Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-11
IN GENERAL.

A receiver mas DeeD apppintou 80
the Lincoln, H., Electric Street Rail
way Co.
Capt. Charles Bendire, U. S. A., re-
tired, died on Thurnday, at Jackson
vile, Fla.
The town of Plcasureville, Ky, was
nearly wiped out by fire yesterday week !;
loss, So. 600.
Thomas Doherty & Co.. Montreal tea
merchants, have assigned. Liabilities,
about sil00, 600.
The Rev. Robert II. Proudtit, Pros
byterian minister OF Morristown. N.
j., died Friday.
John Leketur was behcaded by
premature explosion OF giant powder at
Avoca, Pa, Friday.
Gilman NJ. Fague, Washington club
man, shot and killed himself in that
city yesterday week.
The Birmingham, Ala, Rolling Mill
Co. is about TO add q steel plant to its
equipment in that city.
Charles W. Brooke, widely known
criminal lawyer, died Sunday at New
Brighton, Staten Island.
The Scott A uerbach Building, at
Salt Lake, Utah, was burned on Tuos-
day night week; loss. $500, 600.
William Penn Esterbrooi, for many
years superintendent Of buildings for
New York City, died Tuesday week.
Commander F. NJ. Greene, u. S. NJ,
will be retired on February 23d, when
he will reach the age limit OF 62 years.
Frank Gaus was convicted of man
slaughter at Scranton, Pa, Friday,
for killing his brother during drunken
quarrel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Browning, widow of
Abraham Browning, who was the fnre-
most member of the Camden bar, died
on Saturday.
Near Mount Vernon, KY, on Thurs
| day. Boss Parker, shot and killed his
father, Anderson Parker, and was him
self fatally shot.
Tho house of Seeley Wakely, near
Grayllng, Mich. was destroyed by fire
| Tuesday week, and two children we're
burned to death.
Torpedo boat No. 6 built by the
Herreshofs, at Bristol, II. l.. was given
builders speed trial Friday, and
averaged %. "A knots.
Secretary Olney has been offered the
professorship of International law in
Harvard University, and has taken the
matter under consideration.
The First National Bank of Franklin,
O., has suspended. The bank owes
depositors $40, 600, and has assets Of
Sl5S. 900 ami a surplus of $40, 200.
james Dcugherty. arrested while be
was attempting to break into dwell.
ing at Darby, Pa, has confessed that
he had planned TO rob the Darby post
office.
The coroner's jury at Burlington, N.
j., decided on Saturday that Nicholas
Schaetfer, who shot his wife and then
killed himself, was not mentally re
sponsible.
In Wilkesbarre. yesterday week. Will,
Smith. 6 years old. found his father
revolver in bureau drawer, and wbilt
playing with it, shpt his little brothe
in the head.
At Big Timber, Mont. on Saturda.
evening tho wife of John Cort threy
his three children into the fellowston
river, and jumped in after them. Al
were drowned.
A dispatch from Durango, Mex.
says two bars Of refined silver, yalue'
| at SIC. 900, were stolen on Thursua
, from Wells. Fargo e. CO. "a expires
, Office in that city.
The central organization of tn
Swedish. American Republican Gu
of New York has endorsed Paul d
Chaillu for the position Of Minister t
, Sweden and Norway.
johnson Harris and William Littlin
fought duel near Arbelia. o. T., o
3 Tuesday week over tho affections {
Wannetta, u half breed Indian girl
Q and roth were killed.
The Syracuse. N. Y. Speciality Manr
featuring Co., makers of hardware an
bicy cles, went into the hands Of
. receiver, Friday. Liabilities, SIG, 00(
= actual asseta, $50, GOO.
i Mrs. Gertrude Cfegar, white, WI
: sentenced at Ncwark, n. j., on Satu
!, day to 20 years in the State prison. ft
,, the murder of Charles Il. Anderson
colored, her common law husband.
Tramps attacked grocery store
: Bird in Hand. Pa. Saturday, to ohtai
!. supplies, but the villagers rallied to tt
l. storekeeper's aid and the gang was cii.
q persed after two had been captured.
It A passenger train on the Fall Broo
l
IS fallen across the track Saturday afte
J.. noon, and the cars wore thrown mi
}, Pine creek. Fireman Hustled was killed
:, The Georgia General Assembly yesis
day week adopted, after a 5eated di
cussion, a report eXculpating Judges ,
l.. Sweat and Soaborn Ruse, agains
" whom charges of drunkenness had bee
made.
1t A "felow servant" bill, granting
Il employees of railroads the right to a,
s. for damages for injuries sustained
IN the discharge of their duty, has passt
IS both branches of the Missouri Legi
u lature.
as The Prince of Wales has proposed Il
3, creation of fund, to he called II
r. Prince of Wales Hospital Fund, I,
Or London, to commemorate the Col
<; anniversary of the Queens accession
of the throne.
is M. Is. Leonard, superintendent OF ii
80 telegraph service of the Chesapeake
ID Ohio railway and a memher of ii
National Society of Electrical Eng
III neers, died in Richmond, Va, on Sa
urday night.
n, A freight train on the Baltimore
et Ohio railroad was wrecked at Dayj
All vile, W. Va, ob Saturday. Iohr .
nc Richardson, engineer, was instant
n. killed. and Fireman Hughitt W
! fatally injured.
or The Camden & Burlington Coun
n. railroad Stockholders, at q meeting
b, Saturday, decided to issue $3.50 O
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