Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-02
~ GENrnaL.

ID. Is. Murphy chief official reporter
OF the United States Senate, died at
his home in Washington Thursday
night aged 62 years.
The telegraph lines of the Santa Fe,
Prescott IL Phoenix railroad, about 200
miles long, have been sold to the
Postal Telegraph Co.
The Governor of Georgia has granted
a respite of 30 days to Alexander Carr,
who was under sentence to be hanged
Thursday. Carr's sanity is questioned.
The new Vose block, in Machias,
Me-, containing seven stores and a
large number OF Offices, was burned
early Thursday morning. Loss S175, 600.
Willoughby j. Edbrooke. who was
supervising architect of the Treasury
during the administration of Benja.
min. Harrison, died in Chicago on We'd
nesday.
The Secretary of State Thursday re-
ceived cablegram from the United
States Minister at Port-au- Prince,
liayti, announcing the death of Presi-
dent Hippolyte.
George III. Nettleton, president and
general manager of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott S Memphis railroad. died Of
paralysis in Kansas City Thursday
night He was 60 years old.
Twentyfour fishermen, who were
carried out on the ice in Saginaw Bay,
Tuesday afternoon, reached shore safely,
Wednesday evening, at Big Creek, IS
miles from Bay City, Mich.
The new Girls High School building
at Reading, Pa. erected at cost OF
more than Sl25, 600, and said to be the
finest structure of the kind in the
State, was dedicated Thursday evening.
The Texas Republican State conyen-
tion resulted in bolt by the Mckinley
men, who named contesting delega-
tion to st. Louis. The regular con
vention elected two Allison and two
Reed men.
Emperor William has received an
autograph letter from the Czar, in
which his Majesty announces the in
tended visit Of himself and Czarina to
the Berlin court, after the coronation
ceremonies at Moscow.
Edward Leslie, member of the Leslie
Snow Plow Manufacturing firm, com
miited suicide in Paterson, N. j., on
Thursday by taking laudanum. He had
boen worrying for number of weeks
over vexatious law suits.
The liabilities of the j. +. Sieberling
Co., manufacturers of mowers and
reapers, who made an assignment in
Akron, o., on Tuesday night, will
amount to S400, 600. II is thought that
the assets will reach that sum.
Judge Dickey in the supreme court
in Brooklyn Thursday, granted a certi-
ticate of reasonable doubt in the case of
ex-Police Inspector William w. Nc
Laughlin, who was recently convicted
OF bribery and sentenced to Sing Sing.
-Four mon were run down by train
in the Central railroad freight yards.
in Elizabeth, N. j.. Thursday morning.
Two were killed instantly and one is
fatally injured. They were stealing
ride, and in alighting from one train
ran In front of another.
The Champagne county, ILL.,, grand
jury Thursday indicted Gov. Altgeld
and the entire board of trustees of tho
ing with the State law requiring that
tho American flag be displayed over the
State University building.
The Treasury Department has fixed
the premium to be paid for fine gold
bars exchanged for gold com by the
New York Assay Office at g. 16 of per
cent, which is equivalent to 81. $3.50 per
81, 000 The rate heretofore prevailing
has been 1-16 of l per cent.
The steamer Artemus Lamb, loaded
with railroad ties, blew out fue at
Illini leland, near Alton, ILL.,, Thursday.
Fireman Ed. Lalliard and Eli Lancas-
ter of st. Louis, were blown overheard,
but were saved from drowning, They
were, however, probably fatally scalded.
After an eventful cruise OF four
months the General Antonia Ezeta fill
clustering steamer Barclay Golden re-
turned to San Diego, Cal, on Tuesday
week. Generals Ezeta and Cassin
were not ON board, having been left in
Panama, where they are said to be
stranded.
Louis Black, clothing manufacturer
of Rochester, N. ", was fired upon
in the street in that city Thursday by
Leon Rosenbaum, aged 81. A vest
buckle turned the bullet and saved
Blacks life Rosenbaum is believed to
be insane, as no motive for the shoot
ing is known.
Senator j. ID. johnson of Celina, was
attacked by two higbwaymen in the
Ohio State capitol. al Columbus, We'd
nesday. lie was coming from the State
Treasurer'5 Office, where he had Just
drawn his salary. The Senator knocked
both asHailants down and escaped. The
robbers also got away.
W. G. Mcdonald, millionaire to-
bacco manufacturer of Montreal, has
Just given half million dollars to
McGill University for the purpose of
providing building for the study of
chemistry, mining and architecture.
This brings his donations to this uni
versity up to 1000, 600.
United States District Judge Morrow,
acting in the capacity Of circuit Judge,
in San Francisco Thursday, decided
that all currants grown on the mainland
of Greece, principally at Patras, Capha-
lonia and Moroa are "Zante" currants
and, under the Wilson act, are dutiable
at the rate of u cents pound.
The Rev. DIR. Henry Y. Satterlee
was consecrated in Calvary Episcopal
Church, New York, Wednesday, bishop
of Washington. The bishop of western
New York was the consecrator, as
sisted by the bishops of New York and
Maryland. Bishop Huntington of
western New York was the preacher
Judge Woods of the Federal court at
indianapolis, after hearing arguments
ON Wednesday in the suit to oust the
Receivers of the Louisville, Evansville
& st. Louis Consolidated railroad, re-
moved Edward o. Hopkins and James
III. Wilson, and appointed George 4.
Jarvis as sole receiver, to take charge