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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
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A BRIDGE CROWDED WIFE PEOPLE FAIL

BRIDGE CROWDED WIFE PEOPLE FALLS
The rite Of baptism was being sdmipis.
tered IN Rock river near Dixon, III on Sun
day aud large crowd OF people gathered
on 1ruesdall iron bridge to witness the
ceremony. 1t is supposed that there were
over 200 people on the bridge, many Of
them ladies aud children, when the struc-
ture suddenly, without moments warm
lug, gave way, preciptsting all its occu-
pants into the stream below. The scene
which ensued was lndescfibabiy terrible,
as the struggling victims vaiuiy endeavor.
ed TO Tree themselves fiom tie ruins of
the bridge and IRON each other.
Large crowds of people on the banks
surged wildly TO aud fro, many Of them
so distracted With terror as In be unable
to render any assistance. Others, more
! self possessed, speedily brought ropes AL d
planks and boats and went nuhly to work
70 rescue the living and recover the dead
Some OF those who were on the bridge
when II fell were SO near the ends that
they were aBle TO reach land without
assistance.
Up to q O'Clock, p. m, thirty-two dead
bodies had been taken from the river.
and Il is almost certain that there are
Others still under the wreck Of the bridge
| or those saved twenty.iour We're more or
l,ss j. jured, some fa ally.
DIXON, ILL, May 4-Midnight.-To
this hour no bodies have been rec 'vered
here, but several have been found down
the stream. II is estimated now that
90 to 100 persisted. Over 500 were on
the bridge when il fell.
DIXON, Iii, May 5.-Duiing the terri
BILE disaster here yesterday, there were 2
number of remarkable escapes Of chill.
dren, One lite fellow, aged 10, wa.
caught by both feet 10 the iron rigging o.
the span and had his leg broken, but he
managed by cheer strength, to pull one
ofhis boots OF and then coolly took oui
his knife and ripped the other boot I, ON
his crippled leg and swan ashore.
Two girls. sisters, went down together.
but the ELDER caught the other BY her
dress with one hand, and with the other
seized q part Of the wreck, and main.
tanned their heads above the icy water
until they were re-eued.
DIXON, ILL.,, May 5.-No additional
names Of the killed are yet known
Crowds Of people are on the banks OF tn,
river this morning viewing the sceLe O
} the disaster, the majority of whom ar,
cooking for missing friends, Every hous,
In the city lie In mourning Mr.. P. NJ
Alexander and Mrs. Vann died tits morn
Ing from the effects VI their injuries.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

Cakes Ames died at 9p. IN, Thursday,at
his.residence North EGston, Mass, at .33
P. NJ. His disease was appoplexy COM
pllcated with pneumonia. His funeral
will take place on the 18th inst. MIR.
Ames was born In Esston, Bristol county,
Mass, Jan. 10, 1904. lie was manu-
faeturer Of axes, shovels aud hoes, and
bis factories and the goods made there,
were well known over the country. lie
was also largely interested In railroads.
In 1860 he ives chosen member of the
Massachusetts State Executive Council,
and was reelected 10 the came position
In 1851. He was a member of the U. S.
House Of Representatives from March
4th, 1873, and In 1855 was delegate to
the Philadelphia Loyalists Conven.
ton, called together 10 oppose President
Johnson's reconstruction policy. In Con-
gress, he was for some time a member
of the committee on Pacific Railroad.
In 1866, he became interested In the
building Of the Union Pacific Railway,
and organized the Credit Mobilier Com
pany for the purpose of constructing that
road. HIS operations In finance and In
in1uen cling legislation where the subject
Of a well known aud protracted investi.
CATION by special committee during the
last session OF the Forty second Congress.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10


Senator Sumner has refused the bac
pay.
The usury bill was defeated in the New
York Assembly, last night.
Cairo, H., was shaken by slight earth
quake on Saturday afternoon,
A ministerial defeat has Just taken
place In the Canadian Parliament.
The conflict of authority In West Viz
ginia will be settled by the courts.
New organizations to resist the pay
ment Of taxes are forming In Louisiana.
The principal cities will begin to re
ceive postal cards by the end Of this week.
There was heavy snow storm In por.
lions of New England and In Nova
Scotia on Saturday.
The first building finished and occupied
in the burnt district of Boston, was
" dedicated" on Saturday.
Liscomb r. Titus, an old merchant
OF Trenton, N. j., dropped dead Of
apoplexy in that city on Saturday.
General Mcclellan has resigned the
position of Chief Engineer OF the Depart
ment of Docks Of New York city.
Massachusetts lays an income tax. The
AhoAoN VI NSPAtrIuNhhlNGh HAS JUDI mhuo
the exemption 81, 500 instead of 81 900.
"Public Honesty" who is a resident
Of Boston, has sent the Treasury Depart
ment $1,000, due the Government for in =,
come tax.
The Maryland State Temperance CONF
WESTON met yesterday, and indicated its
llberaliiy by refusing to admit women as
delegates.
A special Conference Of the Mormon
Church will be held this week, during
which, It is said, Brigham Young win
resign the presidency,
The Trustees of the proposed Wander
bilt University are In session at Nashville,
and are 10 determine whether the building
shall be erected IN that city or at Edge
| field.
Representatives John b. Hawley, OF
Illinois, Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecti-
cut, and j. NJ. Rusk, of Arkansas, some
time since returned their back pay 10 the
Treasury of the United States.
The body of Bishop McIlvaine arrived
10 Cincinnati yesterday. To-day funeral
services will be held in Christ Church,
aud this evening funeral sermon will be
preached by Bishop Lee, of Delaware.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

There is much that is interesting in the
study OF the origin of the names of the
States OF the Union, as they are derived
from variety of sources To begin in
the geographical order, We first have
Maine, which takes It's name from the
province of Maine, IN France, and was
SO called 10 compliment to the Queen of
Charles /, Henrietta, its owner.
New Hampshire, first called Laeonia,
from Hampshire, England.
Vermont, from the Green Mountains,
(French word month
Massachusetts, from the Indian Ian
guage, signifying "the country about the
great Mill"
Rhode Island gets its name from the
fanciei resemblance of the leland o that
OF Rhodee, la the ancient Levant.
ConuecticuPs name was Mohegan,
spelled originally, Quon eh ta-cut, signl-
flying ga long river"
New York was named as a compliment
to the Duke Of York, whose brother,
Charles II, granted him that territory.
New Jersey was named by one of its
original proprietors, Sir George Carteret,
after the Island Of Jersey, In the British
channtl, of which he was Governor.
Pennsylvania, as Is generally known,
takes its name from William Penn, the
word "sylvania" meaning wood.
Delaware derived lis name from Thomas
West, Lord DE la War. Governor of Yir-
ginia.
Maryland received Its name from the
queen OF Charles l, Henrietta Maria.
Virginia got It's uame from Queen Eliza
beth, the unmarried or virgin Queen.
The Carolinas were named in honor of
IaaFutu In
George fl.
Florida gets It's name from Pasauas de
Flores, or Feast OF the Flowers"
Alabama came from Greek word
signifying =" the land of rest.''
Louisiana was SO named in honor of
Louis XIV.
Mississippi deriv,s its name from that
OF the great river, which is in the Natehez
tongue, "the father Of waters"
Arkansas lie derived from the Indian
word Kansas, "smoky water" with the
French prefix Of ark, ga bow"
Tennessee is an Indian name, meaning
"the river with the big bend 1"
Kentucky also Ia an Indian pane.
kaintnekee," signifsing cat the head
Of the river"
Ohio is the Shawnee name for the
beautiful river"
Michigan's name was derived from the
lake. the Indian name for fish weir. or
tap, which the shape of the lake sug.
/ gested.
lndiana's rame came from that of the
Indians.
Illinois name is derived from the In T..
dian word illini," men, and the French
aihx ois," making il "trlhe of men,
Wiseousin's name is said 10 the Indian
one for a wild, rushing channel.
Missouri is also an Indian name for
muddy having reference to the muddiness
OF tue Missouri river.
Kansas Is the Iudlan word for SMOKE
/ water.
The derivation of the names of Ma.
nraska and n Vada are unknown.
Iowa signifies 10 the Indian languaga
tue drowsy ones," and Minnesota
"Clondy water.n
The origin OF the name of California is
Oregon, according to some, comes from
Oregana, the Indian name of a villa
maJoram, which grows abundantly ON he
| Paelhr coast, and according TO Others
from Oreg"u, "ths River of the West y
Ia ailnsion to the Columbia River.
West Virginia gets lie name from
having been formed from the western
part OF Old Virginia.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
Death from tixdronhohla.

A little girl named Jones, aged years,
adopted daughter Of Mrs. Riyely, was
bitten by a dog some six weeks ago, and
ON Monday evening OF last week the hrst
symptoms OF hydrohhobia were shown.
Dire. Jones, Bartleson and Hopes were
called In, and were unanimous In their
opinions AS TO the disease. When shown
glass OF water by De- Bartleson she vent
into spssms. Her tongue was much swol-
len, her throat sore, aud there was much
fro,hlng at the mouth. In thirty six hours
after the first attack che was relieved
from her terrible sufferirgs, dying on
Tuesday night last at midnight During
the illness she was Kept comparatively
quiet by the Injection Of morphla. Dennis
Quinn was the owner of the doE. and an
hour before the girl was bitten son Of
the owner was also bitten by the same
animal, which was not thought to be mad
at the time but now there is much
alarm in the family. The dog was killed
directly after biting the girl, but before
that he had bitten many dogs In the
street, and 1t is really not known what
amount Of damage was done. This
death has caused much excitement In
Darby and vicinity, and now almost a
Wholesale determination Of dogs is going
on. The death after six weeks shows
there is little or no truth in the odd days
or months usually supposed 10 precede a
display of hydrophobia. Wehave seldom
had such death in this county, and in a
case 70 indisputable as this, established
by physicians Of the best reputation, aud
supported by every fact, there Ia full
justlhc ,lion for the alarm felt in Darby
and vicinity. Medic Republiean.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

ga mistake in bookkeeping" is reported
to have been discovered in the accounts
of Major James Lindsay, Pension Agent
at ST.. Louis. The "mistake" amounts
TO t22, 900, and Is ascribed by Lindsay
''svley TO the incompeteney Of the &C.
eouutants." He is said, however, TO
have made that amount good out OF
his own private funds." Notwlthstand-
ing this, be has been suspended by the
authorities at Washington, and A. X
Easton, Of St. Louis, has been appointed
In his place.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

The Germantown Telegraph says Peter
Wright and Sons have become the Phila-
delphia agents of an English shipping
corporation, called tue Mercantile
Steamship Company, Limited" which Is
running steamers between Philadelphia
aud Liverpool. Thus far the boats have
BEEN from 1000 to 1900 tons, but am
Informed that the company has two large
steamers Of 5000 tons each, which are to
he placed on the line and compete for the
emigrant business as well as the general
traffic. As have reason to believe that
this news is authentic, He may look
for the concentration of large emlgra-
lion business at Philadelphia The
steamers Of the American line have each
accommodations for nine hundred steer
age passerger and will run full. The
Antwerp line already does a good bust.
ness Of the same kind. So here will be
three lines pouring emigranls into Phila-
delplia,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

This is the way Dubuque papers make
a living The wonderfully beautiful
suit OF hair which the prevailing fashion
warranted the exhibition of upon our
streets last week, which everybody ad-
mired and many ladies envied, belongs
another Iowa growth worthy of a pre-
MUM. The lady is not al liberty to wear
Il always down, upon the street, accord
ing to fashion, because so many children,
in their admiration, run after and take
hold Of it but it is a great luxury for her
TO loosen 1t while indoors, on account of
its oppressive weight when done up"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

Nr. l.. f. Thorne, editor of the rail-
waY department Of the Baltimore Under
eciter was iu this city Saturday. He is
much pleased with the manufacturing
enterprise die played here, aud particularly
remarked TWO fac s: the soidcharacter
Of our business enterprises, most Of th IN
having grown from small beginnings and
being controlled and owned by eur own
citizens, and the city's freedom from
labor difficulties owing TO the fact that
is mechanics and workmeh have an ia.
terest in its welfare from the fact thai
large proportion of them own theil
houses. Mr.. Thorne received a numb Ell
Of Advertisements from our manufac
lurers Of railway supplies aud we doubt
not that those giving them will hnd thai
they " put them where they will do th,
most good"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
Locomotives for W OGDEN Tracks

A New Hampshire correspondent writes
as follows AT Geo. E. Fifeld's machine
shop at South Newmarket, New Hamp-
shire, there have been building for few
years past novel class of locomotives
Tor the wooden track railways in the lum-
Der regions of Georgia. They arc only
SIX tons in weight, and have very large
cylinders tor SO light machines. The
framework is exceedingly light, though
from the method of Construction II Ia
very strong. 'rhe driving wheels are only
lwenty-eight Inches In diameter, but are
very wide on the fare, so as to cover a
rail timber nine inches In width. The
capacity for carrying water and fuel lie
very great, the whole forming a very
unique and seryiceable machine, one or
hem being able to do tn work of thirty
mules easily, etiecting a great saving.
The rapid formulation Of the timber
lands along the rivers and lines Of rail-
roads all through the South is driving
the lumbermen deeper into the forests 10
supply ,he demand for a material almost
Indispensable for heavy bridges, cars and
noors throughout the country, and which,
when exhausted, will never be repro
dueed. No yellow pine tree ever grows
where ore Is cut, a soft, sappy, worthless
scrub liLe Of another kind taking lts
place.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

A P,i,,dcluris Aldsrnsn no. ,ooon,,,
given a decision il, - oaso u,,oh ,.i,l
nroh,bivh. c.r,i.d ,esore come h,nhar
Iegsl..n,hori,. az ,,.a onas,iq,, i,,,..i,..,
ia ON. of nt.r..t ali a,pp..,nar, .,,.r.
aud one of vital importapc.. +, ,h.strs
managers. One 1bonas o.p.li.v ,nr.
chased an admission ticket to tb- walnut
stree. Theatre fete.t,v. but on reaching
the Ire.= Cree to.whicA his ticket ad.
united bl.a. be found every seat occupied.
Sr u'RsaAey therefore demanded .Ae
return OF A., money at the ticket oilce
and Vas refused, HAereupou he brought
sui, b:;or- AL Alderman Tor The amount.
aud That Clhcer gase decision ID bis
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
a'hlI~asIP.-ia SeeesnisalE Mar,fsst
DestiAy.

PhlI@asIP.-ia aeeesnistaE Manifest
Destisy.
We reprint an sAiels fpom the Phila-
dslphia Ebsnine IsissnapA which con-
tAins what cannot but DO Considered
a remarkable confession for PhIladel-
phia paper 70 make. Thd eopfssslon
briefly stated 10, thai the fAet-is recog-
nIEed thAtths obstrustions 81 the Horse
Shoe preserts an insurmouptHele obstacle
10 the use Of Philadelphia as winter
port by Che new American Steamship
Line, and that port must be found down
the. Tiver.. The article inumstes that this
poftwill. be at Delaware City, which will
he connected with Philadelphia BY the
saw Pepnsylvsnla q Delaware Railroad.
Toe premises are most interesting
whether we accept the Tsls0rephs con-
illusions or not. Here Is the confession
by . Philadelphia paper Of a fact long
patent to'eEery body outside Of Phiadel-
phia, that that city Is a sealed port in
winter and must, II It would have
foreign commerce, establish an outer port
farther down the river to be connected
with II BY rail. Should Delaware City
be found suitable for such q port, the
new road to PomerOy will present very
decided advantages for the direct ship
ment West of the freight and passengers
brought over on the new line OF steamers,
but we suppose It will hardly be deemed
good economy to carry forty miles out
70 Pomeroy and thence a miles 70 Phila-
delphia freight and passengers intended
for Philadelphia, when there is an almost
direct road Of but forty miles in length
between Delaware City and Philadelphia.
It is scarcely worth while Just now,
however, 10 speculate on the details Of
the future arrsn cement. The important
fact is that the unntness of Philadelphia
as a winter port, is at last conceded, and
Der merchants are now likely to examine
With more interest the character of the
narbors down the river never closed by
ice, and to recognize the fact that there
sa complete identity of interest between
all places on the Delaware River; that
the effort should not be to draw com
merce to one particular set Of Wharves,
but to attract It to Delaware Bay instead
Of New York bay. When Philadelphia
becomes as metropolitan in thought and
purpose as she hopes to be In size, lnAu
snee aud trade, she will see this, aud IN.
stead Of showing jealousy Of her thriving
bit smaller neighbors down the river and
bay, will co-spsrate with them and nnd
them active and energetic cosdJutors IL
helping to make the finest bay of TIT
Atlantic coast the chief harbor Of ih,
continent.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
4 Leader Toward q Higher PiaAs ina
JeuHmallszn.

1&1hm%ha1s
No careful observer can have failed to
note the gradual, and Of late rapid, sman-
eipation OF newspapers from political
control and q proportlonate increase In
heir Independence and influence. Those
Sho have faith in the future OF Journal
ism believe this is but the first step to-
ward higher mission for the daily press
than the mere recording OF the crimes
aud casualties and events Of the day
That not neglecting these II will be-
esme also the daily record Of the best
thought Of the time and The freshest
achievements in science, literature and
art.
Those who entertain the hope for such
an advance, must have watched with
interest and pleasure the progress Of the
New York Trfbwas toward the realization
Of the highest ideal Of Journalism. 1t
has recently published in its eolumns
verbatum reports illustrated BY dia
grams when necessary of the bes, seien-
tihc and other lectures, and 1t has since
reproduced these on extra /" lecture
Sheets" There have been slx Of these
large sheets published, containing Tyn
dslls slx lectures on " Light" with illus
trations Beecher's "seysa Lectures for
Ministers, >" Phillips " Loss Arts" Field's
Masters Of the Situation, six shezss
perlAn studies, by John Weiss Bret
Harte's ArEonsuts in a o. and lectures BY
Bellows, Parton, Prof. Wilder, Prof.
Youmaus, Psrke Goodwin, snd several
others, the whole forming complete
and valuable library. THESE sir sheets,
we believe, are mailed postage prepaid
for 80 cents, 30 that no one can plead
poverty as an excuse for not being
familiar with the best thought of ouI
time. -
BUTT not thusslone that the Tribuni
is realizing hehighest ideal of Journal
ism. saws OF the best writer's of the
county, arc on It's staff. The versstil,
Bayard Taylor graces It's columns now
and then with his Rsgfeet prose or hi
almost matchless verse. John Hay is
we believe, one Of lie regular edltoris
writers. Bret Harte lets his ipimltabl'
fa0cy picture on its broad pages som'
a ciaentt OF the hour In delicate word
psishng, aud Mark Twain there ais
n,iAglsa his quaint mixtures Of fact an
4 f,hcy,- while Louise Chandler Moultol
catches the very air esthetic Bostol
bFeaths aud pins it to these pages Wit
her pen.
Truly the Tribune Is great paper an
vs. rejoice IN the prosperity which it
T said ia enjoy aud hope it may deriv
. thereffom the "sinews" which wi
9 enable it to advance still further In II
> chosen path, leading journalism to th
: Thigh plane 1t is destined to occupy whe
! the ma sses Of the people shall throug
d thed daily press be brought in instant sn
3 constant contact with the best thinker
2 Of their day, and science and literstui
' ind in the newspaper their oracle throug
: which they will speak to those wishir
If to learn. Then will newspapers cease
e deserve the reprosch of the testy testst'
who through bis will declared the
h "teachers of dsjointed thinking" al
f books become valuable chiefly for pr
it serving, for reference, that which the
+ readers have already learned through
re cheaper, more convenient and fresh
10 medium.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
a Pair of ROYAL sarbarlans.

A shocking story comes from Africa.
A treaty having recently been concluded
b tween the King Of Benny and the King
Of O,'obo II was, In accordance with the
ancirnt custom, ratified by sacrificing a
slave In u very peculiar manner. From
the crown Of the head down over the
trunk AL lHcislon, as If tor halVing, was
made then several stout men seized
hold of the victim, while some others
hacked the body into Two parts along the
line indicated through the inclsion. One
half the body the representative OF King
Bonny, and the other half an ambassador
Of Opobo flung into the sea, by which
the contract was considered irreyocably
sealed.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10

The Council took a most important
and decided step toward securing the
long talked Of park on the Brandywlne
Thursday In unanimously adopting the
report of the Park Committee. The
whole valley of the Brandywlne ought to
be the property OF the people to be used
as pleasure ground, and public senti-
ment will sustain the Council in any
prudent and reasonable expenditure for
acquiring this ground. The plan sug-
gested, Of purchasing it and making
annual payments, is an excellent one as
it will not make any permanent increase
in the debt of the city, nor will it make
any increase in taxation, the spproprla-
ton made during the present year for
this purpose being sufficient each year
under the plan suggested.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-10
How the Philadelphia Papers Take
- slight.

The new American Steamship Com
psny is controlled by the Pennsylvania
R. X. Company, and the Pennsylvania
R. R. Company is q power Of the first
magnitude in Pennsylvania which prudent
people there hesitate to offend. Putting
this and that together we have the prob
able explanation Of the complete silence
Of the Philadelphia papers concerning
the slight put upon tuem In the trip of
the new steamship, Pennsylvania. That
trial trip was taken for the especial
purpose of demonstrating TO the public
the sea.going qualities Of the vessel and
her adaptation to tine wants Of the travel
ing public. The results Of this trial
could only lie made known TO the public
Interested through the newspapers, yet the
managers, IS such, did not invite a single
representative Of Philadelphia newspaper
to accompany them, except the agents OF
1he Two national press associations. The
newspapers Of that city would have been
perfectly justiha BILE in not publishing q
word concerning the tnsl trip, except the
meager kilograms Of the official represen-
tatives Of the press in general. They did
not follow this course, but have published
the fullest reports they could gather Of
the affair. Let us hope that their course
in the matter was dictated by disinter.
ested devotion TO the interests of the pub
lie, rather than fear of the PennsylvAnii
Railroad Company.