The sun., 1897-11-17

NOru has Deen received from Syraclls
that the father of the unfortunate woma
has refused to come to New York or t
5 have anything to do with the burial {
, his daughters body.
h SYRACUSE, Nov. 16.-William J. Stead
: man, husband of the woman who com
mitted suicide in New York, is still il
= high glee over the news of her death thi
: morning. He declared last evening tha
her suicide made him the happiest maj
in the world and asserted that he would
celebrate the occasion by getting drunk
A Splendid Dinner Served.
The Past Officers Association, /. O. O.
F., of Delaware, banqueted in roya
style last night at Ainscow's cafe. Covert
were spread for thirty-one and several
speeches were made, dwelling in main,
upon the history of the association. The
following menu was prepared for the
fraternal brothers:
Blue Points on Half Shell.
Fried Oysters. Sauterne.
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce. Sherry.
Chicken Salad. Port.
Chi cken Croquettes. FrenchPeas.
Celery. Gherkins. Coffee.
Rolls.
Prior to the banquet the association
held an election Of officers for the ensuing
year. The election resulted as follows:
President, E. W. Spencer, of Whining
ton; vice-president, George H. Williams,
OF Newark; secretary and treasurer B. F.
Shakespeare, Of Wilmington; historian,
Edwin Hurst, of Wilmington.
A Hand to Hand Fight.
Special to THE Sun.
CAMDEN DEL, Nov. 16.-Brinkley's
Hill, a negro settlement just short dis
tance from here, is noted for it's lawless
characters, and tonight it was the scene
of bloody conflict between William
Pleasanton, colored, and Willard Eaton.
Peasonton lived at the home of Mrs.
Eaton, Wizards mother, and was at the
house last night when young Eaton came
home in state of intoxication and very
quarrelsome.
Mrs Eaton and Pleasanton were en-
gagged IN dispute over some trifing mat
ter and finally became so excited that
Eaton became convinced that it was nec-
essary for him to settle differences. and
jumping toward Pleasonton he struck
him. The two joined in hand to hand
fight and gradually P!easanton got the
advantage and about had Eaton under
control when the latter, by a great effort
reached a table and grabbing Il large
carving-knife, slashcd vcio,lsIy at his an
tagonist. Pleasanton caught the full
force of two blows on the head
just above the ear, scvering sew
eral arteries. As he fell bleeding to
the floor, Eaton became frightened at his
CHASTITY work and fled. DR.. Conwell was
called in to dress the injured mans
wound, and he now lies in precarious
condition.
Constable Brown was notified, and
hastily gathering a posse together
lie gave chase after Eaton. After
long hunt Eaton was captured and
brought to town. He was given a hear
ng before Magistrate Draper and sent to
Dover Jail in default of $500 bail to
wait the result of Pleasantons injuries.
Priest Becomes a Broker.
BosroS, Nov. 16.--Rcv. Michael J.
)oody, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of
'oston, has taken out an insurance
rokcr's license from the Insurance
department., with the purpose of keep
lg all the insurance records of church
ropery at the Archiepiscopal office
lstcad OF leaving the insurance of this
ropcuy to the cIcrgymcn individually
| charge. As the policies now in force
lpirc it is the intention to have the
rw ones written through the Chan
'llor. The Chancellor being an in
france broker will have Il commission
l the business, and this commits
on VIII revert to the churches.
S the rules Of the Boston Board
rbid any broker or agents sharing
S commission or rcbaing his commits
IN with his customer, it is contcndcd
at allowing the commission to revert
the church is clearly IL violation of the
)ard rules, and it is said there will be
position to the Chanccllor's becoming
member of the Boston Board Of Under
'iters.
Meyer Guilty Of Murder.
ccial to TIE Sun.
New YORK, Nov. lG.-The jury in the
sc of Constantine Stcigler, alias Meyer
10 had been on trial for killing police
IN Smith in the Church of the Holy
deemer brought in a verdict OF murss
in the first degree this afternoon.
e judge cmanded Meyer for sentence
Tuesday.