Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-05
~ GENERAL.

At Amsterdam, New York, Friday night,
Nicholas Maggie made statement to the
police that nearly IL years ago he muir
hered his wife near Perth Amboy. n. j..
and his infant child in Brooklyn. Nasle's
story is confirmed.
For the first time since the death of
Associate Justice Lamar, in January. 1888,
the Supreme Court of the United States
convened Monday with full member
shin on the bench. But few of the cases
decided were of general interest or i'm
portance.
News has reached San Francisco that
Captain o. G. Hanson. known best as the
Flying Dutchman, daring seal poacher.
and the crew of the schooner Emma have
been captured by the Russian authorities
and are in prison at Vladiyostock. The
schooner has been contiscated.
The sealing steamer Newfoundland fled
from st. Johns Monday morning to
escape prosecution for taking seals before
March 18th and on Sundays. She did not
enter or clear at the custom house. and is
liable to penalty of 81, coo forthis offence.
She sailed for Halifax, where she belongs
At the Indian Head proving grounds
Monday 6,inch curved plate Of Harvey
lied nickel steel, representing the barbette
protection of the hattleship Massachusetts
and typical OF 1850 tons TO be delivered
with G-imch shells, with view to accept
ing the lot. The trial was satisfactory.
a body found in the Delaware river, off
| GeFmafiia Park, Sunday, was identified
AS that of Charles CAM, who disappeared
| from.the park on January 18th. Three
weeks ago the body of murdered man
| was found.in a stream near Biackwood,
| and ii Was also identified as that of CAM
and was buried US such.
| The captain and crew OF the British
schooner Pearl have been brought to Bal
timore by the steamship Allegheny, from
| Savannah, which picked them up from the
sinking schooner on Friday. The Pearl,
which sprung u leak on March 25ih,
belonged TO Windsor. y. s., and was
loaded with salt, for Vineyard Haven, fol-
orders.
/ Suit for S225, 900 damages was begun on
Saturday in the Federal courts at Indian
apolis against the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany by the Louisville Trust Company
The plaintiff represents the relatives ui
nine men who were killed in the bridge
accident at Louisville. December 18th last.
Faulty and negligent construction i:
alleged to have been the cause of thu
accident.
THE Secretary OF the Navy has ordered
0ourt-martial to try Captain Edwin n
Sheperd, commanding the apprentice re
celving ship Minnesota, at New York. OF
charges Of conduct to the prejudice of goo,
order and discipline and violation Of
lawful regulation issued by the Secretar,
of the Navy. Captain Sheperd severed,
criticised Captain +. NJ. Bunce. his su
perior officer, in an official letter.
Tie grand jury for the District of Co
lnmbia Monday returned new indict
ment for manslaughter in the matter 0
the Ford's Theatre disaster, June 9Th last
in which q lives were lost, against ColonC
, Fred c. Ainsworth, chief of the rccur
and pension division of the War Depart
ment, which occupied the building at tn
, time OF the disaster. A previous indie
ment was thrown out on an informally
The schooner Laurie, from Boston fo
st. Johns, with d CT raj cargo, wen
ashore Saturday mui....lg at Chance Gov
, Head, Newfoundland. The crew of seve
. men lashed themselves to the rigging q
! daylight, and were exposed to the fury q
(, the sea and severe frost for four hours an
, nearly persisted. During the morning I'll
sea abated somewhat, and the me
, lpnnehed u boat and succeeded in reachin
shore.