Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25
IN GENERAL.

at Pontiac, Mich, Friday, aged 67
years.
The Court House at Litchfeld, Ky,
was burned on Wednesday with all its
contents.
Gen. William II. Dimond Of San
Francisco died in New York City on
Thursday.
Monsignor Carnedy, vicar general of
N. S., died Thursday.
Congressman Powers was Thursday
nominated by the Republicans of the
First Vermont district.
David O'Brien, one of tho foremost
lawyers in Cook county, ILL.,, commit
ted suicide by asphyxiation.
Mr.. Kenney, the father of Mrs.
Daniel S. Lamont, died Wednesday,
evening at McGrawyille, N. Y.
The four district Democratic conyen-
tions in West VirginiaWednesday nomi-
mated free silver delegates to Chicago.
Senior Martin Garcia Merou, the new
minister plenipotentiary OF the Argen
tine Republic, has reached Washington.
Alonzo Walling was convicted at
Newport, KY, Thursday, of the mur-
der of Pearl Bryan and the jury fixed
the penalty at death.
The Democrats of the Fourth Ohio
district, after 40l ballots, Thursday,
nominated George J. Marshall OF
sydney for Congress-.
The Democrats of tho Fourth Cali
fornia district have renominated James
Y. Mcguire for Congress-, and in the
| Seventh district l.. }. Maddux.
Thirty persons at Downing, Wis
wero poisoned Thursday evening by
eating pressed beef. One Of the suf'
ferers is not expected to recover.
William 9. Whitney will be dele
gate to the New York State Conyen
tion. He will be urged to mako {
speech on the currency question.
Frederick Toepfer of Harmarvile
near Allegheny, Pa, while carelessly
handling revolver Thursday night
shot and instantly killed his wife.
Tho executive committee of Tamman.
Hall, in New York, Wednesday, adopted
resolution endorsing President Cleve
lands attitude ON the sound none.
question.
Tho French steamer Pro Patria. from
Boston via Halifax, for st. Pierr
Mjquelon, went ashore 10 miles nortl
of Baddeck, in Bras dor Lakes. Wed
nesday night.
A blast in ono of the strippings q
No. 2 Silverbrook coliery, near Halle
ton, Pa, Thursday, resulted in th
suffocatlon oil one miner and the injur
of three others.
Hon. Beverly Robinson, ex.lieuten
ant-governor of Ontario dropped dea
on the platform while attending pc
litical meeting of Sir Charles Tupper'
,, supporters in Toronto Friday night.
The Arkansas Democratic State Cor
vention Wednesday nominated Col. Da
w. Jones for Governor. A resolutio
, endorsing Bland for the Presidenc
, failed to receive the necessary two
. thirds vote.
A cloudburst occurred in the vicinit
/ of Watkins and Addison, N. r., Tues
] day night week, which washed ava
: tho Northern Central tracks at Watkir
j and stalled several passenger trair
near Addison.
Q The University of Cambridge Thur
9 day conferred honorary degrees upo
j Prof. Francis A. March OF Lafayett
Q College. Easton, Pa, and upon Pro
Simon Newcomb of Johns Hopkil
University, Baltimore.
Tho Republican State Convention
Vermont was held Wednesday. A Sta
: ticket was nominated, headed l.
Josiah Grout for Governor, and Pres
: dential electors were named. The pla
= : form declares for sound money.
q AT Lumberton, N. g., on Frida.
= Frank MacRae, alias Edward Fairl,
a negro, 20 years old, was hanged fl
y assaulting Susan McNair, white cir
r IIo made confession and sold his boz
!. to surgeon in Lumberton for So.
! The First Maine District Democrat
n Convention, Wednesday. chose deegat
8 to Chicago, and adopted resolutic
D favoring the use of both gold and 81
y yer, with gold standard, and oppo
ing the unlimited coinage of silver.
Owing to the continued i'll health
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir a
Q parent to the throne OF Austr
n Hungary, the Emperor has directt
:. Archduke Otto 70 exercise the repr
n sentative functions of the hoir a.
y parent
Il Under Secretary Curzon. of Il
: Foreign Office, stated in the Britt.
. House of Commons Thursday that Il
= government will continue its efforts
y expedite tho settlement of the Won
zuela dispute by some form of arb
tration.
q Edward Mccormick, who was a
. cused Of tho murder of Mamie Gu
Q ningham, was exonerated by the gran
# jury in New York Wednesday,. JOSEF
J Eerrone, also known as Mareno, vi
+ was the chief accuser, was indicted i
o perjury.
IS WiliamC. Whitney of New York h
it given up his European trip, at ii
Ii solicitation OF friends, and will after
the National Democratic Convention
Chicago. He says the silver questit
may disrupt the party and he is wlllir
to help reform matters
:, A national salute of 81 guns wi
:, fired in Donyer and simultaneously
, Leadville, Salada and Pueblo Thur
i day afternoon in honor OF the Colorat
n delegation boltipg at ST, Louis, III
salute was ordered by the Governor
the request of the silver mon.
Eloven persons wero killed and mar
! others wore injured by the explosion
i tho boiler on the steamer Titus Shear
!, Thursday afternoon. There were
Q passengers ON board. The accidel
t occurred as the boat was approachit
a Taylor Park, on the Erie canal, Ne
York.
Reverdy j. Daingerfeld, ono Of t
best. known citizens OF Alexandria, Va
( committed suicide Wednesday by shoe
0 ing himself through the head. I'll
cause was acute insomnia. His broth
v Henry committed suicide about tv
i years ago on account of the san
trouble.
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