Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
DOVER.



Special Correspondence of State journal
DOVER Jan 81 Austin Cllins o
4-year-plt child Of James Collins living on
North street, was fatally burned shortly
after noon TO day. The mother had gone
to peighbors house for few minutes
leaving little Austin and his 7-year old
brother in the house. How the poor little
fellow caught fire il not exactly known.
but it is thought that he must have 40,
to playing with the fire in the
stove. His little brother ran out aud
gave the alarm, and his mother and seine
of the neighbors hurried into the house.
They found little Austin under the table
with his clothing in a blaze. Before the
flames could be txtinguished he was
horribly burned Dr. Wilson was called
10 and under his direction pouitiges were
applied. The little sufferer lay CRYING
aud moaning for two or three hours when
death came to his relief. -
DOVER, Feb. ! If the game bill now
pending before the House should become a
law the sportsman who tramps The woods
or paddles this streams Of Delaware will
require memory rs long rs militia hill
to enable him to wax In the path law
abiding citi2-n should tread. Ii would be
obviously inconvenient for the gunner to
carry copy Of the Law with him for cor
sultaton and 10 ascertain, before firing Al
woodcock for example, whether ii is
lawful to kill such bird at such u time
The bill, which ia in tho nature o. a sun.
piemen, to II law already lengthy enough
20 tax ths nemory If N zz5fau.i con
tains the following provisions and prohibit
lions which, however, 10 not prohibit o
man from k,llIng game IN he own land or
taking iiah from private ponds or the
taking of tisb or game for propecatipg
purposes
Prohibiting the killing, taking, selling.
&, OF pattrilRes quail Liieasant,
squirrels aud fsbhts b4tWeen January 10Th
AID November 18th, ard woodcock between
January 18th, July stand between August
1T and November l5h Penalty 20
Prohibiting The Killing Of ortol1us, rec Cd
aud rail brds bstween January LIST aud
| 5 ptemter LIST Penalty ii.
Prohibiting the killing of prairie
chicken for four years Penalty, S25
Prohibiting bunting, shooting and fish.
ing on Sunday. Penalty, $25.
Prohibiting the catching oi earn, bass,
brook or specified trout. nod other newt,
introduced FISH, for three Years, aud
salmon for two years After that tune
take them, by book and linz only, drrinr
April, My, June ana July Penalties
$50 and $40 b ass may be taken, sftti
hrce years, by hook ard line. beiweel
January aud June; SO penalty for VIC
iat.ng his provision.
Anglers trespassing 90 private poEds
streams or springs, IN the face of motto,
posted, shall be liable to pay damages anc
fine of $50
Prohibiting fishing bS gill nets, pont
nets, eel weirH, klddles brush or fasciu,
nets, fish baskets, or sIy other psrIpa
neutly set means of taking i,h except ii
the Delaware river. Penalty, SIS
Prohibiting the use of draw seines
except in the Delaware river and Rehn
both and Indian River bays Penalty, 1925
Prohibiting the poisoning or killing o
fish by torpedos, &c, the catching of then
by shutting or drawing off water from
ponds and streams Penalty $50.
DO not catch bass less than 6 inche
long at any time. II you do SO accident
ally, throw them right back into III,
water. Penalty $40
The Governor is authorized to appoiu
fish commissioner from each county
whose expenses shall be paid but h.
shall receive no salary.
No terrapins to be taken between Ger
tain periods yet to be fixed Do net cstcl
any terrapins measuring less than inche
lengthwiss of the under shell If such b,
taken accidentally throw them right baol
into the water. Do not dredge for terra
pins. Penalty, $15.
One half of all the above penalties tt
go to the lnformer.
THE SUSSEX INSANE
The House COMMITTEES on Revised
Statutes for Come reason or other sa
down upon Senator Conaway's indigen
insane bill this afternoon. A member O.
the committee explained that this was be
cause of representations made to the com
mittee that the bill WAS designed to meet