Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-10
~ GENERAL.

Saginaw Inn, at Atlantic City, was
damaged by fireWednesday to tho extent
OF u, 500.
Mrs. Martha Swift Morrison died
Thursday at Hightstown. N. j., aged
81 years.
Prof. Lorenzo N. Fowler, noted
phrenologist, died in West Orange, n.
j., Wednesday night.
The Wieting Opera House in SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, was burned Thursday,
causing loss of 800, 600.
Ferdinand a. Brucker has been nomi.
mated for Congress by the Democrats OF
the Eighth Michigan district. }
Samuel Lees of Philadelphia was
on Friday appointed receiver for the
Eureka Cast Steel Co. at Chester.
F. Klinkert, brewer. Of Racine, Wis,
made an assignment Thursday, his liza
bilities being estimated at Sl25. 900.
Amei Bruckman OF Philadelphia, who
bad his skull fractured Saturday last
at Washington Park, died Wednesday.
Twenty seven buildings on Nebraska
and Water streets, Norfolk, Va. we're
burned Thursday. The lossp is s75. 600.
Mary Miller of Philadelphia jumped
overheard Thursday at Gloucester
ely, n. j., with suicidal intent She
was rescued.
Joseph T. Ridgeway, a prominent
citizen OF Trenton and civil engineer
Of note, committed suicide Thursday
by shooting.
Congressman John j. Gardner was
renominated Thursday by the Republic
,arn "a Gaaapl Man 1arear Eon-
gressinnal district.
John S. Poyen, dealer in carriage
findings at Amesbury, Mass, made an
assignment Wednesday. Ills liabilities
are estimated at slC0, COO.
Ex.Gov. Francis assumed his duties
as Secretary OF the Interior Thursday.
The oath of Office was administered by
Associate Justice Harlan.
A call bas esn issued for the annual
convention of the Woman's Christian
temperance Union, to be held in st.
Louis November 18th 18th.
Senator Qnay will have an office at
Rep ubican head uarters in New York,
and will he in charge during Chairman
Hanns's absence in Chicago.
Ex-State Senator Robert Moss oil
Anne Arundel county has heen nomi-
mated for Congress by the Democrats
of the Fifth Maryland district
The two young children of Assistant
Postmaster Danley OF Chadron, Neb.
were sutfocated on Friday in fire
which destroyed the family home.
Medical Inspector David Kindleber.
ger. in charge of the Naval Hospital in
Washington. was retired from the navy
Wednesday having reached the age
limit.
Postmaster r. /. Jarvis of Benton
Harbor has been nominated for Con.
gress by the Democrats, Populists and
Union Siiverites Of the Fourth Michi.
gan district.
The Manufacturers Bank of West
Duluth, Minn.., has been placed in
| the hands of receiver by order Of the
State Bank Examiner. The deposits
amount to $40 600.
The J. B. Watkins Land and Mort
gage Co. OF Lawrence. Kan. was placed
| in the hands of receivers on Friday.
Liabilities, "a, $50, 600 in debenturt
bonds, held in the East.
]. Sterpglanz & Co., shirt and over
all manufacturers OF New York, mad,
an assignment Thursday. The liabili
ties are placed at $3.50, 100, with nomi
nal assets about the same.
The State Banking Board OF Ne
braska has taken charge OF the Stat
Loan and Trust Co. bank Of Ogsllalli
| and ordered its doors closed. II wa
capitalized for s25, 600.
George NJ. Jewett of Hartford count,
has been nominated for Congress b.
| the Democrats OF the Second Maryland
district. Sixty-two ballots were taken
Frederick Talbot led tine race until tn
last ballot.
Lieut.. James Benton, quartermaste
of the Ninth United States Cavalry
was stricken with heart disease Will
in the springs plunge bath at Ho
Springs, S. D., Wednesday, and died il
the water.
United States customs officials hav
information of an organized conspirac
TO manufacture merchants certificate
for Cinnamon who desire 10 obtain ad
mission to the United States. They ar
sold for 800 each.
While the Bryan managers profess I
feel unconcerned over the nomination
of a third ticket it is stated in Wash
ineton that the new ticket is privatel
regarded as serious menace to Mr
Bryan'H candidacy.
The magnificent silver for the battle
ship Indiana, gift from the Stat
after which she is named, will be pre-
sented by Gov. Matthews to the vcsst
at Tompkinsville. n. Y, September 2lst
The revenue cutter Perry has car
tured three schooners, and America
anu two British, sealing in the prohib
tied area in the Boring Sea III
schooners are the Ainoka and Beatrice
British and the Joseph G. Swan
American.
The First National Bank OF Helena
Mont. failed on Friday. The liabili
ties are stated at IS, ASS, 600. Bank Ey
aminer Flynn has been placed i
charge OF the bank. It's failure is du
to the inability of its officers TO realiz
on it's assets.
Prof. William Carpenter died in Ra
timore Wednesday, aged &c years. II
gained notoriety from his advocacy
the theory that the earth is not
globe, but has fat circular form, II
volving on central axis, with the su
stationary over the centre. To him th
equator was the centre OF the earth
, surface and the polar regions the QUITE
edge.
) DIR. Thomas Gallagher, who was n
leased from an English prison recertl
after an incarceration OF IS year