Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-09
IN q EN- ERAL.

at flllSDurE wednesday ny tHt explosion OF
a lamp, which he tried 10 ill without ex.
tinguishing the light.
The United States steamer Michigan has
arrived at Chicago. and will at once enter
ON the work of surveying the water front
of the Worlds Fair grounds.
Nineteen persons nj Little Rock Arkan-
sas were poisoned Tuesday week by some
substance placed in their food and some
of them are in critical condition.
Six cases Of smallpox recently at Pitts
burg, three from thickly populated lo-
cality, have given rise to the apprehension
that the disease may become epidemic.
The University of New York last week
purchased a site of 20 acres at 200th street
Tor $4,000. Most of the money has been
subscribed AN option covers 70 acres adj
joining.
The collector of customs at San Fran
cisco Wednesday reported the seizure Of
large quantity Of struggled opium which
was imported from China on the steam
ship Pueblo.
Judge Dugro at Montreal, has decided
that the Dominion law against lotteries is
sound, and the crusade begun by the
Quebec government against these concerns
will be pushed.
George Bradshaw, son of a prominent
resident Of Wichita, died Tuesday week
IL is alleged, from the effects of the treat
ment given in an institute" for the cure
OF drunkenness.
The trial Of ex-Keeper Buck of the DAN
nemora prison, charged at Utica, N. Y,
with permitting OBrien, the "bunco
steerer," TO escape terminated Thursday,
Buck being convicted OF felony.
The rear car of u Delaware Il Hudson
train was derailed near Hydeville, VT,
Thursday afternoon. Conductor Wood
and 10 or 20 passengers were injured, the
conductor, it was feared, mortally.
An unknown man was found dead in
Homestead, Pa, Thursday, having appnr-
emily committed suicide. On his person
was 4 German passport in name OF VIII
helm Blame, gentleman of Crampe, County
Cublitz, Germany.
Work was resumed yesterday week
in the oxford Iron and Nail Company's
work Mt Oxford, N j., after All idleness
of six months. The puddlers have prom
iSed to make six heats. Some of the strik-
ers threaten to interfere.
The total numerical strength of the
| United Presbyterian Church. as shown in
a report to the General Assembly at Allie
| gheny, is lO9,0lS, net gain of 1888. The
assembly adjourned last night week to
meet in 1893 at Mammoth, III.
| Edward w. IIalingcr was to have been
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murder Of Mary Peterson, but an order
from the United States district court for
Hallinger's production for hearing on
June both acted as a stay of execution.
Clarence G. Wilson of Burlington, Iowa,
superintendent of the Iowa lines of the
Chicago Burlington & Quincy road, was
washed from the railroad track at Dudley,
Wapcllo county, On Wednesday week. BY
a sudden wave in Des Moines river, and
was drowned.
Polly Mcdonald, dancing girl and
soubrctte of the Lester and Williams Com
pany, was fatally burned carly yesterday
week i'll her room in Il hotel at Provi-
dence, X. !. Her night dress caught fire
from match, and She was unable 10 ex-
tinguish the flames.
Joseph richon, aged years aud Cassi-
mer Tichon, aged 10, climbed tree ut
scranton ON Thursday to rob u birds nest
While they We're in the tree lightning
struck il and Joe was Killed, tassimer was
stunned, his clothes caught fire, and he
was burned SO badly that lie will die.
The Tooth anniversary of the admission
of Kentucky into the Union was celebrated
at Lexington yesterday week. PHILADELPHIA
committees made the formal presentation
OF the paintings of independence Hall.
Carpenters Hall and Congress Hall, which
We're accepted by Governor Brown on be-
half of the state
Captain W. schley, United States navy,
lighthouse Inspector ~ New York, Thurs
day laid the submarine cable connectlug
The dynamo station on Sandy Hook with
the new electric lighted turning buoy on
Southwest spit. The buoy will first rrgtl
larly display its red ineandescent light on
the night OF June 10Th.
l'y the slipping Of rope two painter.
We're Thursday thrown from Il plank a
the firth story Of a building in Clcvclant
To the sidewalk. Of the two Charlie
Stady was Instantly killed and Georg,
Edwards was fatally injured. a thirt
workman caught hold OF the rope anc
held Oh until he was rescued.
The mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, signef
an ordinance liking u license fee On gam
bling houses, and providing that all gam
bling shall be run openly and not behint
closed doors. The ordinance Is Il direct
violation OF the state statute which became
/ flaw ionir. years ago, and which closed all
the gambling houses in Omaha.
Ex-senator James $. Rutan at Harris
burg last week swore out an information
, against ex-State Treasurer Boyer, ia whcl
he charges tile latter with having receiyet
, .ll, 900 for placing $500, 900 state funds il
the Allegheny National Bank, and likt
benefits from the Beaver Fails SAVING
Bank and tue Enterprise Bank of Allie
gheny.
A dispatch from Parkersburg, Yves
Virginia, says that smallpox is raging il
/ tho Ohio Valley, between the Big mn,
Little kanawha rivers Pomcroy, Ohio
Mason City, l.ctart and other West Nir
= Gihia towns are quarantmed, and nearl,
every town i'll the valley has taken striii
gent measures 50 prevent the spread of til
!, scourge.
/, The boiler III the engine room Of TAI
r bark mill at Andersonville, in Buckiup
: nam county, Va, exploded ON Wcdnesda
: week, instantly killing Henry Fine,
> Justin Booker, colored, had one leg broke
!. off and will die. Jim Eradley. colnred
i was bodily scalded. james l'earce I'M
9 James Morgan were seriously injured b
!. lying fragments. Two others, colorc
\ boys were slightly hurt.
The litigation between the city Of C,loye
Il land and her two gas companies has bee
II compromised, the city agreeing 10 Il rate 4
i ~ cents a thousand, and the companies I
e pay mo the city treasury 81 per cent o
:. their gross receipts for gas, and to paw n
i the expenses Of litigation. The saving /
~ the people will be about $4,000. and /
4 the city about 100000, aside from ihe 10,
. centase, which will amount 10 slbO1
= more
o A "high.binder" war broke ont in IA
] Chinese quarter Of Sacramento. Cal. .bu,i
D, iloclock Tuesday night week, the contcne
/. ing parties shooting from houses on 1il
lcreht sides oil u street in which an clcctri
y car was passing. The bullets whistle
D. through the car and there was a sinn,n,d
among the passengers. As d result of III
e tusilade, two Cinnamon were killed and ,
number of others were wounded. Severn
arrests were made.
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