Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16

IN GENER1L.
Mrs. klbrecht, aged 20 years, was run
over and killed Wednesday by an electric
car at Newark. n. j.
John i. Royster, coorei was hanged at
suffolk, Va, Thursday, for the murder Of
John T.. Epps in July, ls9l.
Charles W. Gardner, who was DR.. Park
hursts lieutenant, was convicted in New
York, last night week, Of extortiun.
Bedford, suGurb Of Cleveland, o., was
inundated yesterday week by Hood in the
Cnyahoga river, caused By an ice gorge.
Colonel Thomas Crimson was Thursday
reported tn he lying at the point of death
from blood poisoning, at West Chester, IA.
Frank Hirh, aged -, wel.known
Anarchist and labor agitator, committed
suicide in Detroit Wednesday by taking
morphine.
:. The boiler of a locomotive exploded at
Tyler, Tex. on Wednesday morning kill
ing Julius Raspberry, fireman and fatally
inJurins bartholomew Wheeler, engineer.
Clue Poy, aged 10 years committed
suicide in New York Wednesday by taking
Paris green. . This is said TO be the first
case in that city of suicide by Il China
man.
At Columbus, Wednesday, superinten-
dent Gibson of the Big Four railroad, dis
charged 60 switchmen, who went on strike
on Tuesday week for extra pay for over
work.
The new round house of the Central
Iowa Railway Company, in Keithsburg,
Ill, together with six locomotives and
several stores, was burned Feb. sth. Loss,
$4,000.
Two stock trains were wrecked by col
lision on the Burlington road. near Oscc.
ola, Ia, on Wednesday. Eight persons
were injured and many of the cattle were
killed or crippled
Notice was given Thursday by the gen
eral manager of the East Tennessee system
that all the members Of the Order of Rail
road Telesraphers must leave the order or
lose their positions.
Jane Kelly, cook. was overcome by
smoke and killed; Della Alexander was
fatally and two men seriously injured at a
tire in Coles Hotel, ut Providence, X. L.,
on Wednesday night.
A gasolene stove exploded in the dyeing
establishment of Edward Whiteholise in
Pittsburg, Thursday, wrecking the build
ing and fatally burning Whitehouse and
his daughter, Emma.
The President yesterday week sent to the
Senate the appointment of Henry c. kress
of Wisconsin, To be consul at Cork, and
that of Josiah II. Stone of Massachusetts,,
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Charles W. Short, land owner Of Gin
cinnati, o., made an assignment Wednes-
day, owing 500, OUO His assets anlOunt to
$4,000 but are said to be in such shape
that lie cannot realize upon them.
\ dispatch from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
says that the crew Of the brig Edith
ashore near Lawrencetown, have been res
cued. They were hauled ashore ON n rope
through icy water. The vessel is a com
plete wreck.
A fire occurred at Chapel Cove Fishing
Station. Newfoundland, on Wednesday.
While Patrick sullivan was endeavoring
to rescue his II children from the burning
dwelling lie persisted in the flames together
with four of his children.
1t is stated from st. Louis that the report
of the selection of Mgr. O'Lonneil, rector
of the American College at Rome, to be
coadjutor to the archbishop of st. Louis,
is confirmed by a statement made by
Bishop Chatard Of NinCennrs, to mem
Der Of his household
Judge Andrews, III New York, last week
granted an attachment against property of
Robert 5. Spencer Charles spencer Il Cod
wooden dealer Of Germantown, Pa, in
favor OF Charles }. Webb d Co, for
So 2j3 Is, for merchandise sold between
January Isl, 1892 and January 18th, 1888
II was aunOunCedin New Haven WelneS-
day that plan for uniting The New York,
New Haven Il Hartford and Old Colony
railroads had been agreed upon by repre-.
sentatives OF these companies, and That
this plan will soon be submitted TO the
board of directors OF the former company.
The Secretary of the Treasury has hcen
notified that the American flag will he
formally raised upon the lnman steamers
New York and Paris, at New York, on
Washington's birthday, February 22d. The
event will be celebrated with great pOmp.
Many distinguished people have received
invitations To be present
Charles Durand, lawyer in Toronto.
Ont, has addressed an open letter to the
minister of militia, in which, after reciting
many ''wautOn and wicked acts III
Canada of which the United States has
been guilty, calls upon the minister to arm
and drill u large force of militia to be
ready for emergencies
The secretary Of the Navy Thursday APP
proved the findings in regard to the distri-
hutton Of the CHILEAN award for the
families of those killed and f0rthe injured
in the Valparaiso riot of October 10Th,
lsHl, The awards range from $1,000
each, IN the cases of the families Of the
twp men killed, down to $3.50, in the case
of some Of those slightly injured.
The jury in the case of Asa Potter, ex-
president Of the broken Maverick National
Bank. ut Boston, Thursday returned YER
nlents charging him with false certilica-
ton OF checks. Counsel for MIR. Potter was
given until March 18th TO file exceptions,
and the government will have until April
LIST To Tile corrections Of the exceptions.
a telegram from Paris, Texas, says that
the body of Will Butler, cOlorcd has been
found hanging to limb and ridlled with
bullets oil Hickory Creek, five miles south
east Of the city. Butler wa, Stepson of
Henry smith, who was Cremated alive ON
February LIST, and made himself notori
ous during the search for smith by claim
mg 10 know his whereabouts and not
diyUlging it,"
\ freight car containing valuable inn
ported silks and silver goods under bond
from New York to It. louis was found
on its arrival at Celumbas o., Thursday
morning to have been robbed The custom
house seal had been broken. 1t is thought
that the robbers entered the car at Polas-
kola, where the train stopped for water,
aud that the goods were thrown out be-
tween that point aud Columbus.
Beecham's Pills sell well because they
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