Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-14
IN ERAL.

Edward w. Hallinger, colored, was
sentenced in Jersey City last week to be
hanged on February 10th for the murder
of his wife.
Evidences of slight earthquake tremor
were noted at Rochester, N. Y, yester-
day week.
Recent heavy rains have flooded the
mines in the vicinity of Shamokin, Pa,
and about $500 men were temporarily
thrown out of work.
ST. Louis has withdrawn from the
contest for the Democratic National
Convention, and its citizens committee
has endorsed the claims of Kansas City
for the honor.
The jackson Brewery at San Fran
cisco was seized last week for violations
Of the United States revenue laws, by
which, il is charged, the government
has been defrauded Of SCI 900.
Monday, September 5th, 1898, has
been fixed upon as the date for the
meeting Of the Roman Catholic Con-
gress. The body will meet in Chicago,
and will be in session five days.
Captain 9. B. Flowers of the oyster
schooner Amanda +. Lewis, at Balti-
more, reports having lost by drowning
Edwin Golden and Charles Myers, hands
on his vessel. Golden was Philadel-
phian.
A Chicago dispatch says that stock
company has been organized, with a
capital of $i0,000,000, to establish a
"Monte Carlo" gambling resort on a
small island off the California coast,
about 30 miles from Santa Barbara.
The grand jury at Allentown, Pa,
last week ignored the bill against Willie
kutzler, aged 10 years, who was charged
with involuntary manslaughter in kick
ing Emma Mailman, causing her death,
and recommended that the boy be COM
mitted TO reformatory.
A passenger train on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad was partially wrecked
near Paramount, West Virginia, yester,
day week, by the falling Of pateni
coupler, throwing truck of the baggag,
car off the track. Four tram hand!
and eight passengers were injured, nont
MORALLY.
The legislature of Maryland met las
week and organized by electing Demo
cratic officers. Murray Vandever Of liar
ford county, was chosen speaker of tn,
house and Edward Lloyd of Tai
bot county, president Of the sen
ate. The governors message, which re
latcs wholly to state affairs, was read.
The will Of the late George Pomero,
was sustained before Judge Tulcy, ii
Chicago, last week, after long and bit
ter fight. The estate left by the decease,
is estimated at over 81 100000. The vii
hequeathed all of the estate to the infan
son Of the deceased, Eugene Pomeroy
in trust, but not to be delivered to hin
until of legal age.
The passengers on train on the Ale
gheny Valley railroad, leaving Pitts
burg on Tuesday week, were badl
frightened by man who appeared a
the door Of one of the cars with two re
volvcrs in his hands, and commando
the passengers to hold up their hands.
lie was overpowered, and explaine
that il was Joke. lie was sent to tn
workhouse for 30 days.
! William lIuiftill of Elyria, Ohio, al
rived at Watertown, N. Y, Jan. 81
with his ears frozen and in great di.
tress, having found his way out of til
Adirondack forest, into which he wer
/ three months ago to work on the Adiror
daek d 81. Lawrence railroad. He tell
? a story OF poor accommodations an
! unfair treatment by the contractor
which corroboratcs previous statement
5 by men IN similar circumstances.
meeting of over 5000 citizens {
san Francisco was held in that city, o
J | Tuesday wepk IA tat-p act;, -, H. ,,f,