Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-22

THE cowHIDING OF MR.. vINoENr--TnE |
CAUSE OF MRS. ADAMS wRATH-THE
SHIP cANAL-THE WATER COMMISSION
BILL.
Dover, March 2O.-The monotonY Of life
in Dover was this morning relieved by Mrs.
Sallie J.. Adams, OF this place, cow-hiding'
on Lockerman street, eX-AldermAn Vincent
of your city, because the latter recently
wrote and published an article in the Repub-
iicdn under the head Of IAN Incident in the
Private History OF Delaware Family in
which It was understood, but not stated that
many years ago Mrs. A, who was at that
time fascinating young lady was seduced
by the son of former Governor Of this
State that the result of the seduction was
a baby boy who, to conceal the shame Incl
dent to the transaction, was placed with
farmer in the neighborhood." The article
further stated that the boy grew up bore the
name of the farmer who raised him, and
that the lady married " one of the scions of
an old Delaware family" but persistently
refused to ever acknowledge her illegitimate
offspring. The boy made several efforts to
obtain an admission from Mrs Adams that
she gave him birth, but always failed, and
.'hurt and disappointed" he left Dover,
, ulhINAtAf " Nehf eAN htA' wv
S led blameless and irreproaohable life.
The above, in brief, is the substance
a the article written by Mt. Vim
cent, and which caused the castigation he
received at the hands Of Mrs. Adams, this
! morning. Now for the eow.hiding The
7 Alderman arrived here yesterday morning,
= TO fill an engagement to lecture on the Anglo
4 Saxon Confederation. He delivered an &C
I "a suh
l. he concluded, in company with your CORES.
pondent, adjourned to the Capitol Hotel
where we remained until after midnight, in
- pleasant conversation. At o'clock we badG
W each other good night and sought oui
rooms. Notwithstanding the late hour al
which the Alderman retired, he was up earl.
" this morning. and after preparing his toilette
4 sauntered to the dining-room and refreshed
of himself with one of Fountains substantial
IS repasts, and, after picking his teeth and pay
is ing his bill, left the hotel for the depot, T.
0, take the morning train north. In his cas-
er manner he guided his corpulent figure alonl
On saluting his many friends whom he met o
y, the road, and never fos moment thougl
" that a hostile female, with cow-hide In han
he was lying in wait, with the intention Of pu
ma ishing him with such barbarous instr
on ment, as hne aitefWhrua 10 Nlsoiouai9 v9e'
rat Turning into Lockerman street, he continue
ler to meet friends, and was in as good hunt
as ever until he arrived At the Railroad Hot
ew where Mrs. Adams suddenly appeared, a
tly without any introduction to the performon
pre- proceeded to belator Mr.. Vincent with t
its cow.hlde, and only desisted when her limit
amount Of strength was totally exhaust
an by the energetic manner she applied
- lash.
left ,ng with main and the indirnity 10 which
re- n'u 49, ~, ~ ,he .D,ost oydacI
an Wv -. :, - ,,ro.os4,od on
ling ahair ne ever AneM, anu p,O "-,os ~
ince way 70 the uepo', "heIe ne H'l.'ss ~
the tc take the O'CLOCK train' anu, uouo'i
and arrived in Wilmington few minutes a
ude, ten o'clock.