Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

Ex-Judge Theodore w. Barnett, of Illi-
nois died Wednesday in New York city,
aged 81 years.
The South anniversary of the discovery
of san Diego bay, in Southern California,
was celebrated yesterday week.
Frederick II. NJ. Master, cashier of the
New York Dramatic NeiyS, has been ar
rested on Il charge Of appropriating $4,000
of the funds of the paper.
Buffalo capitalists will build a large
tower and observatory at Niagara Falls
for the benefit of sight.scers. 1t will be
$50 feet high, and will be ready by next
spring.
Nicholas STRIFE was robbed of i,4OO
pension money at railroad station in
Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday. The thief
was soon after caught and the money re-
covered.
lriah r. Washburn, President of the
Peoples Bank oil tayerstraw, New York,
dropped dead at the West Shore Railroad
station at Hayerstraw Wednesday while
waiting for train,
BY the premature explosion of charge
of dynamite at Dyer's quarry, near How
ellville, on the Chester Valley railroad, in
Montgomery county, yesterday week, two
worknen We're literally blown to pieces.
The residence Of Samuel Atkinson, near
tfelpup, Kansas, was struck by lightning
Tuesday week, killing Mr., and Mrs. Nd
kinson and two children, one years and
the other months old. The house was
burned.
Three men were killed and three seri-
Ously injured i'll u wreck on the Nandala
line, near GreenvillG, ILL.,, Sept. ~, by an
express train dashlng into 4 hand-car on
which were six section hands, and hurting
it from the track.
The navy department Wednesday issued
proposals for the construction of a 5000.
ton battle ship, with speed OF l6 knots
per hour, and An S,Ol0-t0n armorCd cruiser,
with speed OF % knots an hour The
usual premiums for extra speed will be
allowed.
The last jacket has been placed on the
great l3-inch gun being made at the Wash
ington navy yard, aud the rifle is now
nearly completed. 1t will weigh los, 0UJ
pounds and throw a shot weighing loo
pounds that will penetrate 25f inches of
solid steel.
Chief Inspector Steers of New York,
| thinks he has caught the murderer Of
| Hannah Robinson, the girl who was found
| in Myers lane Glendale, l.. l.. SUNDAY.
| August ID ls1l The suspected man is
| Clarence Amy, who is now i'll jail 1T
| Reading, Pa.
The freight steamer II. NJ. Whitney OF
the Metropolitan line, from Boston for
| New York, with Il large miscellaneous
| cargo, was run into Wednesday and sum,
by II Warren line steamer that had been
| released from quarantine and was going III
| Boston harbor AS far as known no lives
| were lost,
Po-tniaster-gcneral Wanamalicr las
signed n CONTRACT for the new isstle OF
| what will be known as the Columbian
series of postage stamps. The stamp will
| De Of the same height rs the present issue.
but will be twice the width, and the illus
| STATIONS will include various scenes con.
nected with Columbus voyage and dis
coYery. The ncw stamps will be ready
about January LIST.
The militia Of Marion county Florida
has been ordered out to prevent the lynch
ing Of York Ballard, who ON tuesday.
| murdered Charles ShafTer from ambush
| Two years ago the murdered man was tht
principal witness against Ballard for send.
ing scnrrllous letters through the mails
and he was convicted. The prisoner VOWED
he would Kill Shalfer Tor this. He wa.
released one week ago, and promptly full
filled his threat.
The steamer Watertown, which lief
Boston about noon Wednesday for Lynn
took fire before she reached Shirley Gut
and will be a total loss Her passengers
and crew were taken OF BY the tug elias,
and landed at Point Shirley. One of he
passengers, Mrs. Mary Carter, wife of tn
steward, John Carter, jumped, from thu
burning vessel into the water and strucI
her head, presumably on the propeller
She was quickly taken from the water
but died IN a short time. Her husban,
was badly burned about the head, but wa
saved. They are the only persons injured
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