Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-16
IN GENERAL.

Miller Davis was hanged at Centre Point,
Ark, Friday, for the murder of Sheriff
Dollerhide IN October, 1892.
A Powell torpedo, valued at g., 900, which
was lost in Newport harbor while trials
were being made, two years ago, was re-
covered Thursday.
Grippe is epidemic on the coast defence
vessel Monterey, now at Mare Island.
Members OF the crew are daily being taken
to the Navy Hospital.
Walter Cranes, aged IL, shot and killed
William Smith, playmate, at Railway,
n. j., Friday. The BOYS were shooting
at u target with Flobert rifle.
The government expenditures for the
current month have exceeded the receipts
by 81, $50 OOO. Thure has been marked
falling off in the customs receipts.
Mrs. Abbie NJ. Leland, widow OF Major
William w. Leland, Of General Grants
staff. and mothcr-ii-law of JOAQUIN Miller
died at Nyack, n. Y, Thursday night.
Nine Cinnamon, arrested in Michigan
and California for violation Of the Scott
Exclusion act, were Friday placed ou
steaner,at San Francisco, bound for China.
The trustees of the Franklin Fund, in
Boston, have decided 10 erect trade
school, II will be independent of the pub
lie schools. The fund amounts to about
$ilI, 100.
The Denver City Gable Railway Com
pany, in Denver, Col, Friday went into
the hands of receivers. The road was un-
able to ply interest on bonded indebted
ness of S3,jsl,OO1.
Lottie brigham and d. W. Swan, Jr.,
died ut Chicago, Friday, Of injuries re-.
| ceived in the wreck on the Rock Island
railroad ut Eggleston, ILL.,, Wednesday
night. The list OF dead now numbers eight.
Abraham Barker. tt tinker, OF Trappe.
| Montgomery county. Pa, was fatally Slot
| by three highwaymcn near Collegeyille,
| Thursday night, because he refused to give
up his purse. lie was shot twice. The ruff
fans escaped.
PROMINENT Roman Catholic clergymen
| i'll Hartford. Conn. discredit the rumur
that the ban of the church is to he re.
moved from all secret societies except Free
Masons. They say the sole power 70 take
such action is vested IN tho Pope.
During Il severe storm, Thursday night
III coal barges laden, III tow Of igs Van
decook aud Pcars,ll, from New York
bound east, parted lines of Stamford
Conn, and sank IN % feet 81 water. III,
crews had narrow escapes from drowning
Upwards Of slOO,OOO was subscribed at
meeting Df the chamber Of commerce o.
Wheeling. w. Va, last week, 10 purchase
|
city owned by the United States elias
Company About go men viii be en-
plOyed.
A dispatch from Washington states thu
the Cause u the delay IN iiuing the cruise
New YORK for sea alipears 10 DO that som
the gun circles, " tracks upon which
tbs gun carriages are moved are out O
liDe This fault eau bG feiHedied within
week ~ tbs New YORK. Nayy Yard.
John =. kbv. formerly President Of tn
bs'DDd National Bank, New York. wa
held 10 tbJDJD ball FRIDAY for d furlhe
hearing Dn The charge Of mishpplying Ii
Nay, Iss4, Lls funds ~ tho bank. Emo wa
indicted before, bot the indictment WI
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tbs KDyhiumFbt tp " dats from tho bi
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