Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
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The smallpox is reported to be cpl
demic in Acapulco, Mexico.
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The examination OF clVllanS IOr APP
pointment to the army will be held on
or about September 10Th, by order of
Secretary Proctor.
A portable saw mill engine exploded
near Winchester, Ohio, Tuesday evening
week, killing Moses Sewers and Martin
Tracy, and seriously injuring three
others.
Herbert Chester, 26 years old, man
ager of theatrical agency in New
York, was arrested Wednesday week on
a charge of attempted criminal assault
on Beatrice Atheron.
A wreck occurred on the West Vir-
ginia Central railroad at point called |
Switchback, on Tuesday week. John Nc
Kenzie was killed and six Others were
injured, Alice Robbins fatally.
Hattie and Lille Dumas, aged respec-
lively ~ and 2 years, were drowned at
bennington, Ontario, on Tuesday week,
by a carriage in which they were sitting
backing from the wharf into the water.
Daniel f. Council, who was shot by
some unknown person while lying in
his berth in a sleeping car, on Chesa-
peake & Ohio train, last Saturday morn
ing week, died yesterday in Charlottes
vile, Virginia.
A cloud-burst at Harrisburg on Tues
day night week caused food in Paxton
creek which inundated dwellings and
factories, and covered railroad tracks.
The loss in the city is estimated at sew
eral thousand dollars
While several laborers were moving
buggy of molten metal from the fur
A. ~,
in Pittsburg Tuesday week, il exploded,
burning three men, Frank Kalish IA
tally. Water dropped in the metal from
a waste pipe.
w. Is. Hamilton, late teller of the
Houtzdale Bank, at Osceola Mills, Pa,
has been arrested ON oath of the recent
owners of the bank, charged with the
embezzlement of $4,000. The trouble
originated with the sale of the bank to
William Ii. Dill, last May.
ii. V. Winbron, first mate of the
schooner Hester A. Walters, which ar
rived at Bridgeport, Conn, Wednesday
week, was arr sted for assaulting and
it is thought fatally injuring Henry
shepard, colored, one OF the crew.
Winbron hit shepard on the head with
a Delaying pin.
Jack Frost, 90 years Of age, of Ander-
son, England, Wednesday week stabbed
himself in the throat, ripped open his
abdomen and then jumped out Of third
story window of Hotel Carson, in Allie
gheny CITY, Pa. 1t is thought he will
die. lie was out of work and has been
drinking heavily.
A passenger train on the Grand
Rapids and Indiana railroad was
wrecked near Cooper, Mich, Wednesday
week, and a number of the passen-
gers were hurt, IL severely. The rail
road men say. the wreck was due to
train wreckers, but others think it was
caused by the spreading Of the track
An excursion train of 10 cars collided
witha passengert near Champlain. N.
V, Yesterday week Four persons were
killed and number injured. The killed
were: William Angel, aged 10 years, of
Champhin; Henry Lamountain, aged 81
of Champlain; Samuel Ninett, OF Chate.
augay Lake, and a Young man not vel
identified.
Pope N. Crouch. drummer for a win.
arsr I'm ~ padnnoh ~ y,os Wadnas
day week found dead III bed in hote
at Augusta. Georgia. An empty phial
labeled morphine. rave evidence OF sui.
eide, and a note to a travelling man and
one to his wife told of i'll fortune and
money lost in gambling dens. He
asked the drumners TO take care of his
wife.
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and sixth classes. which Ind been re-
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collector, two selecilnen and the count
superintendent, by pluralities Of 600 b
= 5000.
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