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

The governor of Virginia Thursday
signed the "Anti-gambling BILL" which
forbids book-malSing or betting on
horse-racing in the state.
The jury in the Delamater case dis
agreed, and discharged Thursday even
ing, at $50 o'clock. They stood nine
for conviction and three for acquittal.
Alexander Novich and William Nara
vach, miners, employed at Green Ridge
colliery at Centralia, Pa, were fatally
burned Thursday by an explosion of gas
The Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution closed its sessions
in Washington last week. Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison was reelected President
for the ensuing year.
Delegates from "a typographical
unions met at Scranton last week and
organized the Pennsylvania Typograph-
ical Union, John Matthews of Philadel-
phia being elected president.
Rev. @. X. Nelson was yesterday week
consecrated bishop of Georgia, in At
lanta. Many bishops and clergymen
from a distance attended. Bishop
Rulison preached the sermon.
A mob at Varney, Lincoln county,
Arkansas, yesterday morning week,
overpowered the jail officials, and shot
and killed George Harris, who was in
custody, charged with murder.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
the United States cruiser Boston, now
at Callao, Peru, to proceed to San Fran
cisco, touching on her way at the prin-
cipal ports of Central America and
Mexico.
The jury in the case Of M. B. Curtis,
the actor, charged with the murder Of
Thursday discharged, being unable TO
agree. They stood ten for conviction
and two for acquittal.
Mrs. Manner, her sister and child, OF
Charlerol, Pa, were badly burned on
Wednesday week by an explosion of
gas, which found its way into the cellar
Of their house from street pipes. The
house was badly wrecked.
During fire in the clothing house OF
Gone Brothers, Lowman d. Bergen in
Baltimore yesterday week, l.. Tolbert, a
fireman, was burned to death and an.
other was seriously injured. The dam.
age by the fire was $4,000.
DR.. W. @. TONNES, well-known ply.
stefan of Chattanooga, Tenn, was horse
whipped in the street Feb. Gath by Mrs
John Vollstadt The woman claimed
that the death of her child had been due
to improper treatment by Townes.
A man registering as "John A. Lane
Philadelphia" shot himself through tho
head at the Atlantic Hotel, in Bridge.
port, Conn, on Wednesday week. The
name is believed to be fictitious, as thu
man had cut out all the marks on his
clothing.
The Rev. ]. NJ. Laird of Gillespie
Mo-, was arrested in East st. Loui5 on
Tuesday week, charged with trying tc
blackmail Frank b. Bowman. He wrote
to Bowman charging him with undue
intimacy with Mrs. Laird, and demand.
ing $1,000.
A parcels post convention between
the United States and the Windward
Islands was signed in Washington yes
terday week by Postmaster-gen Wanna
maker and Sir Julian Pauncefote. 1t i.
similar to the agreements recently made
with the other British colonies.
The Post Publishing Company Of
Pittsburg, Albert ]. Barr, president, ant
james Mills, editcr, defendants in thc
Quay libel suit, were Thursday refused
a new trial and sentence imposed. Tn,
company was fined $500, and Messrs
Barr and Mills $50 and costs each.
An unknown boy, about IS or II
years Of age, was Tuesday night weel
found dead on cinder bank on the
Lehigh Valley railroad, near Rockdale
Pa. lie appears to have gone to sleer
on the bank and was suffocated by the
gases which arose from the fires beneath
A.. J, Cassatt has written n letter tc
Governor Pattison, declining to appeal
at the hearing in the Reading matte
before the Encouragement. Mr.. Cassat
says he is willing to give testimony il
the matter shall be taken into the courts
but he can see no advantage in pre-
liminary hearing.
Governor Pattison Thursday com
muted the death sentence of Andrew
10th, George Rusnok and Michae
Sabai, convicted of murder in Alieghen,
county, to imprisonment for life. Thel
are Hungarians, and participated in {
riot at Braddock, in which AIichae
| Quinn was killed.
William Gibson and Rlibe Marshall
two white convicts at Wetumpka, Ala.
were shot by Arthur Jones, u guard
Thursday while attempting to escape
Gibson was killed and Marshall fatal,
wounded. Three other conyicts assisted
the guard and prevented Gibson anC
Marshall from overpowering him,
The members Of the National Electri
Light Association, in annual session a
Buffalo, went to Niagara Falls yester
day week and inspected the nv
draulic tunnel now in course of con
struction in connection with the plaI
to utilize the power of the falls and TO
the transmission of electrical power.
Emma Williams, colored, aged 9
years, was arraigned in Mobile yestei
day week charged with fatally stabbin
Eleanor Richardson, also colored, abou
II years of age. The women live
together, and We're much attached, bu
Emma's jealousy was excited by Eleanc
going to bail with male acquair
lance.
The total value of the exports frol
the United States during the IL month
which ended January 3lst last wa
S9SS,01S, 053, against 1854, ,901 durin
the preceding IL months. The tota
value OF our imports in the IL month
which ended January 3lst was 1928
1877 ASA, against $S22 ,475, 457 during I'll
IL months preceding.
Notice was received at Carlisle, Pa
Thursday that Mrs. William g. Allison
of Philadelphia, had given $4,000 /
the New Methodist Episcopal Churc
there, which is part Of Dickinson Co
lege, and has been built at u cost {
$4,000. The gift is upon condition
which will be accepted by the trustees
that the edifice shall be named the All
SON Mauoria1 Ghurch