Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21
IN GENERAL.

Mrs. Harrison was on Tuesday reported to
be in a slightly improved condition.
Senator Vance, who has been seriously
i'll from an attack of paralysis, was re-
ported to be improving yesterday.
Senator Morrill, Of Vermont was on Tues
day able TO attend the sessions of the Senate
for the first time since he was taken i'll
several weeks ago
A man walked into one Of the New York
city hospitals on Sunday and said he was
i'll. Tuesday he developed typhus fever
and was sent to North Brothers Island.
The mutiated body of woman was
found Tuesday on the lake shore at CHI
cago. The legs were cut off below the
knees, and the body was otherwise dis
figured.
An explosion occurred Tuesday night at
Detwilcr x Sons fireworks factory in Green
willie, New Jersey. Two boys were burned
TO death and several other employees were
badly hurt. y
Thea snprene court OF the state Sof
Georgia on Tuesday confirmed the ounsttu-
tionality Of tho law passed by the legisia-
| ture, making the property of railroads
amenable to county taxation.
The body Of Mrs. Catherine Bevier was
found Tuesday III Buffalo, n. Y, tene-
| ment. the skull crushed with an axe, The
woman's husband Peter Bcvier, who is
accused Of the crime, has not yet been
arrested.
During performance in a theatre in
| Mckeesport Pa, Tuesday night, Frank Scar
geant Il rifle expert, shot and probably
| fatally injured his assistant, Frank Fergu-
son, while attempting to shoot an apple
| from his head.
| General H. r. Buffers property in
| Lowell, Massachusetts, was on Tuesday at
lached for $4,000 By the G. +. Jewett
| Publishing Company OF Boston. in a suit
growing out of the printing Of the gem
| erals memoirs.
| A gas explosion took place in Teuton,
| McWilliams 4 CO. i store, in Detroit, Tues
| day, blowing cut the front of the build
ing. breaking the windows of maay stores
| in the vicinity, and iniuring several per-
sons, one probably fatally.
/ A fight occurred on Sunday morning, in
| Starr cornty, Texas, between posse under
Sheriff shelby and baud of Mexican out
laws. Two Of The latter were killed, and
the sheriff and one OF his deputies were
wounded. The officers were forced to re-
treat.
jeremiah Williams, Albert Robinson,
| William Williams and George Davis, all
coorcd, were taken from the jail at In
verness Florida, and lynched by a mob
on Monday night. They were accused of
the murder Of two whites, named Steven
son and Payne.
The Staten Island Dye Works. at West
Newbrighton, consisting of five brick
buildings, were burned Tuesday morn
ing together with l20 cases of goods which
had been dyed and wcrcready to be shipped
to the branches in different cities The loss
will amount to 100000.
All Let and All Do, Cinnamon, were ar
rested at Billings, Mont. on Monday,
charged with the murder of Yum Lee, an
other Ghin.man, on the Crow Reservation
| last October. The latter was found dead
in his cabin on October 18th, with his
head split open and all his money-s9OO-
missing.
| Companys cOlliGry at Wilkcsbarre was
killed by a trip Of mine cars late ON Mon
day night. lie was to have been married
Tuesday morning to Hannah Sullivan.
and the news Of his death was told to his
alfianced as She was putting on her wed
ding dress.
Governor Porter Of Indiana. United
States minister to Italy, had d long confer
! ence with Secretary Blaine at the state
department, Tuesday morning, prepare
tory to his return to his post AZ Rome.
Minister Porter subsequently called on The
President, and he left for New York Tues
: day evening and will sail on Saturday for
| Europe.
| The ll7th anniversary Of the battle of
Lexington was on Tuesday celebrated in
Lexington, Mass. There were salutes and
bell ringing al sunrise, and Boston drum
, corps marched over the route taken by the
British on April 18th, l775. a public meet
ing IN the town hall was addressed by
Curtis Guild Of Boston. The town was
covered with decorations and the day was
universally observed as n holiday.
A circular letter has been issued to tho
mine workers Of the Monongaliela and
longhiogheny river districts, requesting
them To call pit meetings at once and elect
representatives to a convention to be held
a. Mononglhea City, Friday, April 18th.
The following propositions are to be acted
upon: First, are You in favor of organi-
cation? Second, are You in favor OF river
district? Third, are you in favor of dead
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