Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
IN GENERAL.

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vices were held in the Unitarian Church.
r. II. Duncan, convicted of the muir
der of three women and man in Eagle
Pass, Texas, IS months ago, has been
sentenced to be hanged on September
4th.
Karl NJ. Carpenter, living in Indian
apolis, was killed by lightning early
yesterday week while In bed. His
wife and child, who were in the same
bed, were uninjured.
The steamer Majestic reached New
York yesterday week. Among her
passengers was George Francis Train,
who is completing his circuit of the
globe in race against time.
Policeman James Looney was shot
and killed in Chattanooga, Tenn, last
night week, by Zach Munsey. 1t is stated
that Looney attacked Munsey, and that
the latter shot him in self-defence.
John F. Evans, head of the drum
corps at the Virginia Military Institute,
Lexington, Va, since 1859, fell dead on
the street last week from heart trouble.
He was keeper of the magazine at Rich
mond during the war.
bbihJc ~. hALlkt Ntll-hnOWu law ytI,
sentenced for life in 1874 from New
York for killing the man who broke up
his home, was released from prison
yesterday week on special commuta-
ton granted by Governor Hill.
The seven-story building in Cncin
natl occupied by A. Il. Burkhardt &
Co., matters and furriers, was burned
last week. The building cost $780, 900,
and Mr.. Burkhardt estimated the value
of the stock at about 100000.
Two freight trains on the Cleveland,
Canton g. Southern railroad coilided at
Newburg, o., yesterday week. Five
men were hurt, Peter Hammer and
Edward Boyer, fatally. The collision
was due to the mistake Of telegraph
operator.
Within the last few days many saloon
keepers and others in Jersey City have
been swindled by cashing what they
believed to be genuine pay checks Of
employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, but which proved to be bogus
and worthless.
A special examiner from the post
office department visited Carlisle, Pa,
last Week and Investigated the charge
of !, offensive partisanship preferred
against Postmaster Thomson. The
charge Is based upon the alleged activity
Of the postmaster and his assistants at
the recent election.
Osnus Lee, colored, shot Policeman
Andrew Clayton in Savannah, Ca, last
week. Policeman Neidlinger ran to the
rescue, and, as he came up, Lee snapped
an empty pistol in his face, having
emptied the chambers in attempting to
kill Clayton. Neidlinger returned the
fire, killing Lee Instantly with bullet
through the heart.
Prince George of Greece and his
party, on their return to New York on
Tuesday week, after their unsuccessful
attempt to get to Europe on the Cunard
| line steamer Servia, secured passage on
the lnman line steamer City Of New
/ York, and sailed on her Yesterday morn
ing week. There were in all thirty of the
Servia's passengers on board the City of
New York
A telegram from Bakersfield, Cal,
says the posse which pursued the band
of six Indians who killed Deputy Sher-
i'll Powers and his companion, Mccoy,
on July Sd, has killed one of the band
and taken the son Of Chief kiowa prisl
oner. The chief and his other son were
slain in the fight with Powers. The 600
Indians in the vicinity seem to be indif-
ferent as to the fate OF Kiowa's band.
An explosion Of gas at the William l..
Scott Green Ridge colliery, Mt. Carmel,
Pa, last week, ignited the inner " TX
ings and fatally burned John Dorsey
and John Pickmonti and seriously in
jured Christopher Shoffsiall. Assistance
has been summoned TO aid in controlling
the fire, which is burning flercely. The
mine is one Of the largest and most
valuable In the anthracite region.
Colonel Dyrenforth, of the Agricul-
tural Department, left Washington yes
terday week with assistants for the in.
terrier Of Texas, where he will expert.
ment in arid districts on the feasibility
of producing rain by exploding bal.
looms charged with oxygen and hydro
gen at considerable heights in the air
Tests will also be made by exploding
dynamite attached to the tails of huge
kites.
i Heavy rains prevailed Tuesday weel
throughout Eastern Kansas and North
i western Missouri. Much damage wal
rdone'to wheat in the shock, which hat
not Been harvested because of previous
rains. The Missouri river was alst
again raised to the food level. A dis
, patch from Atchison says the food ha
carried out several hundred feet Of til,
expensive dykes built by the govern
, ment two years ago for the protection
, OF East Atchison.
The United States grand Jury in Bal
, timore indicted II. f. Bulkely, an cleo
1 ton judge for the last election, for inter
) fering with a United States supervise
in the discharge of his duty. Goyerno
! Jackson has directed Announcement
Whyte to appear for the accused Th
a point involved is as to the right of Fed
: eral supervisors of election TO accom-
+. pany the ballot clerks 10 the yotin
4 booths and watch them mark the ballot
: Of illiterate or disabled voters
I At Tyrone, Kentucky, Tuesday weel
Il James Travis shot, and probably fatal
i wounded John lIatchett, The wivt
!, of the two men had quarreled, and the
II sons had taken up the quarrel. The
e exchanged shots in the morning withoi
J. effect. When the men met al noon
Travis door, Hatchett began shootin
is lTaVls sippeu INSIDE where his son ha
4 a revolver ready. With this he roturne
!; the fire, shooting Hatchettin the bowel
d Travis received slight wound in Il
,r neck.
r The superintendent of immigration
st New York reports that 405,664 INN
i grants arrived at that port during Il
lie past fiscal year, as compared with 32s
re 69l during the previous fiscal year.
r. last years arrivals 1882 came fro
lie Germany, 70,716 from Italy, So, 424 fro