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The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
SAVAGE ASSAULT.

About 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon Sam
ucl F. Sheppard made an assault on his wife
who keeps notion store at 710 Walnut st.
She refused to give him money which sh
incessed him, he at once began chasing her
round the house with broad axe. She es-
capped by the front door to the street still
followed by her infuriated and sought ref
uge in William Willeis saloon few doors
below. Sheppard tried to follow her in but
Miller interposed and finding himself baffled
the would >beNmurdertr drew o loaded re-
volver aud snapped it at him after which it
Was taken out of his hands. He had q
hearing yesterday at 10 O'Clock when he
was held in $1,000 bail to appear at court.
Mrs Sheppard is now coDhned to bed from
spasms to which she is subject and which
was brought on by fright. Her condition is
not critical.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
ANOTHER FIREMEN'S FIGHT.

Yesterday Afternoon, as the fire DEPART
men5 was returning from the another dis
turbance sprapg up between the Fame and
Washington which resulted in free flight
In which blows were freely given and ex-
changed a Fame man by the name Of
Kopp was considerably beaten and collie"
Moody Of thea same co.apapy particularly
distinguished himself for his valor. Moody
has been quite free in fire fights OF late and
something should be done to quench his ar
dent love OF such sport. We would also
recommend our new fire department. TO take
this matter in hand and put stop to these
disgraceful riots at once as they are too fre~
quent by our department.. r,-
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
CLOTHING.
STILL AHEAD,

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock of old goods, and are
now left with line of new and desirable
styles for the Spring trade. Our store,
which is th most commodious IN the city
or State, occupying three floors, and with
enterprise back Of it. our intention Is this
season to 10 all former efforts to make
the Boston One Price Clio ohing House The
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furnish
ing Goods. With the confidence of tn pub
lie that FIVE YEARS SQUARE DEAL
ING has not impairt d, and our established
system of CASH and One Price to all, we
feel assured the present season will prove
succt sstul one. Visit our store and look
at our immense stock of Ready Made
Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys and Child
ren.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
PEABODY HOTEL

The large and elegant Hotel has been re-
Icently htted In the most exquisite style ny
the the celebrated Professor Paine. The
Professor exercises personal supervis' on
over every article Of food winch comes
pinto the stewards department before it is
Even out to the cooks. Milk and other ar
tlcles OF diet are regularly Inspected henc"
Notwithstanding the large number ofguests
not q sing'e c,se of dist ase has occurred,
end the invalid recovers with remarkable
Facility. The Profess, has thus converted
hrst- class Hotel into sanctuary OF
nee TN instead OF a pest house of disease,
Is frequently the case with Hotels. lie
las lhe lnost experienced Managers, at
enttve Walters and tctertifc Cooks. who
cater TO the comfort, hea th and happiness
~ the guests. instead If The passions and
norbin sppetites. 7 he charges are In keep
ng with tie times, being 50 per day for q
oom and three meals Rooms without
Poa,a: rom 20 cents to 81. Weekly beard.
rom 70 to Sl?. Board without rooms, $3.50
er week. tevea meal ticKels Jor az.
open day and night-the cars running
Past we door conveJ assengers to- or from
ny oi ina depots or any pat OF The city.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
ALSO,

Oar Custom Department, which has
special attraction at the present time on
account Of the endless varieties of styles in
Foreign and Domestic Goods for Spring
Suits, Business Suits, D,ess Suits, and
Wedding Suits, which are being made TO
suit the person aud the pocket. Do not
fall to visit our Establishment and see the
styles and prices. All Welcome. Thanks
ing the public fer their liberal patronage in
the past, we hope by our Square Dealing to
merit the same in the future.
THE Boston ONE PRICE CLOTHING
STORE, No. 2l9 Market Street, and 2l2
shipley Street, Wilmington, Del.
...N We. HOLMES, Prop'r.
N.B.-Blanch Store in Mlddletown, 10
the Town Hall, with johnson Bros.
v. 81.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
KILLING NO MURDER.

The trial and aquital of Thomas the wife
slayer, will be the fruitful source of discus
sion for some davs to come. The verdict
| of No. Guilty, was one which under the
evidence as presented to the jury, was just
and right:-as the medical experts estab-
lished beyond doubt, that Thomas was
laboring under delirium tremens, when he
slew his wife. That fact being proven, the
logical sequence was temporary insanity
hence the absence Of moral responsibility
at the time of the killing. The defence Of
the case by Mr.. Gray was very skillful,
and in one respect he obtaened great ad-
vantage over the state we advert to the
admission of the killing-which hanked
the horrid scene of the chamber of death,
which was strongly presented by the state,
to the jury, might have operated upon their
feelings SO far, as to have altered the result
The ruling of the court against the admis-
sibility of the question, to those jurors who
came to the book Having formed an
opinion upon the guilt or innocence of the
prisoner: would it require evidence to re-
move it, so as 10 enrble you to find just
verdict" did we think error. AS the court
of Oyer and Terminer, in this state is a
court of last resort, its rulings are law
hence its decision overruling the above
question must be accepted as such !; but we
suppose it is not contempt of the court TO
say that wherever that question has come
fairly up, it has been held to be proper 1t
has been so decided in many states-and
twice by a unanimous decision Of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 1868
it was adjuged inBsrger VS. Commonwealth,
that in such question was proper; and in
February 1877 in the case of Quigly VS. the
Commonwealth: the same court, then
composed of seven members under the new
constitution of that state, instead Of FIVE
under the old, reaffirme the ruling in Ber-
gers case, without a dissenting voice. The
Chief Justice to our mind was right in
Thomas case, and the court wrong. OIL
course it is law, right or wrong. There is
a growing feelin, that some punishment
ought to be provided, by Statute for injuries
or death inflicted by tho'e who are victims
of delirium tremens. The acquittal of
Thomas, although proper under he evil J
dence rresonted-must be fraught with
mischief The murder was so bloody
threats had been 80 freely made before the !
killing-that it will shock the unproffes-
sional sentiment of the masses, and imper-
iously operate upon their minds. It must
however be remembered that the decision Of
a jury, is such high and serious import,
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
THE WEATHER ;-To-day cloud tssess
and occasional light rains are probable.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES,

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES,
The following named gentlemen, havine
with the resolution of the Dea oc
ratio County Conamittee OF March Sth 1873
are hereby andols sed by authority of said
Committee, as Candidates for Sheriff auC
Coroner at the coming nomination Elec
Ion.
FOR SHERIFF.
Johu Pyle.
John White,
Geo G Ward,
Francis Duggan
Giles LambsOu.
James B. Collins.
William Mccoy.
Robert G. Justis.
Henry M. Barlow.
Purcell ]. Lynch.
Chas Il Anderson,
Francis T sawdon.
Benz. F. Townsend.
Zachariah GeMmill
FOR CORONER.
Jacob Butz.
Jesse james.
Jas Barley.
John M. Enos,
David Hughes.
Richard Groves.
Thomas Grimes;
Hugh Marphey,
Andrew McClain,
Hugh McGovern.
Samuel g, Adams.
Hugh McLaugun.
Andrew J. Brown.
StephenJ. Gilbert.
Edward II. Foster.
William ID. Mullin,
Martin F. Keough.
James A. Piuukett.
DR.. Henry G. Snitcher.
Andrew O. Alexander.
By order of the Committes,
JNO. O'BYRNE, Chairman.
Jno. Publ, secretary.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
CLOTHING HOUSES.
PROCLAMATION! F.!
TO THE
Citizens Of Philadelphia and Surround
ing Country

Owing to the Great Success and Prosper
ity of our enterprise Two years ago, we
take this method of thanking the people
for THAR very liberal support and conh-
dence. During the past two years we have
tried to do our duty. and have not failed
in the attempt, is why we make this special
announcene ent to the reo.le on the 9th OF
May, 1876 which was the First Centennial
to our American People and Republic.
which never will re forgotten by The clti-
Zeus of Philadelphia
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
SHERIEFS SALES.
.HERIFF'S SALE.

ME directed. will be exposed 10 Eublic sale
at the Lafayette Hotel 8il Shipley street.
kept by John j. Dougherty, in The city OF
Wilmington, New Caslle cou ty, Del, on
MONDAY, the 18th day ofMay, A. D., 1878,
at 10 O'Clock, ~. M,
The following described Real Estate viz. :
All that certainlot Of land and messuage
and premises situate in the city of Will
ming on, New Castle County and state Of
Delaware, bounded and 'escribed as fol.
laws. viz; Beginning on the northery side
OF Front ST., between Poplar and Lombard
ets., at the distance of9 It. In. iom The
easterly side of Poplar St., corner of Hugh
Lynch's land, thence northerly parallel
wi tn Poplar ST., 70 #. 6 in. to All alley rum
Mug parallel with Front st., leading into
Poplar st. thence easterly parallel with
FIR mt st Is IT II 10. to- a corner stalk e, thence
soul herly parallel with Poplarstt,, 20 # 9 in.
TO the afOIesaid side of Front ST. thence
herewith westerly 3 #. II IN to the place
OF beginning, be The contents more or less
with the free use and privilege of the above
mel. tionel alley in commoa forever, and
with two story frame dwelling house ana
outbuildings thereon erected
seized and taken in execution as the
property of Michael Cotton, deceased,
iBmiget Cotton, admidistratrix Of M. Col.
ton, deceased ,)and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB. Sher' Fl,
sheriff's Office New Castle, April Nlh,
A, ID, 1870,
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
WILMINGTON. DEL. MONDAY. MAY l3, IS7S

when concerned in; by a conscientious court
that The citizens have only duty in the
premises, absolute, instant, and unqualified
concurrence in the verdict of a Jury, and
hejudgement Of court. A competent .i
ounal has set Thomas free, every goee
citizen must he content.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Yesterday William Dutton was arraigned
for a savage assault on his wife The
parties Go not live together and Mrs Dutton
has been stsyins:with her mother In Brandy
wine village. Last evening, His Honor
fned him $40 and costa,
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
THE HERALD.
Wilmington. Del, May Is 1878.

Wilmington. Del, May Is. 1878.
MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIS DAY.
Sun rises.....-..4.47 sun sets........7.G .G6
Moon 2 81 q, m:
HIGH WATER.
Delaware Breakwater. r.................6.O 90 a. m.
$50 p. m.
New Castle ......... ............6 % m.
9.23 p. NJ.
Wilmington. ... ........ IS a. M
9.j3 p. m.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
OUR COUNTY COURT.

THOMAS THE WIFE MURDERER ON TRIAL
HE IS ACQUAINTED ON GROUNDS OF
DELIRIUM TREMENs.
New Castle, May 11th, 1878.
Court opened this morning at 10 O'Clock
Chief Justice Comegys and Associate Jus
4ices Wales, Wooten and Houston on the
bench.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16

Nor satisfied with their mines and
mountains as field for discovery, the
people of Nevada have entered on a
new field Of speculation. A Nevada
farmer found in the crop of wild
goose killed by him a quantity of grain
resembling wheat, but different in
marked respects from any other grain
known in this country. He planted it
and raised a good crop. An old Eng
lish sailor, who has been as near the
North Pole as any one in these degen-
crate days, pronounced the strange
grain precisely like that found in the
crop of wild fowl in the polar regions.
Hence the Nevadians conclude that
they have furnished evidence of the
existence Of an open polar sea, with
fields of waving grain about it. The
climate, they argue, is similar to that
Of Nevada, as the grain grows we'll
there and ripens.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16

The horse that carried Sheridan into
the fray from Winchester, sixteen miles
away, is dead. He was Jet-black
colt, with small white star, standing
sixteen hands high, and was three years
old when presented to the general, then
colonel of the second Michigan cavalry,
in 1862. Rienzi was his name at first,
from the town in Mississippi, but after
the famous "ride" he was always
known as Winchester. The general
had not ridden him since the war closed.
A Rochester taxidermist it to prepare
and set up the skin Of the horse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16

YAKooB KHAN, the brother Of Shere
Ali, the Ameer of Cabul, lately released
from prison, was recognized by England
some years ago as the legitimate sue
cessor of the present ruler. The Ameer
desired to have his son Abdulla Jan
recognized as his heir, and he put
Yakoob in prison. Now that Abdulla
Jan is dead and the kingdom threatened,
Yakoob Khan is released and is given
an important command. On this fact
may turn the success Or failure Of the
English campaign. Shere Ali has an
old grudge against England, dating
from 1868, when England recognized a
usurper's claim to the Afghan throne.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16
Mr.. GEORGE PARKER BIDDER, q fam

Mr.. GEORGE PARKER BIDDER, a fam
Gus, English engineer, has just died. In
his youth he was known as " the calcu-
lating boy" and he said to a friend
within a few weeks of his death, 1t is
not easy to calculate logarithms men
tally up to ten places; but think [
could do thousand day now, if it
were worth my while" Ofthis wonder
full method Of mental calculation Mr.
Bidder made no secret. s'The base of
the entire SYSTEM" he said, "is the
faculty of multiplication and mental
registration and the only limit is the
power of registration" and he used to
affirm that "mental multiplication of
three figures by three figures might be
learnt as easily as any other branch of
arithmetic by persons Of ordinary apti-
tude for figures"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16
A STOWAWAE'S STORY.
Terrible Suffering of the Youth Found
on Friday in the Hold of an Atlantic
Steamship in New York.
New York Telegram, 9th.


James Donnelly, the stowaway on the
steamship City Of Chester, who reached
New York on yesterday nearly starved
to death by eleven days fasting, had so
far recovered tonight under the careful
nursing of the Sisters at st. Vincent
Hospital that he could tell the outlines
of his story. He is Scotch lad, 20
years old. His present diet is confined
to brandy and water, with occasional
sips of tea, and this will not be varied
for several days. He has two aunts
and two uncles living at Marina, r. l.,
and it was to gettO them that he be-
came a stowaway. He had worked as
riveter in the ship-yards on the
Clyde, and latterly in the.boiler shops
of Liverpool. Finding himself out of
work and money, re got a bottle Of
whisky, ard the day before the City of
Chester sailed went on board at Berken-
head. The whisky he gave to sailor,
and begged the man to hide him away.
The cargo was going in, and the sailor
told him to go below where the cargo
was slowing. The man took the whisky
and afterwards threw the bottle down
into the hatchway where Donnelly had
slowed himself on the orlof deck. This
was on the afternoon of Sept. 20. It
was perfectly dark in the hold, and he
can tell nothing of days or time after
that event. In cropping about after the
hatch was put on he fell through
the bottom of the hold. Feeling
ing about he discovered some salt meat,
but it was so tainted that he could not
eat a mouthful. He then climbed to
the orlof deck, where ne discovered
some loose salt and ate some. Of
course it made him horribly thirsty.
He felt no hunger any time to bespoken
of in comparison, but to Stake his thirst
would have given all the world. On
what he concludes was the second or
third day he got hold of a Darrell stave,
and managed to work it up between the
hatch and the combiags. He made
all the noise he could and the barking
of dog followed. Then he heard and
felt the dog lay hold on the end of the
stave and break it off, and heard shouts
of laughter of somebody, evidently
amused at the dogs antics. Heshouted
and cried until he had no voice left,
and then he fell to the deck and became
unconscious. He knew no more of
anything until he felt water poured up
on him as he lay on the steamers deck
on Friday evening, when he had been
locked up eleven days. AS soon as he
came to, his first sensation was great
gnawing at the pit of the stomach, and
then his thirst returned. The chief Off
Ger of the steamship thinks that the
supposed sailor was stevedore connec-
ted with one of the gangs at the Birken-
bead docks. Besides Donnelly, the city
of Chester brought over two other stow
Always who had crawled into one of the
life-boats land from Monday until Friday
lived only upon water, which they
sucked by a paper tube from the reserve
beakers. On Friday hunger compelled
them to crawl out, and they were set to
work scrubbing and sweeping.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
GLOOMY FEELING AT LONDON AND GLAs-
COW.

GLOOMY FEELING AT LONDON AND GLAs-
COW.
The London stock exchange, says a
cablegram of the 11th, continues in an
exceedingly gloomy condition. There is
a general feeling of apprehension. All
stocks are dropping, especially British
railway stocks, more particularly Lam
cashire and Yorkshire roads thought TO
be badly involved. In gas securities
there is perfect panic. The Herald
correspondent at Glasgow telegraphs:
"The money market is depressed and
uneasy in consequence of persistent
rumors of further mercantile embar-
easements. These rumors create
gloomy feeling throughout the kingdom
The rumors affect Scotch andLancashire
banks, as we'll as various mercantile
concerns in London and the provinces.
The Messrs. Greenwood, of Blackburn,
are about to close their mills, and more
than half the factory population Of
Blackburn is unemployed, without the
slightest hope of improvement IN bust
ness. The chances are that many 9TH
er mills will shortly close.
llLCCu IldllUS LII tIlC
side Mills, at Bolton, have been thrown
out of employment in consequence Of
the strike of the tWisters.
BLOODY CONFLICT IMPENDING.
It is announced from India Oct. 18th:
The civil and military Gazette states
that General Sir Frederick Paul Haines,
commander-in-ch Of the British
forces in India, will assume command
at Peshawur where $4,000 troops are
already concentrated. Reinforcements
for the British army continue to arrive.
War is considered inevitable. The AT
ghans are practicing with heavy guns in
Khyber Pass and it is believed Ali
Musiid has been strengthened and arm
ed with heavy siege guns.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
A Calcutta dispatch of October 18th
says it is reported forces from Pesta-
neaur have been ordered to attack Ali
Mujid Immediately, and body of in
fantry, with mountain battery, entered
Khyiber pass. Heavy firing has been
heard at Pestaueaur, but it is not known
whether the fight is going on between
British and Afghans or Afghans and
Khyberes. It is rumored the Russians
have occupied Yarkand.
A dispatch from Vienna says Russia
has informed the powers of the stop
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16

A NICE election scandal is talked
about in Canada. At the close Of the
polls in the Minister Of Justices
county, according to the story, the re-
turning officer pretended to be sick,
put the ballots into a sideboard, which
he locked up, and went to doctor. A
man with a lot of ballots had been
placed in the cellar and a hole cut
through the floor and the bottom of the
sideboard. So soon as the coast was
clear he came up, selected sufficient
number of opposition ballots, replaced
them with Lafamme tickets, and vaD-
ished.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16
The Brave Southern Towards,

We want our readers to stop iustfor
one moment and look at this mater.
These nurses who have gone out ofthe
pure air Of their homes to the plague
stricken town, to handle and tendsrly
care for dead and dying men whoare
utter strangers to them, need a higher
courage than any soldier marching INTO
the thick battle. They gain nothing,
neither pay nor glory. Their victories
are not watched by a proud country for
whose honor they gave their lives. If
they die no weeping nation will, year by
year hang laurels on their graves. The
Howard nurses is only mentioned in
the papers as zone of twenty-five ar
irving in such a date, or zone of twenty"
who are dead. His name nobody knows.
If he falls, his friends only learn Of it
because he fails to return. There is no
battle cry or martial music to cheer his
soul in its last struggle with death; in
the future there is no roll-call of
victorious army, with the
proud answer to his name,
"Died upon the field of honor" He
gives his life for some poor plague-strick-
en- wretch, probably of less value to the
world than himself, in the poisoned air
of solitary chamber, where there is
none but God to know. He is buried
hastily in a nameless grave, with shud-
dering and fear, and quicklime is thrown
upon the body. The sacrifice he makes
out of pure love to God and humanity,
and this sacrifice is now making, not by
one man, but by every one of the hun
dreds Of nurses sent out by the Howard
Association. Every one of them carries
his life in his hand as he goes.-N. Y.
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