Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-24

Special Correspondence Of State journal.
Dover, Feb. 22.--The rumor that the
"great absorber," IN conjunction with the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, had
gathered 10 the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore Railroad Company was
secuted here as canard until the arrival
| OF EVERY EVENING tonight with Its
complete showing of the Baltimore d
Ohio's breach Of faith and how utterly the
| people of the State have been sold out.
How entirely tns p, W. i B. msn
| here were ia the dark rs to the change of
their masters, wis shown by two more
anony mous circulars which we're prepared
to-dey and left on eecb legislators desk
this evening, copies of which l encloae.
| WASTED ARGUMENT.
| Ooe OF these circulars is az follows;
The publication of highly sensational
| article in q morning paper of to day, one OF
the numerous organs of the Delaware j.
Western bill, headed "Railroad Revolution, 81
makes it manifest to the commonest mind
that doubts uncertainties and dangers are
apt to grow out of railroad legislation.
Ii it be true, that Jay Gould and the Balti-
more d. Ohio railroad have Joined forces and
| become the purchasers Of the Philadelphia,
| Wilmington d Baltimore railroad, the people
of this State are indeed out of the frying pan
| into the fire and, not many years hence, we
| will lind that opr true interests have passed
under the control of larger and greater
| monopolies. whose interests are centred else
where, than the one which some of our peo-
| pie seem to think now exists.
In the Judgment of the writer the whole
statement is canard arising either from
| ignorance or desire to confuse the Legisla-
| tive mind. and have interest enough in the
welfare of this State to seek to impress upon
our legislators the importance of believing
| nothing and trusting in nothing until they
\ have absolute and convincing proof of
| statements made by interested parties. The
| Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
| road has not been sold. Jay Gould and the
Baltimore and Ohio have not joined hands,
| The recent purchase of the Central New
Jersey railroad by Jay Gould was made in
antagonism TO the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road. All who are familiar with the workings
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, know
| that in the absence of John w. Garrett, its
| President and directing spirit, and without his
knowledge and consent, that road would enter
| into no new combinations, nor change its
| lines, nor open new routes.
| John W. Garrett is in Cannes, France and
you may rest assured that so able railroad
manager would not be 5000 miles away from
| the operations and combinations 30 seriously
| affecting the great corporation of which he is
| the head we say great corporation, for the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad runs through, and
| is largely identified with, the interests of at
least six great States of the Union
Suppose the report alluded to, be true !;
| then the Baltimore & Ohio has route
| through this State Why should 1t desire
another? Is not the snake in the grass
| clearly seen, when the advocates of the bill
| already announce, that if the supposed COM
bination has in fact been made, they will still
| press the delaware & Western in the in.
| terests of the Pennsylvania railroad-that
| huge political anaconda which would soon
swallow the real interests of the people of this
| State
Beware!!
On the time book of the Baltimore & Ohio
| railroad, which contains instruction to its
| employees, will be found its first and most i'm
| portant rule: in cases of doubt always take
| the side OF safety" A prudent conservatism,
giving force and effect to the above rule. may
in the end prove to great advantage of this
| State. One Who KNOWS.
Dover. DEL, Feb. % 1881.
Being asked whom he represents now.
George V Massey, Egg says; II have
| just found ous where stand II what
read is true, I have taken tho placo Of
Bird and Grub and nov represent the
Baltimore IL Oslo"
There are several peculiarly d, cited
p, W. x b. lobbyists around tonight
Phey began TO be much alarmed about their
contingents.
Governor Hall to-day rcsppoirted
Charles Denny, OF Little Creek, collector
Of oyster revenue for the ensuing two
years.
The members of the Legislature returned
this evening, very well pleased with their
trip to Wilmington, and up the Delaware
Western TO Hucksssin.
BU.INEss IMPROVEMENT.
Richardson a. Ribbons, the Dover fruit,
meat, and poultry, corners whose trade
marx is known throughout the civilized
world, have just purchased an eight acre
fronting 275 feet On King street, about
100 yards from the rear af their present
establishment, and propose to erect there
on new and much larger buildings
for the conducting of their bust
ness, which has outgroTn the
resources of the old stand How large
this business now is Can be slightly ap-
preciated by the number of hands en-
oioyed-from 100 to $50 according to the
id of work on hand. They srs at
resent working On poultry, beef tongues,
game aud meats OF various kinds aud in
oae item alone, canned plum pudding,
have put up 10000 pounds during tbs
present winter An order just.given ore
abont To be given, further illustrate the
maguitude of their bu~iGess-2 600 dozen
beet tongues aud 10000 ponnds OF hams
Damned hams sound strange but there
are large quantities Of them stacked up in
the factory.
The work On the new buildings will be
commenced Immediately" Mr. Richard.
,on says; aud they will be double the
capacity Of the old buildings. What will
be done with the latter has not been de-
id d Nj Richardson may build his new
nttel there, but he has not yet made up
his mind about IT,
Speaker Williams says that William
Dean misrf prs $; DIS BIN in his commuti-
aation to yesterdays EVERY EVENING aud
has he does OF believe that there IL a
man who knows hiu that would be wiliiuL
20 helieve that he ever made such u remnik
~ Was attributed 10 him in the cunlmu-
uication uYou which MIR Dean comments.
"Wha / did Say" said Mr.. Williams
'Was-that if every man, woman aud
child in Milford, ~hp mud not s5eu the
Delaware Western bill were 10 sisn petit
icu for is pas,ege lwnuld disregard tina,
plitlun ~htre | saew it wes against the
rinlous Of cur preventative men who
had seen he bill"
THE RED MEN SUSSEX.
How uary "ilmi6gtoulans know
FlHt there 20 or 30 families
living in Indian River hundred
who els,u, to h. ~ hume Iudiar 8
and the ..ese"nd4uta uf tho aboriginal iu-
haoitanls OF Delaware II is almost as
strange ~ the herds ut wild pun'ts that
roam the Islands Of Chincoteagpe. Indians
and wild horses- What mex,
une,a lad ABS 5.re t4ru era aad fishers !;
some Of them Ar., quite prosperous and
weil-te-ia. Fhey occupy queer place in
Iudien River soc.aty; they will not assc-
ca,a with the negroes, aud the white
people will nut associate with them. They
are generally Republicans in puiItos, but
they define thsir position ty saving to the
whites: We consider ourselves as much
above thF 1egroe9 as YOU tina k yourselves
above US
Now, 10 the collection of school taxes,
these Indians have heen ciessed with the
negroes, and taxed for the support of the
coiored schools. But they will not send
their CHILDREN to such schools, and demand
the right TO be exempted from such tax
They ask no aid ftcm tine State, but only
to be allowed 10 xpend their mlr.y in
founding school Of their own, and for
their own children exclusively. 10
accommodate them Nix. Robinson proposes
TO introduce bill, of which be gave
uotice this afternoon. He says that they
built church OF their own some years
ago, hut tb. co!ored people come into il,
gnt control OF II and had it adopted intc