Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07
RECORD
IMPORTANT EVENTS
1891.
JANUARY.

Thursday, Jan 1-Temperature 30, 40
"A r., 90 deg. The New Year ushered in with
fnclemerit weather.
Friday, Jan. 2-Temperature A, 50, 50,
Saturday, Jan. 3-Temperature 27, 80,
4 % 3S deg. Clear.
Sunday. Jan. 4-Temperaturc IS, Ii, 30,
( % deg. rFair.
Monday, Jan. 5-Temperature 49, %, %,
81 deg. Clear. The Democratic legislative
caucus al Dover selected John P. Donahoe
Tor Speaker Of the Senate; William l..
I 8irman for Speaker of the House, and
iEdward s. Hearn and Frank M. Dunn as
the respective clerks.
Tuesday, Jan. 6-Temperature IS, "a, 80,
y ~ deg. Fair. Organization of the Gem
f,ral Assembly. Governor Biggs last ad-
Wednesday, Jan. 7-Temperature IS, 25,
~, 81 deg. Cloudy.
Thursday, Jan. s-Temperature IA, 49,
"a Al deg: Fair. Sudden death in this
nual messing Of the Bel Delaware e'i Railroad DAD
4 4stockholders at Dover.
Friday Jan. 9--Temperature 16, "a, AZ,
VT al threatening.
H. 10y, Jan. 10-Temperature II, "a,
N TTvoy: Stormy. Launch at the Har-
goldron Propeller Norfolk, 6ui Hyf for
IL everfolk & Washington Steamboat
ss, this'y; Jan. 11rm;Temperature 50, q, 40,
NIei, hui Rainy Thunder and lightning in
secon ening. The lightning did much
,allots v to local electrical circuits.
;acss exaay, Jan. Temperature ST. 40,
ment Of leg. Fair. Annual meeting in this
saraSlS the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
s @.n ore railroad stockholders.
ononuaday, Jan. 13-Temperature 49, IS,
came w deg. Clear. The United States
Acco jury ignored bills against Franklin
meet elton and Francis p. Kane for illegal
+, iawfpldge Pierce officially placed al s47, 95i .
~ NJ Death OF New Castle County Treasurer
~ ard Haman at his home, near Stanton
.pon ednesday, Jan; 14-Temperature n
70 ex4, A deg Fair. The Levy Court elected
were M. Carswell as county treasurer.
the thursday, Jan. 15-Temperature 20, SO
used 80 deg. Fair.
staturiday, Jan. 16-Temperature 81, So, 80
ths leg. Cloudy.
Wv wa. sss5u5T d.a Ian 17,Temperature 81, SO
Tiunday, Jan. 1s-Temperature q, 80 3s
nseSdonday, Jan. 19-Temperature 16. o.
49, 36 deg. Fair. The Democratic legis
i've caucus selected Wilbur II. Burnt,
gler State auditor.
latiTuesday. Jan. 20-Temperature 90, S5
ele 4S deg; Threatening. Governor-elec
he.obert ]. Reynolds inaugurated at Dover
wednesday, Jan. 2l-Temperature q
%, az, "A deg. Cloudy. The Legislator
enornally elected State Treasurer Burnt
cand State Auditor Dulaney.
pc Thursday, Jan. 22-Temperature 81, sc
wed, 81 deg. Cloudy.
pl Friday, Jan. 2S-Temperature &c, 49, 49
is9 deg. Fair. Death, near Smyrna, o
s,ieorge W. Cummins, aged 80 years
Saturday, Jan. 24-Temperature "a. IS
s4s, Of deg. Cloudy. Death of j. Harri
ce5latts deputy clerk of the United State
sdistrict court, in this city.
sunday, Jan. 25-Temperature "a, So, IS
W deg. stormy. A snow and rain storr
did much damage throughout the Stat,
The State Senate remained in Sunday Sc
sion.
Monday, Jan. 26-Temperature 49, 8.
AZ, A deg. Threatening.
Tuesday, Jan. 27-Temperature 10. 3
az, "A deg. Fair. The New Castle Count
Five Commissioners bill passed the Hous
wednesday, Jan. 2S-Temperature %, 4
81, 40 deg Cloudy. James Thorough
: good, .colored, was lodged in Dover Jail Il
an alleged criminal assault upon Louis
Huntingdon,
Thursday, Jan. 2o-Temperature 80. A
%, 90 deg, Rainy. Police Officer Charl,
W, Schultz shot by two supposed burglal
at II. 40 a. m. in the Ninth ward.
FRIDAY, Jan. 30-Temperature a. 46, 5
81 deg. Cloudy. Death of Officer Schulz
at the Delaware Hospital.
Saturday, Jan. 3l-Temperature 80, A
AZ, AZ deg. Fair. Clara Chambers, e
ored, a victim of unrequited love cor
mitted suicide by jumping from Shipl,
street wharf into the Christiana creek.