Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-24
IN GENERAL.

l49 to 70, decided to admit women as lay
delegates.
The appraisers in the case of the sus-
pended First National Bank of Kansas
City, Mo-, report the assets at 81 $50 and
the liabilities at $4,000.
I.orenz Brentano, ex-congressman, con-
SUI and editor. who had checkered career
in Europe and this country, died Friday
in Chicago, aged Is years.
Secretary Tracy OH Friday awarded the
contract for building torpedo boat No. 2 to
the Iowa iron works of Dubuque, Ia, the
lowest bidder, at Sill 800.
Charles NJ. Miller, clerk in behring's
book store in Louisville, Ky, is short S25,-
600. He returned $4,000. 1t is said that
he will not be prosecuted.
II. II. Duncan, who, in February, 1889,
killed. the Williamson family of four per-
sons, in San Saba county Texas was last
Friday hanged at Eagle Pass.
John Iurtons Sons, merchants in naval
supplies in New York, made an assign
ment Friday to Charles b. Turton. with
preference of sl0500 to the assignee.
N. D. Thrasher, postmaster Of Edwards
vile. Ala, has been arrested. lie is charged
with corresponding with green goods men
in New York city with view to getting
supply.
Az 10 lNlbltt'i lIOll 1lllllltt
that the Cherokees have given notice that
they will appeal to the Supreme Court Of
the United States from Judge Green's deci-
sion regarding the outlet.
A settler named Westermund, of New
Stockholm. in the northwest territory,
recently became insane because of the
death of his wife, and chopped off the
head of his tllrec-years-old daughter with
an axe.
The hearing of ]. L. Bay charged with
appropriating 500 600 in scrip to offset
ax-state Treasurer Woodruff's indebted
ucss to the state was concluded at Little
iiock. Arkansas, on Thursday night. and
Justice Wilson discharged the defendant.
Proofs Of portrait of Madame Diss
Debar, published in New York paper,
were received i'll Chicago Oh Friday and
number of persons who had seen Miss Vera
Ava, the alleged philanthropist, now in
Cincinnati, unbesitatingly identified it as
that of Miss Ava.
Albert Morea, colored was hanged in
Savannah, Ga, on Friday. Before enter
ing the death cell he handed the reporters
confession. He confessed the killing OF
his first wife in 1850, and his second wife
in April last. Both murders were COM
mitted through Jealousy.
A severe storm broke over Ottawa
Canada, last Friday afternoon. Great
damage was done to trees and shrubbery
The glass roof of the house of commons
was broken by falling cornices. the mem
bers' desks OH the ministerial side were
deluged, and many valuable papers were
destroyed.
A dispatch from Guthrie, Oklahoma,
says thai great clouds of smoke are rising
from the Cherokee strip, and thousands OF
acres are being buried over The cause Of
the fire is moi known, but it is thought
that the boomers have commenced their
raid and are carrying out their threat to
burn the grass Of the entire country.
Colonel Frederick A. Conkling, brother
Of the late Roscoe Conkling, died on Fri
day III New York. He was IS years of age.
Colonel Conkling was at one time state
senator and he was member of the 3Tth
Congress. When the war broke out he
organized the Eighty-fourth Regiment of
New York militia.
An investigation of the accounts of Col
W. A. Couthoy, Boston agent of Chubbs &
Sons, general agents for the Marine In
surance Company of London, has revealed
shortage of about $4,000. II is under
stood that he will not be prosecuted, az his
wife has made transfers of certain prop
erty, which will cover in great part the
deficiency.
A. Branlev, farmer Of Taylor county,
States grand jury for violation Of the
census law. He has mortgaged farm,
and when he received blank from the
census bureau inquiring for particulars,
he wrote Mr.. Porter, requesting that gem
tleman to attend to his own affairs. Bran
ley's arrest followed.
The United States Savings Bank in Kan
sas City, which failed last March and was
reopened July I'd. was again placed in the
hands 0f n nm Er,Au,s
and liabilities have not been made public.
Justice Collins, at Chicago, has decided to
appoint receiver forthe American Mutual
Live Stock Insurance Company. The Off
GERS of the concern have consented to a
dissolution.
James =, Ostrander was, on Thursday
night, removed from the position of treas
urer of the Ulster County Savings lnstitu-
ion, at Kingston, \. u, because he had
is variously estimated at from $4,000 10
$4,000. II is said that Ostrander will turn
over real estate enough to cover the
amount. He had been treasurer of the
savings institution for more than % years.
Joseph Scheide, a tinware manufacturer
in Brooklyn, n. Y, and Portland, Conn,
was arrested Friday, charged by Charles
=. Rouss, who keeps notion store on
Broadway, \. Y, with obtaining $4,000
iiOii4 lilo MN iOA EObua ne ltu HOl ltlT-
nished, by duplicating his bill and making
fraudulent charges. Scheide denies this,
and threatens to sue Rouss for libel and
false Imprisonment He was required to
furnish $1,000 bail for examination.
The Democratic state convention of Ne
braska met in Grand Island on Thursday
week. Judge j. II. Broody was nominated
for justice Of the supreme court, and Il. A.
Brogan and Captain n. +. Heneker for
sa ~ 1a Tel,
iutm declares for "a tariff for revenue,
limited TO the necessities of the govern
ment, economically administered and
for . law establishing reasonable maxi
lnnm freight rates goyerningthe railroads.
Of that state.
The state department has received
formal notice that n band of hostile men
contemplating forciblo invasion of Mex
leo are on the Texas frontier. The in
formation has been transmitted to the war
department and to the governor of Texas.
1t is not clear yet what can be done in the
matter, and If the usual practice is fol-
lowed the revolutionists can be arrested in
Texas only by the aciion OF the district
attorney, when he has reason 10 believe
thst breach of the neutrality laws is
about to be committed.
Governor Buchanan of Tennessee, last
Friday telegraphed Governor Brown of
cltickys THAT ne nuu rcllaDle lnIOrHla-
ton that Kentucky miners were prepar-
ing to release the convicts in the mines at
Priceville, Tenn. He says the same men
have before invaded Tennessee and re-
leased convicts. He asks Governor Brown
to repress this lawlessness. Governor
Brown replied that he would do all in his
power TO prevent the trouble anticipated,
but called Governor Buchanan's attention
to the fact that Kentuckians doing unlaw-
full acts in Tennessee are liable to punish
ment under the laws OF that state.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minis
Ter, has called the attention Of the depart