Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-25

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cents for 10 words has been defeated in
the Michigan house of representatives.
The Methodist Conference, in Toronto,
Ontario, laat week suspended Rev. James
thompson for one year for preaching the
heresy that there is no material hell"
William Syphax, well-known colored
citizen of Washington, died yesterday.
week. He entered the Interior Department
in 1851 and served under nine different
secretaries.
Ferdinand Armant, an attorney, was
tried in New Orleans last week, for at
tempting to bride juror in the Hennessey
case. The jury could not agree and mis-
trial was entered
At Parker Ford, Chester county, Pa, on
Tuesday week Frederick Bixby, aged 80
years, caught Jenny knerr, aged 10, i'll his
arms and jumped into the canal with her.
Both were drowned. Bixby was drunk at
the time,
An earnest attempt is to be made to
unite st. Paul and Minneapolis, the lead
ers in the movement being Archbishop
Ireland, Ex-Governor Marshall and Sena-
tor Stevens. The proposition is to call the
new municipality Federal City.
Counsel for McCrystal convicted in New
Orleans of attempting to bride juror in
the Hennessey case, made an unsuccessful
application for new trial yesterday week
McCrystnl was sentenced to one years im-
prisonment the full term provided by law.
The Fraternity Of Financial Co-opera-
ton, one of the investment bond societies,
which promised So for 81, is closing up its
business in Cleveland, Ohio, at SO cents
on the dollar, 1t is said that new mem
bers did not come in and lapses were very
few.
Roland A. Lee and Marcus Lee, father
and son, have been arrested in Baltimore
on the charge of burglary. a large lot
of stolen goods was found at their house.
The police think they have been oper-
ating in Philadelphia before going to Bal
timore.
The barn of H. IT. Hershey in Leacock
township, Lancaster county, Pa, was
burned Tuesday week. John Hauck, a lad
about the place confessed to setting fire to
the barn. The hoy and son Of Hershey
had quarrel, and Hauck set fire to the
barn out Of revenge
In New Orleans last week the jury in
Judge Mars division Of the criminal
court rendered verdict Of guilty in the
case of Thomas j. McCrystal and John
Cooney, charged with attempting TO bride
j. iiormley, who had been summoned as a
talesman in the llennessey case
lii tile district court in Cambridge, Mass.
achusetts, yesterday week % Harvard stu,
dents members Of the Hetn Psi, were ar
raigned for haying liquor in club room.
One was discharged and the remaining
- were found guilty. They appealed to
the superior court, and furnish bail for
their appearance at the September term.
During storm in New York yesterday
week, lot Of large rocks rolled down
an enhankment in ll7tll street, between
Fifth and Madison avenues, on to black
smith shop below, in which a number of
I'm liuI Ihfa
rain. James Durso, james Pancher, Ectro
sever and Louis Gombarrine were seriolsly
injured.
A dispatch from the city Of Mexico saws
that waterspont fell Sunday week in the !
mountains IN which is situated the Con
ecpcion silver mine, in the state of San |
Luis Potusi. Several persons were killed |
and large number wounded. Much |
property was destroyed and the mine |
was badly damaged. Many mules were |
killed.
Secretary Risk yesterday week visited the |
stock yards at Chicago and instituted his |
meat inspection bureau. This bureau will |
microscopically examine all hog meats in |
tended for export, definitely to determine |
that they are not affected by trichine |
The secretary believes that as soon as II |
can be officially shown that American hog |
products are certainly healthful the |
European marlcts will be opened to them |
Samuel r. Wcyman, convicted in
Buffalo, u y, Of Killing Emory Thayer,
at Avon, in 1885, was last week sentenced |
10 be hanged ON August 9th. He made |
quite speech ID the court protesting his
innocence aud clamel he could prove an
alibi if given time. He is probably the
last man who will be sentenced To death by
hanging in the state of New York, as he
was first sentenced before the new electri-
cal execution law took effect.
The steamship Columbia which arrived
at New York recently, brought Alexander
Grcgorovich, Young Russian, who passed
the immigrant inspectors and was allowed
to land He reached Washington Il few
days ago and excited suspicion By attempt
ing to see The President at unreasonable
hours for the purpose of "helping him to
run the government" He was subjected
to a medical examination and pronounced
insane. The case was referred 10 the treas
1ry department, and Assistant Secretary
Nettlet0n gave instructions for the return
Of the man to Russia at the expense Of the
steamer that brought him over.
While four aborcrs were at work on an
excavation in Workers, y. y, carly yes
Meany, who was partially intoxicated,
dropped large stone on the gas man,
which was exposed and the pipe was
broken Tie escaping gas was ignited by |
lamp the men were using and Michael |
Quinian and Iere Malone we're severely |
burned The force Of the explosion put |
out al the gas lights in the police station |
near ny, and when an officer vent to the |
cells some time after five prisoners were
fonnd to he unconscious from the effects |
OF the gas They We're resuscitated and |
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