Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-12
IN GENERAL.

AN uGNtDAtA0'
During dense fog at Norfolk, Va,
Monday, the steamer New York ran
into and sank the barge Lawrence, with
1000 tons of coal.
r. w. Thompson, lawyer, convicted
of forging the will of Thomas Denney,
was sentenced in Albany Monday to
10 years In the state prison.
w. Costello of Wilkesbarre, committed
suicide, on Monday, by throwing him
self in front of train at steel works
station, near Scranton. No cause is as
signed for the act.
Dietzler & Lees dry goods and gro
Gerry store in Finsdale, ILL.,, was burned
Monday. Loss, $4,000. Andrew Dun
phy,who occupied a room over the store,
was burned to death.
David Scarbury, Romano Van
Wormer and Joseph Van Wormer, fish
ermen, were drowned in the Hudson
river, near Coeymans, by the capsizing
Of small boat, on Sunday night.
Amos +. Learned, well-known
newspaper man, and one of the famous
306 who stood by Gen. Grant in the
Chicago convention of 1880, died in u
New York hospital on Sunday night.
Charles Palmer, publisher Of weekly
paper, recently convicted of publishing
obscene matter, was sentenced in Balti-
more Monday to four months impri-
sonment and payment of 800 fine and
costs.
tits reported that Sir John Macdonald
is satisfied with the result of the recent
election. A cabinet council is to be called
shortly to consider the negotiations with
Washington respecting trade and other
matters.
Taylor Brothers foundry and machine
shop at Lyons, Iowa, was burned early
Monday morning. The body of the
Waterman, t. L. Taggart, was found
face downward in the ruins. FOUL play
is suspected.
The oyster packers of Baltimore and
vicinity have called public meeting, ut
which it is expected Mayor Davidson
will preside, to take "prompt and deci-
siye measures" to save the oyster beds
from total extinction.
William Mclaughlin and his son
were killed and Mrs. Mclaughlin fatally
injured by passenger train, near
Haftesburg, Mich, on Monday. They
were driving across the track when the
train struck the wagon.
A pitched battle was fought by
numberof roughs at "Hell's Half Acre"
in Virginia, near the Cumberland Gap,
on Sunday evening. One man was shot
dead and four others We're wounded,
one of whom is not expected to survive.
Mrs. Sallie Cannon on Monday cele-
brated her 101st birthday at her sons
residence, in Hartford, Conn. She en-
joys the usual good health of centen-
aTians, and docs not use glasses" She
remembers the death Of Washington,
and wearing crepe for ii as school girl.
The New York Presbytery Monday
discussed the question of the establish
ment or otherwise of the Office of
deaconesses in the Presbyterian church,
and vote on the question resulted 81 in
favor and 3S against the scheme, and 50
to 81 against the ordination of women as
deaconesses.
The Massachusetts, Civil Service Re-
form League has adopted resolution
emphatically condemning President
Harrison's action in not reappointing
General Corse postmaster of Boston,
characterizing such act as violation of
his party's promise, of his own pledge,
and of the principles of civil service re-
form.
President Harrison has denied the ap-
plication for pardon in the case of |
John G. Emo, charged with embezzling |
the funds of the Second National Bank |
of New York. The application was
very strongly endorsed, among the
signers being General w. T. Sherman,
Hon. Thomas @. Platt and Hon. w. G.
Whitney. The encouragement made
an adverse report on the application.
There are fears for the safety of the
four-masted schooner William Nicely,
which was in collision on the morning
of the 9th instant off Fenwick Island
with the three-masted schooner John g.
Gregory. The latter returned to New
York on Sunday for repairs. The Nicely
was bound from Baltimore for New
York She is owned at Fair Haven,
Conn.,, where she was built last year,
and registered S52 tons.
An Associated Press dispatch from
says that it is stated on the
highest authority that the nine circuit
Judges provided for at the recent SEES
sion of Congress will not be appointed
or several months yet, the President
being of the opinion that each of the
new courts can be organized at the time
lAtu ny tAo dCb Alue tillIu w tun6Sudy |
n June) by the associate justice of the
supreme Court, the regular circuit judge
md the district judges in each of the
circuits, regardless of the fact
hat the new circuit judges may not then
AVE been appointed.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY, says I
hat it is practically settled that the
ohio Valley railroad will soon pass into !
he control of the Chesapeake, Ohio & !,
Southwestern railway. P. G.. Kelsey,
resident of the Ohio Valley, and G. p. ,
huntington of the Chesapeake road, on i
'aturday signed a memorandum of sale, j
which is subject to the approval of the
The acquisition of the
Dad will bring Mr.. Huntington's road
. the Ohio river and within 2S7 miles $
T Chicago. 1t virtually gives the :
trough connections and entrance into :
'hicago to the Chesapeake, Ohio s. a
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