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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14
Delaware Historical Society.
MONTHLY MEETING - INTERESTING PRO
CEEDINGs.


MONTHLY MEETING INTERESTING PRO-
CEEDINGs.
The Historical Society Of Delaware
held Its regular mountaineering Thurs
day evening. DR.. Askew was called to
the Chair.
DR.. Porter, from the Committee OIL
Lectures, made report on lectures do
livered before the Society last winter.
1t is planned to have during the coming
lectSIe SEASON some original papers read
by members in the Society rooms. TO
which entertainments the friends of the
Society Will he admitted, and ii is hoped
a lively interest will be excited.
The Committee on Certificate of Lie
Membership, made a final report and
laid before the Society the new certificate,
which 10 a handsome document engraved
by Duval q Hunter, Of Philadelphia,
aud printed on parchment.
The Committee on the Reception of
Battle flags made report and deposited
the letters fom invited guests and other
documents in the archives OF the society.
The Committee on Papers TO be read 10
1873, reported the arrangements COM
pleted for an entertainment at the society
rooms on the evening of the l7th inst, at
which two interesting papers will be read
and refreshments will be paItaken Of
/ Tickets for the entertainment may be had
at various places named in the advertise.
ment.
DR.. Porter presented to the society 6
charred bank note from the Boston fire
1t 10 entirely illegible but was Identified
by means of powerful lens and sent /,
tue Bank of Delaware for pay ment.
Two copies Of the report on the Waite
Works were presented by MIR. Gallagher
Joseph A. Stone, Of Newark, Wal
elected an active member.
A handsome portrait, in oil, of the Hon
Willar Hall, was brought and depositel
in the room of the Society.
sundry bills were ordered to be paid
and the Society adjourned TO the secon
Thursday in September.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

AWARDING OF PRIZES YESTERDAY.
THURSDAY was the closing day ia
Rugby Academy. # was of especial int
terest to many who, with a laudable
ambition, had nobly striven for the tempt
ing prizes. Competition for these were
open to all regardless of age. The con-
test evidently had been an earnest one.
The thoroughness attained showed that
they had not worked in vain.
The examinations having been con-
cluded tue Principal, DR.. s. W. Murphy,
A. VI. awarded beautiful gold medal as
the first honor to Edwin H. Gayley an
elegant silver medal as the second honor
to Chas. F. E. Whiteley. To the follow
lug, choice books were distributed as
prizes
First prize, mathematics-Jas. F. Hey.
ward.
Second prize, mathematics = Geo.
W. Bush, Jr., and Chas. E. Z. Whitley,
First prize, spelling, - Geo. W.
Bush, Jr., and VIM. Lea Ferris.
Second prize, spelling-Edwin H. Gay
ley.
First prize, classlcs-E. Kent Kane.
Second prize, classics - Harry B
Bradford and Isaac c. Elliott.
First prize, penmapship-Edwin II
Gayley.
Second prize, penmausbip-William P
| Reybold.
Prize, most punctual boY-Georgs J
| Fehreubach.
Honorable mention was made of Geo
W. Bash, Jr., William DEMO, Georg
Ely, VIM. l.. Ferris, Jas. F. Hayward
Presley Spruance and Elisha Kent Kane
Rugby Academy has had a very hour
ishing year, Its classes having nearl
doubled since its organization at %
Market street, aud there is every pro:
pect Of a greater increase next fall.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

DESCRIPTION OF IT BY A wELL-KNows
JOURNAL.

DESCRIPTION OF 1T BY A wELL-KsowN
JOURNAL.
We copy from the american /rtiSaA, of
New York, OF June 9Th, the following
description OF the bedstead elsewhere ad-
vertised by the Eureka Manufacturing
Company:
"This bedstead was patented through
the American Artisan Patent Agency,
April h, 1878, by Mr.. j. l.. killgoTe, Of
Wilmington, Delaware. The spring bed
bottom used, was patented by thr Rev,
John Allen, a Methodist Episcopal clergy
man, Of Chester county, Pa, aud the
patent was purchased by Mr.. killg ne,
the patentee of the folding b Jdstead,
which is the subject Of the present arlicl' q.
Fi9. represents a bed set up. Fig 2
| represents a bed set up, with the hoY IN
which It is packed when folded. Figs. 8
aud show the spring bottom aud the
folded frame.
The spring bottom consists of fat
metal strips piyoted together on the prin-
ciple Of lazy tongs, the attachments be.
ing made to a stout wooden frame at the
sides and ends as shown, eyes In the
metal strips engaging with hooks inserted
| into the wood frame. The sides and
ends OF the wood frames are morti.ed to-
gether, and wheu the metallic stripa are
removed from the hooks, the parts COM
prlsing the frame may be separated, and
the whole packed into a small space.
Tue bedstesd is also made to fold iu the
most compact form, so that the whole
may be- packed into box OF small d.
meusiOns, as shown, for transportation
The bedstead is huge. jointed, and, when
set up, is held firm by braces pivoted tC
the different parts, with Dotches at the
end OF the braces opposite the piYots
which engage pins inserted in the proper
places. When TINS set upit Is very rigiC
and substantial.
The bedstesd is designed for hospitals
Campo, aud other places where frequen
removal and cleanliness Is necessary. /
is specially adapted for camp meetings
Having ourselves personally used thi
{ bcdstead and bed-bottOm, we can vouel
for lite convenience ana comfort"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

COMMENCEMENT wEEK-E1ANUNATGoN
THIS WEEK,

COMMENCEMENT wEEK-B1ANUNATGoN
THIS WEEK.
The week Just drawing TO a close has
bern examination week at Delaware Col-
iege, and the examinations will be con-
tinued on Monday Of next week. The
order OF examination thus far has been
as follows
On Monday, June 9th-Civil Engineer
ing, Prof. Porter; Botany, Prof. Porter I;
Chemical Technology, Prof. Wolf; Greek,
Prof. Msekeyi Inorganic Chemistry, Prof.
Wolf.
On Tuesday, June 10th Latin, Prof.
Mackey French, Prof. Macheret Or
ganlc Chemistry, Prof. Wolf; French,
Prof. Macheret Latin, Prof. Mackey.
On Wednesday. June llth-Suryeyiug,
Prof. Porter Latin, Prof Mackey )
Natural Philosophy, Prof. Wolf; Polhical
Economy, President Purnell ; Mineralogy,
Prof. Wolf.
On Thursday, June l2th-Astronomy,
Prof. Porter German, Prof Schoenherr ;
German, Prof. sohoenherr History,
President Purnell Greek, Prof. Mackey.
On Friday, June 13th-Nnlural Phil
osophy, Prof. Wolf; Greek, Prof. Mackey;
Logic, President Purnell Geometry, DR..
Rogers.
and OF Monday they will conclude IA
follows: Geology, Prof. Wolf Aualyti-
cal Geometry, Prof. Porter Science OF
Government, President Purnell Classical
Geography and Mythology, Prof. Mackeyi
Defamation and Composition, President
Purnell.
The Committee on Examinations is as
follows Governor James Ponder, chair.
] NJ Ean Ia
! Askew, John F. Williamson, ESQ, j,
Alexander Fulton, Esq, David j. Muir.
hey, Z o., DR.. Allan V Leslie, DIR. Lewis
P. Bush.
Gu Sunday morning the annual sermon
will he preached in tie college oratory
by Ri. Rev. Alfred Lee, Bishop of Della
ware.
On Tuesday of next week the annual
meeting Of the Board of Trustees will be
held In the morning aud In the evening
the Athenen Literary Society will cele'
brate Its anniversary, IFS annual address
being delivered by James 7. Mccullough
Esq.
Wednesday, June 18th, will be com
mencement day, and the programme oil
exercises will be as folio US; Addiesse,
by the members of the Graduating Glass
Comforting degrees. Addresses by Rev
Geo. A. Phebus and John O'Byrne, Esq
8 P. NJ, meeting of the Alumni Associa
ton. 3 P. NJ anniversary of the Delta
Phi. Literary Society. Address by Hon
Isaac d. Jones.
The next Collegiate year begins OF
Wednesday evening, September Sd, at y.
O'Clock.
For circulars or information apply t
President William II. Purnell, Newark
Delaware.
Candidates for admission to the Col
lege may present themselves for examiua
ton on Tuesday, June l7tb, at II o'clock
A. NJ, or on Wednesday, September sd
al II O'Clock, A. NJ.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

KILLING OF A CoLoRED MAN AT CENTRE
vILLE-A BUsH-MRETING ABRUPTLY
TERMINATED.
tFr IN the Baltimore San OF Wednesday.
On Saturday last party of colored
persons, chiefly belonging 10 the Bethel
NJ. 4. Church, of this city, chartered a
steamboat for the purpose of AN excur-
sion to Centreville, Queen Anne's county,
Md, where, on Sunday morning, they
proposed to hold what is known as a
" bush meetirg.' The excursion party
was represented by q. II. Dorsey and
Solomon II. Holmes, both colored, aud
the latter an old resident of Centreville,
where ne piled the voeations of barber
aud colored stump speaker. The boat
started at about IL O'Clock on Saturday
night, and arrived early on Sunday morn
Ing at Centreville, situated at the head of
Corsica creek, Chester river The entire
party then went up 10 the town, aud held
their bush-neeting in tn. shop Of Mr.
Coursey, town baliti, and situated about
a dozen yards from the county iall.
Everything went off pleasantly, the min
listers OF the party making stirring exhor-
tions, &c, until toward the close of the
exercises, whtn dispute arose between
two coored men. Samuel Mefilin and
Auihhhtu tolhAnuS helu Oi DhliiuOTts
Cornish, IL seems, was sitting or standing
in front OF Mefilin, who was rather the
worse for liquor, and not at all peaceably
disposed. Coruish's position, Obstrueting
as II did, Mellim's view OF the preacher.
irritatcd the latter to such degree that
he remarked, " IN kill that did niger
just as soon AS ! come out of church. "
The hy-standefs heard The remark, but
though Mciilin bears al uhenvlable noto-
rlety generally, having been but recently
released from Baltimore county jail, they
paid no attention To 1t and soon forgot
the whole affair. After the termination
OF the met ting, however, Mefflin met
Cornish coming out of church, and draw
ing revolver from HE pocket, fired two
stots, t'tally wounding Cornish, the
balls lodging in his abdomen aud left
high, he first bali piercing his groin.
Ply iclans were summit ned at once, who
prunolnctd Cornish 10 be in a very dam
gerOus cOLdltiun aud bleeding Internally.
Ahoot 8 o'clock IN Sunday night he ex-
pred Mtiiiiu after firing the fatal shots
threw his pistol away aud rar off. He
was pursued, however, by Sheriff Dudley,
who lives near the scene of the murder,
and AZ er an exciting chase of several
hundr, d yards, was c4ptued aud securely
locked up ~ Jail When arrested Mefflin
did not apps or vt all concerned, and pull
ing rhg from his iiuger asked one Of
the excursionists 10 cary IL to cOlOred
female in this city "With his love-" The
body of Cornish, the murdered man, is
still at Ceptreville. Mefflln is about So
years of age, aud bis victim only sbput
% years old. The latter bore an excel
lent character,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

The Norristown Herald says that the
sit won't pay" kind Of people are losing
the influence they once possessed In Nor
ristown, and that the place is slowly but
surely progressing. borough which
has such live, smart and handsome
paper as the Herald ought 10 progress.
Bsyard Taylor, writing to the Tribune
says encouraging progress is now making
in the American Department of the Ex-
position, and we shall not be much behind
England and France. He further says
i" We shall have the best exhibition We
have ever made, except in art"
We are Informed that zach member oil
the Committee, who were appointed at the
Anti-Park meeting, to praeure an injunc.
ton to stop the City Council from taking
any further steps toward purchasing th,
ground for the proposed park, owns, al
least, one hOr" and carriage, and all but
one Of them more than that, and alts'
geiher they own, at least, seventeen. horse
and sirtesn carriages. No wonder they
don't want park, when they have sucl
means for conveyance to the country
when they wish to 20.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14
TIE WEST CASE VERDICT
Comments Of the Press on the Monstrob0
Verdict In the West Case.

The 0az,as OF this city says, edl-
torially;-
WThe verdict will not satisfy the
people that the deed was committtd In
self.defence, or that Il was not murder,
although the jury may have felt their
legal obligations to give the prisoner the
benefit OF all doubts, and therefore, rem
dered the verdict in The case
Its Dover correspondent refers to the
trial as a great and stupendOus farce"
aud referring to the verdict saysi-
"By The rendition of this verdict, Isaac
c. West escapes the punishment which
is due to him for the preparation Of one
of the most cold-blOoded and unprovokqd
murders that was ever committed In this
or any other community; and his ac-
quiltal Is not the result of failure upon
the part of the officers who represented
the State; for certainly every one VINO
was present at the trial will accord 10
Mr.. Attorney General Lore and .Mr.
b ties, his deputy, the approval Of well
done good aud faithful servants !" nor
| IL il the result of an able defence, for
while every body will give to ex Senator
salisbury the credit of much sharpness
and ability in a bad cause, yet 1t must be
confessed with fFankuese, that the de-
/ fence was weak, and would have been
utterly powerless and of no avail, II the
color Of the parties had been reversed.
| This is the cause of the taiu to convict.
IfCooch Turner had been white man
and Isaac &. West negro, there would
have been no difficulty about conviction
for so terrible crime"
The Philadelphia EVealng Telegraph
says "Those who have read the testi
mony In this case cannot but regard this
verdict with amazement and indignation
and the only conclusion that cun be ar
rived at is that the hawbucks of Della
ware, the passionate advocates of thu
tortures of the whipping post and pillory
do not regard II as a crime for whit
man-especially white man Of gooI
social position-to kill Il negro"
The Philadelphia Inquirer considers tn
case IN connection with the very dissiu
liar one of the granting Of a new trla
to Stokes and says;
"a 1T companion figure 10 Stokes Ia DIR
West, acquitted yesterday Of numbering
a colored man In December last. As wa
IN Delaware, where the piloiy and whip
ping post are still IN excellent repute, AM
rs DR.. Vests victim was only poo
negro, the verdict of not gnilty is not s
marvellous. Outside of Delaware an
New York, however, where the life q
one human being Is considered as goo
as another, without regard to the cola
of his skin, il Is very probable that Dl
West would at present be under sentoac
of death"
The Press makes It the occasion for
savage assault on "Delaware Justice,
which II says seems to be Ga sort of win
which blows both hot and cold"
contrasts the fate of this Doctor wit
that of the colored girl recently convicte
of infautieide and now in prison for lif'
These are all the comments we hay
thus far seen but the villianous act {
/, these twelve men We may be sure will
made the occasion for heaping reproachl
on our State for weeks and months
come.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14
The Brandywine Water.
ANY THROWING OF FnTP IN THE STREAM
PROHIBITED BY LAW.


PROHIBITED BY LAW.
We have receAtly heard complaints Of
the throwing Of chemicals and other dele.
FERROUS substances into the Brandywine,
and think ii probably may be useful to
call attention TO an act entitled can act
TO define .and prevent certain nuisances,"
which constitutes chapter 1O5, volume ~
of Delaware Laws. The act is as follows:
SEC. Be II enacted &c, that hereafter
no person or persons shall cast, put, place
discharge 10, or permit or suffer TO be
cast, put, placed, discharged in, or 10 es-
cape into any running stream Of water
within the limits Of this State, from
which stream the inhabitants of any
borough, town or city within this State
are supplied wholly or In part with water
for and as a drink or beverage, any dye.
stuifs, drugs, chemicals or other substance
or matter OF any kind whatsoever, where
by,and by means whereofthe said water,so
supplied, as and for drink or beverage,
as aforesaid, shall he made and become
nexious to the health or disagreeable to
the senses Of smell or taste.
SEC. 2. Every person offending against
the provisions of the preceding section
of this act, shall be deemed guilty of
committing a common nuisance, and
upon conviction thereof by Indictment
in the Court of General Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery, shall be fued
from one thousand TO five thousand dol
lars al the discretion of the Court, and in
addition to the fine aforesaid, the Court
shall Issue an order for the abatement of
the nuisance within twenty days after the
verdict of the jury rpou he ildictment
aforesaid aud the Sheriff Of either of the
counties Of this Stale IN which said COW c.
ton shall take place, shall, under The order
aforesaid, unle the said nlisance shall
before the expiration of the time allowed
for the abatement Of the said nuisance,
haYe been abaled, Lave full power to
ahae the same, and TO this end shall
enter on To-, premises from which the
said nuisance proceeded and arrest, sto .,
ard put an end to the business from the
carrying on of hich or in he process of
which the said nuisance was created or
carried on, or premises from which tho
said nuisance proceeded and issued.
SEC. p Aud be il fur her enacted, that
no person hereafter shall put or place or
permit to be put, placed orused any privy,
hog-pen, or slsughter-house over or so
near that the excremeBt .or oHal there
from shall escape or run into any stream
Of running water within the limits of this
State from which the Inhabitants of a.
town, borough or city within the limits
aforesaid, are wholly or in part furnished
with water - a drink or beverage, and
any one otiending against the provision S
/ OF this section shall BE- deemed to be guilty
of committing common nuisance, and
upon conviction thereof iu the Court
aforesaid, shall be Gned the sum of one
/ hundred dollars, and the Court shall
order the nuisance To he abated immedi-
dlately.
Passed at Dover Feb. 4th, 1864.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14


Strawberry agents are numerous down
the State.
The Ocean House, at Lewes, will be
opened June 2lst.
Laurel has closed Its schools to let the
children pick strawberries.
Sunday School Institute was held at
Newark, Monday and Tuesday.
Middletown has bad an excitement In
the moving of frame building on wagon
wheels.
An effort Is being made 10 obtain a
reprieve for Bill Carpenter, sentenced to
be hung on the 9th,
A Sunday School Institute, under the
auspices of Wilmington NJ. Z. Confer
euee, will be held in Dover June 10th and
nth.
The Delaware and Pennsylvania X. R.,
from Landenberg, Pa, to Delaware City,
will be opened for business aud travel on
the 10th Instant.
The Bombay Hook Railroad 'ls getting
on as well as could be expected" An
engine to haul the construction train
came on Monday.-Smyvna Tsnles.
The Peninsular Fruit Growers A.soci-
attain will meet in the State House, Dover,
on the nth. Reports on crops, new
markets, new routes, etc, will be read.
Tue second anniversary of the Mission
Chapel Sunday School, at Armstrong;,
near Mijdleto~u, was held Sunday v eek.
a large audieuee attic nded snd cash sub
scriptions were made to the amount Of
tlO0.
The State Medical Society met at Md.
dletOwn yesterday. There was a guod
ate ndaDce, and DR.. Swithen Chandler
Of Brandywine Springs, was eli eted Pres.
ideut DR.. Burton, of Lewes, Vice Preai.
dent, and DR.. Ball, Secretary.
The extension of the Kent County r
R., from Moorton station to Chesapeake
Bay, is being pushed forward with all
| possible dispatch, and It Is proposed Il
1 complete 1t by the Grst Of August. This
10 the part that lie to complete the line in
connection with the Bombay Hook road
On Friday, May 8Oih, the return game
of base ball, for the State championship
was played between the Academies, o.
Milford, and the Dsawareans, of eesford
at the latter pl~ee, resulting 10 a victory
for the Academies by score Of II 70 H.
giving them Two straight games and tt'
championship.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

MEETING OF JoURNEYMEN CARRIAGE
BUILDERS

MEETING OF JoURNEYMES CARRIAGE
BUILDERS.
Quite large rumber Of the journey.
neu carriage makers NIT Tuesday IN
the third story Of Brad ford's building, in
Third street, for the purpose OF consider
ing the feasibility of starting u Co-oprra-
live Carriage Association 10 this city.
The MEETING was called 10 order By the
temporary President, who introduced
representation of the Car Cooperative
As ocia'ion which has lately organized 10
this city. He explained 10 tie meeting
how that association had organized and
the progress they were making. and spoke
ofthe principles Of cooperation generally.
There was plan suggested for the
starring Of Cooperative Carriage Shop
in this city, which was as follows; l-s'c
4 200 shares or les of stock at about 800
! a share or such amour, as the ASSOCIATION
may determine, TO be paid in instruments
say fifty dollars when subscribed the
balance to be paid 10 monthly install.
ments until the amount Of stock sub.
scribed for is all paid in no one man "a
have more than three TO five shares,
unless by two.thlrds consent of all the
sharehold, when $40 COO Of the stock
has been laid in the assoc alton, to com
meuce business provided suitable SHOP
can be had the money to be pat at interest
In the meant ne, whereof will be safe and
profitable.
The business to be conducted by
President and Director from eacl
branch Of the business, who shall havl
charge Of the respective branches as tore
men the President and Directors to b.
elected by the shareholders every tire
or six months, as the Association ma,
determine, and te be held accountable Il
the Association for the fai' hful perform
ance Of their duties when ready for busl
nets, as above stated, the Association
shall select from the shareholders by
general vote, the foreman for each tn
/ wages to be the 81 me AZ in other shops
, all work TO be done by the piece eac
q shareholder to receive an rqual per cent
Of the profits Of the Association, the pun
chases by the Association to be stricll
4 upon cash principles and such otht
rules as might be- necessary for the NOR
perfect government Of the Association.
= After the above was suggested by
z journeyman, vote was taken TO see ho'
. many were in favor OF such a movemen
. which was unanimous. A committee {
= one was appointed from each shop to 5,
1 how many in the shOps would be favo
- able to the move. The meeting then a,
3, journed subject to the call Of the Pres
dent,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14
The Tournament.
THE DELAWARE KNIGHTS OF 81. oEoRsx
AT PHILADELPHIA.

TIN DELAWARE kkiobfn VI hf- tAehah
AT PHILADELPHIA.
The tournament of the "Knightsof st.
GEORGE" Of this State, cane of, accord
ing TO announcement, at snffolk Park,
Tuesday, before an audience variously
estimated al from 500 70 1000.
The cavalcade Of Knights, gaily attlred,
and headed by NcClurg's celebrated
Liberty band passed the grand stand at
twenty minutes past 3, and they were
greeted by loud cheers. after which the
fitting promptly commenced. There
were three arches aud three tilts.
The following were the judges and
narshals and knights
Chief Judge-P. X. Clark.
Assistant Judges-T Burd, p. X. Lynch,
Chief MArshAl-H Z. Reybold.
Assistant MaIshals-J. b. Howe, W.
Knights-Iohn MeMullin. Glenwood; Q
Iamison. Linden; l. J. New horter. Rienzi
John Nandergrift. Lone Star; Z. Love
| Golden star: @. S. Reybold. Red Gauntlet
l-C. b. Reyhold. Ivanhoe; W H. CLARK, Liend
wier; T. Q. eybold, Delaware; &c. Stuckert
Strathmore: L. W. Jester. Saint George
/ +. b. Frazier ,Glenarai ]. lie Compt, Nj oun
| Pleasant; &. II. McWhorter, Diam ond
Miles Clark, Kirkwood; Dallas Lore
! Indiola; W. Siyann. Blue Star; @. G,
/ Henry. New Castle; ]. Bird, Leona Abnei
! Aliston. Hiawatha
| The following is the score, In total, at thu
| end of the third charge