Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-17
IN GENERAL.


had recurrence of the illness which pros
irated her at Kansas City last week, and
her physicians would not permit her to
appear last night.
Joseph L. Ticc, who was convicted at
Rochester, N. ". of the murder of his
wife. was sentenced Wednesday to suffer o
death penalty at Auburn during the week
beginning January 18th.
A large portion of the business centre of
New Richmond, Wis, was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning week, causing
losses estimated at from $4,000 to SloO,Q 900.
Fire engines from st. Paul saved the city,
as it is without fire apparatus.
Frederick A. Harter. for many. years
paying teller of the Detroit National Bank
of Detroit is reported to be a defaulter for
about $4,000. 1t is said he has made
partial restitution, and will not be prose-
cuted. He is no longer employed by the
bank.
The residence of George zimmerman, of
Port Matilda, Pa, was burned to the ground
Dec. 9Th. and two of his children aged
4 and years respectively, were burned to
death. The fire was probably caused by
the children, who were left alone for o
short time.
The Worlds Fair managers of Pennsyl-
vania. in session at Harrisburg, Thursday,
adopted the resolution recommending tho
closing of the gates on Sunday. The report
of the executive committee on the awards
for the designs for the state building was
also adopted.
A dispatch from Jersey City says that
1000 Italians left Hoboken on the steamer
Vera of the Bremen line Thursday, for
Europe. The Vera will land them at
Genoa. "They think they can spend the
winter more cheaply in Italy than by
waiting here until the spring"
A dispatch from Watertown, New York,
. trala l'pfas
dian Pacific railroads have contracted to
haul 5000 carloads of western grain over
the Canadian Pacific, Rome, Watertown "
Ogdensburg and New York Central to New
York, for European markets, within the
next few weeks.
The remains of Ii people have thus far
been taken from the ruins Of the Louis
vile (ky.) fire. Three other people are
missing, and it is supposed they have met
their death in the contiagration. Tho
chief of the city's fire department waf
dangerously hurt.
Abraham Backer, the well-known dealer
in commercial paper in New York, who
failed on August 3D. with liabilities OF sew
eral millions of dollars, died last week.
He brooded greatly over his misfortune
and inability to get n settlement from his
creditors, and could not bear up under the
strain.
Estes & l4auriat, the Boston publishers,
have brought suit against General Butler
for 100000 for libel contained in an inter
view recently published in connection with
Buffers book The sui. brings to light
the fact that the plates. &c, OF the book
were mortgaged for $1,000 December Sd,
probably to prevent their attachment.
Talon Hull, alias Stokes, who was ar
rested at Memphis, Tenn, last week, is
said to have confessed that he had killed
80 men, principally in Kentucky and West
i1ia bf usf vi tpig ~ ftf
of police in the town Of Nlaysville, Ky.
He is wanted in bonneville for arson,
having set fire to that town number of
years ago.
Captain j. w. Phillip, who has just
been detached from command of the
United States cruiser Atlanta, has been
selected to command the new armoTed
cruiser New York, and will shortly be
ordered to supervise the completion and
fitting out of that vessel lie will be as
sisted in this latter duty by Lieutenant Z.
d. NJ. Mason, formerly of the Atlanta
A dispatch from the City of Mexico says
that the last Spanish steamer which arrived
at Vera Cruz had smallpox aboard. Tho
authorities of the state of Vera Cruz have
taken precautions against the spread of the
disease. In the state of Campechc the stu
alton is much more grave as smallpox is
epidemic there.
An indianapolis dispatch says that the
farmers Of Indiana are preparing TO sup
port the movement begun by the Tile
Workers Association To secure the adop-
ton of a law reducing the legal rate OF,
railroad fares to two cents per mile. This
action was precipitated by the refusal OF
the Central Traffic Association to grant re-
duced fares to members of the many
farmers organizations which meet in In
dianapois during the present month and
in january.
Senator Stewart Thursday introduced
bill for the free coinage Of gold and silver
bullion. II is a copy Of bill introduced
by Mr.. Plumb In the last Congress on the
same subject, with certain amendments
One of these is that the bullion deposited
in the mnts shall be coined into standard
dollars only and not in part made into
bars, Another amendment provides that
the certificates issued in exchange for the
bullion shall be of denominations ot not
less than one nor more than ten thousand
dollars, instead of not less than one nor
more than one hundred dollars.
In retaliation for the duties imposed bv
Canada on fish the Newfoundland govern
ment has put into force section 10 of the
Revenue act against Canada, which i'm
creases the duties on articles imported
from Canada. On flour the increased duty,
per barrel, is rs cents; on pork, per barrel,
70 cents; butter, per 100 pounds, 75 cents;
tobacco per 100 pounds, s.; oil, per gallon,
5 cents; meal, per barrel, 25a cents; hay,
per ton, So oats, per bushel, 10 cents;
potatoes, per bushel, 25 cents; turnlps,
per bushel Is cents; cabbages, per
dozen, 40 cents; unenumerated yege-
| tables, 30 per cent ad valorem. The
government has wired instructions to
| enforce this Law throughout the country.