Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04

tute. End of the Lehigh Valley railroad
strike The niece of President Carnot OF
France took the veil Samuel J. Reynolds
appointed postmaster at Smyrna. Wreck
OF the ship Jason.
Thursday. Dec. 7-Temperature 80. 4S,
AZ, q deg. Fair. Ten freight cars wrecked,
a tramp killed and several people hurt on
the p, w. Il b. railroad at Stanton. Second
annual dinner of the Sons of Delaware.
Execution of Benjamin Tennis at Harris
burg Murderer Tom Rogers sentenced to
% years Imprisonment Death of Post
master Stewards mother.
Friday, Dec. S-Temperature 20, 81, 35,
rs deg. Fair Conclusion of the annual
session Of the Kent County Teachers Insti-
tute. Death of Postmaster Stewards
father. Gladstone seriously i'll. A society
Of Anarchists discovered in Spain.
Saturday, Dec. 9-Temperature 80, 40
IS, 81 deg. Rain, A bomb thrown into
stone well again. Death of Bishop Nc
earthly. Funeral OF Professor Tyndall.
Death of Charles T. Nostrand.
Sunday, Dec. i0-Temperature 40, Al, 43,
81 deg. Fair. Funeral of Postmaster
Stewards parents. Rehabilitation of Mt.
Pleasant NJ. Il. Church, Brandywine hun
dred. Fifth anniversary of st. Stephens
Church. Death Of Bishop Trollope. Me-
mortal services Of du Pont Post, G. A. r.
Monday, Dec. Incorporating "a. 81, 3S,
81 deg, Fair. Cochran the Philadelphia
mint thief sentenced. Charles Schwende-
man. postmaster at Stanton. assaulted by
Edwin r. Banks. James McKeogh fatally
injured by fall. The Rev. George c.
Hall invited to become rector Of st. Johns
Church.
Tuesday Dec. 2-Temperature SO, 49,
49, % deg. Clear. Death of Miss Sarah
Sharpe. Nathan Matthews. Jr., reelected
mayor of Boston. Chicago's postoffice
robbed of $1,000 Annual meeting of the
Baltimore e. Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany. Rumored seizure of French
steamer by Admiral Mello.
Wednesday. Dec. 13-Temperature q,
%, 80 IS deg. Clear. Death of DR.. Ed
ward Morwitz. Sudden death of Martin
Doordan.
Thursday, Dec. 14-Temperature %, 80,
35, % deg. Fair. Henry H. Yard ac-
quilted OF the charge of assisting to loot
the Keystone National Bank. George N.
Bright appointed postmaster at Delaware
City. A big fire in Buffalo. Marriage of
the Earl of Essex and Miss Adele Grant.
Friday. Dec. 15-Temperature 80, 4S, So.
10 deg. Rain and sleet. Execution of
Arthur Courtney and Henry Taylor at
Princess Anne. Appalling accident on a
bridge at Louisville, Ky. A $3.50, 000 fire in
New York. Miss Josephine Landy brutally
assaulted at Newport.
a. SO deg. Rain. Edmund Bailey APP
pointed ship-keeper at League Island navy
yard. The University Warren foot. ball
game. Richard Grier appointed to clerk
ship in the patent Office at Washington.
Death of the Rev. Gassaway Dram.
Sunday, Dec. l7-Temperature "a, IS, "a,
q deg, Fair. Dedication Of Dover NJ. P.
Church. Memorial service of Smyth Post,
G. A. X. Bishop Coleman preached to the
Pennsylvania Society, Sons Of the Revolu-
ton,
Monday, Dec. 1S-Temperature 81, 3s, IS,
% deg. Fair. Hon. Charles b. Lore elected
president of the Historical Society of Della
ware. The Jackson e. Sharp Company
contracted to build four steamboats,. The
churches of Delaware Baptist Union de
cided to form a new association. The
Hawaiian situation reviewed by President
Cleveland. Death of George de b. Klein.
Tuesday, Dec. 19-Temperature 81, 49,
81, 25 deg. Fair, Edward Gallagher blown
to atoms by the explosion Of grinding
mill at the du Pont powder works, Death
of Joseph Stoeckle Wayne MacVeagh
nominated Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States to
Italy. United States war ships ordered to
Rio de Janeiro. John P. Hopkins elected
mayor of Chicago,
Wednesday, Dec. 20-Temperature $3.50.
49, "a deg. Fair. The annual report of the
Secretary of the Treasury presented to
Congress. James H. Wood e Co.'s store
and +. Howard Lewis office damaged by
lire. Fierce fighting at Rio de Janeiro.
Thursday, Dec. 2l-Temperature %, 40
AZ, % deg. Fair. Death of Mrs. Jesse
Lane. A 100000 fire at Sheffield, Eng.
Water Witch engine house formally
opened. Election of officers for the gar
bage crematory. Ex-President Harrison
received by the Union League Of Phlla-
delphia. A naval battle off Rio de Janeiro.
Friday, Dec. 22-Temperature AZ, 80, 46,
SO deg. Fair. Funeral of Joseph Stoeckle.
Reception to ex-President Harrison by the,
Trades League of Philadelphia. Death of
Thomas J. Moore and wife.
Saturday, Dec. 23-Temperature 80, 50,
81, 80 deg. Fair.
Sunday, Dec. 24-Temperature 50, 81, s..
Monday, Dec. 25-Temperature 40, So,
s., 80 deg. .Fair. Observance of Christ
mas. Death of Ex-Governor Biggs. Fatal
accident to Joseph #. Mccormick. Death
of ex-State Treasurer Houston.
Tuesday, Dec. 26-Temperature S. As.
80, % deg. Fair. Departure of United
States cruiser for Rio de Janeiro.
Wednesday, Dec. 27-remperature "a,
80, 43, % deg Fair. Death Of John w.
Bullock. Appointment of receiver for
the New York Il New England railroad
Thursday, Dec. 2S-remperature "a, 50,
45, SO deg. Rain and sleet. Inspection of
the disinfecting station at Reedy Island.
The Rev. George @. Hall accepted an in
vitation to become rector of st. Johns
Church. Funeral of Ex-Governor biggs.
Patrick Neary appointed election commits
sioner.
Friday, Dec. 29-Temperature "A. 80, 50,
30 deg. Fair. A 5000 fire at Milford.
Celebration of Gladstone's S4th birthday.
The garbage crematory tested. Death Of
Francis NJ. Dunn. Prendergast convicted
of the murder of Mayor Harrison.
Saturday, Dec. 30-Temperature "a, 50,
80, 80 deg. Rain. Failure of the Kent
Iron and Hardware Company. The last
day of the subscription library of VIII
mington Institute. Confirmation of war
rumors from West Africa.
Sunday, Dec. 31-Temperature SO, SO. IS,
2S deg. Fair. A window in memory of
Lydia b. Sisson and Haywood Conant
presented to the Unitarian Church.
Swithin C. Shortlidge fatally shot his
wife. Howard Aiilligan. who was bitten
by supposed mad dog, seized with spasms.
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