Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
IN GENERAL.

James Parks committed suicide at
Laporte, Ind, on Wednesday. by drink.
ing carbolic acid,
Two workmen were killed and five
others seriously injured by the collapse
OF building in course Of construction
at Lambeth, Ont, Wednesday.
Lizzie, May and Hulda Claus, aged 12.
10 and years, were drowned on We'd
nesday evening while bathing in the
Platte river, near Chambers, Neb.
John Doyle, aged 81, and James
Leahy, 90 years, were drowned in the
Bronx Kills. near Port Morris, N. ",
on Tuesday night, by the overturning
of boat.
Justice Haggerty, in Brooklyn Thurs.
day, held William Henry TO appear De-
fore the grand jury to answer the charge
of numbering his father, Charles Henry,
on June 14th last.
The Congregational parsonage at Nor.
wich, NY. occupied by the Rev. William
II. Scudder and family, was burned
Wednesday. Two of Mr.. Scudder's
children lost their lives.
The business section of Ottumwa, Ia,
was swept by fire early Thursday morn
Ing. Ten buildings, including the Bank
OF Melrose, were entirely destroyed. The
total loss will reach nearly $4,000.
The postmasters at Syracuse, N. Y,
Toledo, O., and Indianapolis, have been
Instructed to suspend or dismiss certain
letter-carriers. The carriers are charged
with drinking and lettering while on
| duty.
A dispatch from Saginaw, Mich, says
| that the smoke from forest fires in that
vicinity is so dense that objects cannot
be seen two blocks away. A rain on
Wednesday checked the flames some.
what
Frank Zipp, colored, helper in a
livery stable, was shot and instantly
killed in New York City on Wednesday
night by Robert Gray, white, ma
chinist, because Zipp refused to drink
| with him.
DR.. W. T, Spruil, of Nash county,
North Carolina, committed suicide by
shooting on Wednesday just as ne was
about to be arrested on a charge of
assaulting married woman, one Of his
patients.
The publishing business of the late
| Norman l.. Munro was sold at public
auction, in New York, Wednesday,
under the terms of Mr.. Munros will,
and was bid in by Mrs. Munro, the
widow, for $l50,000.
The city water works at Ironton, O.,
were destroyed by ire Wednesday morn.
ing. The city is left without protection
IN case OF fire, and many industries will
be eompelled to shut down. Loss over
| 100000.
The saloon and residence of w. j.
Mccormick, in Buffalo, N. Y, was
almost totally wrecked by an explosion
OF gas Thursday morning. Louise Mics,
a domestic, was probably fatally burned
about the head and body.
Or. Thomas S, liagan, assistant ply
stefan at Harris Island, n. Y, was found
DEAD IN bed in his room ON Wednesday
last His throat was cut, and the artery
IN one OF the wrists severed. II is sup.
dosed TO be case of suicide.
At Salisbury, N. O., Thursday, Whit
ferrand and Anderson Brown, negroes,
were publicly executed ia the presence
OF 1000 people-Ferrard for the murder
OF Deputy Sheriff Owen, and Brown
for the murder Of his mistress, Gallo
Brown.
Nora Walker, young girl, died on
Monday at the Bradford, Pa, Hospital
and Wednesday the coroner's Jury rem.
dered verdict that her death was the
result OF felonious assault, committed
ny a. 9. Wagner last May. Wagner was
held in 5000 bail.
At Corbin, KY. on Wednesday, Rose
Gardner, who kept a house of ill.rennte
quarrelled with two other women IN
her house, Lizzie Brown and Mary
Sulllvan, and killed them both with i
lohg khlie- she was arrested and mar.
rowly escaped beng lynched.
The murdered remains of this 3.years.
old daughter Of George Gebhardt were
found in East indianapolis on Tues iay
night. The child, who had heen missing
since Friday, had been ciiminally as
saulted j. A. Linson, IAN oninm
slave" is under arrest charged with
the crime,
The verdict Of the coroner's iurv in
the Craig's road collision on the Grand
Trunk railroad, by which is persons
were killed and 90 others injured. was
returned on Tuesday in Quebec. The
jury is OF the opinion that the collision
was due to careiessness and neon.
potency on the part of the employees.
Sheriff Dougherty Of Pike comfy
Mo-, arrived at Hannibal on Wednes
day night, having in charge Emmett
Divers, colored, vino crimiually ass,tuitad
ana aiterward murdered Mrs. w, Cair
IN galloway county, last Monday. A
mob pursued the negro from Mexico
Mo-, to Bowling Green, distance O;
nearly 20 miles.
Advices were received in San Diego
Cal, Thursday, that Martin b. Han
who left that city June 18th for Phpnix
ARR, was found dead 30 miles from
hlngman few days ago, together with
three bodies Of other men, who Ind leF,
klngman for one Of the MINING cnnos
IN that part of the country. The mar
had been murdered, probably by In.
dams. -
George A. Holzer and Frederick
storms were on Tuesday sentenced IL
Imprisonment in the penitentiary foI
Tour and two years respectively for aid.
ing and abettng conspiracy to deprive
voters OF their rights at West Pullman
~ Inc defendants were policemen ON
duty at the polls last fall, and they failed
70 protect voters. The verdict is a vic.
tory for the Chicago Civic Federation
} which prosecuted the case.
II is asserted that Japan homes to IN.
duce Lord Salisbury's government +
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