Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.


John Devinney, aged 30 years, was
killed by fall down stairs.
Thomas McSwiggin, trainman, was
fatally injured at Oak Lane on Satur-
day night.
Joseph Urbon, aged 81 years, died of
scalds received about week ago in a
sugar refinery.
The United Labor League has voted
to apply for'admittance to the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor
The Atlanta, passenger and freight
steamship for the Southern Railway
Co., was launched at Cramps shipyard
Wednesday.
John Schultess, SO years old, blind
man, was killed by falling from a third
story window at the Mary, j. Drexel
Home Thursday.
George Dutton, who has been making
specially of stealing overcoats from
Offices, has surrendered to the police
pawn tickets for IL coats.
Tho hat factory Of j. NJ. Duff. No.
e2i Vine street, and a dwelling in the
rear were destroyed by fire Monday.
Tho loss is estimated at $1,000.
Samuel X. Stales, conductor, while
endeavoring to replace the trolley OF
his car upon the wire, was struck and
fatally injured by another car on Satur-
day.
Frederic q. Diegel has been COM
mitted to answer six charges of bur
glary. He entered houses in tho north.
ern part of tho city by boring holes in
back doors and slipping the bolts.
Charles III. Richardson shot burglar
whom he found in his house at 8
o'clock Thursday morning. Tho in
| truder was captured and taken to hos
pital. His wound is not dangerous.
James Sweeney died Monday OF stab
| wounds inflicted about two weeks ago,
it is alleged, by George Queen, colored,
who is also charged with causing the
death of John O'Brien in the same
atfray.
Francis @. Macauley bequeathed tc
the University of Pennsylvania all his
books and So, 900. To the Archaeological
| Association of the University Mr..
Macauley devised his collection in its
museum and $1,000.
Tho ordinance appropriating $3.50, 00C
for filtration plant was lost in Com-
mon Council for lack of two thirds
majority Of the members-elect. Fifty.
seven votes were recorded for the mea-
sure and 40 against it.
Emerson Bennett, Jr., member oi
the Bar and former member of the
State House of Representatives wat
He was born in 1915 and was son OF
Emerson Bennett, the novelist.
William A. Shoemaker. one OF
Holmes attorneys, who was suspended
from the practice of his profession fol
one year by Judge Thayer for present
ing false affidavit to the court, hal
taken an appeal to tho supreme court,
Mrs. Elizabeth Richter has reportec
to tho police that she was robbed o
-, GGS, which she kept in three smal
cabas in tho bottom of wardrobe in
room sho rented to transient lodgerl
occasionally. There is no clue to th,
thief.
Herman Keck of Cincinnati, wal
Wednestlayheld in 81, 600 bail by United
States Commissioner Bell to answer th,
charge of conspiracy TO defraud the
government by smuggling diamond
brought to this port from Antwerp by
the steamer Rhynland.
A woman, whose name was believed
to be Langdon, was found dead at he
home, on Girard avenue, above Twenty
ninth street, Monday night, after mai
supposed to be her husband had left
stating he was going to New York
Tho police suspect foul play.
The seven-story gas fixture and ar
metal factory and warerooms of tn,
Thackara Manufacturing Co., Nos
1924 and 1926 Chestnut street, were
destroyed by fire, Monday night, causing
a loss estimated at $3.50, 600 to 5000, 600
which is covered by insurance.
Supreme Court Justice Shiras, a
Washington, allowed writ of error il
the case Of Capt. Wiborg and Mate
Petersen and Johansen, of the steame
Horsa, sentenced on Tuesday for be
ginning military expedition to Cuba
The accused were released on bail
pending an appeal.
Arrangements have been completed
for the launch of the battleship Iowa
at Cramps shipyard, shortly after
o'clock next Saturday afternoon. Gov
Drake and large party of prominen
Iowa men, together with delegation
from Washington, are expected to wit
} ness the launch. Miss Mary Lor'
} Drake, a daughter of tho Governor
will christen the vessel.
The Second Regiment took possession
of it's new drill hall at Broad and Dia
mond streets on Saturday afternoon
after street parade, in which 1t wa
Joined by the First and Third Regi
ments and several bodies of veterans
At the dedicatory exercises speeche
were made by Gov. Hastings, Mayo
/ Warwick, Majo General Snowden, Coils
]. Biddle Porter and Alfred ]. Sellers