Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-06-04
PHfLADELPHIA ArsAIRs.

Ia '4hhltL lIltNln liz illOl dAONA Jun
day.
u John Il. Goodwin, member Of the
bar, is dead.
Henry d. Wireman, a member of the
Philadelphia bar. is dead.
Joseph Osoha, aged 81 years old, com
mitted suicide by shooting.
The Board of Port Wardens has re-
elected Joel Cook president.
Jospeh Elwell, painter, was killed
Saturday by fall while at work.
George Northrop, who was member
of the bar for upwards of 50 years, is
dead.
Clement r. Wainwright, a widely
known Philadelphia business man, is
dead.
Tho Rev. +. A. Hinkley was installed
pastor of the Spring Garden Unitarian
Church Tuesday.
James McManes has been reelected
president of the board of commissioners
of Fairmount Park.
The body of James Grant, Al years
old, was found floating in the Della
ware river Monday.
The Rev. q. j. Vandegrift has been
appointed pastor of the Church Of st.
Edward the Confessor.
Elsie Hankose, aged 8 years, died
Wednesday Of scalds received by falling
into bucketful of hot water.
Abraham Cronk, aged 40 years, died
Monday of injuries said to have been
received by being struck by trolley
car.
WILLIAM Mulvey, aged 2 years, was
trampled to death Wednesday by horses
attached to car on Front street near
Race.
Frederick Bechtle, aged IS years,
committed suicide Thursday by blow
irg off the top of his head with a
musket.
Thomas Fryer, "a years old, was
killed Saturday by falling from "a
scaflold at Richard Hey " Sons mill
at Manayunk.
Louis Greenburg, aged IL years, fell
| through the skylight of Market street
clothing house, Thursday, and was
instantly killed.
John Fitzgerald, 6 years old, had
one eye blown out, and the other prob
ably destroyed Ly the explosion of a
dynamite cartridge.
DIR. Allen II. Hulshizer has been
elected president of the Philadelphia
Chapter Of the Alumni Association of
the Jefferson Medical College.
The Re- Charles S. Olmstead, rector
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
Cooperstown, N. Y, has accepted a
call 10 st. Asaph's Church, Baa.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gillian Wunder
celebrated their golden wedding ami.
lersary Thursday. Mr.. Wunder has
been an employee Of the postoflice AZ
years.
Yang Yu, Chinese minister to the
United States, visited Cramps ship
yard Monday and attended dinner
given in his honor by Chinese mer-
| chants.
TIE vacancy in the board of inspec-
tors of the county prison caused by the
death of William M. Riley has been
filled by the appointment Of Il. Dale
Benson.
| Michael Aero, who killed Rafaelo
Volpe and pleaded guilty to murder of
| the second degree, was sentenced Sat
urday to 20 years in the Eastern Peni-
Tertiary.
The British consul on Monday took
| from the steamship Bermuda the
| l1IIliHA ItBi6li1 anu llb ftbb6l rs fuOM
without the right to hoist the flag of
any nation.
Job Stewart, aged IS years, au avn
| ing maker, came in contact with an
electric wire Tuesday and was hurled
from the ladder on which he was work
ing to the ground, sustaining injuries
that may prove fatal.
A verdict for Sl4, 4l2 II was rendered
Wednesday in favor Of the United States
against ex-Superintendent of tho Mint
| Bosbyshell and the sureties on his
| 500, 600 bond. The action was brought
to recover the remaining shortage
caused by the stealing of gold bullion
by exChief Weigher Cochran.
James Mcclure, aged years, and
his borther Patrick, aged years,
either fell or were forced into the
Schuylzill river near the Spring Garden
street bridge Wednesday and James was
drowned. a lad named Quinlan, aged
| 10 years, was arrested on the charge of
having pushed tie boys overheard.
Albion Crabbs, an officer of the East
ern Assurance Co., which conducted
get rich quick bond business, was
convicted on TueGday of devising a
scheme to defraud and using the mails
in carrying it out. He was sentenced
to 10 months in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary and to pay fine OF $500. The
bail of missing Cyrus Crabbs, indicted
with his nephew, was forfeited.
The Prosbytery of Philadelphia has
received a second letter from the Rev.
DIR, Arthur ]. Pierson on the subject
of his changed views with regard to
baptism, saying that ne had hoped
they need not necessitate his with
drawal from the Presbytery, and CON
ditionally requesting the erasure of his
name from the Presbytery roll. Ac-
tion is TO be taken at the July meeting,
when DIR. Pierson is expected to be
present. The Presbytery on Monday
granted dissolutions OF the pastoral
relations existing between the Rev DR..
j. y. Paxton and the Tenth Church,
and the Rev. S. Banks Nelson and the
Green Hill Church.
DOVER.