Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-03


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JANUARY.
Monday, Jan. l--Temperature %, 81, "a, |
81 deg. Clear Observance of New Years |
Day. Funeral Of Francis NJ. Dunn. Death |
of Mrs. Vincent G. Hazard. w. 5. |
McCombs elected mayor of Havre de
Grace.
Tuesday. jan 2--Telnperaturc &c. 40, 40,
80 deg, Clear; Death Of ex-Councilman,
John w. Hawkins. w. A. Scott reelected |
president OF New Castle County Levy |
Court. The Globe Theatre Boston, de-
stroyed by fire. Dennis ]. Mention and
Francis N Buck reappointed members Of
the Board of Park Commissioners. Death
of Augustus Hanson. Mrs. Mary Lyons
killed by train. The cruiser San Fran
cisco ordered to Rio de Janeiro. Death OF
Mrs. Harriet Gutekunst.
Wednesday, Jan. 3-Temperature 80, AZ
A, 80 deg. Clear. Death of George w.
Savage, United States consul Mt Dundee,
Scotland Annual election of the Young
Mems Democratic Club. Death of Baron
Crewe. A $500, 900 fire in Toledo .. Death
of George Churchman's. Death of Baron
Solvyus, Belgian minister to Great Britain.
Thursday, Jan. 4-Temperature 40, 30,
as, 80 deg. Clear. Arrest OF DR.. John
Cameron on the charge of malpracticea; -
81 deg. Rain. Death of Mrs. Peter Nc
Cullough. Death of John $. Ro~botham.
Saturday, Jan. 6-Temperature IS, 4S, A,
80 deg. Cloudy. The Albany, N. Y,
Theatre destroyed by fire.
Sunday, Jan. 7--Temperature 3s, 40 A,
&c deg. Fair. Harry Dean accidentally
killed BY William Long. Death Of Mrs.
Isaac W. Hallam. Death OF William I.
1}arcley.
Monday, Jan. S-remperature "a. 80, 3d.
&c deg. Clear. Annual meeting OF the r.,
W. & 3. Railroad Go. The Senate commit
tee OH judiciary decided to recommend the
rejection OF the nomination OF William II.
Hornbluwer as an associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States. Death
of q. Il. Rust, ex-Speaker of the State Sem
ate. Big fire at the Worlds Fair grounds.
Matthew Slater killed by train OH the p,
w. g. b. railroad, Fatal accident to Vim.
Patton. William Arts killed at New Castle.
Tuesday, Jan. 9-Temperature 80, 30, 81,
30 deg. Cloudy. Destructive fire on the
Appleton farm, near Middletown. Prof.
s. q Shortlidge declared insane.
Wednesday, Jan. l0-Temperature 80, "a,
49, 81 deg. Light rain and snow; Capture
of Merrill Dunn, an Insane desperate,
near Laurel Riot in the New Jersey Legis
lature
Thursday, Jan. 1l-Temperature IS, ST.
40, 2S deg. Clear. Annual meeting of the
Delaware Railroad Co. Death OF William
NJ. Thackeray's widow. Resignation of
William NJ. Pyle as assistant postmaster
vacancy.
Friday, Jan l2--Temperature %, %, 81.
% deg. Clear. Failure of the Marshallton
Iron Works. Big fire at Gettysburg. Ap.
pointment of Isaac j. Wootten as Indian
agent confirmed.
Saturday, Jan. l3--Temperaturc %, 81,
40. IS deg. Clear. Wilmington visited by
the United States Senate committee on
commerce and the House committee on
rivers and harbors. The Hawaiian mes
sage sent to Congress. Death OF DIR. William
Fields
Sunday, Jan. 14-Temperature 4s, So 40,
33 deg. Balmy.
Monday, Jan. 15-Temperature 81, As,
49, SO deg. Showers, Funeral Of Charles
A. Hill and his twin children. Discovery
of gold in Colorado. Thomas Ledward
fell heir to S250.O0o. A big wreck on the
Delaware, Lackawanna \ Western rail
road. Judgments entered against James
l.. Willis. Twenty-sixth anniversary OF
Washington Lodge X. of z. Failure of
Moses We'll. Anniversary of Smyth Post
G.. A. r. The United States Senate re
fused to confirm the nomination OF vii
liam H. HurnblowGr as an associate justice
of the United States Supreme Court.
Tuesday, Jan. l8-Iemperature SO, As
40, 81 deg. Showers. Fire slightly dam
aged the Smith Building. New Jerseys
Democratic Senate held to be the lega
body. Fifth anniversary of the New
century IluD. JDHn II, lhbIueN re-CltGItl
attorney of New Castle county Levy Court
The McAulilre Ryan fight.
Wednesday, Jan. 1T-Temperature 80, SO
81, SO deg. Far. Secretary OF the Treasury
Carlisle announced a bond issue. Lich
tensten a. Harris store damaged by fire
Annual session Of the Grand Chapter o
Delaware, r. n. NJ.
Thursday, Jan. 1s-Temperature 80, 90
As, 81 deg Fair. Mrs, Catherine Pyle
store seized by the sheriff.
Friday, Jan. l0-Temperature 49, A, &c
2s deg. Fair. Professor ShortlidgD re
leased on bail. Formal opening Of til
new public school near Henry Clay. An
niversary OF Columbia Lodge, l. o. o. Il.
Saturday, Jan. 2O--remperature 20, 81
81, % deg Fair. Attempted train wreck
ing on the P, w. & b railroad near Cruz
Lynne. Nearly $1,000 raised for til
Young Mems Christian Association
Gideon Thompson found dead in a cell {
police station.
Sunday, Jan. 2l-Temperature 50, 49, A
36 deg. Rain. An unknown man kille
himself at Grnbb's Landing
Monday, Jan. 22-renperature 81, A
As, 3Sdeg, Fair. Nomination Of Wheelt
II. Peckhnm us an Associate Justice of I'll
nnal dinner of the Builders Exchang
Celebration of the 4ith birthday ann
versary of the Rev. John Y. Dobbins,
u. Thomas d. Buckmaster fatally sh
by August Faske. Fatal accident
Daniel Sweeney OF Hockessin.
tuesday, Jan. 23-Iemperature SO, a
40, AZ deg. Clear. Debut Of Miss Howar
Methodist Episcopal deaconeSs, in w
mington. Washington Hastings appointt
receiver of Marshallton Iron Works. WI
lace Burt acquitted Of murder.
Wednesday, Jan. 24-Temperature 40, 4
so, - deg. Rain, The grammar school
Fourteenth aud Washington streets Il
cepted by the Board of Education. Ok
homa and Indian territories demand
statehood. Teams and people OH Il
causeway and the State road stopped
highwaymen.
Thursday, Jan. 25-Temperature "a, .
%, 10 deg, snow during the night. i
teen people killed i'll railroad collision
Russia. The Corbett-Alitchell fight. Dea
OF Sir Gerald Herbert Portal. Suicide
Miss Woolson, an American novelist.
Friday, Jan. 26--Temperature 10, 80,
% deg Clear. Horrible bunglinG at t
execution Of George II. Painter in Chicai
Bismarck received by Emperor Wilhei
peligrino Bianci waylaid by highwaymt
saturday, Jan. 2I-Temperature, 2S,
81, % deg. Clear. More than 1000 peol
assembled at the f., w. IL Il. railro
station to see Ppgilist Corbett pass throu
Wilmington. Death of Rosna Vukes.
Sunday, Jan. 2S-Temperature IS. 81,
30 deg. Fair. The quarters of the Anne
can minister in Rome plundered a
burned. Death of Mrs. Ella Powi,
Death of ex-United States District
torney William J. Jones of Marylal
IN 1wenty-six lives lost by the laundering
IA d British bark
Monday, Jan. 29-Temperature, 81,
35, "a deg. Rain. Judgments ente
against William II. Foulk d Son. !
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