Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-06
IN GENERA1.

quake, lasting several seconds, was felt
in San Diego, California, Thursday
morning.
The chamber of commerce of New
Haven, Conn, has appointed commit
tee TO agitate the formation OF state
naval militia.
The sheriff Of Camden county, N. j.,
Thursday served So su|mons on the |
Atlantic City Amusement Company on
mechanics liens.
There was a heavy storm in the |
vicinity Of Pictou, Ont, on Wednesday |
week Five large barns and their con
tents were destroyed by lightning.
Superintendent knight of the Oak
Cliff Elevated railroad, in Dallas, Texas,
shot and fatally wounded Mart Black,
discharged engineer, on Wednesday
week.
After strike of nearly four months
for an eight-hour day, the ship carpen-
tiers in Chicago have begun to return
TO work. The men return without con-
ditions.
Henry Smith, bartender, was run
over and killed by freight train in
Chicago yesterday week. 1t Is thought
he was robbed and then thrown from
the train.
Watcnman Seet2 was shot and NOR
tally wounded on Wednesday week
while attempting to arrest two tramps
who were robbing saloon in Ligonier,
Ind. The tramps escaped.
| About 900 clerks out of the force of
5000 who have been employed at va
| rious times in Washington on work
| IL ha
have been discharged up to the present
time.
The Labor Assembly Of Chicago has
decided TO issue warning to the work
men of the world not 10 come to
Chicago in expectation of getting
work in connection with the Worlds
Fair.
A dispatch from Indianapolis says
that President Harrison continues TO in.
vest his surplus cash in indianapolis
real estate, his lust venture being the
purchase OF the block at the corner OF
Pennsylvania and Georgia streets from
w. II. II. Miller, the consideration being
100000.
Near Phillipsburg, Pa, on Wednes-
day week, miner named wilkins
beat Mrs. Joseph Wilson into insensi-
plllly WIN DaSe-Ddll Cluu. inlnhlnb
her dead, lie cut his throat with pocket
knife. 1t is doubtful if either will re-
cover. Mrs. Wilson had refused to listen
to advances made By Wilkins.
In Johnston, II. l., on Wednesday
week, Gertrude White, aged IL
. years, was probably fatally assaulted
by an unknown man, who plunged 4
carpenters chisel into her back. Her
description answers that of one who al
r tempted to criminally assault q little
I gin in Providence the same day
! John Stimpf, john d. Eagan and
p; Patrick McGrath, election officers in
Jersey City, convicted Of fraud, were
= Thursday sentenced, Stimpf to Is
I months Imprisonment, ana L.agan and
!, McGrath 10 nine months each. "Eagan
r and McGrath are Democrats, and they
: agreed not 10 APPEAL in case they were
= given a lighter sentence
y The bankrupt New Jersey Mutua
d Life Insurance Company OF Newark
/ which was wrecked 10 years ago, vii
d settle its final dividend of III per cen
& shortly. Living policy holders are de
g barred from benetitting by die dividend
Z the preferred claims beng for death
I prior 70 1876. Charles NJ hdse vii
\ pay The money next week.
a violent wind and rain storm yisite
is Willamsport, Pa, Thursday Afternoon
s. The streets in portions u the tow
le We're flooded two or three feet deep
y span Of tie Maynard stieet bridge,
"a new iron structure, was blown dowr
~ Several mills were damaged, and 8
houses We're wholly or partially blow
n OFF their foundations. The tenant ,
i. one, MIS-. i'rcdcracy was badly hurt.
A dispatch from Astoria. Oregon, say
y that the jetty the mouth Of the Colun
N bia river reached It's western limit o
If Wednesday week, when the spil
was driven about five miles out at SCI
a large amolnt of filling with rocl
/ however, remains 70 lie done, ana it
2 thought two years will be required /
3 complete it, So far the guVernmel
4 engineers are entirely satisfied with I'll
ietty.
John P. Epper, 90 years of az
4 manager of the Western Union Tel
graph Company in Suffolk. VA. W,
4 shot dead BY an unknown assassin q
Wednesday week He and two fren,
were fired at from some bushes near
l railroad crossing, and the whole charl
entered Epper's side. The gun WI
3 found Yesterday and identified as b
longing to a negro whose name is n
nd given.
en- The board Of arbitration of the Mi
y souri,, Kansas g. Texas railway, whic
ia. has been in session at Sedalia. No, co..
= cluded its sessions Thursday. A confc
ence was held with SUPERINTENDENT j
FREY, and although no contract ~
,ir signed. the men say that all their !
"A ., a..
his tendent has ordered instructions sent
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