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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

Those who have always lived in Will
Wington, or who have lived here many
years, are no accustomed TO seeing our
street or curb stone markets, do not see
anything strange in them, or anything to
particularly attract their attention. Most
strangers, il they are here on a market
day are particularly interested, and go
through our market much with the
same curiosity that person would
visit the Philadelphia mint. This curl
osity is generally much more displayed by
people living some distance from Delaware,
HI anything of the kind is seldom seen
there. Such persons would particularly
enjoy looking around to-day, when fruit
melons and vegetables are in such pro-
fusion. Standing at Fourth and King
streets would prove a scene of consider.
able interest, and would to any one who
is observing Room is barely left in the
street for passing vehicles, on account of
the ground room required for the saleable
articles GA the north side Of Fourth street,
between Market and King, several awnings
are arranged in way not seen every day
in the year. The bsck edge OF the avn
ing il fastened to one of the store awning
rails on the pavement, while the front edge
il suspended in the air near the middle of
the street by arrangement similar to the
spirit of nieinsail i'll skill. Long poles
rest in the gutter against the cur osiuue
ami reach fur out at h low angle support
ing the outer edge. Beneath this awning
the baskets of fruit or vegetables are
arranged iu lines. cf three baskets
abreast with passage way running ont at
right angles to the pavement, thus ensb-
ling the customer toget near to any basket
h. wishes to examine before buying.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
More Itnpus DinInnnns.

John Buchanan did not stop the manu-
editor of the Philadelphia Record has
been watching him, ever since and last
week succeeded in capturing three filled-out
diplomas, 200 blank diplomas, and the
steel plate from which the bogus docu-
ments were printed. Tbe filled. out diplo-
mas were addressed to "w. J. Fletcher, Wa
pakoneta Anglsize, Ohio. q. o. D., $780,"
Their capture wss the result of shrewd
piece of detective work, carried out by the
Record representative, with the conniyance
and assistance of the police.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
RIVER IMPROVEM ENTS.
Receiving Bids for Dredging and
Removing Rock From The Della

Receiving Bids for Dredging and
Removing Rock From The Della
ware River.
Colonel j. N. Macomb, of the United
State Engineer Corps, makes public the
Delaware river:
MISREPRESENTATION Dredging Company,
of Philadelphia, at % cents per cubic
yard; National Dredging Company, of
Washin gton, at 81 10 cents per cubic
yard.
For the removal of rock from Schooner
Ledge, in the Delaware river-National
Dredging Company, of Washington. $25 60
per cubic yard American Dredging Com
panp, of Philadelphia, Sl7 per cubic yard,
and Thamas Gu ummjng, of New York,
$26 80 per cubic yard.
For dredging at Cohansey creek, near
Bridgeton, N. John Van Patten, of
Philadelphia, 81 cents per cubic yard
above low water. and A. cents above high
water; l.. G. Ferris, of Baltimore, 40
cents above low water, and 40 cents above
high water; American Dredging Company
of Philadelphia, 33 cents abovs low water
and 4s cents above high water.
The bids will be sent to Washington,
where the contracts will be awarded.
800, 900 is available for the first named
Improvement $40, 600 for the second and
- 5OO for the third.
The National Dredging Company, as
will be s,en, is the successful bidder for
the Cherry Island Flats work. The COM
psny has been engaged upon this work for
year past and has nearly exhausted the
first appropriation of 100000, having
just about enough work to do under it to
last II. til the middle of next week. The
new contract also for BOO, 600 worth Of
dredging, will keep the company Mt work
for another year. The estimated time for
the removal of the whole obstruction is
four years. The work, as done by the
National Dredging Company, is very
important to Wilmingtonians, not only in
improving the navigation of the river but
at the same time filling up the Ohristiana
marshes and paving the pathway of our
city to the shore of the Delaware.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
The nIiddieto,vn Fall Meeting.

The Peninsula Agricultural and Pomo-
logical Association will hold its seventh
annual meeting of the 21st, 22d, 23d and
oath of September TUESDAY, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and has issued its
schedule of purses for the fall trotting
meeting. The premiums foot sp total
OF So, 475, and the entries close on the Sth
of September. From the arrangement of
the races the .trotting attractions promise
to be superb. These are Peninsula races,
and all the grades from $50 down to 9. "a,
and four purses in each race except road
wagon contest on the third day, which is
free to all horses without record owned on
the Peninsula, and which has only
three purses. At II O'Clock p. M, on the
Sth of September, the precise hour of
closing the entries has been fixed. W.
Scott Way, of the Middletown Transcript,
is the secretary.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

PEACHES.
Tho Season Fairly in Blast-Thc
Amount Already shipped - The
better Varieties Now Ripening.


Better Varieties Now Hipening.
Special CorresI ondence of State journal.
MIpDLETowN, August 4.-The peach
season is fully on, and large quantity of
fruit has already been shipped fcom the
various peach districts. About 375, 900
baskets by rail and enough by water to
make up round 800, 600 of baskets. So
far only Early Rose, Troths, Hales,
Yorkes and few early Crawfords have
been sent hero, and the heavy shipments
from New Castle county and Kent county,
Maryland, where the fruit is in the great
est quantities are yet to ,e made. Gov.
Cochran thinks that the estimate OF
375, 900 baskets for Middletown is not too
high and that, that many will be sent to
market thence. In the lower districts,
from FELTON, and below the early varieties,
which constitute the bulk of the crop
there, have all been sent to market, and
except at Bridgeville, Seaford and Laurel,
EVERY EVENINGS recent estimate will be
verified.
Fruit has averaged here so far about 80
to 81 cents basket, clear Of commission
and freight, which is fair price, consid-
ering that the peaches so far shipped have
no been very large or well colored. The
later varieties promise to pay better, and
the spectators are Offering from 40 to 10
cents for the balance of varieties delivered
at the depot. To-day the sales have been
from 70 cents to $l50 and 81, the latter
price only being obtained, however, for
very choice fruit. Until now fruit has
brought enough in the various shipping
points to keep the drying men almost
entirely out of the market as fruit at
more than 2j cents a basket will not pay
dryer enough to warrant the risk.
Messrs. Richardson and Robbins, of
Dover, ard other large firms in the can
ming business, have offered 10 cents a
basket for the Craw!crds and other good
cinuihg fruit, but very few sales have
been effected at this price, and specnls-
tors are 70 shy that the sales, when deliv-
erys at the depot have been very limited;
indeed, unusually 80.
The better varieties of peaches are
ripening now aud will soon be in market
Clerk of the Peace Cochran. who has a
very fair yield upon his two large orchards
thinks that the fruit after this week will
be as fine as WAS ever shipped from the
Peninsula, probably better than ever
before, owing to the fact that the trees
pretty generally have only enough peaches
TO mature in excellent condition. The
heaviest shipment will be made about the
latter part of next week, and during the
week following. As general thing this
year the shipments to Philadelphia, New
York and Baltimore have been the bulk
of the crop, as Western and New England
shipments have boen somewhat more
risky, owing to the good prices brought
in the three nearer cities named.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
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4 UOULD-BE SUICIDE
Couple of Attempts by N Woman
10 Take Her own Lite.

Tho wife Of Martin Reynolds, living on
e Front street, attempted suicide Wednes-
day week. She sent little girl for
iaudapum but her mother, who suspected
something wrong, intercepted the child and
sent back the laudsnum. Mrs. Reynolds
then went out herself AID secured
some of the drug at N. b.
Danforth's which she took home
with her. Her husband had been in
formed of his wife's actions, and imme-
diately summoned Officers Thomas and
Gutchner, the first of whom seized the
bottle of poison before the woman could
swallow it. She then made desperate
attempt to cut her throat ard being pre-
vented in this she ran from the house, the
officers over-taking her, however, and
bringing her back
She has been living uhhappily for short
time buck and it Is thought became ex-
cited over some family qrI rrel which was
gong on, and hastily determined to end her
earthly troubles in the above summary
manner
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

OUHltbNlIIB IllIltH.
On Tuesday of last week Washington
Happersett, engineer at O. E. Pennock a.
Cos iron works. north of this place. was
engaged in talking politics with young
man named Jerry Reardon. One word
brought on another, when jerry picked up
a pair of large roller tongs, and struck
Mr.. Happersett on the back of the head,
telling him to the ground, and inflicting
wound in his head about three inches
long. He was so weak from loss of blood
that he had to be conveyed to his home in
a carriage. A physician was Immediately
sent for, who dressed the wound, and at
present Mr.. Happersett is lying in very
critical condition.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
A New Engine for Heavy Freight.


The Wilmington " Northern railroad
company have just purchased FROM The
Pennsylvania company ten-whaeled
freight locomotive, larger and heavier
than any at present in use on ths road.
The engine is of the Baldwin pattern, and
will be used to draw extra freight trains
over the heavy grades of the road. The
increase of traffic which has made this
purchase a necessity, and the general
improvement in the company's business,
is source of much qualification.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

Since its acquisition of the W. O. & P.
II. r., the p, W. & B. Co. has laid 81, 900
new ties on the line of that road and is
engaged in making many Improvements
at Media, West Chester and other points.
The West Chester papers predict the
building of new depot at that place,
but this appears to be mistake. The
present intention is simply to repair the
existing depot.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
KILLED IN HIS SLEEP.
A SOmnambuIist Cuts His Friends
Head Off With an Axe.

RICHMOND, Va, August 4.-Informa-
tion has just been received here from a
most reliable source of homicide in Da.
wilson county, North Carolina, under the
most singular circumstances. 1t seems
that few nights ago Uriah Phelps, we'll
to-do merchant at Tyro, in that county,
had difficulty with some negroes in his
store and ejscted them. Fearing return
of the party again last night he secured
the services of o. w. Click, young man
living in the vicinity, who is quite we'll
known in the neighborhood as somnsm-
bulist, and has once or twice walked out
of the windows of his residence and hurt
himself.
The two retired to rest at late hour,
both occupying the same couch in the
store near the counter. From subsequent
developments it seems that the sleep
walker got up during the night and picked
up an axe lying near the place where he
and his companion slept and cut his bed
fellows head off. This morning at day
break Click gave the alarm, and the
neighbors came TO the sceue of the tragedy
to fad Phelps body on the bed, covered
with blood. The trunkless head had
rolled some distance from the spot and
WAS covered with gore, mutllated and
gushed terribly. Click was at once ar
rested and charged with the crime. He
says, however, aud his statement Is gener
ally credited, that he knew nothing of the
deed until he awoke this morning and
found his companion and friend dead.
The somnambulist says that he has no
recollection of the terrible affair, but
thinks that he must have got to dreaming
about the negroes who were expected to
attack Phelps, and had gotten up, armed
himself with the axe, which he well knew
where to find, and committed the deed,
thinking he was striking one of the
negroes Tine doors and windows were all
found securely fastened and nothing about
the premises gave the least indication
that any one had foroibly entered the
apartment during the night. Click is a
highly respectable young man and was
on the most friendly terms with the
deceased. The affair has created wide
spread excitement and interest. The
accused will have hearing tomorrow,
and it is believed will be promptly
discharged.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
EASTERN SHORE NOTES.

Mount Vernon district in Somerset
county, has but two land renters in it, all
other persons own their houses.
r. j. Jump. so seriously injured by Mr..
Melvin, at Denton, is doingwell, and but
little doubt of his recovery is entertained.
Mr.. Alday Clements, of Kent county,
Nd, has purchased the farm of Joseph r.
Sparks, in the upper district of Queen
Anne's county, 100 acres, for 81, 200.
The peach peelers at Grier & Henry's
evaporetor factory, Ohestertown, struck
August I'd, for IL cents per basket. The
managers concluded to pay the price de.
manded rather than go to the trouble and
uncertainty of procuring other hands.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

O. H. Richards, Esq, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee, has
issued call for State Convention, to
meet in Dover on Tuesday, August 24th,
for the purpose of nominating Presi-
dental electors and candidate for Rep
resentative in Congress.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
The County RenubIicans.

The Republican County Executive Com
mittee held a meeting on Saturday after
noon, at which it was resolved to employ
a lawyer to ascertain why the names of
certain assessed persons do not appear
on the duplicate lists.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

The cable brings us the intelligence
that the Sultan of Zanzibar is on his way
to England on financial business. We
warn England against this person. He
doubtless wants to borrow a quarter
Petroleum World.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
Is SECESSION CONTEMPLATION
A RumOr That the County Rcpub-
Iicans Want to Go Alone.
Thn ln,,s,s, Ma

The morning Neaos OF Saturday printed
the following:
There is some talk III Republican circles of
having the hundreds, outside of Wilmington,
in this county form separate County Com
mitteo the idea being to cut entirely aloof
from the city Of Wilmington, allowing it to
manage its own political interests, and accord
ing to the county districts the same priyi-
lege. The point was made by one side in
the late Dover Convention that as this whole
State was but one Congressional district,
lesser divisions should not be regarded, but
the same parties, it is understood, are now
advocating the above departure"
Messrs. Higgins and Bird, the
accredited leaders of the opposing wings
of the Republican party, unite
in declaring that the intimation
conveyed in the above paragraph was
news to them, and that, as far as they
know, no such move is contemplated.
Even if it were, they could not see very
clearly how it could be carried into prac-
tice.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
A Pertinent Query.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Why should General Weaver, who is a
"fat" money apostle, be passing the hat
around for dollar subscription for election
expenses? Why don't he make the dollars2
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

1t was found in Manchester, England,
that the draining and paving OF 20 streets
diminished the mortality to the extent Of
20 in ITO.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

1t is said that the new bell for the court
house is to be paid for by private subscrip-
ton.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

George Ills crown weighed seven
pounds; Victoria's only weighs 10 ounces.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

In conclusion I have only to express the
regret that have not been permitted to
make as thorough an examination of the
remains OF this ancient Indian village as
their value to archaeology certainly enti-
ties them to. The place is totally destitute
Of any protecting foliage, and as, unfor-
tunately, my labors have always been
prosecuted in midsummer, they have been
attended with diseomforts. My regret is
intensified because of the very near
approach of that time when there will be
no further opportunity for research.
Even as l write, embryo streets traverse
its domain in every direction, and in the
space of perhaps only few months, lofty
hotels and comfortable cottages will rise
upon the site of the Indian wigwam, and
every trace of the aboriginal character Of
the spot will have disappeared before the
march of improvement.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

Scattered throughout its precincts at
irregular intervals, are the remains OF
several hundred of what l shall call camp
fires-small conical elevations composed
of clam, oyster and museal shells, mingled
with charcoal. These mounds vary in
sizs and in seeming entirety. Some
appear to have successfully resisted the
force of the elements and retained their
original form almost intact, whilst others
have partially succumbed to the wash OF
the winter tides that have occasionally
gained access through apertures in the
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-25
USE RIOS PILLS.
TIE AMERICAN
Steam Dyeing and Gle,

Steam Dyeing and Cleaning Works
nNE AND CLEAN ALL KINDS OF SILK, WOOIEN
IL and mixed goods after the best newest German
and French systems Kid Gloves and Feathers
died by process. blankets FurS cleaned nicely
Cleaning and dyeng Gents Clothing a specially
q. CONRAD & co,
No. 10 Salmon street. Portland, Oregon.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-25
PORTLAND.
The Great Commercial Center of the
Northwest.
It's Present and it's Future.

It has population 2O0 Oregon, and the Ter
ritOres OF Washington and Idaho, what New York
City the state OF New York and bears the rea
ton that state and those Chicago does
Illinois, ST. Louis Missouri, Philadelphia Pennsylva
mia, and New Orleans louisiana has territory
tributary any city States
will be numbered with the cities in the
Union Even at this time the hammer and the saw can be
heard in all parts Of the city the demand for buildings Is
great that the incement season of Winter does not
check the onward march Of lis growth. With the vast
number of ships constantly plying between this and foreign
I,r,ctS -nJ tle un'cr,s riir,oi ~ -iII,.r,- t ar
terminating at this city il Will not require than ten
city To 100000 souls Having larger territory than san
les than quarter Of century Portland viii be the fore
most city on the coast in point Of wealth and population
already naugured some OF them are constructed and
THE NoRTHERN PACIFIC
l. building rapidly from Duluth Lake Superior
also from tho Columbia River east and will be com
THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA X. r..
Terminates here, ana is having immense patronage.
WESTERN OREGON r. r.,
Formerly the 9rego9 Central , is doing good business bust
~ ii9 & roG FiiS houSh ] tre % iGT county ON , iT WIN" %
present is at Corvallis, % miles from Portland
UTAH NoHrHERN r.. Il.
built miles fertile lands,
ment This road will with the Union Pacific r..
the Pacific 1t is settled fact that the
PORTLAND. DALLEs AND SALT LAKE r. r.
VIII be early day. This will give three
tr3tnS-continental roads.
NEw RAILROAD ENTERPRISES.
home company, with unlimited capital, has been or
ganized, under the o the ursonian Railway CO.. To
construct narowguage roads from this city 20 the interior
portions of the state, ultimately connecting with the Cen
tr Pacific. with branches wherever inducements Of
fer This enterprise is being pushed vigorously 20 compile
tion, that may be in readiness 10 move this Fairs
I
ARTICLES or INCoEFoRArT0S
Have been filed "a road Battle Mountain.
Nevada. the direction OF Oregon connect with the
Oregonian Railway Co.'S road. and make Portland its ter
minus. This viii give us direct communication with the
richest silver mines i'm the world, and viii make Portland
81 the greatest railroad center, In the Union.
We shall be connected hy rail- with the Northern
Pacific I. r. also with Chicago and the Atlantic cities
Thousands of immigrants constantly arriving from an
parts of the civilized world and the millions OF
of agricultural lands that le Ntll unhroken by the
plOwShare. and awaiting 81 farmer
conclu~ively 10 the fact that 81 prosperity
is already daWning upon This fair young state. When the
immigration has reached it~ f tide. and three millions
Of under cultivation. then viii oregon be
I as the wealthicS state in the Union