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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
THE DEADLY RERUS EN- n.
A Horrible pOaI oil EsOi0caust-EOuF
Men Dead and Ehreo Others Ex-
UecEed 10 Ihis.

BRADFoRD, Pa, Nov. 1l.-Oue OF The
most horrible tragedies ever witnessed in
the Gil country occurred ut Bnrdell City,
II milea from Bradford, late last night
John Brown runs u saw mill near
Burdell ard has in his employ z men who
occupy rooms IN u small house near the
mill. Last night several Of The plen 5at
around the stove playing oirds. The fire
was low, and joseph Heeps thought to
revive it By throwing u tin peach can full of
petroleum into the stove. The gas caught
lire, and Hecps, with an oath, threw the
can away. L. fell into bucket OF crude
oil and instantly the structure was in
flames. The burning oil iiaw over every
thing.
Tie men made wild forts to escape,
and five out of the eight III the house
staggered out of the building with their
clothes on fire ana were frigbtfully
burned. Three men-Eiliott Brown,
Barney Haley add IL. Hyde-perished in
the flames. To-day their charred and
biackened trunks we've placed side by side
in rude hemiOak cnfIins. Brown was n
resident of Jasper, Steuben county, N. Y.
Joseph Barthley, who jumped from q
second story window, fell on his side near
The building and waI buraei 30 badly that
he died to-day. Mike Welsh, Henry
Moncu9 ana Wizard IT, Frisby bad their
clothes ana hair Hli burn and are not
expected 10 i've. Hevps, the man who
caused tee disaster escaped without harm.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
LOCAL NEWS.
BAD BOYS TRESPASSING
The Ancient Israelitish Rite
Performed Here.
-
4 RANsC NEiHII ON mIIE pAII
A BOYS DEATH ON THE BAIL
The P, W. & B. Railroad Company
Denies It---The New Court
House Bella Negro Fight
Near Smyrna---The
Camp Fire Last
Saturday. ..
FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN STEVEDORES
A Farmers Trouble with "a Grove of
8ad Etoys.

Farmers Trouble with "a Crowd of
8ad rroys.
Farmers and truckers living in the sub.
urbs Of the city are much annoyed,
especially on Sundays, by gangs of mis-
chievous and unruly boys, who come
forging through their orchards, trampling
down their crops and doing pretty much
~ they please and, il demonstrated with
or ordered off reply with oaths and words
of defiance. The difficulty of identify
ing the boys generally precludes their
arrest and punishment. but a farmer
named Kelley, who lives along the Dsla-
ware in the direction OF New Castle,
secured little satisfaction in this line last
night
Sunday week MIR. Kelley ordered off
gang Of boys who were trespBssing on his
property, and on their not obeying, he
threatened them with arrest. One of the
gang, George Dolbow, said in very in
sulting way that no one man should arrest
him, Thereupon Ben Kelley, son of
the farmer, took hold of Dolbow. Dolbow
drew small pistol and fred twice, one of
the bullets striking young Kelley on the
cap of his right knee and dropping into
his boot, without doing any injury beyor
slight abrasion of the skin. Some of the
other boys crowded around, aud another
pistol shot was fired by one of them, but the
farmer and his two sons secured two
prisoners. Yesterday four or five of the
others were arrested and they were all
given hearing before Esquire O'Neill
last night. Dolbow was sentenced to pay
a fine of So and costs; the others were
each required TO pay the costs and warned
to trespass no more in like manner.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

Louisyille CoHrierJourna
Tins latest thing in dances il called the
"raquet," and is neither waltz nor q
polka, though the BEST parts of 10th are
preserved. The music strikes up with
crash, as though a new Volcano had
broken out, and the girl will cling tightly
as though frightened, if she understands
the dance, and the young man will reas-
sure her by gentle pressure, il he under
stands th, dance or knows anything at all.
Al the second crash they dodge as though
some one had thrown a blacksmith shop
at them, aud they start in. They begin
by INITIATING the struggle for life, repre-
seutipg n person who il drowning, but at
each crash Of the cymbais and bass drum
they dodge aud scoot TO one side, then dart
back again, an eGeh other sideways and
then rs tue crashes of music becomes
more terrific aud deaf. ming, they try to
drive euoh other through the floor by
main strength, get desperate and claw aud
tear and pull, and ali at once they go
raving mad with hydrophobia and
telirium tremens, and gnash their teeth
and rave and suffer the most terrible
agony-and it is all over. 1t is short
dance, as the design is amusement and not
murder. But short as it is, il is said to be
very sweet.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

Editorial Extracts from DeIayraI
auu Eastern shore Exchanges.

Editorial Extracts from Delaware
and Eastern shore Exchanges.
What state did Hancock carry that
Bsyard could not if. he had been nomi-
mated, and don't you think John Kelly
would have delivered New York to him by
handsome majority? We do.--HiJGrd
UTOaicls Ind
Like the mastiff regarding a fiste the
Dover Sentinel says: 1.-The News seems
to think we were alarmed at an editorial
which burtbeped its columns. Amused
may We nave been solemn we may have
grown, but hardly alarmed.
The Newark Ledger lays out some work
for the next Leglslature-ihe making of
radical chepgfs in our school laws. Let
Il joint committee of the two Houses be
appointed, aud let them invite the mem
bers of the State Board and leading edu-
Gators in the State TO make suggestions,
and the result will be school system
acceptable to the people and worthy Of
our state"
The Dover Delauarean congratulates
itself on Delaware having been more
firmly anchored in the line OF Democratic
states at the late election. The Della
11Gredn is whistlipg to keep up its courage
"hho PtsooAh6 thiooBh poit4Shi grave
yard, as the returns show that the Repub-
licans are in better fighting trim In this
State than they have ever been before
Milford Ne,os.
The SuSSe1 journal thus disposes of
innuendoes only found in few Republi-
can papers: Sussex may be placed with
Kent, heartily and unequivocally in favor
of the return of the Hon. T. F. Baysrd to
the United States Senate, notwithstanding
the base ISLANDERS and misstatements Of
these organs, and her representatives will
cast their vote solidly 10 favor of his re-
election at the next session of our Le9is-
lature."
No, it was not Tsmmany and II was not
Tilden it was the hollow cheat of Gar
field high tariff protection to American
industry; the apprehension that men who
scorn TO work would not get their wages !;
the pretense that free trader candidate
on neutral-tinted platform is sure
guarantee of unconsidered protection to
home industry. 1t was reckless assertion
by knaves who were ashamed of their
bantling and the stupid faith of the
American sovereigns. In short, it was
pure cussedness. Cecil Democrat.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
60 West Young nan

1: will be remembered that three young
gentlemen of this city-John w. Gray, j.
M. Solomon and 5. d. McUullough-weut
West last spring and settled down in
Wyoming Territory, going into business
there. Mr.. Mccullough. as has beeu pre-
viuusly announced, is home on visit, and
will remain until after Christmas Messrs.
Gray and Solomon remained in the terri
tory ard Were present at the election for
"a territorial Legislature, held on the I'd Of
this month. 10 show the chance young
man has in that country, letter received
the other day in this city states that Mr..
Solomon held the election in his district,
while at the same time Mr. Gray was
Candidate for the legislature Oh the Dem
ocrstie ticket. Tho only unpleasant thing
to record il this matter is The fact that
Mr.. Gray wss defeated, there not being
enough Democrats to onrry The district.
The gentlemen in question will shortly
become leading and represt ntetive citizens
cf ;he territory.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

Lucretia Mott died Thursday night at her
residence iii Oheltenhhm township, Mont
gomery county, near Philadelphia, in ber
SSth year. Her death was not altogether
unexpected, for she had long
passed the period of four score years, and
her extraordinary vitality had of late
begun to fade. Mrs. Mott WAS born in
Nantucket in 1893, and on her mothers
side was related TO Benjamin Franklin.
At 10 she was teaching in a Friends
boarding school in Duchess county. N. Y,
and at ! 8 was married to James Mott, of
New York. Iu 1918 she taught school in
Philadelphia, and afterwards took q
prominent part, in 1888, in the organiza-
ton of tue Anti Slavery Society in
that city. In 1910 the Worlds
Anti-Slavery Convention met in
London and Mrs. Mott was sent as a
delegate, but, with other women, she was
refused admission on account of her sex.
Several years afterwards Mrs. Mott indeuti-
fled herself with the woman suffragis,s
and took prominent part in the first con.
vsntion, held in Seneca Falls, N. Y, in
1S4S, over which her husband presided.
Since that time she has been conspicuous
in such meetings, and in the yearly gather
ings of the Friends.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
EASTERN SHORE.

The Salisbury Times says the fields
about town are being thiokly sown with
No. 10 shot.
The guests at Salisbury hotel have
been luxuriating on second crop straw
berries and cream.
j. II. Barnard packed $4,000 cans of
peaches, tomatoes and blackberries at his
Greenborough cannery this season.
On Thursday last during the temporary
absence of her parents to distant part of
the farm, Kate, a seven. year-old daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. John Lare, residing near
Bloomery, Caroline county, poured coal
oil on the fire, when the can exploded
burning the child so severely that death
ensued 10 few hours. When the parents
returned to the house they found the child
lying out in the yard with all her clothing
burned off with the exception of her shoes
and stockings.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
The New ReIl,s Sound,

There has been another noticeable step
toward the completion of the new court
house, in the trial of the new bell. 1t
rang at intervals yesterday afternoon, and
struck the hour at IL and II o'clock last
night. The tone of the new bell is differ
ent from that of any other in the city. 1t
is not sharp, like most of the large in
struments of this kind in the town, but
emits a soft sound. which reverberstes
until the sound spreads from one border of
the city to the other and can be heard of
all men who dwell therein. The bell Is
not only composed of good metal, but is
well hung.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
n Skeleton K.xilun,cd.

The schooner Nary d. Smith Is lying
ut the Pu7ey Il Jones lover huf dis
charging sani Her ctptsia reports that
while thuy were tekuiR ON cargo al Bonn
hay Hook the crew dug up he Ike Teton of
q man dressed with hat. pantsoGns and
hootS, the lest of the cluihng having dis
appeered. He wah found under three
f,et of sand, about 30 feet above high
water mark, near the spot where the old
Boz bay Hook otel used to stand, which
is about three miles below WJodhwn
b avD. Not being able to iiud anything
by which to identify the remains, they
were reburied some 20 feet beyond the
reach OF the water, The bones fell apart
when au attempt was made to pick the
man up The bat WAS of felt, the boots
were of fine uaterial, and the captain
expresses the belief that the body is that
of a landsman, and not the remains Of q
sailor. This is a case for the coroner of
Kent county to investigate.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
KILLED FOX 4 DOG.
A Bloody and Fatai Fight BetSccu
Two Old Donsini0Ii Steyedores.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. IA fight took
place this evening about o'clock between
two colored stevedores AT the Old Dominion
wharf, which resulted in the killing of one
of them for most trivial matter, and
under circumstances involving remark
able degree of superstition.
The parties to the quarrel were Charles
Watson and Robert james, and the sub
ject of il was "yal!er dog" belonging to
the former. On yesterday DANES borrowed
the dog, which was an ordiaary cur hound,
to go hunting. To-day he returned the
animal to Watson, who believed he dis
covered that the dog had evidently been
tampered with. The dog would not
answer to bis calls as heretofore, nor
would he follow him, and he behaved
altogether so strangely that Watson vowed
James must have either 'trckod" or
''copjuredn him. Every effort 70 regain
the stfectious o: his dog failed, and Wat
son became exec sslvely lrriIated aud was
loud in his denunciation OF James for the
injury sustained by his pet hound.
A short time afterward Watson met
James and accused him of having ''lricked"
the dog. This James indignantly denied,
and in return Watson called him ad-d
liaI. James could not brook this insult,
and he went off and borrowed a jack
knife, with which he returned to the
wharf where both were at work. The
alteration was renewed on the gang
plank of the steamship WydnOke, where
ring was speedily formed by the colored
stevedores. Watson and James confronted
each other and regular set-to com.
menced.
An attempt was made by the most peace
able to stop the melee, but this was cried
down, and it was unanimously agreed to
let them fight it out. 1t is not known that
Watson had any arms or who it was that
made the attack. The fight only lasted a
few moments, when 1t was observed that
Watson fell to the ground apparently
stunned. James pushed his way through
the excited crowd of stevedores and He'd.
Watson was carried to his home, where it
was found that he had received knife
wound penetrating the right lung, from
the effects of which he died in about half
an hour. The polios nre now in pursuit
of James.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
COLLISION At SE4.
The War Steamer .sN'apdalIa'' Kun
sntO by Il 'rhrec-uasted schooner

DELAWARE BREAKwATER Nov. 1i.-Tbe
three n,asted schooner W. b. Chester,
from Kenebec, Me-, bound to Washington,
with cargo of hay and ice, came into
collision with the United Slater man-of-
war Pandalia at $50 last evening, off
Winter Quarter Shoal. The steamer was
bound 10 New York from Hamston Roads,
and arrived at the Breskwa,or at p. m.
with the wrecked vessel in tow. The
Chester was totally dismassed, and the
pand iha lost fore and maintopmast yards,
and fore and maintopmast sails were
carried away. Tho hulls of both vessels
received slight damages, the Chester
receiving the most. The Fonddha was
struck on the port bow by the Chester
while the latter was running under brisk
southwest wind end going about nine
knots, the HaaddlG steaming at about
seven aud a half knots speed in the op-
posite direction, with her topgsllant Inasts
down. The weather was thick, with light
rain and squaily. No lives were lost, The
schooer is now in the harbor with her crew
on board. A crew from the pdndaHa are
also on board fixing the rigg.aE
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
LUPE AND MURDER.
An Unrequited SuitOr Takes the
Life OF the Woman whose Hand
He yainIy Sought in Marriage.


NEW YoRK, Nov. lO.-Mary Sigerson,
she lived with her parents. wss handsome,
refined and educated. Her brother is
Assistant Corporation Counsel Andrew
Gillen has been courting her for four
years. He is lawyer well known and
something of politician. The young
woman's brothers did not approve of
Gillen's attentions to their sister, and,
latterly, she had refused to sac him, ex-
oept in the presence of a third party. Ten
days ago Gillen began to go to G. f. Grs-
hams saloon, from which a view of Miss
Sigerson's house was to be obtained, and
there he watched her house noodily.
This afternoon he ssnt the young woman
note, begging for private interview.
She answered that he could see her, but
it must be- in the presence of her mother.
He then went over to the house and meet
ing the two he said to the mother, with SO
much entreaty, that he wished to see the
young woman alone that the mother left
the room. An instant after going out the
mother heard the daughter cry for assist
ance and rushing in she saw the man with
his left arm around the girls form and
pressing her close to him. 1n his right
hand he held revolver, which he dis
charged into the young woman's temple
Just as the mother reached him and caught
his wrist She was an instant too iate.
The daughter dropped dead.
The man rushed out the back door aud
through an alley into Lewis street, then
running along ive houses he reached
another alley, and going rapidly through
it, made leap OF 1G feet to the roof of
building in the next street, which was
below the level OF the alley. A woman
who saw him leap shouted; "fhere's
man killed." but he shouted back "I'm
not killed yet, but will be if am caught"
Then he escaped in lumber yard, which
borders on the river, aud whether he ia
hideg there or committed suicide is not
known. The police do not think he has
killed himself In his flight he was hat
less and carried the revolver in his hand,
He had previously threatened to kill the
girls brothers. He was not insane.
Father Brennan, of st. Roses Catholic
Church, says he has the key 10 the mys-
terry, but be refuses TO diyulge it.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

newark Ledger
Mr.. Hudson Steel, residing near Head
of Chrisliana Presby ierian Church, met
with On accident TO his eyes some time
ago. lie WAS taken to Philadelphia for
treatment, but it was found the slght of
one eye wss entirely gone, but with good
attention til" other improved SO that be
could walk without cane apd readily dis
tinguish Any moderate sia-d object On
Tuesday Of last week he complained OF q
dull pain about this optic, although the
sight was just as good, but upon going
out to his wagon and resohing out his
hand to get something he felt the eye sud
denly give way, aud he was again in dark
ness. He could feel a liquid slowly
trickling down his face, but could not tell
whether il was blood or water. He called
for assistance and was answered by his
wife who found that the eye was COM
pletely gone, thus again leaving MIR. Steel
totally blind.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
New York World. Nov. IL.

NV" iUIh NUTIUI NOV. IT.
The family of James Harrington, of
Stapleton, S. l., while at supper on Tues
day evening, heard squealiug in the
pantry. On opening the door Mr.. Her.
rington discovered rat with one eg
caught between the shells of large clam
BY the time the house cat was found the
rat had managed to make its way out If
the closet, dragging the clam With it, The
cat attacked tue rat and the latter showed
fight and fastened its teeth into the cats
ear. The Cat fed into the yard carry ing
both the rat aud clam with it There the
rat, still held prisoner by the clam, was
killed by the cat.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
4 FATAL LANCASTER EXPLOSION


LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 11.-DuriDg
Republican celebration last night at Safe
Harbor, ~ miles from this city three
pounds wrought iron Griffin gun exploded
with disastrous effect.
Joseph Taylor was wounded so badly
that he died in few minutes, and John
Aument died before morning. Mrs.
Thomas Grow had one leg broken,
Mrs. Ellmier was seriously hurt and Elias
Funk had his right leg torn off.
Funk was firing the cannon and as the
charge failed to explode he reloaded the
piece which resulted in the explosion.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
IN EXPLICIT DENIAL.
The r., w. a IL. Company Furnished
No Funds for the Delaware Cam

paign.
The Delamaffan, of to-day, publishes
the following letter
The PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGroN u BALTI-
MORE RAILROAD COMPANY, PRESIDENT +
OFFICE, BROAD STREET AND WAsHISGroN
AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, November ., 1885,
To the Editor Of the Deidirdreda, DoEvR,
DEL, SIR The undersigned desire most eX-
plicitly and unequivocally to deny the intima-
tion contained i'll an editorial in your issue of
the 9th instant, that the Delaware Railroad
Company furnished moneys for campaign
purposes in the State of Delaware or that
any funds for such purpose We're furnished
by the Philadelphia, Wilmington ~ Baltimore
Railroad Company, its lessee.
The policy of both said companies has in
variably been to give strict attention to legiti-
mate business, and not i'll any wise to inter
fere III party politics. Indeed, the policy Is
so well settled, that ii is clearly understood
that all the employees of the r., W. ~ B. COM
pany enjoy the largest liberty as to their
political convictions and affiliations and any
attempt, by an officer of the company, to
coerce an empiOye against his convictions
would not be tolerated. BE pleased to pub
lish this letter in your next issue, 50 that any
erroneous impressions, created by the above
mentioned editorial, may be promptly cor
rectcd.
Very respectfully, &c.,
S. NJ. FELToN,
President Delaware II. X. Go.
ISAAC HlNCKLEy,
President F., W. x b. Il. Il. Go.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

Philadelphia North American, Rep.
The more people have heard from him
and learned of him, the greater has grown
their respect for the gallant soldier, the
honorable gentleman, the good citizen, the
loyal patriot, who has led the Democratic
army in this contest. Gen. Hancock has
been tried by fire and has passed scsthless
through the ordeal.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
A Garfield Paper for Lower Duties.

n oPch
New York Graphic, Rep.
1t was three consecutive good harvests
mainly which brought resumption and
made the good times-not the Republican
party or protective tariff. and thousands
of citizens who voted for Garfield and
Arthur know it. Thousands Of consumers
throughout the United States feel that
war tariff is being imposed in peace times,
and, while not desiring free trade, they do
feel that the tariff ought to be lowered and
sinpliaed. At present it gives few
manufacturers exorbitant profits and makes
the general public pay for it. 1t Is all
very well to talk about high wages for
American artisans, but nothing is said
about the high cost of living which high
tariff necessitates, and decent regard for
the interest of the agricultural and general
consuming classes would seem to dictate a
lowering of the tariff as well as simplify
ing its present intricate and onerous pre-
visions.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

The Breaktoater Light is mad at the
Democratic women of Lewes, some of
whom it charges with having made faces
at one of the speakers who spoke at a
serenade rendered to the Light by Repub-
licans the other night.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18

Governor Hall has issued proclama-
ton offering $500 reward for the
apprehension and delivery at New Castle
jail of William O. Guthrie, the carpenter
who feloniously assaulted little girl of s
years, on the 3rd inst. The description
of the fugitive criminal will be found in
the advertising columns.