The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-04

NEWS summary sNf.
Thirty-one Italians who arrived at
New York last week consigned to Bar
sotti, the Italian banker We're yester-
OF the collectors office. While Bar
sotti sl'sclaims all Connection with the
matter, yet the men say that they
would not have come had they not
been directed to him, with the assur-
ance that he would secure them en-
ployment. The men were placed on
shipboard at once and will sail for
home on the Burgundia.
George Harris of Newburn, ILL.,, has
broken his fast. He has developed a
ravenous appetite, and eats everything
with which his attendants see fit to
supply him. The chances are In favor
OF his recover, and some persons even
profess to believe that, when he regains
his strength, the power to walk, lost
eight'years ago, will return to him.
Thomas b. Woodside, SO years old,
wealthy farmer near New Burnside,
Illinois, committed suicide yesterday.
He was engaged to be married to Miss
Stella Fisher, daughter of the State
| Attorney, In quarrel with her he
pulled out revolver and blew out his
brains.
| Miss Lentz, young school teacher,
of Winnebago City, Minnesota, some
days ago punished girl named CRU
zen, and was savagely assaulted by
the girls parents. Miss Lentz died Of
her injuries on Monday, Her assail-
ants are in jail.
Tho custom officials OF Montreal
I have seized IS watch movements i'm
I -.
porters aver that the invoices are
genuine, explaining That the move
ments are exceedingly low In price
because they were purchased at an in,
solvent sale. -
There was an explosion of gas in the
Grand River Coal and Coke Mines at
New Castle. Col, on Monday evening,
tauSed by the use OF naked lambs.
Seventy-tive miners We're rescued, but
it is feared that several persisted.
A joint resolution has been offered
in the Ohio House of Representatives
requesting Senator Sherman to vote
against the admission of Senator-elect
Brice to the United States Senate, on
the ground that he is not resident of
Ohio, but OF New York.
The debt statement issued yesterday
shows that the decrease of the public
debt less cash in the Treasury during
the month of january, amounted to
Sl5, 835, 4p6. Total cash in the Treasury,
S69s, eSs, 500.
Three ships Of the White SQUADRON
Chicago, Dolphin and Yorktown-have
arrived at Galveston, Texas. They are
lying in the outer roadstead, being of
too heavy draft to go inside.
Judge Ewing shot and MORALLY
wounded Joe Farley, colored, "a burg
lar who was ransacking his house, in
Cleveland, Ohio, early yesterday morn
ing.
Henry Bechtold, a farmer living
near Smithton, Illinois, killed his sis
ter-in-law yesterday, and then com
mltted suicide. No cause is known
Tor the tragedy.
One hundred and sixty Hebrew
families from Russia will arrive at st.
Paul and Minneapolis this week. They
were sent to this country by Baron
Hirsch
A man who registered as Ford
Evans, England, committed suicide In
the Aston House, New York, yesterday.
st. Marys Roman Catholic Church,
in Quincy, Illinois, was burned yester-
day. Loss, $4,000.
General II. ]. Henderson, q promi.
: nent cX-Confcdsrate officer, died yes
terday in Atlanta.
The condition OF Senator Hearst was
somewhat improved yesterday.
Engineer Frost and Fireman
Russell were killed and several
passengers We're injured by collision
on the Utah Northern Railroad, near
Dillon, Montana, on Sunday.
William Swisher was killed and John
Kelley badly burned in st. Louis on
Sunday by the breaking of pipe In
the ammonia ice plant Of Tamm Bro,
theirs glue works.
The dwelling of John ]. RUSSELL a
wealthy resident of Petersburg, Nir-
GINA, was damaged by fire on Sunday
and MIR. Russell persisted from suffo.
cation.
A wagon load of nitro glyecerine OK.
ploded near st, Marys'Ohio, on Sun
day afternoon, The driver horses
and wagon We're blown to atoms.
Pipe line from the seashore to $50
Market street.
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