Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
pHiL4DELPHIa AFFAIRs.

Reuben Green died Monday OF in
juriss caused by the Kick of a horse.
Police Sergeant John II. Norbury of
the Twenty ninth ward squad is dead.
The Rev. Horace B.tWayland, pastor
OF the Zion Colored Baptist Church, is
dead.
L. Shuster Boraef, a widely known
Wholesale butcher, died at Sharon Hill
Friday. . ~
Caroline Nolan. died Monday of in .
juries received by being run down by a
bicycle.
Mrs. Emma Clayton committed sui
eide at Jenkintown Monday while
temporarily insane.
The Rev. James Robinson, NJ. D.,
formerly pastor of the Fourth Freshly
terian Church is dead. Nh.
Arthur Lanaugh walked off Arch
street wharf into the Delaware river
Sunday and was drowned.
The Union League held its annual
meeting last Monday and elected q.
Stuart Patterson president.
Lydia Wilson, aged 100 years and 2
months, died Monday at the Presby-
terra Homo. for Widows and Single
Women.
Meyer Siedenbach. trustee, Issued
yesterday an execu tion against Abo
Hirsh and Ralph Hirsh ,onia Judgment
note for si5, 43G. %. g..
Sheriff clect Crowyesterday announced
the appointment of Alexander Simpson,
Dr., to the position of Sheriif's solicit
tor, TO succeed A. S. l.. Shields.
. James Traquair, a retired merchant,
formerly president Of, tho Penn Mutual
life Insurance Co. and treasurer of
j the Academy Of Music, is dead.
/ John B. Parsons vice,nresident and
general manager OF tho West Chicago
Street Railway Co., has been eIected
vice president and general manager OF
Union Traction Co.
+. The trial of John u. Hart, accused
of carrying filiiustering expedition to
/, Cuba on the steamer. Laurada, has
been postponed until the February term
of tho United States district court.
Henry McMillan's box factory, at
frankfort avenue and Harrison street.
was almost destroyed by fire Friday.
Several adjoining properties were
slightly damaged by tho flames. The
loss is estimated at from SIS, 900 to
Sl6, 600.
S Judge Dallas on Monday dismissed
the bill in equity presented by the re-
ceiver of the Sigma Iron Go. against e.
w. Clark & Co. to recover S35, 600, rep
resenting orders made for payment on
a subscription to 1000 shares of sigma
Iron Co. stock. sg
Judge Gordon has appointed COM
mission to inquire, into the mental
condition of James Barry, an inmate
Of the House of Correction, whose
father complains that while James was
confined 10 the Eastern Penitentiary
he was insane In the opinion of the
pcnitentiary physician and that the
warden refused permission to have his
sanity tested. E ~
In the suit of Hilbert, Porter & Co.,
for the recovery of the balance retained
by the city out of the contract price
for the construction of the Queen Lane
Reservoir, the jury has returned a YER
dict in favor of the PLAINTIFF for the
full amount Of their claim with in
terest, Sl3T, 070. %. Should a motion
for new trial be refused the city will
appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
Barclay II. Warburton. proprietor of
the Evening Telegraph. has been held
in 5000 bail TO answer the charge Of
criminal libel, preferred by p. ].
Hoban. The prosecution was based
upon publication in that journal on
July 23d, in which Mr.. -Hoban was
named as one OF several newspaper re-
porters who were employed to write Of
political matters ia manner favorable
to Senator Quay and adverse to his
opponents.
Mrs. A. Keightley OF Jiandenberg