Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14
James Trego, a farmer Of Ephratah tow

James Trego, a farmer of Ephratah town
shin, Lancaster county, Pa, hanged him
self Thursday.
The strike of the New York PAYERS
ended Friday by the men submitting to
the terms of the contractors.
The treasury department has decided
that Patna rice shall be classified as un-
cleaned rice, dutiable at II cents u pound.
Edward st. Clair Gibbons, manager of
the Shenandoah Opera House, fell down
stairs at his house on Thursday night and
was killed.
Kirk sheppard an insane man at Ches-
ter, attacked his father and mother while
they slept, early Friday morning, and
almost killed them.
The Secretary of the Navy has made the
18th payment of 800 500 to CrampS Co., of
Philadelphia, on account OF the cuustrIc-
ton of the cruiser New York.
Packer Colliery No. 4, one of the largest
in the lower Lehigh region, will start up
in a few days, after an idleness of four
months. This will give employment to
800 men.
Maggie Whitehead, servant girl of
Tamaqua, Pa, died Thursday, after two
weeks suffering from blood poisoning,
from the bite of an insect received while
cutting grass.
A quarrel between two Port Carbon, n.
", boys, William Simpson, aged u years
and George McElrath, aged II years, re.
suited, Thursday, in the latter being
seriously stabbed in the back.
Butknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
has Just secured another 100000 6y con
tributions from friends. This money Will
be aided to the endowment fund, which
now amounts to over 100000.
The acting encouragement Friday
oil ~ ha al
list of judgments aggregatinG Si97, 1867,
rendered i'll the court of claims on Indian
depreciation cases since June list. 1892.
The schooner Theresa. Captain Melvin.
from Miramichi for New York, was thrown
on her beam ends last Sunday week ON
Monday morning the captain was rescued
by passing vessel, but the crew of five
all persisted.
President and Mrs. Harrison arrived at
Loon Lake, in the Adirondacks, Thursday
afternoon Mrs. Harrison was so weak
from the effects of the long Journey by
rull that she had to be carried from the car
to the carriage.
surgeon general Wyman has urged the
Secretary of the Treasury, in view of the
epidemic OF cholera prevailing in the east,
to order the detention of immigrants bag
gage at Ellis Island. New York harbor,
and the construction of steam disinfecting
apparatus LOT llS treatment,
Robert Lincoln o. 5ren Of the reporters
stan of the Boston TidnmT9Bi, has been
appointed as private secretary to -Presi-
dent Cleveland, and will at once enter upon
the performance of his duties, at GRAY
Gables, Buzzard's Bay. He was graduated
from Harvard University in 1891 with high
honOrS
The British steam schooner Eliza Ed
wards was seized by customs officers of
Point Iona, san Diego. Cal. Thursday
II IS alleged that the schooner which
cleared from Vancouver June I'D, is en-.
gagged in smuggling opium and Chinese,
but no systematic search Of her hold has
yet been made.
The state Democratic committee an
pointed by the syracuse convention, met
at their headquarters Friday in secret
executive session, Charles = Fairchld
presided. The question OF making the or
ganization permanent one throughout
The campaign was discussed, and il was
finally decided TO continue ii.
Edward Mcdonald, WHO is thought TO
be Of unsonnd mind, entered the office of
Judge Clute in Albany Friday and de-
manded that he should sign d note for
5000 pom the Judge refusing Nc
Donald attempted to draw revolver. A
desperate struggle ensued before Nc
Donald was finally overpuwered.
f.N-s>ecretary Blame has sent letter of
generalization to Secretary of State Eos
ter, in which he says II ought sooner
have written Won n word of generalization
on your appointment as Secretary of State,
which ] most heartily do now am verv
glad yo, are appointed Iou will he able
70 do better service than any man new to
the department.
TheEun boat Bennington, now at Monte
vldeu. ruguay. was Thursday ordered to
set sail for lalos, Spain, to participate in
the Columbian celebration next month.
The cruiser Newark will sail for Cudi2,
Spain, on the 18th inst, and take part in
the celebration. The vessel draws too
much water Ia enter the harbor of Palos,
but she Will anchor outside
The trouble AZ Jacksonville, Fla, with
the negroes eliminated late Wednesday
week in the accidental shooting of Private
Stout and the woundng of cOored man.
Neither is seriously hurt. The military
now patro! the principal streets of the
town, and the arrest of some 40 colored
men, charged with carving concealed
weapons, has had "A salutary effect.
The supreme court of Tennessee Thurs.
day rendered decision confirming the
Judgment of murder against Colonel II,
clay King, prominent Memphis lawyer,
who shot and killed ID. Y. Posten, another
leading member of the Memphis Bar. Tho
killing grew out of sensational case in
court between the widow Of General Pillow
and Colonel King, Posten representing
Mrs. Pillow. The court held that insanity
was not proven and self,defcnce not sus-
tanned. King was sentenced to be hanged
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