Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-25

Seven men who were to have heen
hanged i'll Missouri on Saturday were yes
terday week respited until May llth By
Governor Stone.
George Cowen. aged q wears, while play
ing baseball at Oberlin, o.. Tuesday week,
was struck by pitched ball and instantly
killed.
City Of Mexico dispatch says United
states Minister Ransom presented his cfe-
dentlais Thursday and was received very
cordially by President Dinz.
The committee on cities of the New York
Senate Wednesday decided to report favor.
ably the LeXow :'Greater New York" bill,
prepared by the Greater New York Com.
mission.
William lIeadrick, who is wanted in
Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee and Ken.
lucky for bgamy, is under arrest at Mid.
dlesburo, KY, on Il charge pf horse steal
ing. Seven deserted wives will prosecute
| him.
The New York Senate Thursday, upon
motion of Senator Raines, ordered an in
| restigation of the charges OF bribery. made
by some of the New York newspapers. in
connection with the passage of the Fire
mems bill.
Reuben johnson, an expressman, and q
Honng son of John Holden, n fireworks
manufacturer, died III Chicago Thursday
after drinking beer out OF Il vessel which
| is supposed to have previously contained
| some POISONOUS chemical.
1t is announced at Lexington, XIV, that
| w. c. p. breckenridge will become canli-
date for the United States Senate. and thus
get even with Senator Blackburn. who
helped 20 defeat him in his memorable
fight for denomination to Congress.
Justice jackson of the United States
Supreme Court, is quoted as having said,
in Nashville OH Wednesday, that il a re-
hearing is ordered in the income.tax cases
a. this term of the Court, he will go to
Washington to complete full bench.
A disagreeable odor from the debris of a
barn which was burned on the farm OF
| William Lebold near Delaware, Ohio last
fall, led to an Investigation Tuesday week.
resulting III the discovery of the charred
remains of four human beings. They are
supposed to have been tramps who were
sleeping in the barn.
Attorney general 0lney Wednesday filed
in the United States Supreme Court q brief
upon the petition for il renearing of the
income tax cases. 1t is commended that ii
a rehearihg is granted 1t should cover all
the legal and constitutional questions in
yolved, and not merely those US to which
the Court are equally divided.
Captain Henry W. IIowgate, ex.lisburs
ing officer of the signal service, and re
Gently acquitted Of two charges OF forgery
aud embelSlement, WAS arraigned in Wash
lnston Thursday and pleaded not guilty Il
three other indictments involving aleget
populations from the government.
According 70 a baltimore dispatch, til,
entire property OF the Alabama Iron ant
Railway 90, Of Sheffield. Ala, including
three furnaces vita daily capacity of 5Ol
tons OF pig iron, fo,O0J acres of minera
Ilands, and some large tracts of coal Ian,
and Il coai1g plant, has been purchased b,
u Pennsy!9ar;s syndicate.
The British Ambassador ut Washington
in reply to petition for his intervention
in behalf OF Dr.. Buchanan, the CONDEMNED
New York wife Murderer, wrote 10 tn
prisoners counsel that ''inasmuch AS TIL
highest tribunal in the United States ha,
passed upon the matter aud overruled In,
application, lie did no. see VIVA. action h
could take in the matter