Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
IN GEN ZEAL.

Fifteenth missouri district.
The Republicans of the Fifth Mis-
sissippi district Wednesday nominated
j. w. Everett for Congress-.
Con. Neal Dow, the father of prohi-
bition," on Friday celebrated his 92d
birthday at his home in Portland, Me.
Senator and Mrs. Quay have given
Slo 900 and a plot of ground in Beaver
county, Pa, to the Masonic University
Fund.
The frequency of incendiary fires in
Lancaster, Pa, has resulted in the can
ceiling by fro insurance companies of
all policies on tobacco or tobacco ware
houses
Consul General Crlttenden reports to
the State Department that American
capitalists have purchased the entire
street railway systems of the City of
Mexico.
John A. Right, cashier of tho failed
Fifth Avenue Savings Bank, was
arrested in Columbus, o., Wednesday,
charged with embezzling $50, 900 of the
banks funds.
Secretary Carlisle is TO deliver, at
the invitation of the Honest Money
League Of Illinois, a non-partisan adj
dress before the laboring people OF Chi-
cago on April 10Th.
at New Reigel, o., on Thursday
night, Michael Noes saloon keeper,
shot and fatally injured his wife from
whom he had recently been divorced
and his sistor-in-law.
John Winders, farmer, was found
Friday morning hanging to tree in
Wild Cat Hollow, northwest Of Hop
kinsville, Ken. White Caps hanged
him for mistreating his family.
At Fayette, o., on Wednesday after
noon, William Scharg and Archie
Rogers, stonemasons, fell 20 feet from
| the scaffoiding of church in course
of erection and were instantly killed.
The Maryland Republican State Cen
| tral Committee has selected April 22d
as the date and Baltimore as the place
for holding the State convention for
the election of delegates to the national
convention.
News has reached Oaxaca, Mex, OF
the murder, by bandits, of Henry l..
Mareux. an American railroad contrac-
tor who was on his way overland tc
Guatemala to take position in railroad
construction.
by the explosion of 36 sticks of dyna-
mite, which had been placed near a
fire TO thaw, at Ellicott City, Nd, on
Saturday, Leo Williams, a negro aborer,
and John II. Claggitt, bystander,
were fatally injured.
Gertrude Taylor the 13-years- old girl
of Dillon b. Taylor of Craig, Mo-, has
confessed to the poisoning OF her parents
and brothers and sisters on the 10th
inst Her intention was TO kill her
brothers. wife but the brother died.
The schooner Ira W. Hover, from
Port Eaton for New York, with cargo
of gravel struck Tom Rock, off City
Island, N. u, on Friday afternoon.
She stove a hole in her bottom ano
capsized. The crew of five men were
saved.
At Carson, Nev., Thursday, the jury
engaged in the trial of John L. Jones,
the former assistant melter and refinei
at the Carso Mint, who is charged with
completely in the embeZZlement oil
bullion valued at 1923, 600, disagreed anc
were discharged.
Chief Engineer William A. Allen oi
the Maine Central railroad, fell from
the platform of train while crossing
the bridge over the Androscoggin river,
at Lewiston, Me-, on Saturday after
noon, and went down to his death ovel
the Lewiston Falls.
Mrs. John Holzinger and her mother
Mrs. Kate Miller, were shot and in
\ stantly killed in Milwaukee, ON Friday
night, by John Holzinger, who became
angered at his wife because she haC
begun action for divorce, alleging
cruelty as the cause.
Mrs. Rosalind Vida, aged 40 years
was shot and killed in her home al
Buffalo, on Saturday, by Giacomo Con
STATING, alias Jack Bio, who lived il
the adjoining house. 1t is said thai
Bio intended to shoot Mrs Guggino
and that the other woman was killeC
in mistake.
A freight train on the Illinois Cen
tral railroad broke IN two 10 mileI
south of Water Valley, Miss, on Wed
nesday, afterwaTd coming together with
force that wrecked the train. Charles
Fletcher and two unknown .personi
stealing ride were killed and Conduc
tor Ferguson was badly injured.
Private Allen of Go. A, Fifteenth
Infantry, United States Army, sho
and fatally wounded Private Call, ol
the same company, in the post guar
ters at Fort Sheridan, H., Friday
morning. While being disarmed Allel
was accidentally shot with his own re
volver. He is thought to be insane.
News reached Astoria, Ore, Fri
day, that tho British ship GlennmoraG
went ashore in a fog on tho Washing
ton coast, Is miles north of Columbit
river, on Thursday. Two of the crew
were killed while leaving the vessel
the others were saved. The ship viii
be total loss. She was from Callat
for Portland in ballast.
Frost in Florida on Saturday morn
ing did considerable damage to early
corn. cucumbers, Strawberries and lrist
pototoes, but no damage to young
orange shoots. The damage EXTENDED
as far South as Orlando, though there
was frost as far as Tampa. In Northern
Florida, where few vegetables grow,
thin ice formed.
David Armstrong, aged 35, laborer,
and George Senior, 35 years old, &
porter, fell off tho roof of their house
on Ninth avenue, in New York City,
Tuesday week, locked in each Others
arms Armstrong was killed instantly
and Senior fatally injured. They are
said to have gone TO the roof to engage
in a friendly wrestling match, and
while SO engaged tripped over stone
coping.
mob of 30 men took William
Murphy from the Scott county jail al
Huntsville, Tenn, at midnight Satur-
day night, by stratagem, and hung
him, pleading and praying, TO tree in
the public square. Tho victim was il
prison awaiting trial for shooting Bill
Bowlin, miner at Pioneer, three