Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-05
ToN. DEIAwAFE THURSDAY. JANUARY 1882

| The annual commencement OF the High
| School was held and all of the public
school closed for the summer.
Thursday, juno 3d. Temperature SO,
81, 81, GO degrees. Clear. Thomas s.
| Clark of Dover began his term Of i'm
prisonment in Trenton Jail. The razine
Of tho old buildings at the Market
street park entrance was commenced.
JULY.
Friday, July /. ---Temperature 81, 90,
90, 76 degrees. Clear.
Saturday. July 2.-Temperature 7s,
90, o5, so degrees. Clear Clarke
Churchman Of Delaware, second lieu
tenant OF Co. H, Twelfth Infantry, U.
S. A., died at III Clancy, Cuba, from
wounds inflicted by II Spanish bullet.
Sunday, July 3d. Temperature SO,
81, 10l, 50 degrees. Clear. Tho Ameri.
can fleet under Schley destroyed the
| Spanish fleet oil Santiago and Admiral
Cervera was captured H.H
Monday, July 4.---Temrerature SO,
90, 92, 50 degrees. Thunder showers.
Independence Day was observed In the
usual manner. A wind storm did some
| damage about tho city. The Society
of the Cincinnati held its annual meet
ing in this city. William Greon, col.
ored, was murdered by Isaiah Prattis,
also colored, at Clayton.
Tuesday, July 5-Temperature 60,
rs, SO, 62 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Wednesday, July @. Incorporating 70,
49, 81, "a degrees. Fair. Union and
Regular Republican State Committees
met in Wilmington and made an un.
successful effort to unite the party.
Thursday, July 7.-Temperature 70,
10, 80, "a degrees. Clear.
Friday, July 5. -Temperature 76, IS,
81, 70 degrees. Clear.
Saturday, July 9.--Temperature 81,
", SO, "a degrees. Showers. The Old
Bay Line steamship Tennessee was
launched at the shipyard of the Harlan
d Hollingsworth Co.
Sunday, July 10. -Temperature 20,
rs, 76, 4S degrees. Clear. This was
observed as day of Thanksgiving for
American victories over the Spanish.
Monday, July IL. Temperature n,
76, 10, go degrees. Fair. The trial OF
United States Senator Richard X. Ken
ney for alleged completely in the de-
falcation of the Dover National Bank
was begun in Wilmington. Joseph ii.
Virgins, a brakeman, was killed in
the west yard, Wilmington.
Tuesday, July II. -Temperature g.,
70, II, 55 degrees. Cloudy. e. III.
Brunson, supposedly of Chicago, was
found murdered in freight car in the
west yard, Wilmington.
Wednesday, July Temperature
63, rs, SO, 66 degrees. Cloudy.
Thursday, July Ia. Temperature 10,
80, "a, IA degrees. Fair. The Spanish
surrendered Santiago to the American
army.
Friday, July 10. --Temperature So,
81, 90, 81 degrees. Clear. The vii,
mington Hundred Democratic Associa.
tion adopted rules.
Saturday, July 16. Temperature So,
81, so, ~ degrees. Clear.
Sunday, July 7.-Temperature rs,
81, Of, Go degrees. Clear. The Ameri
can army took formal possession of
Santiago de Cuba.
Monday, July 49, Temperature N.
IS, 30, 10 degrees. Fair. Arthur G..
Kinney. was killed along the railroad
near Edge Moor.
Tuesday, july 1S.-Temperature n,
So, 70, 90 degrees. Thunder storms
with rain. Charles f. White was killed
at the Old Ferry Mills. Mrs. Josephine
Ragey was burned to death in this city.
Wednesday, July 20. Temperature
76, 81. 80, ~ degrees. Clear.
Thursday, July u. --Temperuture so,
81, 30, &c degrees. Clear.
Friday, July %. .--Temperature "a,
g, 81, G5 degrees. Clear. In the
United States Circuit Court the case
against United States Senator Kenney
went to the jury at II. 40 O'Clock.
Curtis jackson, colored, murdered his
wife, wounded Robert Hinson and
committed suicide in Wilmington.
Saturday, July %. Temperature rs,
81, ", 65 degrees. Clear.
Sunday, July 81. Temperature ~,
80, 81, 81 degrees. Cloudy.
Monday, July %. Temperature 7G,
80, 81, G6 degrees. Clear. Mrs. Mar,
garet A. Pyle was found dead at her
residence, Eighth and Kirkwood, vii
mington, evidently having committed
suicide. The jury considering the case
OF Senator Kenney having disagreed.
was discharged. Wilmington officials
and policemen made their annual visit
to Reading, Pa.
Tuesday. July 20. Temperature so,
"a, 80, 20 degrees. Partly cloudy. DR..
Il. n. Rowland died at Middlotown.
Wednesday, July 7.-Temperature
y, 30, 50, 70 degrees. Showers and
thunderstorms. Michael Greisnler, n
pennsylvania soldier, had his arm shot
on IN an encounter on the farm of
George Walker, near Montchanin.
Thursday, July 2S. Temperature so,
81, ~, 70 degrees. Showers. Seven
freight cars were wrecked on the r.,
W. u b. railroad near Elkton, Md.
but nobody was killed. Brandywine
Summit Camp opened.
Friday, July 80, Temperature 50,
81, 90 81 degrees. Partly cloudy.
Saturday, July 80. Temperature 80.
90, 92, IS degrees. Partly cloudy.
Judge Bradford declined to restrain
the Front and Union Railway Co. from
crossing private property in Christians
Sunday, July 81. Temperature 81
81. W, CT degrees. Showers. LIGHT.
ming struck tho Sacred Heart Church,
causing slight damage.
AUGUST.
Monday, Aug. l.--Tcmperature Sc.
30, SO, "a desrees. Partly cloudy.
Eugene W. Stiriith shot himself In
Wilmington, but did not iniiict fatal
injury.
Tuesday, Aug. 2.-Temperature 81,
50, 81, rs degrees. Partly cloudy
The New Castle County Levy Court
passed appropriations aggregating
s27l, $50. Acting Comptroller OF the
Treasury L. p. Mitchell decided thai
the 1905, Sl6 appropriated for the i'm
provement Of tho Wilmington harbor
was not available.