Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-26
pRILADELPHIA AFFAIRs.

Robert Angle, aged GO years, com
mitted suicide by hanging on Saturday.
Only sS3, 600 was subscribed Mon
day to the new loan Of 81, 600, 600, bids
for which were opened by Mayor War
wick.
Frank Pezzo, aged % years, was
fatally crushed while coupling cars at
Twenty first street and Washington
avenue on Friday.
Charles Gilbert, AZ years old, was
killed Wednesday by the breaking of an
emery wheel in Cassel's foundry, Sophia
and Van Horn streets.
Viola May Eckort, or Robinson, died
Thursday of gupshot wounds indicted
on Monday by her husband, John Rob
inson, who committed suicide.
The body of an unknown woman, ap-
parenty 40 years of age, was found
floating in the Schuylkill river, under
the Girard avenue bridge, Sunday.
The case of II. H. Holmes, convicted
of the murder of L. +. Pitezel, was ap-
pealed Thursday to the Supreme Court,
in which argument will be heard on
January Goth.
The Women's Christian Association
celebrated its 25th anniversary Wednes-
day. Two years ago the mortgage on
its new building was Sl60, 600; it is
now S05, 900.
the vote cutting down the appropria-
tion for water gas for next year from
S700, 900 10 5000, 000, and then voted
the former sum.
William Duff, convicted of man
slaughter in causing the death of Harry
Robbins on October 14th last, was
sentenced on Friday to two years and
six months in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Bids were received Monday for
cleaning the streets and the collecting
and disposing of garbage next year.
The total aomunt Of the lowest bids is
about $780, 900 moro than the 5700, 900
appropriated by Councils for both pur-
poses.
Because she had ordered him from
the house Louis Gofiinet, aged 80 years,
shot his boarding mistress, Belle II.
Neafe, aged 30 years, Monday, and,
believing her mortally wounded, he
committed suicide. The woman will
recover.
A 4S-inch water main, connecting the
Spring Garden pumping station with
the East Park reservoir, burst early
Wednesday morning, near Thirty third
street and the Reading railroad, delayed
traffic on the railroad and cut off the
water supply in some parts of the city
for several hours.
By vote OF IS to II Select Council
Thursday reduced the appropriation
for water gas for next year from S700, =
600 to 5000, 600. Common Council in
definitely postponed consideration of a
bill to charge property owners 81. 40 a
yard for repavlng streets, regardless of
the character of the pavement.
Tho seventh annual service of the
Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the
Revolution, to observe the commence
ment of the encampment of the Ameri-
can army at Valley Forge in 1777, was
held Sunday afternoon in old Christ
| Church. The sermon was preached by
| the Rev. Randolph Harrison McKim,
chaplain of the society in the District
of Columbia
Judges Pennypacker and Sulzberger
Wednesday delivered decree ousting
Andrew j. DeCamp from his seat in
Common Council from the Twenty
ninth ward. DeCamp had not filed an
answer TO a rule, issued November
10th, requiring him to show cause why
he should not be ousted, owing to his
connection with an electric light com
pany having contract with the city.
Representatives Of a number Of re-
ligious and temperance organizations
met on Friday at the rooms of the
Philadelphia Sabbath Association and
took steps to petition the court TO re-
strict the number of liquor licenses
granted next year. The proposed petit
tion requests the court to license no
houses within 800 feet of school houses
or places of worship or of each other.