Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31
IN GEN ERAL.


Daniel Wood of Rochester, N. Y,
one Of the oldest Odd Fellows in west
ern New York, died Monday, aged II
years.
George and Annie Lewis, aged 10 and
0 years, of Chattanooga, Tenn, are re-
ported to have been kidnapped by a
strange woman.
There were 10 deaths from the grippe
reported 10 the New York board of
health Monday, while for the previous
day the number was IL.
Diphthcria has broken out at Kittan-
ming, Pa. Over a dozen cases of ma
lignant type have been reported. The
schools have been closed.
In Mankato, Mimi, Monday morn
ing, Policeman Daniels shot and NOR
tally wounded Charles Hodge, whom he
found stealing corn. Hodge tried to
escape.
Fire burned the interior of cabin
occupied by negroes at Shelbyyille,
Tenn, Monday, when two small chill
dren who had been locked in the house
persisted.
William Broaderick, aged is years,
shot and killed John Holliste., a boy
companion, at Shamollin, Pa, Mon
day The shooting is said to have been
accidental.
Leopold Stuckert, who died Monday
at Avon, ILL.,, Mt the age Of So years, is
said to have been valet de chambre to
Joseph Bonaparte at the time of the lat
ter's death.
Oliver Anderson was killed and John
Peilman was fatally injured at the
Middle Fork coal mine, near Danville,
ILL.,, Monday, by the premature explo-
sion of blast
"Auntie" Harrison, a colored woman
of Harrisburg, said to be over 100 years
old, was burned to death Monday.
Her clothes are supposed to have caught
fire from her pipe.
Joe Mangarain was shot and killed in
Kansas City, on Sunday, by Antonio
Sansone, the affair being the outcome of
vendetta, having its origin in recent
quarrel between the sons of the two
men.
A dispatch from Wildwood, Fla, says
that hundreds of men are still searching
in the woods for Tom Mike, murderer
| of Conductor Parramore. A report that
he had been captured and lynched could
not be confirmed.
George NJ NICELY, fireman on the
Chicago limited express, was Instantly
killed at Lilly, Pa, Monday. He was
leaning out Of the cab and was struck
by a mail crane. NICELY was married
on December 18th.
Three registered mail bags have been
found in the water off Castle William,
Governors Island, New York. Chief
Post office Inspector M. d. Wheeler Of
Washington went to New York Mon
day to conduct an investigation.
Owing to the rayages of diphthera
the three schools in the village Of Robe
sonia, Berks county, Pa, have been
closed by the directors About dozen
children have died and many who were
| afflicted are now recovering.
The people of Choctaw county, Ala,
are waging relentless war Of extermi-
nation against the Simites. Two more
of the family are reported to have been
| lynched. Neal Sims, brother of Bob,
| is reported to have collected force,
and is determined toayenge his brothers
death,
A dispatch from San Antonio, Texas,
says that the entire system of the San
Antonio g. Arkansas Pass railroad was
tied up Monday by a strike of its EN-
ployes, who went out on Sunday night.
The trouble was caused by the discharge
of II conductor for an alleged violation
of orders.
William S. Elliott, Jr., assistant state
attorney ut Chicago, is i'll from nervous
prostration, caused by the discovery of
plot to take his life. 1t is said he has
been frequently threatened by criminals,
and was once assaulted and dangerously
wounded by u criminal whose convic-
ton he had secured.
Visitors of the Women's Christian
Association of Winstead, Conn, on Sun
day, to the house of George Madison
found the fires out, the house cold and
the whole family of five persons help
less i'll bed with the grippe. Mrs Malli-
son died Sunday, her mother died yes
terday and Madison and his two chill.
dren were in very critical condition,
A dispatch from Blackwater, La.
says that L. j. Hart was murdered there
or Christmas night, and an uncle of the
murderer was hanged on Monday night
by the searching party. 1t appears that
there was plot to murder Hart, in
wh.cG several negroes are implicated,
and the citizens Of that neighborhood
HaVc uelefHllncu 10 rlu themselves OF
the entire gang"
Captain Alexander MacLean, late
commander of the American sealing
schooner James Ii. Lewis, which was
seized by Russian officials and taken 10
Vladivostock, has arrived at San Fran
cisco. He says the Russians tore down
the American flag from the schooner,s
masthead and replaced it by the Russian
ensign. He also claims that he and his
men were never tried by any Russian
court, but were simply kept as prisoners
for two months, being then told TO leave