Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16

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The New Hampshire legislature on Sat
urday adjourned until December, 1882.
The Wisconsin senate mas passed the |
Democratic Congressional Apportionment
bill.
-Four Italians in row boat on Millers |
river, at Orange, Massachusetts, on sunday,
were swept over dam and drowned
The number of immigrants landed ut |
the barge Office in New York, Sunday, |
was $3.50, of whom 600 were Italians.
Joseph Hammer, an employee of the
Schlitz brewery in Milwaukee fell into
vat Of boiling water on Saturday and was
scalded to death.
The switchmen in the Burlington yards
in Denver, Col. went on strike on Satnr--
day. Their places were soon filled and
there was no delay in handling freight.
The directors of the Baltimore City Pas
sengcr Railway Company are receiving
estimates for the equipment of their lines
with electricity and other improved motive
power.
Henry Saunders was arrested in New
York Sunday. He was policy writer
in Washington, H. e., and is alleged to
have run away with Ss0Obelonging to poor
white and eolarea people who had won at
policy.
There was SO many funerals in Brooklyn
SUNDAY, as a result of the grippe, that
the hearses Of that city, though all busy
and some doing double duty, We're INSULT
cent and many We're sent over from New
York to meet the emergency.
Ninety-one immigrants, principally
Italians, were last week dcbarrcd from
landing at the barge office, at New York;
Twenty-thrcc Of them, however, escaped
into port and one was released on bonds
furnished by friends.
The Republican League Of the United
States will open in Cincinnati on the list
inst. over LOCO delegates are expected to
be present Among the speakers invited
are Secretary Blaine, ex-Speaker Reed,
Major Mckinley. Cha1ncey NJ. Depew
Senator Allison, General hlgcr and ex-
Governor Foraker.
j. L. s. Brown Il Co., whisky dealers i'll
Louisville, Kentucky, were on Saturday
awarded Sl,l3S insurance against the
American Fire Insurance Company. of
Philadelphia Brown & Co.'S building
was destroyed at the time OF the cyclone,
but they proved that their building was
burning previous to its being swept down
by the wind.
Three boys returning from Sunday
school in Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon
stole q can of giant powder from the
South Side factory They took it TO the
river front and built fire and stood
around TO see the fun. The can exploded
with tremendous force, throwing Michael
q Tooe and Edward Caldwell both about
IL years, many feet and fatally iniuring
them
In Paterson, N. J., on Saturday night,
thieves broke into Martin Sprietsers
stable, in the rear of his shop, procured his
horse and wagon and, loaded it with two
barrels of oysters and large quantity of
cured meats They also took all thcmoney
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ment of the wagon hut did not suspect
burglary. Later in the night the thieves
returned the wagon and horses to the
stable.
Edwin L. Shumway, aged IS years, was
found dead near Wurthlield, Mass, on
| Saturday morning. He had apparently
been dead n hours. but there seemed no
sign Of violence on the body, though there
are indications that he had been poisoned.
| II is believed that he knew the Boston ~
Albany train wreckers and was muir
dered by them to prevent their exposure.
Others think he committed suicide to
avoid arrest.
Three sons of Thomas Mnnce found n
can of glycerine in n fence corner near
their home, six miles west of Washington,
Pa, Sunday. The boys, not understand
ing the dangerous character OF the stuff,
stood the can up in the road and began
throwing stones at it. One rock struck this
can and aterrble explosion followed whicl
could be heard for miles. Two of the boy;
were blown to atoms. The third was badly
bruised and will likely die.
Hugh Mooney, III years Of age was
knocked down and kicked until he was al
most inscnsiblc in New York, ON Sunday
by Joseph Davis, because he refused II
buy beer for Davis. A crowd gathered
and when the cause of the assault wa
made known, clothes line was procured
\ 10, In,
post and would probably have beef
lynched had not a policeman arrived il
, time ia rescue and arrest him, The bo,
! was seriously injured.
A week ago the shoemakers in Buckinp
ham a llecht's factory, at San Francisco
went on strike because the firm introduce
d lasting machine As no settlement coul
! be arranged, three other firms, Cain
! Nickelsbllry & Co., Porter, Slossinger
d Co, and Rosenthal, Fielder q Co., CON
prising the Shoe Manufacturers Associa
ton, on Saturday night declared a lockout
One thousand NEIL women and boys ar
thus out The factories will obtain til
necessary supplies from the east durin
! the lockout.
= The steamship Anglia arrived at Nev
S York on Saturday from Gibraltar, havin
n on board 1853 Storage and two saloon ma,
! sengers of the steamship Utopia, whc
:, was lost off Gibraltar. The Anglia braugl
: the news that T0llftn Engineer Met all {
: the Utopia, who lived in Brooklyn, wa
d lost The two saloon passengers were "
e 4. Colbrun, a broker, and Miss Mntild
!. Sohn. Mr.. Colbrun jumped overheard an
: swan away from the wreck until rescue
/. by boat from the man-ofwar Camper
down.
Senator German of Maryland has d,
clined n reception from the Manhatta
:, Club of New York in recognition of hi
y efforts in the defeat of the Force bill TIL
:, Senator says that while circumstance
: have placed him in position of prom
hence in the contest against the passage a
{ the Force bill, he regarded The victory d
= in no respect a personal one, but us the re
Z suit of most self-sacritcing and patriot
!. effort by members of the Senate He eS
!, pressed himself as indsposed to accer
honors which he felt in no respect be
longed to him personality
News was received at Little Rock oil
Y Saturday evening of terrible fight at
e lumber camp near Reno, Arkansas. I'm
&c drunken fury John Cassidy struck hi
wife with a club, crushing in her skull
William smith, interfering to prevent ful
is ther brutality, was stabbed to the hpaI
(. with dirk knife. Alfred skinner, pwne
d of the lumber camp, came up at TIL
= iuncture and was set upon by Cassid
Il with the same weapon. Skinner receive
= two fatal wounds, but before falling Dire,
= a revolver and shot Cassidy dead. X stra
u shot struck colored woman, inhicting
serious wound