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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Yesterday morning, about half past
eight O'Clock, the people living In the
Vicinity Of Court street, bttween Sixth
and Seventh streets, were startled by a
heavy explosion. II was discovered that
the p pc or pipes Of the Oxyhydrogen
Gas Company at that point had burst
with such Violence as to tear up the
street nj tue point where the explosion
took place. New pipe was soon su6sti-
tuted for that torn, aud In little while
the clay was piled in and the pavement
restored.
THIS explosion must be explained.
Thrv of tue gas meters Of the company
explol'd In rapid succession at the
Academy Of Music. They had not the
uu'al pretext for exploding because
neither time was there any light brought
iuto proximity 10 the meter. Now If the
street plpes take 10 exploding il is high
ting thq1 the public should haYe an ex-
Planatian Of the matter. II the oxy.
hydrogen gas has violent, combustlhie
qualities, WHICH take Il out Of the pon-
troll OF those Who ought 10 be It's masters
the sooner we know Il the better. To al
Appearances there lie little problem here
which Is not very easy OF solution
Buffalo C0,svier.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
nolqwaro S'stc 'ournal'
wILnIseroN. DELL
Saturday, May "a 1878.


w. M.' n.y." .,'er. 49,, n. mia
s.,ns,a '' p,.s,' an Ssrorsl which we rink
~ .',, t sa 1aan,sd ox,,avagau, in lts expres-
.,aas NO mos, Of our renders. and for
s,sss ~, ,,,o.t ,so,shtlai peopIe.
W. A. -, ao, hc,,sve in ,he whlpplng post
wv do no, believe the feelings
mn nron,,t Tho advocates of its
rrsoAlts1sete sye 'prompted BY Girls
g.. a., ',,e mans, dntv "a man. nor
.IyIn n anatrioiie regard for the welfare
~ ,ho nson,e-oe The whole country, such
80 hos oni,na,aa, An. most respectable
ha.,han Tha ,aea. IA m. mako ina nun
-, - a., s.v.rs hat eriminals Of
o,hor s,s,ss siii.,iye ina a wide. berth,
snS - ~ an avn leave n 10, ia own
and their good. These are very selfish
80 ,,nyor,l,y natives INT they are 40
s,roprly rooied here that the preachers
90 ,bis o,,v da,e nat teil their people how
wrong INV are. ]
mt abont his particular case.
An exceedingly ignorant aud stupid
Young. colored. woman gave birth
10 an lllegitimate child. This In time
became an ipcumbrance to her, and
presented her getting work. She go,
Tired. OF. the annoyance and took thu
child out and cut its throat
ID was 4 ease Of as deliberate murder
was ever perpetrated, and had the woman
committed il An Pennsylyanis, she nigh
nave been hung. She. of course, NIGH
Lave heen hung here. but she was real,
40 ieporaut, and y foolish that II wal
deemed Unfair 10 hold her TO a full &C
.icoSS,,1alItsafor her acts. The Court re
fnsed N receive her plea OF guilty, ant
nsfter hearing the evidence the prosecuting
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
The Alleged Conspiracy 10 Protect
L.. L L. 4.


Criminals from Punishment.
Under lhe head Of Shopping Grimes :"
the Advertiser of this morning severely
criticlses the alleged arrangement by
which the pending suits In our county
courts against certain parties for illegal
voting have been discontinued or aban-
d0ned on condition that similar suits for
violating the United States laws concern.
ing elections be likewise abandoned. We
have been unable 60 obtain any informa-
ton concerning the matter other than the
paragraph in our court proceedings quoted
by our neighbor, which appeared IN all
the Wilmington dailles. We still hope
there lie some mistake about 1t, for If
there is not, nothing in the AdVwtissr's
article is too strong to apply TO the dis
graceful dleker.
There is no crime which strikes 20 d.
recuy at the very foundations of free
popular government as tampering with
sbe purity of he ballot box. 1t is moth
ang short Of treason and ought to be so
regarded by the law. Whosoeyer is guilty
Of ii ought to be punished with all posi-
BILE severity. We can conceive OF no
more dangerous condition of affairs than
one in which the leaders Of the two polit-
ical factions may do all the cheating they
can Slih a view TO preventing Tree en-
preston of the will of the people, or Of
frauduiently circumvtnting such expires
sion when II has been made, aud then
after IL Is at over "swapping," as our
nelghbor puts It, their crimes, thereby se-
cpriHg to each other immunity from pros.
ecution. Such practice makes popular
government deldsion and q fraud In
which the tricks Of rascals instead Of the
voice Of tue people, Is the governing
power.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

MAGGIE MITCHELL AS fANCH0N.
This little pearl Of the stage appeared
atn the Opera House Thursday lin, her
famous character Of Fanchon. Her re-
ception was tie short Of an ovation all
things considered, and shows how firm a
hold her sweet and winsome WAYS have
given her In the hearts of the theatre
going public. For some time past
scarcely any entertainment, no matter
how mertorious 1t might e,has drawn n
good house ip this city, the reason being
that we have had more than a city Of our
size could support, but Notwithstanding
this, and the fact that a miserable rain
storm prevailed throughout the day aud
evening, the large Opera House was pos
ltively crowded last evening half an
hour before the curtain fose and an eager
audience waited to welcome with euthu-
siasm the first appearance of "the su
preme fnvorte." 80 eager were they in
fact, that the applause commenced the
moment her golee' was heard behind the
scenes, and AS she came through the
window In pursuit. Of her chicken Il burst
lnt2 peri CT storm. She was called
before the curtain three times In the course
OF the evening.
II lie not worth while for us 10 attempt
II would be easy enough for any one
critically disposed to find fault with her
for OVERRIDING matters little in the Tom.
boyishness of the dist scenes, and the
babytalk in the closing scene, but the
representation US whole is 50 life-like.
natural aud thoroughly charming. thai
the defects, II they be such, are utterly
lost sight of, and the general effect on
The audience IS very like that Of her inter-
view with old Father Barbeaud, which
Mother baroeaud sums up In the exela.
nation, In which amazement, delight and
astouishmebt struggle for the mastery
" Why, the old man Is 10 love with kef.n
That i lust y. She caltiyltes the audi
enee like she did the Barbeaud family.
The Company supporting her is really
admirable one. Mr.. J.. II, Shewell has
been here with Maggie Mitchell before.
aud is Justly a favorite with our PEOPLE
Ms tue demonstration of welcome iqsi
evening showed. His rendition Of the
character of Father Barbeaud lust even
ing was perfect. Messrs. Harris and
Eherle also did admirably as I.npdrv
and Didier, aud Mrs. Melinda Jones
IN tho part Of Old Fadet, and Mrs.
y. =. Mcneil as Mother Barbeaud.
rendered their parts with a fathfulness
ahu halHralpess WHICH displayed CON
snmmate art and rpal ability All the
other Characters were well filled, the
Company being equal to any stock com
pany AID far above the average Of travel.
ng cpmranies, Tonight they present
LiHle hirgoof another Of Maggie
MilchelFr nlnst famous imperaohations,
we KNOW man who was suved FROM
suicide once by seeing this play. Want
OF space forhids our telling hls story t,,- Z
day, bat We shall do so tomorrow.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Th"ng 81 t. w'c will sywp1'h'ze
with tie d, silv Of The Cuurl ~ 49, n nj
an irrepfesslble nuisance, no one ~po
does not believer Judge has a right % be,
an absolrts dictator can approve Of the
manner ia which Judge DavIs, Of Nav
Y % clts, Just got ria Of The GAG Of
Geo. Francis Train. The ease csuls up |
on Tuesda, and 1t became evident early |
In the trial that the line Of the defence |
WAS to be that the prisoner was insane at |
The time be publIshed the paper onwhieh |
the charge of obscenlty Is based but that
10 is now sane.
Before the examination had proceeded
far, Mr.. Lyon, the District Attorney de-
clared that he was ready 10 admit the
prisoners insanity. Mr.. Bell, counsel for
the prisoner, at once said, ''If the Dis
strict Attorney believes that tbs prisoner
s'isuinsane, Misrepresentation must end, and
''a nOlls prosea,a must be entered" The
dialogue which followed Is thus reported;
Judge Davis tquickiyl-Iwopld not allow
him 10 do that.
Mr.. Bella verdict Of not guilty must be
Mr.. Lyon-Yes, but with the provision of
Judge DAyis-If both sides admit MI
Trains insanity, l must direct the jury 70
aequit. dentlemen OF the Jury, you wiz
apa the RsiHonsr not guilty on the sTon"a
Mr. He'll, interrupting-ws wish TO b
heard As to the form Of the verdict ~
should be guilty" or mot gnilty,
Gentiemen, YOU will fnd the prisoner nos
guilty on the ground OF insanlty.f.a
MIR. BELIEVE ask the jury 70 ind YER
vi Ju AZ nnsIsgMake the verdict ,inot
guilty on the ground OF insanity"
The Clerk went through the usual formula
Of asking the foreman II that was the yer
lict Of the jury, and the foreman replied,
evidently laboring under some bewilder.
,ment I'VE agree 10 that verdict. We mud
the prisoner al the bar not guilty on the
ground of Insanity
Mr.. Bell. not a little excited, asked that
Judge Davis--No polling OF this jury !
The Jury IL discharged.
Mr. BELL whispered TO one of the iurors
who had bent forward to eommunieate
somethiDg 10 him, and Immediately rose
and saidi :, Mr.. Son says that that Is not
his verdict"
= Mr. I.yon-For the protection Of the com
munity against the preparation BY ma a
that is conceded to be inaAne-
Mr.. Beh-Your Honor, two Of the jurors
state that they do not agree 10 that verdict.
Judge Dayis-I don't intend to hear them.
That part OF the case Is disposed OF. The
r verdict is eutered Dr. Gross testines that
this insanity continues, aud shall direct
Q an order to be entered sending Mr. Train to
4 the lunatic asylum
, The after farce Of calling such pro
, ceeding as this " trial by jury" is un.
= .ouataa L., m ,vhoia aaid If LEGAL couna v,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The Philadelphia Ifs@, IN its attempt
to prove that The existing modes Of pun
ishment convict the People Of this State
OF barharism, makes an unfair attack
upon the press OF the State, and quotes
at length an article from the Dslasars
Gdsette in proof If this charge agalust our
BswsPapers. Now the Press Ought To know
enough OF Wilmington to know that In
no seuse is the gassns o representative
newspaper Of this city. 1t Is never seen
by one person In twenty Of our PEOPLE,
and does not have the least influence or
weight with the mere handful who do
see IL. The Pres should be ashamed of
lie uufairoess In holding up such a per
as type Of the press Of Wilmington.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

,Anoiherrouespondent Of the New York
Herald has jus. been arrested by the
Spanish authorities In Cuba The strenu-
Gus efforts made BY these authorities to
prevent the world from learning whatthe
revolutionIsts are doing, seem to show
that the rebellion has not been 80
thoroughly suppressed as the occurs
cd despots who rule the island pre-
tend. We suppose our government
besltAtes 70 tako advantage Of the mis-
fortunes and fsebleness Of a republic In
Spain, but II the Csrlist Insurreetion be-
comes a revolution, why not Interfere 70
tear this American Island from the
bloody grasp Of It's oppressosi
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The Philadelphia Ledger learns that
one of the proposed improvements In the
Delaware bay, is the erection Of Break
water at Cape May about opposite the
Delaware Brsakwaler. The present
Breakwster Is often crowded, and many
Of the vessels have to run across the
mouth OF the bay some sixteen miles to
get TO 1t. The new structure would
doubtless prove a great convenience.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
Fires.

The amount Of grain In the burned
Wabash elevator at Toledo, Ohio, Is as
certained 10 have been $4,000 bushels OF
corn and 10000 bushels Of oats, all
valued at $lO2,O 900. A large part OF the
grain was saved In 4 damaged state.
The Lancaster Mills, at Musquasb,
New Brunswick, with about forty houses,
chiefly occupied by employees, were de-
stroyed by hre Wednesday afternoon. The
loss IL not stated. Auderson's mill, al
Straight Shore, N. b., was also burned
yesterday. Loss $4,000.
The New York Central Railroad repair
shops at Niagara Falls were destroyed by
Dire on Monday night. Loss 100000.
One hundred and fifty persons are thrown
out Of employment by this fire.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
The Iowa HurrIcane.
rHH DAMAGE DONE IN DIS NOME,

rnB DAMAGE DONE IN DIS MoINRs.
CmcENArI, May 23d.-A Melhodlst
Church at Dies Moines, with eight other
buildings, were blown down during tbe
hurricane Of yesterday.
PHIfADELpnIA, May 2S.-In Washing.
ton county, Iowa, while the wind yes,eT.
day demolished a great number Of houses
and barns, girl fourteen years old WAC
carried a quarter Of mile aud picked 10
dead. A school house was torn TO pieces
and the teacher and six or eight child,tn
injured. Thirteen FARM houses were 10
tally demolished aud many lives lost.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Melvin N. Cohen, an attaehe of the
Piesyune, was arrested In New Orleans
Tuesday, on the charge Of having shot
at Gov. Kellogg, on the 7th instant, with
Intent TO kill. Ii will be remembered
that Kellogg was bred at by an unknown
man, irom crowd which had gathered
during the excitement caused by the news
from 81. MarIinsyllle, and that tue would
be assassin escaped. Cohen, II Ia said,
"ls well known TO have been on Cam D
street when the shot was fired on Maya.
zine street" He was held in $1,000 bail,
hoWevar
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

At saDdusky, Ohio, DR.. 8. O. Ashcroft,
a prominent dentist, was shot aud NOR.
Tally wounded M the street on Wednes-
DAY night. jesse Gregg, son Of the ex-
Mayor Of The city has been arrested on
suspicion.
Ellhu Moore, a convict In the peniten-
tiary at Auburn, N. r., was stabbed TO
the heart, yesterday morning, by another
convict named Michael Donohue, aud
died soon afterwards.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
a Noble Ambition.

An Ohio postmaster has received q
letter wherein the writer protIers
curious request, as follows "If you eau
Il will ASCERTAIN the names OF Some rich
old maid or widow worth from thousand,
TO so, o o o or more let me know by re.
turn mail and | will pitch 10 and II
moke 1t tic the Knot, Il is hundred dol
lars In your pocket Keep this profound
secret between US wo II Il gets out all Ia
spoiled am pour but want TO marry
rich"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
Abandoned sohoonar.

The brigantine Kildare, at Halifax,
from Baltimore, reports having passed on
the 5th Inst, on Big George bank a
s ',nsSs lying a. anchor twenty iseI
mast standing, aud malntopsall set. T"
TIE Kildare went close up TO The wreck,
when dead bodies were seen IN the ca bin.
The vessels name could not be seen, but
she is supposed To have been an Ameri-
can fshing schooner.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The latest reports from the hodoe war
state that the savages have abandoned
their last stronghold In the Lava Beds
and are on the way 10 The Pitt River
country. Both the Pitt River and Iha
Plnle Indians show symptoms of hostility.
Captain Hasbrouck had light with the
Modocs last Monday, and is said 10 have
killed five Indians and captured ten
squaws aud papooses. There is no re-
port of the loss Of the soldiers.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The young man, whose arrest for mur-
dering an old scissors grinder lie mentioned
In our news columns, confessed that be
had wsntonly burned a number of school
houses without 4 shadow Of excuse or
object. This wGnton crime, committed
for the love Of IL, 10 beeomlsg quite fire.
quent, and arises from the insane thirst
Of these people for notorlety.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
DastardIy Attempt,

1t Is reported that an attempt was
made Tuesday TO throw an express
train on the New York Central Railio I'd
off the track. As an express tain due
At Albany at l.30 y. m. was nearing thst
city at a high rate of speed the lue,nno-
tive struck tie which had h en paced
across the track. The tie was throw II
clear OIL the track by the engine. The
train was stopped aud the track ex-
amined, but found 10 be all right.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The 50th annual session Of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows Of Penn ylvanla,
met at Wilkesporre Tuesday. Delegates
from over 700 lodges were present The
officers for the ensuing year, headed by
j. NJ. Campbell, Of Johnstown, as Grand
Master, were installed. The present
membership Of the Order is 81 ,2l3, an
Increase OF 5,405, since last repart. The
total amount paid oat for relief was
tS07, 81, and the receipts were 1855
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Chillicolhe, Ohio, is divided on the mo.
mentous question whether Cicero shall
be pronounced Klekero" or " Slsero.'
A professor Of the kiekero party has been
dismissed from MS position In the public
schools, and The Kickeronians rally to his
rescue, aud threaten 20 depose the school
board. The strife wages holly, and the
whole town shares she excitement. Who
talks about dead " classics
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

We learn, remarks the Thomasville
(Ga.) Time, FROM Mr.. Daniel Forest that
u young fox was brought 10 his house not
loAg since, aud which has been adopted
into family Of kittens that a fayorits
house cat Of his is rearing. Young
Reward Is treated the same in all respects
as the legitimate offspring of Tabby, aud
seems To make himself Al home generally
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Gideon welles, ex-Secretary Of the
Navy, is to reply to Charles Francis
Adams, in defence of President Lincoln.
II is said that be will be able to prove
that Mr.. Lincoln desired TO nppoint MT.
Dayton Minister to England, but was In
duced to change his miRd and appoint
Mr.. Adams, by the urgent appeal OF Sec
retary Seward"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
un In a Papar BALLOON.

Prof. Donaldson, tho eronaut, made
an ascension In a paper balloon from
Reading last Saturday evening at about
sunset. lie went up without any basket,
being seated in the rigging, The balloon
lefl the earth at 2 10 In the eyening, rose
gracefully 10 good hight and drlited
due south, and the " Professor landed
at IS minutes before at about 10 miles
from the place Of starting.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
CHA, Jus,Ioe cnase's VIII.

The will Of Chief Justice Chase was
admitted 10 probate In Washington We'd
nesday. He leaves $40, 000to Wnberiorce
Uuiver.ity, and an equal nm 70 Dart
..,outh Col, -, tho hlik VI his III w
being divided equally among his tNe
daughters. The estate Is estimated at
t25O, 900.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Philadelphia.

A LAnDEE LIS low \ AND KiLLsAn.N
iTnI1ADRLpHIA, May 2S,-Thls morn.
ing Edward Burns wa struck on N,
head and killed bya falling ladder at H.
mill Twenty first and Pine streets.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The remains OF General Candy arrived
at Indianapolis yesterday morning. They
we're received at the depot by d d,tach-
mept Of College Guards, aud conveyed to
the First Baptist Church. Tue funeral
takes place Friday afternoon. General
sherman arrived In Indianapolis last
night.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

When burnt gram, or any other sub
stance containing starch, has been sub-
stituted for coffee, dilute solution Of
caustic potash, shaken with u small
nne-tIty Of the poSder. iltered, and fur
tber diluted, yields, with q solution of
Iodine, the Characteristic blue starch
reaction.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

De Blanc and the other 81. MarlInsyllls
"reslsters were before the United stales
Commissioner at New Orleans THURSDAY.
but, owing to the absence Of witpesses
for the State, their cases were postponed
until Mond ay.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Thomas R. Hollahan, sentenced TO DO
hanged In Baltimore, on the 18th of June,
for the murder of Mrs. Lampley, has writ
ten a letter eonfessing the crime, and
stating that Joshua Nicholson instlgated
aud assisted him in II. Nicholson has not
yet been sentenced, his case having gone
10 the Court of Appeals.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

The proprietor OF the Chicago Museum
claims that his wild man Is from the un-
known and inaccessible Businesses Of
CentrAl Asia, and the fellow is so mon
strously ugly that Indiana, where he was
born and raised, is not inclined 10 dis
Dute IL.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

Attorney General Williams has directed
the prosecuting officer at Salem, Mas,
to bring spii against the mater Of the
ship which some time ago left seven of
her crew GU one Of the sopib Shetland
Islands. Only one Of the men thus Abap-
doned was rescued.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
Was CANAAN Hall PoIaonad !

Referring TO a suspicion that Captain
Hall, the Arctic explorer, was poisoned,
the Washington EVENING Star says that a
person well acquainted with the prsoH-
mel Of the expedition predicted that Hall
would not return alive, "but would fall a
victim 10 the envy Of some of the party"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
The ReRding RRiIrO-d to Engage In
AMlnl.mlldlnn.


We fear that the usua ly well informed
Philadelphia correspondent Of the Ter
mantONn 7sl.graph, has got steamship
on the brain. lie declares that the Read =
INK Railroad Company is about 10 cstah-
lish q vast iron ship building establish.
ment ~ Por Redmond, aud intimates
that they U@y cOuclHdu to establish a
steamship liOe tO Europe also. This
latter hardly sounds reasonable, though
such an idea might come 20 he entertained
II the Pennsylvania Compahy'e line
proves succes siuL But il is not impOssi
bile that the Philadelphia and Reading
Company intends To 90 into manufactur.
ing along with its other businesses. IT,
legitimate business is the transportation
of freight and passengers over a railroad.
II has, however, run a canal, opened coal
mines, specnlated In land, bought rail-
roads, owned courts, and lauerly en-
gagged In The retail coal trade.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
A General Indian War.

FIVE THOUSAND ISDIANs IN TINE TIuD-
PROSPECTS or LONG WAR.
BY Telegraph 10 RvHRT kvRNIHa.
wAsuEeToN, May ga dispatch
from Gen. Sheridan confirms the attsck
of the troops upon the Kickapos and
Lepon Indians, but Is silent as to he
locality of the attack, II being 10 Mexico.
A dispatch from Gen. Custer..reporls on
the word Of an Indian guide In Dakotab.
that two hundred Yanctos have len theIr
reservation to join the hostile Indians of
the upper Missouri, and that five thousand
hostile indians win be IN the feld this
summer.