Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
In GENERAL.

ElWOOu ihrsons, presiuent OF tne
First National Bank of Trenton, N. j.,
dropped dead at his home on Wednes-
day evening week.
The cruiser Atlanta put into the Del
aware Breakwater Oct. 18th, with her
machinery damaged. Six men were in
jurcd by an explosion of gas.
The steamer Bostonian, which sailed
from Boston for Liverpool yesterday
week, went ashore on Georges Island
Shoal. 1t is thought that she can be
iloated without damage.
The Rev. Father Francis Wuyts,
| superior of the Lorettoans, died yester-
day weed at the Convent of Loretto,
in Marion county, Kentucky. He was
born in Belgium 06 years ago.
An earthquake was felt at San Fran
cisco about 5 O'Clock a. m. yesterday
week. No damage was done. Two shocks
were felt at Petaluma, the first at 4.30
a. m, and the second, much lighter
one, at z.
The city election in Indianapolis on
Oct 14th resulted in the election of
the whole Democratic ticket by MAORI
| ties ranging from 1900 TO 5000. Sulli-
van was reelected mayor and ran 1000
ahead of his ticket.
The Boston Record Oct. 18th was au-
thority for the statement that "the
| les-Hopkins will contest is ended,
and that Timothy Hopkins will get be-
tween eight and ten millions of the late
Mrs Searles' property.
The election in Newark, New Jersey,
| yesterday week, resulted in the re-elec-
ton Of Haines, Democrat, for mayor by
about $50 majority. Common council
was tie. The Republicans gained one
alderman and three school commission
ers, giving them u majority in both
bodies.
A dispatch from Arlington, Va, says
that in the case of commonwealth
against DR.. j. A. Baker, recently con-
victed Of the murder of his wife by
poisoning, Judge Kelly of the circuit
court, last week set aside the verdict of
the lower court and granted the prisoner
n new trial.
A Baltimore & Ohio train from Chi
cage was dcrailed Oct. 14th at Hicks
vile, o., and a sleeper, ladies' coach and
| Nice-president Kings private car went
over an embankment. Thomas Waters
tour of Bridgowater, o., and A. G..
| Mathcrs Of Doom, Iowa, passengers were
killed and four Others were seriously in
| jured.
The Right Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks
was on Oct. 14th consecrated bishop of
Massachusetts, in Trinity Church, Bos-
ton, of which he was rector. Six
bishops and about 100 clergymen of the
Protestant Episcopal Church partiei-
| pated in the services. The sermon was
preached by Bishop Potter of New
York.
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General las. week removed from her
| position Mrs. Fannie Hoffman, the post
mistress at Coalburg, Alabama, who on
had attempted to shoot j. Il. Hill
and Deputy Marshal Schenfeld, whom
she said had been trying TO traduce her.
Mrs. Mary Orman has been appointed
in her stead.
The Keystone Iron Works at River
View, Kan, were closed on Oct. 14th,
under an attachment for 100000, filed
byCarnegie, Phipps s. Co., of Pittsburg.
Further attachments have been placed on
the property, making a total of 100000.
The company's assets are estimated at
"bthh tpitbNvNus Illltt ultIl
thrown out of employment.
The United States grand Jury at Ell
Paso, Tex, yesterday week reported four
indictments against Paul Conrad, presi-
dent of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and other officers and en-
ployes of the company, for violation Of
the anti-lottery law. In the case against
Liepheimer and Others of the Juarez
Company of Mexico, BOO indictments
were returned.
The annual meeting of the General
Assembly Of the Producers Protective
Association opened in Franklin, Pa, on
Oct. l4th. The entire oil field from
New York TO West Virginia was repre-
scented. Although tie sessions are secret,
1t is understood that the primary object
of the meeting Is "to forward the scheme
70 combine all the Independent refiners
III the country, and thus present solid
front to the Standard Oil Company"
1t is said at the state department that
"the report from Shanghai that the
foreign ministers have closed negotia-
tons with the Chinese government can
not be true so far as the representative
of this government is concerned, for
the reason that no instructions of that
/, character have been issued by the Presi.
) dent, and the acting minister would
hardly presume to take such an i'm.
portant step in the absence of positive
I Instructions.
The Spanish steamer Alava, from New
; Orleans to Liverpool, which touched al
Norfolk, Va, oct. 14th, for coal, had or
board the captain and crew, seven mer
III all, OF the schooner George Walker
which was lost at sea on the night of The
llth. The first mate of the Alava, Cosmt
Uribarri, went down on the schooner
which had been found abandoned, ant
which the steamer was trying TO tow
when the small boat with the Walkers
, crew was packed up.
I Samuel Harbine, a laborer, was ar
, rested at Washington, Ind, on Wed
nesday week, charged with complicit,
in the burning of the courthouse ant
all the county records few days ago
lie made aconfession, duplicating Audi
tor James @. Layelle, A. b. IIaines ant
: Basil Ledgerwood, all OF whom wer,
9 arrested yesterday. Ledgerwood ant
+, llarblnc pleaded guilty when arraigneC
! in court but sentence was suspended
: as they will be used as witnesses agains
! the others.
i Henry SANFORD, the newly-electeC
+ president of the Adams Express Com
pany, has started q thorough investiga
ton into the affairs of the company
The examination thus far, it is said, ha
= revealed Irregularities, though not o
a great extent, Nice-prcsident Loveio'
:. Gays that Interpretations have beef
! found other than the Sherbourne-Taf
deal. There is no telling what III
. future will deyelon and IL viii he som