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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
Death and Divorce.
sErrLxxrxr OF GREAT KENTUCKY Dlvoz

sETTLKNgNr OF 4 GREAT KENTUCKY DIVORCE
cAsE-THE FIRST WIFE PARTICIPANT IN
THE PROPERTY LEFT BY HER HUSBAND. q.
LOUISVILLE, April THE famous domes-
tic tragedy suit, commonly known - the
Newcomb case, WAS decided to-day by Chan
cellor Bruce in favor Of the plaintiff.
The outlines Of the facts are substantially
a follows: In 1888 H. D. Newoomb mar
ried Miss CorneliA W. Read, both residents
Of Louisville. In 1858 Mrs. Newcomb be-
came insane and WAS finally placed in the
Massachusetts Hospital At Louisville BY hez
husband, and is now In that institution,
though never iudiciAlly found to 6e In.
islature passed an act by which
an additional ground for divorce wa,
declared to exist In cazes where the hus
| band or wife 10 incurAbly insane and sucl
insanity ali hereditary faint not made known
| at the time of marriage. Under this ac
Mr.. Newcomb obtained divorce, and som,
time afterward was again married and hat
two children by his second union. In 1877:
Mr.. Newoomb, who was then President o
the Louisvillo, Nashville and Great South
en Railroad, died, leaving = large estat
ture the friends Of the first wife INSTITUTED
suit claiming her property rights to til
estate on the ground that she had neve
been legally divorced. The case has bee
in court more than . year, and to-day de-
cision holding the divorce to be Absolutel
void and decreeing to the first wife, Mr.
Coruslia W. Newoomb, her propert
rights as the lawful widow of Il. d. New
comb, was rendered. The result OF til
decision il to give the first Mrs. Newoom
one third or her late husbands psrsoni
property, stocks, bonds money aud the lik'
. and dover in lands. The greatness OF u
estate, which exceeds u 500, 900. and u
: prominence Of the persons involved in Il
litigation, have given the case unusual ii
terest.
Tie will Of Mr.. Newcomb devises &400
900 to the children by the second marriat
land to their mother, all Of whom are nc
. living. The decision does not AFFECT the
, provisions or invalidAte the will
8 An express Kentucky statute removes |
+ question OF the legitimacy by the secol
I marriage. and relieves them from any SUI
Il imputation. ...
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


sKxf-ANHuAL sHssIoN OF TEE DfnKCToRs-
PsePosED INCnKAsK OF THE CAPITAL STOCK.
The semi-annuL meeting Of tho Board
Of Directors OF the Kehoboth Beach Camp
meeting Association was held III the sec-
ond story Of @. p. Rudolph's building, 22l
Market street, on the 9Th, President Bright
In the chair.
John @. Yates was elected director, to
supply the place Of r. r. Robinson, de-
ceased, and Rsv T. E. AartindAle, TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Rev. L. @. Matlack.
Tho following resolutions were adopted .
Heaolpsd Tbat the President of the
Board be requested to cali . meeting OF the
stockholdsrs for the purpose Of oonsidering
the question Of extending the capital stock,
a., and Tor the confederation Of such other
business - may be brought before tho
Resolusd, That The President bs loft to
exarciys his discretion in fixing the day for
the mooeinG.
Ii. r. Picksas, Rev. ]. b. Quige and Rsuel
Heller were appointed . committee to pre-
pasf huAiuesa for this meeting.
xfEnsRjs ion was granted to Ars. Jones, OF
one Of the reserved lots of the Association
on Kehoboth Avenue; to Mr.. Koonzman, Of
Georgetown, 5usssx county, also to build =
boarding house; to W. p. Rider, 10 put up
smother addition to the Surf House; and TO
". H. Foulk to erect club stable.
The erection Of twenty bath houses for
the use Of the oamp-meeting people was Or
dered.
The usual annual excursion was sonsid-
cred, but the date WAS not fixed. It was
resolved to make the excursion, however,
and it will occur during tho first week in
Nav.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
Ensland's Hold ON India.

Mr.. Forbes, the well-known special cor
respondent of the London Daily Ne,cs, who
has been following the Prince Of Wales on
his Indian tour, has written very out
spoken letter ON the relations between the
natives and the British Government. He
holds that the +" tenure OF India ID, ~ mat.
ters rest at present, utterly insecure, and
that "in certain contingencies, which no
sane man can regard As improbable, that
tenure could not endure for = month,
except in tho event of accidents in our
favor which wise statecraft has no business
to assume or build on" 1t was only, he
argues, by series Of fortunate accidents,
such a. Lord Cannipg's being able to divert
to Indian bsttle-1elds the troops destined
for China, the presence Of such men ~
Lawrence and Nicholson in the Punjaub.
and Of Sailor Jung by the side Of the NiKam,
that India Was not lost at the time OF the
mutiny and while it is possible that an
other outbreak may occur, it would be the
widest fatalism to e1ptct another ooinci-
dence Of fortunate chances such ~ pre-
yioualv occurred.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
Extensive Fire n snyrna.
THE "AcADFMY" DESTROYED By FIRE ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE "AoApFAY DESTROYED By FIRE ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The Smyrna Seminary was burned on
Tuesday afternoon by fire which origna-
ted on the roof in an unknown manner.
All the furniture WAS saved, though much
OF it wss considerably damaged. School
was in session at the time tho tire broke
out.
The building was built some 10 or 80
years ago, and was originally used ss \
Friends meeting house, but has been de.
voted to school purposes for many years. It
belonged to DR.. ]. T.. Clawson and Henry
BeArne, who had All insurance Oh it for Sl,-
400. A sale had beon negotiated with the
new principal OF the Seminary, q. NJ. Car
nahAn, for $4,000, but the trAnsf,r had not
been made.
Two of the teachers, Misses Annie o.
Coy and Alice Ford, will open . school in
another building. on Monday next. Mr..
Carnahan has not yet decided on his
course,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13

H0w ie feels - swallow o mouses
Tho Oohoes IN. ~ Eagle tells Of Gu
rious accident happening to son of James
O'Helan, residing on Saratoga street. 1t
seems that Willie. tho youngest child, .
bright boy of twelve or thirteen years Of
age, laid down in the corner Of the kitch-
en-, Monday night, and being tired out from
play, was soon fast asleep. The father wAs
resding at table placed in the centre Of
the room, the rest Of the family wore all
in bed, and consequently tho house wAs
perfectly still. Suddenly, . startling CRY
came from the child which aroused the
father, who made rush for the boy and
asked him what was the matter. Tho boy
olasped his father In his s-ws. and with
startling eyes, exclaimed, n, father,
have swallowed mouse, and feel him
biting mo inside ~ In an instant the faith
or had the house aroused, and messenger
waS sent for 4 doctor, who soon arrived,
and administered An emstic which had the
desired effect, and tho boy after some tor
rIble retching threw up The mouse, and
strange 70 relate, the creature was alive
and active, and made bis escape TO hole.
In the floor. II appears that whilo tho
child slept he had his mouth open, and
the mouse, which wss very small one, ct
frightened by smusculax noeSon Of the child
jumped into his mouth and down his throat,
hut ,AoW be remained alive In the boyNa
hsuJui&6h N myskery. - Na9
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13

The Richmond (va) Dispatch says that .
young lady belonging to the minister's class
Of Fulton Baptist church Sunday school in
that city recited on Sunday morning the
whole OF the Psalms and portionof Eccle-
sisstes, making 1000 verses In an, which
she had committed to memory during the
week. Seven thousand verses were rscited
in the class Of which she was . member.
The same young lady rsc;ted on the Sunday
previous nearly 1900 verses, comprisine
Romans, Galatians, Philippians, and one
OF more OF tho smaller books Of the New
Testament. " Tho class is contending for I
prize, TO be given 10 the one who recite.
the greatest number Of verses in givel
time
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
They HAa Met Before.

A long interview between Judge Turney
Of the supreme court OF this State and Mr..
Paddock, the husband OF Maggie Mitchell,
satisfied each that they were desperate en-
emies in the late war. Judge Turney was
one Of the most desperately wounded sol
diers OF the Confederate army. From Mr..
Paddocks narration Of his services in the
Federal army, Judge Turney is satisfied
that Mr.. Paddock Is the man, or belonged
to the command, that shot him through
and through, the ball entering at the
mouth, knocking ont several teeth, carry
ing away portion # the tongue, snd pass
ing out through the back OF the neck.
Their meeting last night accompanied with
explanations which gave each Of their bat
tie fronts and the details Of regimental &C.
ton, satisfied the judge Of the correctness
Of his opinion ~ to the immediate positior
of their respective commands. The hearti
ness OF their meeting after these mutua
explanations Was far beyond anything w
can express. American.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
MnrsrAnrt Wants Him.
A DELAWARE CRoEsUs SHUTS UP TEE EYE OF
wksT CHEsTEk BROKER.

Wk9I ChE6Ik8 bhoheAs
...lFrom the Commercial of Thursday.l
Governor Cochran issued, yesterday, .
warrant, on the requisition Of Governor
HArtranft, Of Pennsylvania, for the arrest
Of William Cloud. Of Claymont. The war
rant was placed in the hands Of sheriff
Lambson, who sent out one Of his deputies
on . scout for the man wanted.
The charge against Cloud IL obtaining
money under false pretenses. The requi-
siton states that on July 25th, 1875, he made
application to John q. raylof, . WesrChester
broker, for loan of $500, aud by represent.
ing himself to be worth $50, 900, including
two farms in West Brandywine hundred,
this county, valued at $4,000 he obtained
the money. Time wore on and the note fell
due, but was not paid. 1t WAS then that
Taylor began to 'smel q mice" He re-
fiected, inquired, became enrsged and de-
termined ~ invoke the minions Of the law.
This he did, aud hence the requisition.
II Cloud 10 taken. prisoner he will be at
once handed over to Thomas Carpenter,
resident agent for PennsylvAnia At
West Chester, who will introduce him to
Sheriff Morrison OF Chester county. We
understand that Cloud is . poor man but
was once well-so-dO. He was . drover by
oocupAton, and did . good business, but
by endoring for other people 1t is stated
he impoverished himself.
Cloud has since been arrested and turned
over to the Chester county officials.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13

ly make seme show Of attention 10 their
souls, whether they assume 1t or really fssl
it. have given you these bits Of informa-
ton to show you that WAAhington 10 BY no
means Bodom without Lot There axe
fuential enough TO make conditions with
the Almighty, 10 while We admit and de-
plore all the evil, let us offer thanksgiv-
ings for the good We know really exists.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
Tho M e. COnferencess
ADJOURNMENT OF The PHILADELPHIA CON.
YKRENcE-APPoINTNENTs IN THIs QUAR-
TER.
Thu philsdalnl,ia M z O0n3arance con-

Tk8s
The Philadelphia NJ. E. Conference con-
cluded its sessions Thursday. Resolutions
were adopted opposing the opening Of the
Centennial on Sunday, and the running OF
Sunday excursion trains. Rev. Jacob Todd
wAs appointed counsel for the Conference
to conduct the case against Rev. g. D. Car
row. The appointments announced include
the following Presiding Elder Of North
PhIladelphiA District, Rev. A. Rlttenhouss; +;
Presiding Elder Chester District, Rev. VIM.
McOombs; Chester, Madison Street, Joseph
Weloh Chester, Trinity, 8. W. Kurtz |;
South Chester, J. d. Maddux Upland, Z.
O. Yorkes Marcus Hook, NJ. Sorin |;
SLOAN, G. W. Lybrand; Village Green,
William T. Magee, one to be supplied !;
Media, George T. Hurlock Crozieryille, A.
Howard Lima, William F. Sheppard Rad.
nor, A. I. Hood Chester Valley, = smith; ;
Darby, to bs supplied BY J. 8, vAndersloot /;
Fenwood, G. Mack; Byyn MsWr and
Bethesda, J. Y. Ashton Grove, William H.
Fries West Chester, George Cimmins /;
Kennett, =: Kirk Ayondals fnd Chatham,
cry Oxford, George A. Wok Union aud
Octoraro, to be supplied.
Rev,J. Todd is appointed to 81. Stephens,
Germantown W. O. Bobinson, Tabernacle.
Philadelphia Pennell Coombe. General
Temperance Agent OF the Conference
John O'Neill to Marshallton, Chester Co.
y. T. Kenney to Cressona, Schuylkill Co.
In the list of appointments made by the
New Jersey Conference, few days ago,
are the following: Pedricktown and Cen
tre Square, J. F. Price Pennsgrove, l.. o.
Manchester; Salem, Walnut ST., W. Reeves,
Broadway, @. W. Heisley.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
The Csusenni4v.
NOTES OF PRHPARArIoN AND rRookEss-TNH
GRAND EXPOSITION RAPIDLY ASSUMING
FORM,

NorEs OF PRHPARArIoN AND FRooREss-rHH
GRAND EXPOSITION RAPIDLY ASSUMING
FORM.
The elegant steamship Isaac Bell has
been taken on the Old Dominion Line, and
10 now being fitted up a. kind Of floating
hotel for the accommodation OF visitors TO
the Centennial. It will run between Rich
mond and Philadelphia, and will remain In
that city week ut time, or perhaps longer
thus giving persons an opportunity Of see-
ing all that occurs. The boat will be the
headquarters Of the visitors, and will be
conducted on the principal Of hotel.
The sum Of case, 900 In ffty cent notes
was forwarded by the Treasury yesterday
70 the Fidelity Saio Deposit Company Of
Philadelphia, on account OF tho Centennial
Board Of Finance. The notes are to be
used ~ tickets of admission to tho Centen-
nial grounds.
Hefr Wagner has forwarded to Philadel.
phis the grand march composed In honor Of
the Centennial, for which the exhibition
commissioners have paid him $4,000.
China IL making greater nreparations
than At first expected for the Philadelphia
exposition. Bix Thousand dollars worth OF
goods have been dispatched by one c0mpet-
itor FROM Ming PN WHO sends als0 SIX Chi.
nsse worklnsn to oferkr damsses. Tha en-
tire Chinese contributions are c.AAsatksAa
e180, 900.
There 10 continual arrival u, Philadel.
phiA Of Commissioner aud others IN charge
Of foreign goods Several of tbs British
Commissioners will arrive In the steamship
Indiana, which is expected In q Few days
with another valuable invoice of line arts
from that country. Three Of the Chinese
Commissioner arrived on Tuesday, and are
now located at the United States Hotel.
They dress in the rich costume Of men Of
mark Of their country, and their appearance
In tile streets is the occs sion Of much curl
osity and comment. The Japanese Com
missioner and number Of the exhibitors
from that nation arrived yesterday accom-
panied BY an interpreter. They wear the
American costume.
The contributions Of art from Italy will
be very numerous and Of great value. An
Italian soulptress, SignorA Adelids Mariani,
sends = beautiful statue Of Sappho, in mar
bio, for the Women's Department. This
figure 10 that Of Sappho, little more than
life-sixe, in the moment Of passion and
despair before she throws herselt from the
fatal rock. The steamer Dorian, which ar.
rived on Wednesday from Leeho,n, brought
fourteen hundred packages Of exhibits,
among which are canned articles Of con.
sumption, prepared by . new principle
samples Of fine hama, maccaroni, different
kinds of beer, canned tomatoes and sar.
dimes also, canned fruit and fruit in Aloo.
hol, olive oil and large variety Of the
choicest wines from different sections Of
italy,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13

"Jennie June's" New York letter says
It lie positively asserted that Miss Anna
Dickinson will shortly make her appear-
snce at one Of the New York theatres in the
double character OF author and heroine.
The play in which she is to make her debut
being her own production, assisted by Mr..
Steele McKAye. This dual character will Of
course add greatly to the interest OF her
first appearance, and double success wlil
It 10 undoubtedly taking great risk, but it
also shows shreWdness w we'll ~ pluck,
Miss Dickinson knows her own power and
the direction In which it lies; she perhaps
realiass also, that while she might be great
in her own way, she would not be 30 great
in ways ordained and modelled by other peo-
pie. who have educated the public to their
own standards
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
Expensive Funerals DiAcoursgea.
The Toronto Leader has the following

Expensivo Funerals D1AcoarSgee.
The Toronto Leader has the following
abatement: "We have been informed that 1t
the morning service on Sunday last, Bishop
Lynch issued an alarming edict in st. Mi
chAel's Cathedral, which created 8 good deal
Of excitement aud terror among the faith
full The Bishop told the congregation that
In the future he would allow only five cabs
at the funerals Of poor persons, and that il
an additional number WAS desired they
must not be used, but the amount that
would have to be expended II they were
employed must be handed in to the priests
to pray the dead through Purgatory. He
also stated that In future, unless the dead
were brought to the church In the forenoon
they would not get the benefit Of holy wa
ter or the blessed candles, and consequent
ly, Of course, they would have dark road
to travel"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13

H1s DEATH At HE VIRGINIA HoME-sKKroH
OF HE LIFE.

OF Hk1 l1Ek.
Bishop John Johns, Of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of virginiA, died at his
residence near Alexandra, on Thursday
night. His age was eighty years.
Bishop Johns wAs nAtiveof New Caatle,
Delaware. He graduated from Princeton.
WAS ordained clergyman in 1919 and located
at Frederick, Md. In 1898 he became Beo-
torof Christ Church Baltimore, remaining
until 1842 when he was elected assistant
bishop Of Virginia. He vas for some years
pvsaiAsat oe NilNazA. -esAd NAzy Qol.azA. II
Williamsburg, Va, and was for many years
successively vioe-President and ,presldent
OF the Theological Seminary near AlexAn-
dria. In 1862, upon the death of Bishop
Meade, he became bishop of the diocese OF
Virginia. Since 1854 he has made his home
At Malvern, the country seat at which lie
died.
Bishop Johns was thrice married. His
first wife was Miss JulianA johnson, Of
Frederick, Md, An aunt Of Gen. Bradley T.
johnson. His second wife Was Miss Jane
Shaaf, Of Georgetown, d. G. His third
wife, who survives him, WAS Mrs. South
gate, of Norfolk, Va. to whom he was married
in 1857. He leaves three sons and three
daughters, Chancellor Johns, Of Delaware,
was brother.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
sresnbacks I'm Cenne csicus.

The New Haven Journal says that the
currency men intend to organize clubs in
all pArts Of Connecticut, and that they ex.
pect tho vote at the election next Fall will
show some big gresnback figures in many
other towns beeides New Haven. The Boe-
ton Advertiser, referring to tho election,
says the Republicans adopted tho sharpest
BY any State convention. Their proportion
OF the votes is larger than 1t wae last year.
Ihsy haye, therefore, lost nothing BY being
A0AAek
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
The Ken ney Case.
FULL AceUrrrAL FRoM MRS. VAN xErER's
CHANGES.

At the opening of the session Of tho
Philadelphia Annual Conference, last week.
the case Of Rev. Z. T. Kenney. charged
with immoral conduct by Mrs. Van Meter
at the Brsndywine summit Camp Meet
ing, together with ali the testimony
taken by the committee Of invesuga-
ton, was referred to . special COM
mittee OF his peers. This committee
has made full and thorough examination
OF the case in all its bearings, and, on the
5tb, report was presented to the Confer
encs declaring the charge Of immorAlty
not sustained, and completely exonerat-
ing him. His character was then passed,
and his relation with the Conference, ssus-
pended by the Presiding Elder Of his dis.
trict, Was restored.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-13
Murder By Masked Robbers.

4 DEED or BLOOD IN PENNsyLvANIA W.
LAaR--BTKUGaLE WITH BURoLARs-A wo-
NAN BRATEN TO DEATH.
ATHENS, Pa, April 5.-Intelligence has
bean received here of tragedy which was
enacted In Tuscarora, this county. Oh Sat
urdAy night, the Particular Of which arc ~
follows:
A man named George Houser and his sis
ter Ann, both middlo.agod people, had lived
for several years together In Tuscarora,
their house being removed souae distance
from any neighbon. About ten O'Clock on
Saturday night, they having retired, they
were aroused BY crash in thesrear part Of
the house. Houser ran from his room 10
the kitchen, Aad his MISTER sprang from her
bed and followed him. They were at once
seized by two men. Houser grappled with
his assailant, but being unarmed was soon
over-powered, tho burglar hammer
ing him Almoat senseless with
. club or some other blunt weapon.
Flo says that he heard his sister scream
twice, when she was silenced, he supposed,
by blows from tile rufsian who had seized
her. There was no Light In the room, but
the robbsr bound his arms and feet, and in
. short timo lighted . lamp. They then
tied hi,n 10 one bedpost, and his sister, who
was apparently unconscious and was bleo,l-
lug like himself from . wound In her head,
TO another. Tho men were masked, and
their voices strange. After securing the
brother and sister TO tho bed, they COM
menced ransacking tho houae.
THE BOOTY.
Mr.. Houser had $500 in bureau drawer,
which the burglars secured, besides some
jewellery belonging to his sister and gold
watch. After rummaging through the
house for half an hour, the robbers put ont
the light, aud left without paying any fur
ther attention 10 their victims. Houser
says that when they tied his sister to the
bedpoat she vas groaning family, but that
she ceased Soon afterwsrd. He had .
handkerchief tied tightly about his mouth,
and could make no outcry.
Almost nine O'Clock Sunday morning .
man driving by Houser's place saw that the
back door was open and heavy piece Of
timber lay across the sill. He jumped from
his wagon and vent into the house and
found the inmates In the situation described
above. Mr.. Houser WAS very faint from
loss OF blood, and his sister Was covered
with blood, and was to al outward appoar-
ances dead. They were speedily unbound
and placed In bed, and the gentleman start
ed for aid.
DOCTOR WAS suANoNHD,
who succeeded in reviving Miss Houssr,
but she oould not be restored to conscious
ness. Her head was crushed by the blows
she had received, and she lived but few
hours. Her brother Vas badly beaten
about the heod, but his injuries were con-
fined to ugly scalp wounds.
The affair created great excitement, and
parties started out In search Of the muir
derers, but no trace OF them had at last
accounts been found. The boldness Of
this outrage has no parallel in the records
Of crime in this State. The road passing
Houser's house is much travelled, and es-
pecially so Saturday nights.