Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
IN @ EN- ERAL.

Cardinal Gibbons celebrated his I'D
birthday at Cape May Thursday.
The North Dakota Republicans
have nominated Frank d. Briggs for
Governor.
The Democrats OF the Tenth Indiana
district Wednesday nominated Martin
I. Kruger for Congress.
The Planters rice mill and granary
in Savannah, Ga, was burned Thurs
day night; loss, 500, 600
The heaviest rainfall Of quarter Of
century occurred at Pittsburg and
vicinity Thursday and Friday.
The West Virginia Republican State
convention, Wednesday, nominated Hon.
g. w. Atkinson for Governor.
A large number Of two-dollar notes,
raised" to resemble $40 notes, have
recently been passed in Chicago.
Beecher Shaw, aged 90 years, of
Philadelphia. was drowned at South
Cape May, Thursday, while bathing.
A fire in the hold of the British
steamer Manar, at Norfolk, Wednesday,
destroyed about TOO tons Of grain.
Joseph Wesley Harper, until two
years ago member of the publishing
firm of Harper & Brothers, is dead.
John Larkip. Jr.. the first mayor Of
Chester. died Wednesday at his home in
that city, after an illness of two months.
The Silver Party Convention Fri
day nominated Bryan and Sewall by
acclamation and then adjourned sine
die.
MAYORS Opera House and three ad-
joining buildings in Terra Haute, Ind,
were burned Tuesday night. Loss,
$3.50, 0U0.
Surgeon G. S. D. Fessenden, United
States Marine Hospital Service, died
at Salem, Mass, Thursday, at the age
of 6S years.
In Madison county, Ca, Tuesday
| night, David Bergman killed his wife
and four little children and himself.
| He was drunk.
Ex-Gov. Peck of the Democratic State
Committee of Wisconsin has announced
himself an ardent supporter OF Bryan
and free silver coinage
The annual convention OF the Ken
tucky League of Republican Clubs en-
dorsed Mckinley and Hobart and dc.
nounced all financial fanaticisms.
The Missouri Republican State Con-
vention. Thursday nominated Robert
E. Lewis for Governor. This is con-
sidered a defeat for the Filley faction.
John Berta was instantly killed and
Charles Gruber fatally injured Thurs
day by fall Of rock in breast OF the
Enterprise Colliery, near Shamokin, Pa.
The Cleveland, o., Central Labor
Union has resolved to boycott every
firm in Cleveland which furnishes en-
ployment TO members Of the State
militia.
The Dominion government has given
official notice OF its intention to extend
the time for the free entry of mining
and smelling machinery into Canada
to July lst 1897.
o. G. Clifford, cashier of the Ca.
madam Bank of Commerce of New
York, was found dead on Friday neal
South Amboy. N. j., having committed
suicide by shooting.
The ninth annual convention OF tht
Maryland League of Republican Clubs
was held in Baltimore Wednesday anG
was attended by nearly 700 delegates.
The st. Louis platform and candidates
were endorsed.
A Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch says
Deputy Sheriff Dave Rogers, who sho
and killed Wash Smith in a fight there
last Thursday. was shot and killed
himself by son Of Smiths, in UnioI
county, Thursday.
The Rhode Island Democratic Stat,
Central Committee met In Providenc,
Wednesday, and, by vote of 10 to 3
endorsed the nomination of Bryan anc
Sewall and the Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago.
William Hens2ey, II years old, o.
Philadelphia, was fatally injured Thurs
day by being shot in the head will
rifle in the hands Of William Simon
ton, a companion, whom he was visit
ing at Berlin, N. j.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templar
OF Pennsylvania met at Reading Wed
nesday and decided to ask the Legisla
ture to pass an anti.treating law and t
make it q misdemeanor for person Il
offer intoxicating beverages TO another
Gitana ID. Eliza e. Co., who ran
bank in connection with a saloon II
Jersey City, and also in Brooklyn faile,
Thursday. Eliza was arrested on
charge Of embezzlement. 1t is sal,
the firms liabilities amount to $500
A Richmond, Va, dispatch say
Hon. George d. Wise has withdraw
from the canvass for the Congressional
nomination in that district because b
J does not approve OF several of the i'm
} portant declarations of the Chicag
} platform.
Mrs. Herman Auth Thursday identi
fed the burglar who was shot an,
killed by Patrolman Richards in Pitts
| h.Nr al dos, ~
band. He was employed as an instru
ment maker by the Westinghouse Co
and was well paid.
The Conference Committee appointe
by the Populist and Silver convention
adopted resolution setting forth tina
a union of all tho FREQ silver forces i
expedient and should be effected a
once. Each party is left free to pursu
any course it secs proper.
The conference of sound money Demo
Gratis in Chicago on Friday decides
upon the appointment Of Nationa
: Committee OF one from each State /
meet in Indianapolis August 7th fu
! the purpose of issuing call for Ma
, tional Convention, the time to be nc
later than September I'd.
Tho Democratic City Committee G
Lancaster. on Friday, adopted resolu
! tions calling upon County Chairma
William B. Given to resign because c
his declaration against the Chicag
candidates and platform. The resigna
r tion of William M. SingerIy as electol
3 at-large was also demanded.