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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
THE FIRE RECORD.
Tno Extent 10 Which we Suffered
I.nsI lnnIh.

Lee @ File, fire recorder of the Deb
ware Fire Company, reports the following
alarms ard fires during the month
lhe alarms on Ortober I'd and ?iih
were false.
Toe fires on the Sth, nth, 19,b 22i and
3lst were slight.
That on tho llth at 720 p. IN. wa
caused by the burning of the barn oil
Lewis Springer in the country four ulle'
wa4t Of tue city.
Tho heaviest fire of the month was thai
o; til l3lh, at q p. m, at what was KNOW
as Walkers mill, on the Brandywine a
l;sirg sun, owned by E. l. DUPONT, D'
Nmunrs n 90, ana occupied by William
Hunt tha lgns was $4,000; fuV!
Insured
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
NUMBERED TICKETS.
A Very Suspicious Circumstance at
the Second Ward Polls brought ~

Light.
A somewhat Suspicious proceeding,
which impugnes the manhood of II Dam
ocrats and eheds dishonur upon aome, at
present. unknown employer OF this city,
has been revealed in oonnec tion
with the election in the Second
ward, Leighton Grimes was the
Republican Supervisor Of Election at the
Second ward polls. On Tuesdsy evening"
after the polls had been closed AID the
ballot box had been opened, Mr.. Grimes
made request of Deunis j. Gallagher,
the Inspector of Elections. which to say
the least, was unusual. and deserving Of
public attention ard perhaps Of official
investigation,
Mr.. Grimes request which WAS made
just before the counting OF the vo'es began
was that the inspector would call his
attention to any ticket In the box that had
number on it ha was expecting some
tickets with numbers on thfm and would
like to see II they were voted.
Gala her replied that be had no objac
ton to h,n. seeing the tickets, hut asked {;
Are those Democratic votes Or, If they
are not, ought they to he2"
g Yes think so; | know they ere,
replied Grimes.
Gallagher expressed the opinion that
any man who was so low N to do such a
dirty, mean trick ought TO be gwen
away"
At this Grimes FASTENED 10 say thG be
had nothing ut ali to do 9Th the matter.
He had been requested by another man,
whose name be did not reveal. to kee p II
look out for those tickets aud see Il they
were voted
The counting Of the votes then pro-
ceeded, and IL tickets numbered in the
order of from one to IL, two of
the series being missing, were
discovered. The numbers were stamped
conspicuously on the face OF the
tickets, which were folded up carefully SO
as to hide the number from view Grimes
took the numb oi those that we're voted,
and also OF the two that were missing.
The tickets were all OF the Republican
denomination. Iu answer to question
by Gallagher, Grimes said that he knew
the men who voted these tickets to be
Democrats, but he could otter 10 explana-
ton of the singular circumstance which
this fact revealed. OF course no one who
is familiar with the methods by which one
side of the political canvass lst closed
has been conducted, will need any further
explanation than that afforded by the bare
recital of the facts.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04

LONDON lrolth.
Generally speaking, the French farmer
is not Jolly soul Whether he be mon
of education or not, he settles down in a
grub sort of life, faring frugally on soup
and the thinnest of ordinary red wine or
cider. The stock of his soup is bacon,
and he cats butchers meat only twice a
week, that is on Sunday and market day.
When he attends market he makes a succu,
lent dcjeataer and drinks a good deel of
beer stterward at the cafe. This is his only
cheerful time; at ordinary seasons he is
morose, troubled about the weather, the
conscripton which is going to take his
son into the army, and about politics. of
which he understands Just enough to be
in constant dread of revolutions. He is a
Conservative, that il TO say that he upholds
the Government of the day, whatever 1t
is, for fear of anarchy but no Govern
ment is popular with him, for every
Administration finds it necessary to lay on
new taxes.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
STILL AUGNHyrrv,
The Building Permits Crs,,
the Month NJ oc,neu 10

Surveyor Oonwell reno,,s ~
building permits granted for las, ael,
than for September, making a mont aGit
so, as follows 'e1a VI
Preston Les, eight houses on ~.
side OF Carter street, between yanass veg
avenue aud Twenty second street ''ueVa
John Mccall, four houses al no.u
corner OF Twenty second and I smsl
streets. Asu'mOl
Oscar Anderson, four hous.s ~
side OF Thirteenth, between Hesld IU''a
Olsvmont streets. 'a'u ald
Francis T.. jackson. one houaa s,
OF Bnena Vista street, south of vs a's woe
aveGue 'auueVti
James IL. Aaron, one house sor,b +,
OF Third street, between Van posa' s''.
Harrison streets. ''en ald
james A. Silley, one houss r,.,,.
Anchorage street, between Oak and t saoss,,
streets. -' aseoat
John Cameron, one house north .i,
Fourth street, between Lombard and o. ~
streets. ''iu rus
Jacob Pnsey, Ia houses on vas, ia. .
wilson street, between Thirteenth ~. "
Fourteenth streets. and
Robert Mills, four houses AT po,,h,.
corner Sixth and Penn streets A'''
Patrick Bolen, one house at son,,.
corner OF Third and Hawley stres,s '"'s''
Charles f. Tazcweil, one bousa
aida of Franklin street. betwaan u u Wv
und Linden streets. maple
Andrew NJ. Oloud, one house ar ro,A
west corner of Fourth and Wasbir",a.
streets. sOA
Charles Il. Simmons Que stab,s
north side of Lord, between snrucs a.. ~
Church ST., cts. AAu
John MANI, one house on east sdo \,
Walnut street, between Ninth and TsoW
streets. 'N
john Il. Malone, one house at soutbes,,
corner OF Delswae avenue and Madjson
| streets. ''A
Jacob Stuck, two houses south siis \,
Seventh street, between Msrket and Kinn
streets. Ds
Michael Maloney, one house north si,.
of Fitth street, between Spruas a,S
/ Church streets. '''"
Andrew Alundeu, one stable on ,bs e..
side of Wilson street, between Thirtsan,b
ard Fourteenth streets.
Walter q. Tatnail, one stable on north
side of Beach street, between CLAYTON a,d
DUPONT streets.
John ID. Thompson, ~ houses south
east corner Sixth and Union streets.
John Finn, one house west side nj,
Madison street, between Third and Fourth
streets.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04

Of an artist. or set finer execution is the
portrait OF Walt Whitman,
These, however, are only specimens. In
reading matter this first number of the
twenty-frst volume Is unusually fruity, The
estimate put upon Gladstone is high. 1t ia to
be trusted that the qualities ascribed may
enable lin to weather the particularly rough
weather now upon him.
Sensiers life OF Millet is great feature.
1t is magnihcently illustrated. This Novem-
Der number takes him to the time when every
one began to talk of his works. Few, even
OF artists had passed through narrower
straits Socialists now sought to make capital
out Of him, but their principles We're foreign
TO his nature He merely gave forth peasant
life with those mingled JOYS and hardships
which had entered his own soul too earnestly
and simply tn be displayed for political effect.
Mr. pehay, talking ut Ehhu yedder, feels
il more profitable to point cut the short
coming4 than the eAcnll-aies Of this noted
and Original artist H. H., who gives two
sonnets on htI productions is moved to more
enlogE
Richard IT, Dana'a tgibute lu prof Woods,
OF Andoytr. is t.ndel and beautiful.
Borieutowu and the Bonapartists is very
readatlc \ urw story. Tiger Lily, IA
destined To- 81 ,hur, ran at three parts. Miss
Philips gives story 90 yrl1w fever times.
boyeSeu has poraL
The birthday cover ha. been commented
npou to -stlrty Like. ul,st thiugs nf tIit Iat
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04

a Little White BOY Stabbed by A
COlOred AntaeOui,t.

Tuesday afternoon the most blood,
ntfray of the day took place, not from NJ
political fever but between two 2.yesr.oN
boys, one white and the other black
Fred Kennedy, the white boy, sells new,
papers AMI is the son of John Kennedy
truck salesman a. Fourth and King streets
who served yesterday AZ United State.
deputy. AT the corner of Fifth and
Market, in front of the Journal Office
Kennedy and colored boy named JOSEPH
Brown got into quarrel at which lhsy
had not long been engaged before Joe got
out his knife and struck Fred in the ntCs
on the left side, mating deep wound
which bled very freely.
Brown was Immediately arrested by tyt
special policemen and placed in the Hall
while Kennedy was also taken over an;
DIR. O9le called in to dress the wound
The knife went in near an artery, bu
fortunately missed it, and the wound |:
therefore, not dangerous, although it ina
contine the victim 10 the house for sever.
days. Brown lives ia Anderson's coui
running back from Sixth street, betwee
Walnut and Poplar. He is still in tA
| cellp
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
Love and smallpox.

Smallpox is hardly an incentive to mar.
riage, yet two hearts were bound in the
chains of Hymen through the agency of
that dread disease. A young lady, whose
residence was in the classic precincts Of
Ida Hill, visited friend suffering from
smallpox, in direct opposition to the will
Of her parents. Upon her return she was
denied admittsnce under the paternal
roof. She Immediately sought her "best
Teller, and poured into his cspacious ears
the tale of her Punishment by her parents.
He, thoroughly aroused, proposed that
they be married forthwith and the knot
was speedily tied by neighboring clergy
man. MsrrisgeAble females are not
advised to initiate this young ladys ex.
ample; great chances are run of catching
tue smallpox and not catching husband.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
FAILING FROM A R4LLOOs,



New YoEK, Nov. IA disuntch from
Paris to tue Bgemng Telegram says
frightful aud Unprecedented balloon acct.
deaf occurred last evening at Coufbevuie,
hear Paris a large crowd had assembled
TO witness the novel and pertloua rs ieut
OF Ky mnast called Au3uste Navarro, who.
with iuexplicable foulhaIdiuess, had vol
unteered 10 perform u uumhar OF athletic
teats on trapeze suspended from Mont
gohere balloon named the Vdouyiliaise.
Rejecting the advice of bystanders.
Navarro refused to slow himself to be tied
to the trepeze. There was no car attached
to the balloon. At about 3 O'Clock the
Nidouvillaise WAS let loose from ita moor
ing and rose majestically in the air.
Navarro, hanging on to the trapeze, ap-
peared quite confident and repeatedly
saluted the spectators.
When, however, the balloon had reached
hight CT nearly 1000 yards the crowd
was Mortified to see him suddeply let 90
the bar and fall. The tragic descent was
watched ia breethless excitement. At last
the body reached the ground, striking
with such force that il made hole in tho
earth two feet deep aud rebounded four
yards. II was crushed and niangled
beyond recognition. Meanwhile the
balloon, freed from its human ballast, shot
up with lightning speed and soon dis
appeared from sight. Late in the evening
ii burst and fell at Menilmontant, much to
the CONSERVATION of tine inhabitants of that
busy Partisan quarter.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04

A capital plan for hrif ging articles Of
American pro iuction 10 tie attention OF
foreign buyers has been dew. d hy Alr. j.
). Potter, the American coGsui at Grefeld
Germany. American manufacturers,
merchants, inventr- , aft!a.s nrd prldu-
GERS have been nc, I'D ~ ci1cdiar that
arrangements have D"uu ni.Ce To- tsuIhit,
IL apartments connected with tie oonau-
late such sample a Iaai they ul!y de-
sire To bring TO the cop-.Gyr,. ion Of com
lnerciAl communities ari ;1s peLple
generally on the continent o. Europe.
Naturally, only models and descriptions Of
uulBy machinery con be received, and II
is also dysirabla TO confne the exhibition
10 such articles hs s'e adapted
10 the practical uzes OF the
masses of the people aad tho popular
industries Of the country. In connection
with the enterprise a rea,iing room is pro
viGe1, where American commercial, trade
aud scientific journals, and also reading
matter explanatory Of the articles on exit
/ bitten, are conveniently arranged for the
use of persons desiring Information abou
American productions The Consul, OF
some Of his assistants, is always present
I curing business hours to give Information
/ The consul also offers to answer communi
cations from remote points, and to per
form such services a. may be deemed use
fnl in or nirP avenues Of trade su(
extendir 2 the femsrd for Amrr ieau pra
ductions Nj PotteT's id7p 10 eu Bdu,iri
bile enc II his example ia followed st vi
other American cousulates Of poIiaoce
such permanent exhibitions eau harll,
fail to Prove hiR .ly effective in. .rrm L
tor the Extension Of crt foreign trtGe,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
d. ..pan,m" an nn,n ,

Freemlu'- journal .t tiulcl.
Damn, ~ a noun substantive ia al old
regular word, used frfqIsa'lv u Eoc!sh
writer's a0wr to th" tirs' plrt ~ tn even.
tGenth century,. We CO not sle WY 50
ponderou, Word hes bu,u drtpped by
lexicoPrapt In * ne places, a., II we
speak Of how original sin lies neayy Oh US,
it seems a most appropriate word. I'VE
inherit with Adams nature, the damn
cleaving to it., This use of the word
came down to our American grandfaihers
and lasted even till the line when the Coon
tinental currency was dspd 'loss." So
came the expression Not worth CONT
mental :" mot worth continental damn, "
or ''dead loss" Aud for short: Not
worth a damn"--or bit of paper, that
was dead loss 1t is not 10 the credit of
our American photographers that they
have not recognized this origin of phrase
peculiarly American, and that if slang
at first, having basis in fact like count
less number OF other words, 1t mas been
enrolled as factor in our accepted
lapguage-as ''gerrymandering" has
been. The people did better than their
writers of primers, granmars, and die
| tionaries. Damn means loss Gin Amer
can parlance, as above, a worthless scrip
| Damnable, for its general meaning, signi,
ties worthy of severe censure." Only
when used in q theological competition
does it imply what Puritaus suppose. 1t,
most certainly, is not ''swearing And
except by the imposition Of the Puritan
Specification, il is not oursing Aud YET
we remember hearing people, using 6
phrase whose history they know not, say
II do not care cuss''-mesning a curse
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04


odd half hour, aud sure 10 be tho right
sort Of reading.
A uew volume of Bret Harte's works,
containing all of his poems which have
ever been published in book form, will be
heartily welcomed, for 1t is a small, com.
pact volume-diamond edition-with clear
type and very chastely gotten up. The
new recommendations of the covers, OF
Houahton d Mihin'a books, by the way,
are remarkably elegant, and altogether of
the artistic. Nothing could be published
in more exquisite taste than is the little
volume of the poet L1ngfellow's latest
POEMS fols--ongs and sonnets which are
collected under the little Ultima Thule, p"
ard similarly dainty little collection Of
Oliver Wendell Holmes latest works is put
forth 10 tempt the lover of the beautiful
IN art es well Us IN poetry, with the title,
THE Iron Gaze, and other PoemB'
OF the November Atlantic word must
he said in passing for there arc several
particularly noticeable papers ia one of
which Elizabeth Stewart Phelps considers
the stirring question What is Fact p
hes.ies the Aiways Interesting editorial
departments AMI reyiuwe.
Last only because iarthost uptfNn,
thereby 10 blowing tbs tendency al all
businesl in Boston al the present time,
c1ules the house OF Jauca Osgnod & 90.
who Ire very ril2ihly situated aud who
bave begun tbs season by getting out
some Of the most valuable books 81 he
day. Especially is tuis true Of tho Gulleo.
ton OF oioprGphiral sketches ui Eminent
English ln5eraia IN mud out q PnrIsment
by }. Morrison Davidson, ma L iglish
barrisler, who evidently Knows run we'll
OF what he is writing The sketches we're
first published m a London newep per aud
then in book form III the same country.
This American edition cunnot fail TO tiud
its way into every library in the land, for
IL is exactly what our people need, end
will serve charmingly a4 little pony
by which to translate Euglisn statemaL-
ship Of to-day.
Another work that ia decidedly the right
thing at the right time is the exposition Of
"American Whist" by q. w. p. The
whole subject is treated most scientifically,
and as 1t Ia a topic over which the world
has lately gone mad, the book comes most
apropos.
or Cooking anl Castle Building
will only say thai it is the most ingenious
thing in the snaps of cook book that 1
ever saw. L. is practical novel, and
fascinates while il iustructs. Emma p
Ewing should b, given the prize OH cook
books. RoBN.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
rhis romn,r ,senmhltcnn.

The most determined effort made by
the Republicans in this county, backed by
the active efforts of large number of
employers of this city and its vicinity nas
ever cast here, a majority for the whole
Republican ticket However much we
may deprecate the methods By which the
voters have been brought to vote thus, we
believe from all we know Of the election
that they did so vote, and that the cleo
ton was as fair as any election well can be.
But it is due to justice to recognize the
fact that it was not solicitation and
coercion, alone, that caused the votes to
be cast as they were, for in this tight the
Republican party was properly aided by
the excellence OF its ticket. Without
desiring to add sting to wounds already
smarting enough, We cannot discuss this
result candidly and intelligently without
declaring that the Democratic ticket was
a weak one in many respects, and con
tsired several names the owners Of which
should never have forced them on it.
They have won no good for themselves,
and have loaded down their party SO az
to help, at least, secure its defeat.
or course the increasing bitterness Of
the campaign mas afforded pretexts, as well
as furnished motive, for those who, in
voting to send delegation from THE
county to Dover sure to vote against the
return of MIR. Bayard to the Senate, nave not
only sought to deprive the country OF the
service of statesman, aud the State of
the honor his fame sheds upon it, but
have made for themselves a record OF
false profession and bad faith which We
should not like to carry for them. What
ever foolish fears such men may possibly
have felt about the injury to business oil
"a change they knew well that here wa
one who had defended their interests, ant
business interests in general, and yet tie
included his defeat in the scheme fo
which they fought, and it was left for thu
unbought portion Of the Sussex Demo
Gratis to join their brothers OF Kent il
averting a result Of which every Della
wsrean should have been ashamed had
come. about.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
Buck wheat Cakes aud ihe mea'ie"

When young husband had gone 'foI l
home, and With foud solicitude telegraPnfu
his little wife, have you iVi
breakfast, ard how's the baby f'-n7
tsetlv,d tie brief, suggestive reply,
~bpckvheat cakes aud the measles" We
hav- thu report Of case in our midst ho'
wlt.o measl5s WIZ in The bill of fare, pI'
whore -ciatie rheumetism confined hlr ~
Dawson, Tho woll-kuown druggist, 10 I'VE
room Tor I,ug period. 1t was s'a'e1 It W
sur reporter in the following words lnp
senior Of this firm was attacked W. .
1elaiic rheumatism December last, ana io'
four wctk ks cauld scarcely leave his rooa =,
H" rs 4 s. ia bs OIL, and is now apl' "
be at his piacp of business, feellng, , w
SUrae for his recent sifiction luz
Inference is convincing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04

The News of the Dividend by A,>o-
ciaIed Breaa

PHILADELrHIA, Nov. AT the semi
annual meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company this
afternoon it was resolved that there be de-
clared upon the capital stock of the company
out of the profits aemi-unnual dividend of 5
per centnIn,, and an extra dividend of per
centum;, payable clear of State taxes.
F9r the purpose of distributing portion
OF the shares purchased from the city of
Philadelphia, option is given to shareholders
OF accepting the extra dividend OF per cent
IN scrip convertible into the stock of the
company at par when presented in sums Of
S5O, provided that the privilege of converting
the scrip INTO shares expire December 2lst
next, after which all scrip outstanding will be
redeemed in cash at face value.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
MILFURD.
Schooner Launched-Eato a Co.'s
Sew Dry Goods Store business
Activity Jump in the BuiIdiIg


Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
MILFORD, Nov. 1,-On Thursday hand
some schooner was launched from Abbotts
yard She was named Geoyge Tduiane
THERE'S great activity in all kinds of business.
The mercantile business was never better
here.
The new store OF c. II. Eaton ~ Go. is now
the leading dry goods store, they have an i'm
mense stock of goods, and the store is
thronged with customers during most OF the
time Of BUSINESS
John ". Jump is putting up. reltting and
remodeling another new block of stores ON
Walnut street
Hon. G. J. Hall is about embarking in the
mercantile business, and will have Il iine store
in few weeks, having remodeled the store
house corner of Front and Railroad avenue.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04

The attendance Las increAstd daily
since Monday, at this popular entertain
nent, located at 500 Market street. The
wonderful glass engine, together With
tiue collection of curiosiues in glass,
attract great attention. The voting for
the haudsomest baby was carried GU quite
lively yesterday, and II number II ivenile
contestants are on the list and others are
added as fast us received The elt CANT
present is now on exhibition ia thrir
windows. ALI visitors are presented win
specimens OF glass work manufactured IN
their presence, by the company. some of
which are quite elaborate. Below is a
list of the leading babies at the close last
evening: Blanche Ainscow, Bertha
Soatks, Elsie Rice, Walter Perclval, Edith
Warrior, Finn Sntton, Maggie Gieudirg
aud Adolph Lieberman
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
the CITY PUMPS.
size FINE Consumed In Hnnhihs
and the Water Isaihcd.

Chief Engineer McIntire reports tie
following as the pumping record for tie
month of October:
The Warrington pump at the ClS
Mil ran 2G days, 1851 hours, S'i ?@
strokes and raised 10 Cool Spring reSti'
vn!r l22, $40 $50 gallons. Compared VIVA
til corresponding month Of last year TIL;
sbnws a decrease Of "A 302 400 gallons
The X logles pump at Cool spring raI
II days, 1928 hours, 237 935 strokes ana an,
raised 10 koaney street reservoir 9 9A3,2'
gallons
The W0rthing,on pump Mt Cool sprlng
ran oue day, % hours, 7,il2 strokes ang
ret-.d 10 Rodney street basin lo''S''
gallons.