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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

At Raleigh, y. G., the Coroncr's Jury IN
the case Of Rev. Or. Smith. President of
st. Augusllne's Episcopal College, who
was poisoned on October Isl. have rem
dered a verdict duplicating Frances d.
Mann, the daughter, and Mary F. Smith,
the wife Of the deceased. They find that
ftry chime was mixed in Il dose ui
seidlitz powders, administered by Mrs.
Mann, and that Mrs. Smith was
Ike per OF the key Of a closet in VIII ch
the strychnlnc was found. The stomach
and brain Of the deceased were cxamined
by Dr.. Genth, Of .rhila., and On hi, pio-
iessional opinion the verdict was rendered.
The accused have been committed to Ill.
ThCh counsel will apply for "a release ON a
writ Of habeus corpus.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
LOndon Pross on tho Boatcn Fi-o

All the London ptpers tAptr.. .he dccl-
est sympathy iur ,he suffering hs tie CON
Migration in Bos ON, aud attribute the
great disaster to bad management of the
Dire department, and police and municipal
authorities of tie city.
The Standard says. The Boston fire is "a
scandalous outrage on civil zaiiun and cvi
deuce Of the mot inefficient CITY govern
mcni. By way Of showing superiority in
cases like that Of Boston NE ct q small
wall organized fire department over large
but badly manie ono, il compares the
sma I London Fire Brigade and narrow.
crooked streets and alleys of that ci v.
where fires seldom get beyond the bu lding.
where they originate, 10 tn. thousands OF
undiscipincd fremcn ard huge granite
structures and open places in Boston.
There il say, the best port on Of the city
was destroyed for want Of good manage
ment to prevent the progress Of the flames,
which were finally stopped by gunppwder
and this wretched bus ness was entrusted
to volunteer citizens instead Of STATED op.
| orators.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16


The calamity which has beiallen Boston
will cause a profound feeling Of sadness
ard sympathy throughout the whole Re-
public. A calamity to city which is the
recognized centre of intellectual activity
and literary culture in America Is one
which comes home with peculiar force
to all who have for years drawn so largely
on this fair city for the qualification Of
their intellectual needs and literary taste.
Even those Of us who have never Set foot
within Its limits have, in Imagination at
least, frequented It's famous halls and
churches. Especially have we hung over
the counters ofwhat was Tickner n Fie'd's
Bookstore and, pretending to be intent on
examining books, have eagerly watched
the literary celebrities as they dropped in.
All have sat with old Mr.. Fields in his
library, and looked at the portraits upon
Its walls as he chats 80 delightfully."- with
his nephew about the originals they rep
resent, or VIC have ridden through the
highways and by ways of the city in the
street cars with Mr. lIow,lls, the magic
of whose eyes turns even these prosy
vehicles into places where fancy and
poesy seem at home
For these and similar reasons, any great
calamity to Boston brings to thousands
aud tens Of thousands a sense of personal
loss such as they would feel in the de-
struction of no other city, while the
actual loss to the wealth of the country
Is terrible to contemplate.
The destruction OF such a vast amount
Of property by lire is an absolute sub
slraction Of that amount from the wealth
Of our country. Great business failures
merely divert wealth from lis accustomed
channels without diminishing the actual
amount, but calamtles Ike this and that
Of Chicago nnnihilate the result of years
of labor and production. Insurance does
not save it, it merely distributes tue loss
over wider area so that il falls more
lightly, but insurance cannot cover such a
loss as this even in this way, and there
can scare ~ be doubt that company aitei
company will break up.
This fire, however, does not appeal at
directly to the sympathi,- of the people as
did the corhigration which a little more
than year ago laid Chicago in ashes, at
this, unlike that, appears to have touched
comparatively few dwellings aud there
fore TO have rendered few people actually
homeless, though il will doubtless, through
the losses it entails, caus. thousands o
families to vacAtc the homes endoafed 6,
them 10y long Use and delightful associa
tons. The Response to the mute appeal o
the homeless people Of Chicago was th,
nohle-t this earth has ever seen, and III,
question row Is, Is the world capable O
second such heroic thoIt and Of an ever
finer exhibition Of charity
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Nearly complete returns from MARYLAND
show Greeley's majority in the whole
State to have been 1904. The Greeley
majority was Obtained in Baltimore city,
and in Baltimore, Caroline, Montgomery
Queen Anne's, Wicomice and Worcester
counties. Grant carried all the other SIX
teen counties by small majortes The
whole State outside Baltimore city gave
Grunt 4.iO6 majority, but that city gave
Greeley $40 majority, and thus occurred
him the State by the majority stated above
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

We failed in our effort to secure the
SECTION Of two Legislators from Whining
ton, but nothing but the extraordinary
and unexpected majority of the successful
party prevented our object being accomp-
lished. The average vote for the other
Democratic candidates was 4.g0s, while
Mr., McCaulley received 5.315, showing a
difference Of 487 votes, which in any orIi
nary election, would have certainly se-
cured his election. And it would possibly
have secrred 1t this time had the friends Of
McCaulley in the Republican party concen-
trated on any one man, though this is not
certain, as all the scratching of Silver and
Hutchinson together would not put either
Of them enough behind the average vote
to secure McCaulley's election still the
result shows that there are iGi Rcpub j.
cans In this city who care more for send
Ing two Wilmington men to Dover than
they do for voting a straight ticket. The
Democrats did not manifest like will.
lingness to prefer their citys Interests to
their party's, which will probably prevent
Republicans from ever again attempting
to help one of their candidates in this wsv.
Mr.. Maris was hut about 81 above The
neKt highest candidate.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Gmefal Grants majority in California
Is now reported at II ,yOO.
Itisuow believed that Ciisnt's ns ioriiv
In Xir,inin viii be- about 1000.
m. p....,..t,..,,t, ,o,,.,i,n,to,,ai ran
,o ,u"e an" Ill penr,ii,cs,
Non''ou n"' 'i'Os'" D'' wi 1'' '1oo
Grants majority In Arbansas Is 4oso'
aln 'he nep '. e'"''i' . N''o'"' "
'ne T'. i''"'"i'' ,n
The Republican caucus oil the lho'sha
Legislature met last night, ana uhaIl'
mously nominated senator Morton Tor TO-
e.e'ton'
The Democrats made "clean sweep
~ tAar' 'n'iylns every cong as.u isl
slil. ana gaming large m"JOii'y III 'A'
legislature
Olicial returns Of the election in Kansas
chow Republican majority Of 33 iuh
fine Lcei.laiufe stands ll9 Republicans
TO II Democrats.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
A HUNDRED Y EARS



To the People II ne United States
The Congress Of the United States has
enncted that the completion of the One
IIundredth Year Of American lndepend
ence shall be celebrated BY m lniena-
tionnl Fxhih ton Of the Arts, Manuftc
tnres. aud Products of the soil and mine,
to be held at philadelphia, In 1879, and
has pppoin cd a Commission, consisting Of
representative, from each State and Terri
tory. TO conduct the cel braliun.
Originating under the nu-p'ccs Of the
National / pisl ,tufe, c0ut,ol cl by q Ma
tlonal Commission, aud designed ms II is
to Commemorate the first century Of
our existence, By an exhibition Of the MT
tnral resources Of the county aud their
developmcnt ,snrd of our urogfess In those
arts hich benefit mankind, in complr son
with those of oder nations" il is TO the
pc lplc Mt large that the Commission Look
Tor the aid which is necessary to make the
Centennial Celebration the grandc-t anui-
yersary the world has ever seen
That the completion of the first century
of our existence should be market by
some imposing demons ration rs, we be-
lievo, the patriotic wish of the people OF
the whole country. The Congress Of the
United States has wisely decided that the
Birthday of the Great Republic can be-
most flttlnglv celebrated by the uniyersal
collection and display of ali lhs trophic.
of lis progress. It Is designed 10 bring to
gether, within a. building covering nifty
acres. not only The varied productions OF
our mines and Of the soil. but types Of all
the intellectual tIiumphs Of our citizens,
snecimens of eve, ything that America can
furnish. whether from the brains or III g
hands Of her children. and thu, make evi
dent 10 the world the advancement Of
which a self governed people il capahle.
In this Celebration" all nations will
be invited to participate; is character be-.
inr International. Eurlp, Wll display
her arts aud manufacture India her curl
Gus fabrics. VIII le newly opened China
and JApan will lay bare thc treasures
which for centnrics their ingenious people
have been perfecting. Each land will
compete IN generous rivalry for the palm
Of superior exec lcncc.
To this grand gathering every zone will
contribute its fruits aud cereals, No min
rrnl shall wanting for what the East
lacks Tie West will supplv. finder ont
roof will the south display In rich lu@ufi
nuce her growing cotton, aud the North in
miniature. the cea.rlrss machinery Of hri
mills converting that cotton into cloth
Each section vi the globe will send lis be.
offerings to this exhibition, ami each State
of the Union, az member Of one united
body pnli ic. will show to her sister state.
and 10 the world, how much she can add
To the greatness Of the nation Of which sh,
is harmonious part.
TO make The Ccuiemlll Celebration
such "A success as the pltIiuli-m and Ia,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

It Is believed, on apparently good evil
dence, that the two fires which broke
out In two stables in this city Tuesday
during a high wind, both in dangerous
neighborhoods for a fire Gone Of them In
the very centre Of extensive lumber yarls).
were of incendlary origin. The human
devil who did this deed should be burned
at the stake. With the awful calamity al
Chicago still fresh in our minds, and the
smoke still hanging over the charrcd ruins
Of a great part Of Boston, the Gend who
can deliberately seek to start a conaagra-
ton here, or anywhere, deserves no mercy
at the hands of men nor at the hands Of
Heaven, and if the wretch is discovered he
would have no lust cause for complaint
should he be killed like a rabld dog.
The plea Of madness is no excuse, be-
cause fret it is false, and second, even If
true It is insufficient. Society, civilized or
uneiyilized, can not tolerate such madness
In its midst, and II must be eradicated hy
he death Of those affected BY il. Self
preservation iustldes such a course. We
do not urge lynch law If these devils are
caught, but we do urge that no effort to
discover them and tring them to trial b.
omitted, and that if caught, those Ct our
flaws Furnishing certain kinds of inccndiar.
ism with death be literally interpr ted in
society's behalf, with a view Of sending
these hell hounds to their native kennel.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Tais is the title Of neat one cent paper
JUST started IN Baltimore, which Is the
size of EVERY EyEstSG when the latter
rartef, but in IT. "make up" ii closely re-
iembles the Philadelphia Star, and is in
very way apparently well managed and
'p'cy little paper. Baltimore needed such
ID paper, and We wish the publishers,
Messrs. +. V. Hermange & Co., the sue
ess their eaterp rise so richly merits.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Al Albany, Wednesday, one Of the small
iron safes stolen from the Waterford Bank
was found in the streets entity. When In
he bank il contained 5000 in bonds. In
a oag found ON Tuesday were 20 gold aud
seal rings. Tie directors Of the bank
now estimate the total booty obtained by
the robbers At 100000. One Of the losses,
unknown till recently, was a deposit OF
$4,000 in bonds belonging to gentleman
named Font.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16


The Senator and Representatives just
elected to represent this county In the next
Legislature, are Voluntarily pledged to
earnest efforts to secure for this county
Just representation, and fairer adjust
ment of the burdens of taxation. They
need no spur to make them keep the
pledge as they would rave favored such
action without 1t. What Is needed to
make their efforts effective, is for the peo-
pie of this county to so food the two
houses with petitions for the redress of
our grievances, and to do this we want or
ganization. For ourselves we have four
especial matters to which we shall par
ucularly address ourselves.
First, last and all the time, without hes
ltatlon as to means or methods, so they
prove effective, the restoration OF their lost
rights to the people of this county through
the establishment of representation accord
ing to population.
Secondly, we shall continue to urge the
modification Of the miserable and cruel
law for the attachment of wages, and the
enactment Of reasonable exemption law.
Thirdly, we shall continue to demand
that the savings of the people invested in
loan associations, shall enjoy the came
immunity from taxation allowed to saw
ings in banks and savings funds, especial
ly as these savings are Immediately all
invested in property, which Is subjected
at once to lis proporlionate amsunt Of
taxation.
Fourthly, we shall continue with re-
newed earuestness our warfare on the
pestilent, useless and unfair ten cent tax
on travel, which was conceived IN the
spirit of highway robbery, and when the
robbery failed was continued through sheer
stupidity and stubbornness.
To the accomplishment Of these objects
we shall steadily address ourselves from
this time till the close of the Legislature,
and we earnestly urge our readers to be
thinking over the hest means for pressing
their consideration most powerfully and
persistently on the attention OF all the
members Of the Legislature.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
why WRN the Ex,inguishcr Noi
Thore9

The failure Of the Water Witch Fire
Company to take the Babcock Fire Ex-
tinguisher, standing in its house, to tie
fire Thursday until the ERE was almost OK
tlngulshed oxcites severe comment. It
was ten or fifteen minutes before the en-
zines could get steam mp and if this ma
thine will do anything like what is claimed
for 1t, It could In that time have utterly
ex'inguished tho fire. This second or
third failure tn take this machine to a fire
to test its efficacy in lime Of emergency
suggests a possibility that the cJmpluy
does not wish to give the machine a fair
trial II they have any defence of then
neglect. our columns are open to them {,
make it, but as the mater now stands
they appear very blamob.e for not taking
the eEtlnguisher to the fire in the beg ni
ming.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Romano Of the Lsw.

d. T.
a N''y roma Aap'e laW9n't' Wnloh mrs
NCe,. l"' sv.hc u'Ic iVu"'hs 'h uc Vou'l
Oh Neht"'hN "uu 'luI"h"' WIS "'u'Iht 10
TERMINATION u1y cf NO ago ny inc
agreement "I Tue parNeS 10 the suit To
r"ln"olnlre'
s'ne years ago Herman gentleman
ntW"l "uslnvns thurman res dtd in
L'I.'. i". Tie 500 iNc g. s7ssIr of a
oou.i 'cwhle tm"Hui of properly, lived in
good style, drove fine fo.-e' ported q
hNiGIu 90 lNtlH and claimed 10 hs a.
70 unnu uuhitm1n. lie was married 10 70
G'rmau lady aud had young aud inter
citing family. aud toad appearance, VIE
prssi crou- and happy. But, as in so many
families, there Was q ghost in this one, the
secret Of Whose existence did no, como to
light until the death Of the principal actor
ia THE lii lc social drama.
Gu-tavus was r. -ident OF AlX-la-C la.
Tr'lc, "a little city in Khenish PRUSSIA. lI.-
su.d the business. Of cloth manufacturer.
and wa, what might be considered well
oil. his rral aud personal estate being
worth about 10000 thacrs, or about
SlUntOO. lie loved, or thought ho loved
a lady named Amelia Ercr6araine Coil
alu.lior Of one Of 'tlc royal coup.cl'ors
/ and IN 1873 ho proposed marriage. was
.,,,e,,,d n,,l mo ,,5rrio,,o c.r,,,,J,,,'. ,,.a
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Al Trenton n, Tuesday the Supreme
Court granted a mandlmus to compel the
Hudson county Board Of Csnvassers to
count the votes Of certain election pre-
cincts when they had thrown out on the
ground Of alleged irregularities on election
day, and also to compel them 20 count all
the votes filed with them. The court de-
cided that the Board Of Canvassers had no
ight TO consider ANYTHING outside the re-
turns made by the Board Of Election.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

II is suggested by Western paper that
Sergeant Bates, instead Of carrying the
Nag of the free through various foreign
lands, would be more proiltahy employed
in the alternate propulsion and attraction
ef common metallic implement with
serrated edges, used for the separation Of
specimens Of the highest Development Of
vegetable growth into convenient lengths
for culinary combustion.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Gen. Meade's Funeral.
An IMPOSING MILITARY pisrrA,

An IMPOSING MILITARY DISPLAY
PHILADELPHIA, Novi il.-Gcn. Meade'a
funeral took place this morning. II was
mn imposing military aud civil procession
and occupied nm hour passing a plyen
point. After the ceremonies In the church
the remains were Conveyed 10 the load
ing IN lark and transferred 10 the steam
boat and conveyed up the snhuYlkil Ia
Inurpl Hill
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

The President has pardoned Appleton
Oaksmith, accused Of having aided in it,
ti"g cut vessels for the slave trade. oak
smith was sent 10 Fort Warren on this
charge in 1861, and from thence trans
ferred to the Boston jail. Pending legal
proceedings against bin he escaped, aud
has since been fugitive About year ago
a large number of gentlemen signed Il
petition for his pardon, accompanied by
documentary evidence Of his innocence.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

By Telegraph to EVERY EvBKISG.
PniLApHLrHiA, November 5i.-Cutton
ilrm N@2Ot,. Flour imI rovcd do
mand unchanged suptriinc. Si.50df5.5O.
extra. 81 %; extra family, S9asS Ia
Rye nour SI'. MSj. Corn meal, S3.7f-
Wheat quiet western red, S2.6StgSl.7O 3
amber, a. 10 : white, $l.gj@S2.05. Rye
steady 75MsJ. Corn weak yellow, GOO
G3 ; mixed, 81. Data dali, white. 4lg42 .
mixed, ~;
Whisky, % m9G.
f..I 1tf.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

M CUTS nIs THROAT ON rIs WAY HOME
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13th.-A swedc.
supposed Ia be named Pierre Pete sop
committed suicide near New York dtlo
by eating his throat with razor.
In his pocket was a Storage ticket from
New York to Liverpool.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Boston.


PROPER STOLEN INSURANCE,
Nv Telegraph to BvBRY EvESiNa.
BosToN, Nov 15.-Property stolen at
the fire aud recovered by the police
amounts 10 over thrse hundred thousand
dollrs. The work Of adjusting the in-ur-
anco LOSSES Is proceeding rapidly. Tue
salvage II found TO vary from fifteen o
sixteen per cent A feeling Of confidence
Is increasing among all classes,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Ve-toe-ed.

A Detroit family undertook to marry
their daughter Of fourteen to man Of
sixty. The ceremony was about TO take
place when the girls big brother appeared
on the scene, holsted the ancient lover out
Of doors and over the gate, and gave him,
as parting attention, some very different
body from what he came for.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
Inc Needy In Roston.

CHICAGO RESPONDS MOLLY TO THE ArrEAL
FOR AID.
BY Telegraph to BvERT EvEEISa.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. IA The subscrlp
ton for Boston will reach four huudr,d
thousand dollars.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
A Queer Charge.

At New Orleans Wednesday, II. II. Ben
ners was arrested and taken before T. 3.
Commissioner Shannon on the charge Of
conspiracy, deception and fraud In print
ing counterfeit election tickets, in slmili-
tude to the Republican ticket" He gave
bail 10 $4,000,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

The fremen and citizens worked nobly
Thursday, and the rescue of a horse from
the burning building after II was enyeloped
flame was really heroic act, which
deserved the hearty cheers it received from
the crowd Of spectators.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

"Aor 10 Shine ia Society,"" is the title Of
ago page De. Is in pamphlet form, urIort-
lug 10 give the ''rclcnce of conversation, -
ard containing the principles. laws aud
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" Howqrd's RfcaaHops, Com,c, Serious
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tanning time selection, of poetry aud prose
for rec ttluus or select reading. Ii T.
worth having Received from Dick &
Fitzgerald, publisher, IS Ann street, New
York.
TAs Catholic Publication Gocictv will
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N. Nsw York FrrnHg Past say. at
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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16

Over thousand American girls are
said to be receiving their education in
Europe.