Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
IN GENERAL.

Supreme Court Justice Leon Albeit of
New Jersey, died Sunday at Jersey City,
aged 80 years.
Fierce forest fires are raging in several
parts of New Hampshire. One of them
has destroyed several trestles on the Kill
kenny railroad.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Garwood steel works, at Plaintield, n. j.
The company lost $500, 600 experimenting
with new process.
George Bagnell, aged II years, and his
grandson, Melville f. Bagnell, aged
years, were found drowned in Great South
pond, Plymouth, Mass, Sunday.
Frank Amer, aged 81, died at Mauch
Chunk, Pa, Saturday, of CHAMBERS. con-
tracted, it is supposed, from the horses in
the stable in which he was employed.
The Hydraulic Press Brick Company of
st. Louis has notified its employees and
officers of 10 per cent reduction in sal
aries and wages beginning August 18th.
According to a statement sent from
Washington, 200 national banks have
closed their doors since January LIST, as
against less than 80 during the same period
last year.
e. h. Smith, special agent of the Agri-
cultural Department, has reached the con-
| clusion, after experimenting, that peach
| yeliows cannot be prevented or cured by
| fertilization of the soil.
Ben Leyinson, wholesale liquor dealer
| of Little Rock, Ark, was shot and killed,
| Saturday evening, by Daniel Laser, who
| claimed that Levinson had made improper
proposals 10 his sister.
During fight over game of cards in
Plain City, o., Saturday night Frank Will
son attempted to act as peacemaker, and
was shot and killed by Emerley Fitz-
patrick, one OF the fighters.
By the oyerturning of a locomotive
which had left the rails at Cleveland, o.,
on Saturday, John II. Hines, the engineer,
was killed, his body being crushed and
burned in shocking manner.
The covers on the Russian exhibits at the
Worlds Fair have been removed, assur
4 ances having been given the exhibitors
that the offending customs inspectors will
be dealt with in manner satisfactory tc
them.
The temperature at Fort Mckinney
Buffalo, Wyo., for some days has been IL;
in the shade. Not drop Of rain has
fallen for nine weeks, and the range i:
completely destroyed, Buffalo is sur
FOUNDED by forest fires.
While contractors were blasting rock al
122d street and Fourth avenue, New York
Saturday afternoon, an explosion sent 6
two-ton mass Of rock into the side wall o.
81 East 122d streets. killing two persons ant
injuring five others, two perhaps MORALLY
The Big Four road will, it is said, with
draw from the Central Traffic Association
in few days. This will, in all proba
bility precipitate the adjustment of tina
association, which was organized in 1887
and is now composed of ~ or more leading
lines.
Ella E. Connolly, aged IL years, was
| foil an Hal nathan NTra Az
nelly, seriously burned, at their home il
Pittsburg Saturday. Ella was burning
rubbish on the lawn, aud her clothe
caught IRE. Mrs. Connolly ran to he
assistance.
William Segan was taken to the hospita
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, with fatal pistol sho
wound in his head. He cannot, or at leas
will not, tell who shot him, but one of hi
companions says it was the officer who ar
rested him for breaking the windows in
dwelling in Wyoming
IA fire broke out in the stable of Jone
& South, in Hagerstown, Nd, Suuda,
morning. Their wholesale house was de
stroyed, together with the adjoining house
OF John Emmert and DIR. ]. s. Wishard
The total loss is about Sl25.O00, of whicl
Jones and South lost 100000.
Governor Markham of California has an
pointed George @. Perkins as the success 0
OF Senator Stanford. Perkins is an ex
governor of California and has filled man
State offices. He is a strong Republican
He is friendly to the Southern Pacific an
will not vote against monopoly or corpora
tions,
Charles w, Depauw and the New Alban,
Rail Mill Company of New Albany, Ind
made an assignment on Saturday. Tn
, cause of the failure was the assignment O
the Premier Steel Works in Indianapolis
several months ago, of which Charles w
Depauw held G, 450 shares. The liabilitie
are not stated, but the assets, it is stated
are valued at over 81 100000.
A dispatch from San Francisco says tina
J Bishop Nichols of the Episcopal Church
has received letter from George w
Childs, offering to defray the expenses o
} erecting a monument near Point Reye;
the place where Sir Francis brakes char
lail read the Episcopal service in 1870.
! is understood the monument will take tn
form of memorial chapel.
! The Jail in Memphis, Tenn, was broke
into BY mob, Saturday night, and lie
Walker. colored, 70 years old, was take
: ont and hanged to telegraph pole. Aftel
, ward his body was cremated. He mad
four attempts TO commit rape within
: week. two beng successful, one victir
} being colored girl years and 6 month
old and the other married woman of hi
own color.
Colonel j. +. w. Hughes of the Thir
} Regiment, National Guard of Kansas, is /
be tried by court-martial for disobedienc
: Of orders. During the troubles at Topek;
: Governor Lewelling ordered Colont
Q Hughes to eject the Republican member
: from the Hall of Representatives, whic
; he refused to do. AS the present office
E OF the militia are Populists, it is believe