at Dayton, on Friday over
ruled a decision of the president, and
elected delegates to a third party conven-
hon to be held at Ellensburg. President
Sutton left The hall when his ruling had
been reversed, and declares that .he will
Expose the political demonstrations of the
Alliance
The remains of Daniel Van Yengling
passed through Pittsburg on Saturday OIL
he way to Clarion, Pa, in charge of his
brother. Gengling was superintendent of
he Gugenheim Mining Company. at Mon
Grey City, Mexico, and was murdered by
hree discharged Mexican employees. who
tabled him - times. Fourteen Mexicans
ave been arrested and are in jail awaiting
Identification.
William II. Shepherd, contractor, who
disappeared from WIlkesbarre in Septen-
,er returned ON Saturday night. Sunday
he was arrested on a warrant sworn out by
'layor Y. b. Sutton, charging him with
rimiual intimacy with the mayors wife
,hepherd waived hearing and gave bail
or his appearance at court. To-day Mayor
'utton will bring suit against Shepherd for
$4,000 damages for alternating the affec-
ions of his wife.
The Farmers Alliance Council, in ses-
ion in Indianapolis, made several changes
n the constitution on Saturday. The boy
oft on the Rochester Clothing Exchange
vas endorsed. The branch resolution in
tructing Alliance congressman not to
inter the caucus of either of the old polit-
al parties finally passed, with an amend
nent instructing them not to vote for any
nan for speaker who does not support the
)cala platform. The committee which
lad the protest of the Anti-Sub-Treasury
,eoplc i'll hand reported that the Ants had
'efused to present their case, and the mat
err had, therefore, been dropped. u. +.
Duncan of South Carolina, was endorsed
or appointment to the Interstate Com
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