Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-09

-, ~ ueg. Convenlng OF Congress.
Death OF Joseph Il. Whitaker. Death
bf Mrs. A. 4. Scott.
TUESDAY, Dec. Temperature 20,
,Z' ~ Y deg. Congress received Presi-
lent Cleveland's annual meeearte.
President Cleveland nominated Rufus
". Peckham for Associate Justice of
tho United States Supreme Court
Richard Olney for Secretary of State
end Judson Harmon for Attorney
General. Charles II. McWhorter re-
elgned tho position Of justice of the
peace and was succeeded by William
". Pritchett. Death of Charles II.
McWhorter.
Wednesday, Dec Temperatures "a
32 81, 20 deg. Presentation of Col
Henry A. du Points claim to a seat in
the United States Senate. Fortieth an
niversary of Central Church. Death OF
Capt. b. f. Miller.
Thursday, Dec, 3 Temperature 26
~, ~ II deg. Fortieth anniversary
of Central Church. Mrs. j. Edward
Addicks lost her divorce suit
Friday, Dec. 6 Temperature "a, 30
30, % deg. Death Of iiic Rev. William
j. Stevenson, ID. ID. Fortieth anniver,
sary of Central Church, Michael
Lynch released on bail.
:. Saturday, Dec Temperature %,
30, Al, 35 deg. Death of Cardinal
Perisco Annual dinner Of the Sons of
Delaware. Death of Hon. II. Thape
Miller.
Sunday, Dec. 8 Temperature 33, Al,
AZ, "a deg. Death Of William II. Long.
Monday, Dec . Temperature 81,
b. 30, u deg. Finding Of the body of
~loshua Davis who had mysteriously
disappeared
Tuesday, Dec. 10 Temperature "a.
"a, 20, IS deg. Representative Barrett
introduced resolution to impeach
Ambassador Bayard. Thomas s. Lewis
elected street commissioner. A Demo-
cratic victory at the Boston city cleo
tion. Sale Of the Sante Fe railway
system. Slight explosion at tho du
Pont powder works.
Wednesday, Dec. IL Temperature
"a, 30, 33, 13 deg. Harry Hayward
hanged. Burning of Mitchell & Thomas
, morocco factory. Death Of DIR. Willard
NJ. Maris Anniversary of Naomi Lodge,
"a. of r., /, o. o. Il.
Thursday, Dec. Temperature 20.
"a, %, 8, deg Burning of the Office Of
the William Lea & Sons Co Death
of Allen G. Thurman. Wedding of Dir.
D. Hunter McAlpin Jr and Miss
Emma Rockefeller. Armenians in wild
panic.
Friday, Dec. 13 Temperature IA, 2G,
Is, ~ deg. Three persons injured by
collision of funeral cabs in the Ninth
ward,
Saturday, Dec. Ia Temperature is,
33, 81, 20 deg. Consolidation of the
New York Chicago Trunk Line. Death
of Cardinal Melchers.
Sunday, Dec. 15--Temperature 30,
40, 40 % deg.
Monday, Dec Temperature -,
Al, ~, % deg. Manifesto OF the Cuban
revolutionary party to the people of the
United States made public. Secretary
Carlisles report received by Congress-
Payment of special constables APP
pointment of Democratic counsel to
oppose Col. du Points claim to scat
in the United States Senate.
Tuesday, Dec l7--Temperature %,
43, Al, 30 deg. David Mulholland fatally
injured. Congress received President
Cleveland's Venezuelan message. Phila-
delphia street railway strike.
Wednesday. Dec. IS Temperature
81, 46, As, - deg. Explosion on the
steamship st. Paul. Death of Nelson
briggs, a wealthy counterfeiter. Filing
petition for the removal of the re-
hiver of the Wilmington Dental Co.
Organization of tho Delaware Bankers
Ltissociation. Resignation of President
Mayer of the b. q o. railroad. Or
lganization of the Delaware Equal Stuff
Irage Association. Death of William
sherer Death Of Capt. Isaac 'Bassett.
Death of Gen. Moses b. Walker.
Thursday, Dec. 19--Temperature 42,
81, 50, AZ deg. Filing of petition for
the division Of the assets OF the Wal
ton & Whann Co. Theodore Lambert
hanged. Death of William Hayard
Rogers. Death OF Capt Charles W.
Roberts,
Friday, Dec. 20 Temperature 40,
60, 81, 45 deg. Stock market panic.
Congress received financial message
from President Cleveland.
Saturday, Dec. 21-Temperature SO,
63, 60, 40 deg Resumption of the
Philadelphia strike.
Sunday. Dec. 22-Temperature AZ.
%, 80, 33 deg Death of Thomas Bore
from injuries received by fall. Sui
eide of Teresina Leone. Anniversary
of Central Sunday y-school.
Monday, Dec. % Temperature 80,
A3, 53, 43 deg. Four Thousand in
Philadelphia strikers shot by police.
Tuesday, Dec. 24-Tcmperature 30, |
55, IS, 43 deg. Philadelphia strike |
ended. Death of Mrs. Harriet M. |
Phelps
Wednesday. Dec Temperature
so, GO, 5S, A. deg. Observance of |
Christmas. Thomas Drcin a. SONS |
shop destroyed by fire.
Thursday, Dec. 26--Temperature SO, |
sc, 5S, 2S deg. Tariff and Bond bills |
reported to the House.
Friday. Dec. 27-Temperature "a. |
30. 40, 27 deg. Death of j. Wesley Will |
liams. Tho Empire store, No. 209 |
Market street, damaged by fire. More |
Armenians massacred. Earthquake in |
Spain. Death of Col. II. II. Carter
Twenty three people killed during a
panic in Baltimore theatre. Resig- |
nation of Cashier Townsend of the |
Philadelphia mint. Zeitoun captured by !
Turks.
Saturday, Dec. Temperature 32
AZ, Al, 30 deg. Mrs, J., j. West of
Lebanon. KY, burned and her para
mour shot by mob. Patrick Connell |
dropped dead. Fatal earthquake near
Rome,
Sunday, Dec. 29-Temperature 40, |
43, Al, 81 deg
Monday, Dec. Temperature rs,
al, 46, % deg. A fight Of 81 rounds |
between Stanton Abbott and Jack DAILY. |
Edward NJ. Scott appointed postmaster
at Seaford
Tuesday, Dec. 81 Temperature 30,
3s, AZ, % deg. Fiity men at Walden
burg, Prussan Sileria, killed by an |