Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-31
IN GEN ERAL.

A row boat was capsized in tho Miss
issippi river, near Canton, Mo-, on SatuI
day, and six Of the eight colored men VIII
were in the boat, were drowned.
Seven buildings on Dunlap's Island
| Mimi, were destroyed by fire on Thurs
day, and Patrick Flaherty was burned b
death. The loss TO property is S25, 900.
| A detective employed as night witch
man in Simmond's stove factory, at Bliss
| vile, Long Island was murdered on Sat
urday night. Strikers are accused of tn,
crime.
Rem Gano, who was to have been sen
fenced to death for the murder of his wife
at Mount Gilead, Ohio, Friday morning
committed suicide in his coil by taking
poison.
a tornado swept over Plat county
Illinois, on Saturday, leveling building.
and destroying many thousands of dollars
worth. Of property. No loss of life is re
ported.
A reduction in freight rates on iron Is
announced by the various railroad lines
at birmingham, Ala, which will make the
average rate about % cents per ton to all
eastern points.
There was a heavy fall of snow, on Sat
lrday, at Omaha, Nebraska. 1t was said
to be the heaviest of the season, and tclc-
graphic communication was completely
cut Off for "A hours.
Cornelius Conneli of Boston was found
dead on Saturday in the house Of Mrs.
Mary Buckley, who was arrested on sus-
picion Of having caused his death. She
says he fell from chair.
During a fight at Paterson, N. j.. on
saturday night, over two girls from a low
dance house, William Farrell was cut
Win q razor and probably fatally injured
by Leo Presietto an Italian.
A battle, in which revolvers were freely
used, occurred on Thursday night at Kent.
Ohio, between n number Of discharged
ERIE switcllmen and the police. Two of the
former were badly wounded.
A telegram from Washington, Ind, on
saturday night, says that German coal
miner I'M lit of drunken jealousy, shot
and Killed his wife while she was nursing
her child, He then blew his brains out.
Mrs Arthur Moore of Huntington
county, Pa, who objected to a drinking
bout which her husband had gone on
Thursday night with several companions,
put strychnine on piece of pie, ale it and
:, Judge Trout of the superior court at San
Francisco, announced Friday that he
would accept bail in the sum OF SIG. 600 for
NJ. b. Curtis (sam'l Of Posen), pendine Ills
new trial for the murder of Policeman
Grant.
The building Of the Omaha Hardware
Company, in Omaha, Neb., was burned
Sunday, causing loss of S2OO,OUO. 1t
IS thought that the fire was the work of
burglars who resorted TO arson to hide
their work.
A dispatch from Peoria, Ill, saws that
certain OF the local distillers who had been
absorbed by the Whisky Trust" and had
subsequently sold their stock and propose
to re-enter the distilling business upon
large scale.
John and Henry Albinger, brothers, of
Mogamore, Ohio quarrelled on Friday over
the division OF property belonging to their
fathers estate, when Henry Shot and fa-
tally wounded his brother and then com
United suicide.
A Pittsburg dispatch says that W. L.
Pert of Kittaning, has fled ut Harrisburg
charges Of acknowledgement and barbar-
Gus treatment of patients against the
officials of the insane asylum at Warren,
Pennsylvania.
J.. J.. Gafford, n young man, shot and
killed Mabel Steubens in a house of had
repute in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, and
then committed suicide. lie wanted the
SiiFl to leave the house and live with him.
She refused.
:, The boiler in the saw mill of Loppert &
Co,,, Fidelity, Miami county, Ohio, ex-
ploded Friday, and William Ioppert. ID.
loent, J. Cassell and Ellwood Elliott were
instantly killed, and Samuel Davis was
Fatally injured.
Andrew Carnegie, who has lust returned
70 his home from California, has an
bounced to his workmen at Homestead,
Pa, his intention of building and present.
ing TO them library, hall and gymnasium.
which will cost 100000.
Ex-united States Senator William Pink
1ey Whyte, in an interview published in
Baltimore Friday, said that the large
majority of the Democratic party are for
Jleyeland, and he opposed the fixing of so
'arly date as May for the Maryland
tate convention, as being too much "like
he Hill movement in New York;
AT Adrian, Mich, Friday, while Mrs.
Henry Lards wife of the turnkey at the |
'ounty jail, was cleaning carpet in one |
u her rooms with gasoline a stove burn
ng that fluid in an adjoining room ex-
'loded. One of Mrs. Lards children was
burned to death, and the mother and |
mother child were probably fatally i'll
ured.
A fire broke out in dwelling in Balti-
more early Friday morning, and Cora
4iyenskey, one Of the inmates was forced
o jump from n third story window, her
lothing being in flames. She is thought
. be fatally injured Her brother Isaac,
ged IL years, was also badly burned, but
he. other inmates of the house escaped
ilthout injury to the roof Of an adjoining
ouse.
August Arndt, target keeper OH the
oledo, Ann Arbor e North Michigan
Dad, at ST. Louis, Michigan, on Thursday
It fire to house in which his wife and
abe, were stopping, Mrs. Arndt having
III home to escape from his brutality.
he inmates of the house escaped, bit
tier in the day Arndt met his wife and
not her IN the shoulder. lie attempted to
Ill his child, but did not succeed and he
Zen shot and killed himself.
Governor Northern Of Georgia, yesterday
'celved letter from THE wild regions Of
oiiee county" saying that Arthur
nartcrman, one Of the most prominent
zen OF Douglas, the county seat, was taken
ON his store, Monday night, by an I'M
nown mob, and three days Of diligent
arch has failed to reveal his place of CON {
alment. IF he is dead his body cannot
} found; il he is alive he is olit Of the
ach OF his friends, and is doubtless held !
II ransom" !
The ship Annie NJ. Stall arrived nj ]
loucester, Massachusetts, Friday, from
'apani, Sicily. The captain reported that
plot was concocted by the cook and stew !
d, both Cinnamon, to murder him and Q
) wife. The cook weakened which so 7
furiated tho steward that he made IN /
tempt to kill the cook, hacking him in i
'rrible manner with a sharp knife. The !
ward, finding that the cook would not {
2 from his wounds, committed suicide q
taking opium, and his body was buried $
sea. 6
a committee of the lower branch of the
no legislature, appointed to investigate n
g charges of bribery against Representa- e
e ii. NJ. Daugherty in connection with >
Q recent senatorial election. arrived in Q
ashington Friday, ard that night took u
nator Sherman's testimony. lie said C
Il all the money he furnished WIS to pay e
: board blls-of those of his friends whotl q
mt To Gniun hug IN aasist Lin, l., -. -. ~