Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-23
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II aSfen0graphep-Hsi IL the Same Man
Who professes TO Have fsep0rSsd
Mr. ssayard's speech
/ Mr.. Thomas "A, burke, who keeps q
| provision stall in the Sacund street market,
| this city, waa interviewed by b
JOURNAL representative Friday morning.
/ Mr.. Burke. kn0@n pretty much all ever
the civilized word by his s145riqtst Of
" Delaware Tom, !" as regular ooauGpoli-
tan. A nephew Of Charles A. Murphy of
Newark, he grew Up in Delaware until, at
/ the age Of IL years he hegau rowing life
which has made the coasts Of China, the
Indies ard south America al Gcst as
targiiiar to HIM as mis- uatiye hills
During tue war he was employed ia the
United States navy aud siace then has
been actively connected with the openir g
Mid sttLiing 1t tpu Black Hills. AZ Tie
| period referred 10 in yue following inter-
view lie WAS ip The employ Of The UAited
Government, at Galveston, lexas ~ tue
! foreman Of iEe gang OF m,n engaged in
tearing OCT disnantlva ferts ard as snpar-
| intel duht Of staff staoiea under General
Grtfia.
The Object OF the interview wgs 10
obtain soile Information rseardiag an
episode IL the life Of Mr.. James l.. Auaem,
OF Senator Bayard's speech at Dover dur
ing tbe late campaign.
la May, 1861 - said Mr.. Burke, 81
was in Galveston, T,xaa AT the s9licita-
| tiou OF seme custom hauae agents, Mr.
Douglass and German count and an ex-
officer of the United States Army, whose
name | canuot recall, ! was Induced to
join smell schooner then lying in the
harbor OF Galveston and supposed to be
Il smuggler. Wish tue assistance of
William Prousa, slipping master OF
Gdiyeaton, they secured ma berth On this
schooner. Tue schooner was called the
N0Rtssttm0 aud the supposlion was
that this vessel was to run i'll goods that
had been slowed OF Padre Island et the
cl1se Of the war. The goods had been
| Brought ftom Nassau huu were said to
have remained there ever since. Jhey
were supposed 10 be worth uOout 81 900,
| COO, RHu the Government would have
| giY5n ons-ihird nf tler v.lne, | thiak
thet is tho proportion, for iLa capture Of
ihs goods, winch, divided between rs
three, Rcn d have lnsds my share, in case
OF success, about 800, 900 Ia casa OF
failure, was 10 hava u custom house stu
ation under General pent, accurding to
the promise of MIR. Douglass.
The MJRttzmaia Pns Il sulGil schooner Of
G1S, H., ,,.,,l - 49, as ~ ~ IaP'n'u
House, hotal on Julia street, New
! Orleans, and noted for BONE rough adyen-
lures Tn tae mississippi river.
After getting aboard the schooner, in
Galveston, as one OF the Grey ! noticed
mr. bei,1,, 20, T.,
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@otas "."ppen py Nalor i'ssaneeS he IN
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W ~"t'"iu s''n'N Ia" u'Hap-
pslls9 ~ - y l,7Sast'a n"u 'aAs u eA4fSe
VI 'Iig aet'"t'1e' '.F lhpn'h "ss pGt up
Du. , s'1.'s - "'as uoNo 4uItul's 2 fe,
owing 30 the nunappearance of Captain
Clark. whom l thought had been fright
eurd on, was anx.Gus 10 get awey from
the N0uftsYRs1 and to get on GIark's track.
left her ri place riue miles above
Pensacola, called q .braou. After inform
ing tLa Mei lr that | no onger wiahed 10
stay Oh her pni mat hsd been eaploysd
Jy the Government, and telirg him what
ms mission WAC, Major Deaanees in