Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

The annual report Of state srperinten-
dent % Banks Frederick D. Kilhurn shows
n marked improvement In the condition OF
New York State banks during the fiscal
year ended Sept. 30. 1871. the gain ia re-
sources having boen about as. 500 OOO. or
nearly twenty per cent.
John Doerinc. a wealthy citizen Of Belle
vile. H.. was found dead. having been
murdered by robbers.
James Mccartney. the nowly-appointed
head 81 the Street Cleaning Department OF
NsT YORK City. expressed his admiration
OF ms predecessors odmiaistration, and
said that Colonel Warinr's system would
De iciiowed In every n1Aslbie respect,
kathofy afctlaerAt4 se..nlfax rsxi3onf
OF Rankin. Penn. has been arrested on n
charge OF wife murder
George A. Geicer, q Shenkel. Penn. ex-
spired at the home 81 his nancee. az Bel
mar. y. J., two hours before the time fxed
for his wedding
Mrs. Nellie J. Peterkln. OF New York was
convicted OF nanslaughter in Boston for
killing Mrs. Catherine Z. Murphy
There was a severe storm throughout
New England and Northern New York
Hallway trafflc was DELAYED
At tho risk OF h.s own lie. Patrolman
HHnlan. OF New York City. saved a cripple
from being trampled 70 death by a runaway
morse. The oiheer was dragged for = block
by the animal.
william Arnold. son Of Lieutenant Com
mander Conway III. Arnold, United states
Navy, committed suicide az Monciair. n. J.
J. II. Haggin. the wealth turfman. AGED
seventy-four. married Miss Pearl VoOrhies.
OF Versailles. Ky. aged twenty-eight. a
neice ofhis former wife.
Joseph Lockley, = trusted clerk OF the
american Estates Association, New York
City, has fed, after stealing several thou
sand dollars by means OF raised checks
and taking with him ali the title deeds
books, and papers Of the concern TINT hs
eould lay his hands on.
William James Linton, the engrnver. died
In New Haven, Conn.
Eton Johnston, until recentlv n boar1ev
with the Fellows family az Camden. n
shot and wounded ar. Fellows dangerous
" and Mrs. Follows and her son slightly:
then killed himself.
tCaptain George L. HOd1don. proprfetor
of the fremont House. New Haven. Conn
: was arrested charged with hiking Frederick
COOK 70 set fire TO the rontins Hotel. con
anSted by rival. George r. White.
p p. II. Mabry. agent at Brunswick, Ca. OF
l<Ra southern Express Company dfsar,-
sReared with Sl4.50O consigned by the Cfff-
&fhs' Bank OF Savannah. to the MERCHANTS
sRd Traders Bank. The latter wac com
isS<ed 10 close Mabry. IN a note 20 his
4 sxife. confessed the theft.
TNE1e oil well cOrdnge makers and dealers
WEned an association at Pittshurg to ad-
4aee prices IN the oil well supply trade.
1 In the annual reDort OF the Bank Com
nlssioners OF New Hampshire IL fs stated
-that there ara Seventy-s savings banks
? n existence. fourteen State banks and trust
companies and nineteen building and loan
. associations. or tbe seventy sav-
rtnss banks seventeen are IA nquidattoa.
isrhe total a<nQunt due deposltors by the
savings banks Is, $40 {e8, ,O55.si, a decrease
! n 81 sos. s65 p for the year
DIR. Wills ID. Storer. OF Chicago. has re-
sstored the power OF speech 10 q girl who
had been dumb for three yesrs by training
her TO use her lips
Assets Of the Maverick Bank OF Boston.
which originally cost over 81. .coc 600, were
sold for s429.
! Goldfish are still being caught on the
Virginia coast In large quantities. The
/ oldest citizens have never before heard OF
this fish IN Accomack waters at this sea-
| son.
Judge Garrison, In Camden, N j.. fxed
January 3 as the date for the trial OF Ell
Shaw. charged with killing his mother
and grandmother, TO begin.
Telephone competition in Wabash