Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19

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has been settled by compromise.
T. W. Steel shot and killed John Good.
win, in Tuscumbia, Ala, Friday, as the
result Of an old feud, Recently Goodwin
killed Steel's brother.
While attempting to save property from
their burning house in Spades, Ind. on
Friday, Mrs. Leah Fitch and Mrs Knapp
were burned to death.
All the bodies Of the victims of the RIOS.
lin mine explosion in Washington, AZ in
number, have been recovered. 1t is said
that $50 children have been left fatherless
by the explosion.
The Confederate Soldiers Home at the
Hermitage. Nashville, Tenn, was formally
opened on Thursday 1t is located on the
old home of Andrew jackson, and will ae-
commodate l25 veterans.
For attempting to wreck Pennsylvania
railroad passenger train al Spruce creek
tunnel, Pa, William Cornelly was Fri
day sentenced 10 seven years imprison-
ment by the Huntingdon county court.
The paymaster Of the Solyey process
works near Syracuse, N ", was robbed
by masked highwaymen Friday, while
driving from bank to the company's Of
flee The wages of $50 employees were
stolen.
Il. G. Dun & Co. report the business
ldlltlTtS bGtuIIIlb tHTbuSHOut lut country
| during the last seven days as follows: For
| the United States loo and for Canada %, II
| total Of I'D for the corresponding week Of
| last year, 237.
Edward Xehner of Perryville, Allegheny
| county Pa, attempted to kill his wife and
sisterin-law Friday and then shot him
self. The women escaped with bullets in
their arms, but lehner will die. Financial
| reverses had made him insane.
| The Secretary of the Treasury and the
| director of the mint have approved the
| proposition of the managers Of the Worlds
| Columbian Exposition for the special issue
| of S2O,000,000 50cent pieces for use at the
exposition, and bearing designs apprc.
pirate to the occasion. The authority for
such action rests with Congress.
John Henry Smythe, formerly minister
to Liberia, and Mr.. Dulles, of Arkansas
two colored men, were heard by tn,
House committee on appropriations Oh
Friday i'll favor of Il proposition that Con
gress appropriate 100000 for an exhib
| At the Worlds Fair illustrative of til,
praaress OF the colorcd race from 1868 t,
1893.
When Charles Harrington was sent t,
the penitentiary year ago for Carrying
concealed deadly weapons, he vowed ven
geance on Robert Raver who made thu
accusation against HIM. ON Friday Ii
Went 10 Raver's house III Garfield villag,
in the oil regions of Warren county. Pa.
and. while attempting to kick in tn
door, was Shot dead by Raver's son.
George Cato, colorcd and Harry Ange
Of Philadelphia, and Ed. Williams o
Washington county, Pa, inmates Of til
Huntingdon ReIormatory, who were con
yictcd of assault with intent TO kill til
keepers and nf rioting, were Frida
sentenced to the Western Penitentiary
Cato receiving a term OF three years an
five months, and the others two year
each.
A Philadelphia syndicate, rcpresente
by III. s.. Scott, says u Deadwood, s. D., dis
patch, has succeeded in getting 4 bond o
the Miller, O'Brien & Corners group d
tin mines, at Dear Gulch. Mr.. scott say
his syndicate will put mp plant capabl
of treating 500 tons of ore per day an
will, within the next year, expend npwar
of sl,0O0,000 in developing the propert
and in establishing reduction works.
Prominent pottery men in Trenton, say
a dispatch from that city, have nude til
announcement that an English syndicai
had about ompleted arrangements for I'll
purchase Of the Crescent, Enterprise, ella
. Cow, Delaware and Empire potterles {
Trenton. The city is represented b
Drexcl, Morgan II Co. The price is sal
to he nearly $1,000 900. +. a. Magowa
and William Hancock will probably
two OF the principal officers OF the ne
) combination.
Ii is stated on tile authority of Secretal
4 Blaine that Mr. Justice Harlan Of Ii
: United States supreme Court, and Hoi
John Morgan, United States senator fro
\ Alabama, have been selected by the Pres
dent as arbitrator on the part Of Il
United States in the Berng sea arbitr
ton England will now appoint two art
I traitors, and there are three others to
s appointed, one by the King of Swede
: one BY the President Of the Republic
France, and one by the King Of ltal
4 making seven arbitrator in all.