Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-31
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IN GENERAL.
Daniel Stephenson and Louis Nelson
were burned to death on Tuesday in their
cabin near Crystal Falls, Mich.
Twenty-eight buildings in the business
portion of Alto, Texas, were burned yes
terday week. The loss will amount to
100000
Rollin White. who claimed to be the in
ventor of the Smith & Wcsson revolver,
died at Lowell, Mass, on Tuesday week.
He was 20 years old.
Reuben Handeman, road foreman of the
North Mahanoy colliery, near Mahanoy
City, was killed yesterday week by being
run over by small mine locomotive.
The bodies of two men and boy have
been found in the BERNARD river, near
Bragora, Texas, and it is supposed they
were murdered by Mexican guide,
Three skeletons were found on Tuesday
in an old lead mine shaft, near Dubuque,
Iowa, and are supposed to be those of
three men who disappeared 30 years ago.
Sir George Baden-Powell, NJ. p, the
British commissioner in the Bering Sea
matter, sailed for Liverpool from New
York Yesterday week in the steamer City of
New York.
The German steamer Wilhelm Oellsner.
from Hamburg for Halifax, went ashore
yesterday week at the entrance to the
harbor of Halifax She was subsequently
hauled OF by tugs.
The Labrador. the first of the sealing
fleet to return, has arrived at st. Johns,
Newfoundland, with 1880 skins. She re-
ports othef vessels as having secured a
total of 1000 skins.
The British warship Blake, the new
flagship of the North American and West
India Station, arrived at Bermuda yestcr-
day week. She is the most powerful
man-of-war ever on that station
John Beck, aged Is years Of Shenan-
doah, was killed yesterday week by being
dragged by mule. He had been riding
the animal and was thrown, when his foot
caught in the harness, and the mule ran
away.
DR.. Scudder was again indicted, in Chi
cago yesterday week for the murder of his
mother-in-law, and it is thought the prose
cution has discovered new and important
evidence, which has not yet been made
public.
Paul Romare vice president of the At
lanta, Ga, National Bank, and five MEM
bers Of his family were poisoned last week
by arsenic placed in their coffee. II is
supposed the crime was committed by
discharged servant. All will recover.
a freight train of the Illinois Central
railroad crashed through passenger train
of the Ohio n Mississippi road, AT the
crossing at Odin, Illinois, ON Tuesday
week. The II passengers who were in the
day coach were all injured, but none
| fatally.
The Standard Oil Company of New Jcr-
sey has filed new certificate with the
| secretary of state, ut Trenton, in which
the words "of New Jersey are dropped
from the title Of the corporation. and the
| capital is increased from S30Do,00o to
SlOW0,000
Mrs. Margaret Shepherd, young mar
ried woman OF Pcterboro, Ontario, com
mitted suicide on Tuesday week by swal-
lowing II quantity of carbolic acid. She
attempted to poison her little boy with the
acid, but was prevented by her husband.
Daring the struggle between the husband
and wife, the child's face was terribly
burned by some of the carbolic acid.
Captain IL. II. Williams Of the Ameri-
can ship Frederick Billings, was charged
| in San Francisco last week with cruelty at
sea Three seamen testified that in Feb
/ rnary last five men were lost of The yards
of the Ship, and, although the sea WAS
calm in few minutes after the men went
4 into the sea, the captain made no attempt
TO save them.
The commission appointed TO consider
Ice Camp, Confederate Veterans, of Rich
l
| resolution inviting the members of the
Grand Army Of the Republic during
their National Encampment at Washing
ton, to visit Richmond, assuring them of u
hearty welcome on the part of the people
generally and Confederate soldiers espcci-
ally
Anthony Gould was convicted at Utica
y. Y. Thursday, of aiding and abetting in
abstracting $1,000 from Albany City
National Bank. A new trial will be asked
on writ OF error Anthony Gould is the
third person convicted for the robbery Of
the bank funds. George L. Whitney
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
seven years, William Gould was convicted
and sentenced u six years. There are two
n similar offence.
a telegram from Pottsville SAYS that
orders wcreissued yesterday week from the
office OF the general manager OF the Phila-
dclphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany, IN that city, to close all of the com
pany's collieries from Thursday night
until Monday morning, Two collieries,
however, are eNcmpte, from the rule
lirookside, at Tower City, and Lincoln,
near fremont. The only cause given is
the stagnation of the coal trade and the
consequent necessity Of curtailing the pro-
dGCtion.
Frank Amoroso, reported TO have been
lynchcd by masked men in Logan county,
w. Va, about 10 days ago, returned 10
Pittsburg on sunday He was foreman of
gang of railroad laborers. lie can give no
reasons for his Entertainment, except tina,
he objected to the storekeepers prices. lie
was taken to the mountains, ordered Ia
wade across stream, stripped of his
: clothes. horsewhipped and fired at, but cs
capped unwoundcd. AMBROSE is an Italian
subject, and says he will bring the matter
TO the attention of the Italian consul.
AS the outcome of a dispute over tht
right of a certain firm TO dredgc oysters III
Pocomoke Sound. Virginia, battle ne
, cured Tuesday week between boats con
| tanning rangier Island oystcrmcn on ono
4 side and the Virginia oyster police boa
and the fleet OF .dredgers on the other
The police boat finally drove of the island
ers by firing yolley after volley OF crap,
shot into their boats. The fire was re
/ turned, however, and Captain Thomas d
Dcis of one OF the dredging boats, wa
: killed. After the battle was over an order
!. from tho Board of the Chesapeake arrived
r ordering the drcdgers to take up the oys
tiers in the disputed ground.
/, Sick Headache? Beechams Pills will re